Ethereum Proposal EIP-7781 to Increase Throughput by 50%

A new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) has been put forward that promises to reduce block times on Ethereum by 33% and increase data capacity by 50%, according to developers.

The EIP, introduced by Illyriad Games co-founder Ben Adams on Oct. 5, aims to shorten block times from 12 seconds to 8 seconds, improve the latency of based rollups, and enhance the capacity of blobs, a temporary data structure that helps reduce layer-2 network fees.

In a post on Oct. 6, pseudonymous developer Cygaar noted that EIP-7781 would be a significant step in improving the base layer of the Ethereum network, as most developers are currently focusing on layer-2 networks as scaling solutions.

In addition to boosting mainnet throughput, the proposal also aims to distribute bandwidth usage more evenly over time, thereby reducing peak bandwidth requirements without increasing the number of individual blocks or blobs.

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has shown support for the EIP on GitHub, stating that its immediate goals are in line with the broader objectives proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and other organizations focused on scaling Ethereum.