What Is the Concept of “Block Gas Limit” and How Does It Affect Network Capacity?

The block gas limit is the maximum amount of gas that can be consumed by all transactions included in a single block. It is a key parameter that determines the network's capacity or throughput.

A higher block gas limit allows more transactions to be processed per block, increasing capacity but potentially increasing the time and resources required for nodes to validate the block.

What Is ‘Transaction Throughput’?
What Is the Impact of Transaction Batching on Network Throughput and User Fees?
How Does Sharding Conceptually Increase the Transaction Throughput of a Blockchain?
How Does the Block Size Limit Affect Throughput?
What Is ‘Transaction Throughput’ and How Does It Relate to Mempool Clearing Rate?
What Is ‘Transaction Throughput’ in Blockchain Technology?
How Does the Block Limit Influence the Maximum Number of Transactions per Block?
How Is the ‘Empty Block’ Concept Relevant to Transaction Throughput?

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