Ethereum увеличивает лимит BLOB-объектов до 21 для повышения пропускной способности Translation: Ethereum Increases BLOB Object Limit to 21 to Enhance Throughput

On January 7, Ethereum developers implemented a Blob Parameter-Only (BPO) fork in the mainnet, raising the limit of BLOB objects from 15 to 21.

This update also increased the target value for BLOB from 10 to 14.

Each of these digital objects can hold 128 KB of data; thus, an Ethereum block can now contain up to 2688 KB (at its maximum permissible value). This enhancement enables a greater number of transactions to be processed simultaneously, improving the blockchain’s efficiency without directly risking congestion.

This fork marks the second increase in BLOB limits since the activation of the Fusaka upgrade. The previous BPO was implemented on December 9, 2025.

The initiative by the Ethereum team aims to enhance rollup throughput. In addition to scaling second layer solutions, BLOB objects have played a role in alleviating base-level fees.

Since the end of last year, gas prices on the mainnet have shown greater stability.

Almost concurrently with the update, on January 6, the withdrawal queue from staking Ethereum reached zero. By the time of writing, the wait time for unlocking coins has slightly improved, currently standing at about an hour.

As a reminder, on December 30, the second most capitalized cryptocurrency network set a new record with 2.2 million processed transactions in a single day.