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Ethereum has increased its gas limit for the first time since transitioning to a proof-of-stake (PoS) system, marking a significant development in the network's scalability efforts. Over 52% of Ethereum validators voted in favor of the increase, which raised the gas limit from 30 million to 34.6 million, with expectations to reach 36 million. This adjustment, the first since the London hardfork in August 2021 and the first under PoS, was implemented without the need for a hard fork, as it was automatically enacted upon reaching the required consensus. The increase aims to improve the network's capacity to handle more transactions and complex operations, potentially reducing congestion and transaction fees. The move comes ahead of the anticipated Pectra upgrade, which is expected to further enhance the network's scalability by doubling the capacity of layer-2 networks.