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Ethereum Foundation Activates BPO-1, Boosting Blob Capacity to 15 Per Block

The upgrade increases data space for Ethereum Layer-2 networks without a hard fork, with an additional capacity raise via BPO-2 planned for January.

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Summary

The Ethereum Foundation announced on December 11 that BPO-1 has been activated, raising blob capacity per block to 15 without requiring a hard fork. The adjustment expands available space for Ethereum Layer-2 networks, facilitating greater scalability. A follow-up upgrade, BPO-2, is scheduled for January to further increase capacity.

Terms & Concepts
  • Blob capacity: A measure of additional data storage space per Ethereum block, used primarily for scaling solutions like Layer-2 networks.
  • Hard fork: A blockchain network upgrade that is not backward-compatible and requires all participants to update to the new version.
  • Layer-2 networks: Off-chain scaling solutions that process transactions separately from the main blockchain before finalizing them on-chain.