Key notes
- The Ethereum Layer-2 solution has upgraded capacity after a successful transition from op-geth to op-reth client infrastructure.
- Network execution speed remains the most significant scaling constraint that requires a solution before achieving higher throughput goals.
- Plans include reaching 400-500 Mgas/s by early 2026 via TrieDB deployment, allowing for significantly faster status retrieval.
Base founder Jesse Pollak announced on November 6 that the network was increasing its gas limit from 100 to 125 million gases per second. The capacity increase brings the Ethereum Layer-2 closer to the stated target of 150 Mgas/s by the end of the year.
NEWS: just @base scaled up from 100 to 125 Mgas/s pic.twitter.com/PR0RcgkNhV
— jesse.base.eth (@jessepollak) November 6, 2025
Base published a technical blog post on October 28 outlining its roadmap for scaling. The post, written by engineer Anika Raghuvanshi, promised to double the network’s gas limit from 75 to 150 Mgas/s by the end of 2025.
Migration to Reth Client enables capacity jump
The network completed its migration from op-geth to the op-reth client software in recent months. According to the tech post, Base recently migrated its sequencer nodes to Reth.
The team rated the Reth client as significantly more performant than the previous op-geth client. Base now recommends that external validators use Reth as their default client.
Execution speed identified as primary bottleneck
Base identified customer execution speed as the biggest bottleneck at the moment. The Base Network is exploring plans for a potential native token while addressing infrastructure limitations. The team previously resolved limitations around L1 data availability and error-resistant performance.
The engineering team built a benchmarking tool to simulate block construction times at specified gas limits with different traffic patterns. The tool revealed specific performance limitations that needed to be addressed before further scaling.
Future scale plans aim for 400-500 Mgas/s
Base has set a target of 400-500 Mgas/s at the beginning of 2026. The objective depends on the completion of the TrieDB database project and the implementation of new resource measurement tools.
TrieDB restructures the database format to make state retrieval faster. The team stated that it is close to a final version of the project, which it expects will deliver 8-10x faster storage reads.
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The scaling efforts are aimed at keeping transaction costs below one cent. The network saw fees increase as high as five cents during periods of high activity in June 2025. Recent deployments, including XSwap’s token creation platform and Stripe’s USDC subscription payments, are contributing to application activity on the network.
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