Ethereum Foundation Releases “Protocol Update 001 – Scale L1”

Ethereum Foundation releases "Protocol Update 001 – Scale L1", updating the latest progress in recent "Scale L1/Extend L1" work: Marius van der Wijden joins Ansgar Dietrichs and Tim Beiko to co-lead L1 extension efforts; mainnet Gas limit increased to 45 million, with a target of 100 million; historical data expiration saves 300-500GB storage, with a rolling expiration mechanism under development; Block-level Access Lists (BALs) as a Glamsterdam headline candidate, enhancing parallel efficiency; benchmarking optimizes EVM performance; zkEVM certified client prototype advances, with the goal of real-time verification. It is understood that to address the growth of Ethereum network demand, the Foundation reorganized its R&D team in June and renamed it "Protocol", focusing on three strategic goals: L1 extension (Scale L1), Blob expansion, and user experience/UX improvement, while ensuring security and decentralization.