Ethereum core developers agreed to target a 200 million gas limit floor following the Glamsterdam network upgrade, a significant increase made possible by three interlocking improvements: ePBS, which restructures block construction to give execution more time per slot; Block-Level Access Lists, which give clients the throughput headroom to handle larger blocks; and EIP-8037, which raises the cost of writing new state so higher throughput doesn't cause state bloat.

The decision came out of Soldøgn Interop, a week-long gathering of over 100 core contributors held in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Teams also stabilized multi-client ePBS implementations with external builders running end-to-end, and locked in final EIP-8037 repricing numbers. Final figures will be confirmed on upcoming AllCoreDevs calls. Progress was also made on features targeting Hegotá, Ethereum's next planned upgrade.

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Peer, a ZK-powered fiat–crypto bridge, launched its Disputes Portal, an automated system to protect liquidity providers from fiat chargeback fraud. The issue lies where takers pay in fiat, receive USDC onchain, then reverse the fiat payment. The dispute portal allows Peer LPs to submit the disputed transaction and the payment platform's email. Using DKIM verification, the system proves if the email is authentic, and the protocol cross-checks the amount, date, and transaction ID against onchain records.

If a dispute is approved, the attacker's wallet and linked wallets are blocked, payment methods are revoked, and refunds are triggered. Each case permanently removes bad actors. The feature is live now, starting with Venmo.

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On May 1, 2026, the Ethereum blockchain processed its 25,000,000th block since inception. Go-Ethereum contributor Lightclient celebrated the milestone on X.

Block 25,000,000 contained 377 transactions and 122 internal contract transactions, was produced by Titan Builder, and burned 0.04 ETH in gas fees.

The milestone comes as Ethereum approaches its 11th year of operation with 100% uptime, maintaining uninterrupted service through major upgrades, including the transition to proof-of-stake, while supporting a vast ecosystem of DeFi applications.

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