Devconnect Recap, All Things ZK and Much More - The Daily Gwei Refuel #850 - Ethereum Updates
•November 26, 2025
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Why It Matters
The imminent gas‑limit increase and Pirdas data layer will double Ethereum's transaction capacity, accelerating DeFi and real‑world asset adoption, while the EF's global conference strategy broadens developer participation and strengthens network resilience.
Summary
The Daily Gwei Refuel episode #850 recaps Ian’s recent experience at DevConnect in Buenos Aires, highlighting the strategic importance of the Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) choice of globally diverse, visa‑friendly locations for its flagship conferences. Ian contrasts the logistical challenges of U.S. visa restrictions with the cultural enrichment of events in places like Japan, India, and Argentina, arguing that spreading DevCon and DevConnect worldwide fuels broader community participation and avoids oversaturation of U.S.‑centric meetups such as ETH Denver and ETH Global.
Key takeaways from the conference include a palpable momentum around Ethereum’s Layer‑1 scaling roadmap. Ian notes the imminent Fusaka upgrade—scheduled for early December—which will raise the gas limit from roughly 55 million to 60 million and activate the Pirdas (formerly "blobs") data availability layer, effectively doubling network capacity. He also outlines the upcoming Pectra fork and the 2026 Glamsterdam upgrade, projecting a more measured cadence of one major fork per year after 2025, with Glamsterdam expected in late Q2‑Q3 2026.
Ian uses several concrete data points to illustrate the scaling progress: a live screenshot from Etherscan showing the gas limit creeping toward 60 million, a 50 percent increase in the gas‑limit metric on gaslimit.pix, and the timeline for Fusaka’s rollout on December 3. He also announces a programming shift for his own podcast, moving the Daily Gwei Refuel back to a weekly Monday schedule starting January 5 2026 after a holiday break, citing personal health improvements and a desire to sustain Ethereum education amid a rapidly evolving ecosystem.
The episode underscores the broader implication that Ethereum’s technical upgrades are converging with a more inclusive, globally distributed community infrastructure. By coupling network scalability—via higher gas limits and new data layers—with diversified conference locales, the EF aims to cement Ethereum’s position as the most robust, widely adopted L1 platform, while creators like Ian commit to consistent, accessible education to counter misinformation and maintain ecosystem momentum.
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Timestamps and links 👇
00:00 Introductory song
00:10 Devconnect recap
08:03 The Refuel goes back to regular episodes in 2026
12:26 Ethereum gas limit now at 60 million
15:28 Blob scaling incoming
23:35 EIP-2780 detailed
30:30 Massive progress on ZK proving
53:12 New website from ethPandaOps
58:16 The Ethereum Interop Layer
59:52 Revealing my secret project
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