According to Base Chain, the upgrade increases burst capacity by 25% and average throughput by up to 5%, alongside a higher base fee still keeping costs below a cent.
Base Chain announced an official upgrade to its network, raising the block gas limit to 375 million. This change increases burst capacity by 25% and improves average throughput by roughly 4–5%. The minimum base fee was raised from 0.0002 to 0.0005 gwei, but transaction costs remain below one‑tenth of a cent.