Ethereum’s ‘Big’ Fusaka Upgrade: Will It Fix Crypto’s Mess or Make It Worse?

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Alright, Ethereum’s about to roll out its latest upgrade, Fusaka, on December 3. Big deal? Maybe. It’s supposed to fix scalability, which is basically Ethereum’s way of saying, “We’re still too slow and expensive, but hey, at least we’re trying!”

Promises Of The Upcoming Fusaka Upgrade

According to some “experts” on X (formerly Twitter), Fusaka will “fundamentally improve performance.” Translation: They’re hoping it doesn’t crash like a DeLorean on a bad road trip.

Here’s the lowdown: They’re cranking up the gas limit from 45 million to 150 million. Why? Because why not? Maybe they’ll finally have enough gas to power a toaster. Oh, and they’re adding PeerDAS and Verkle Trees. Sounds like a tech support call: “My blockchain won’t sync… and my cat’s in a tree.”

PeerDAS is like asking your neighbor to do your chores… but with data. Verkle Trees are supposed to make data storage lighter. Or maybe they just want us to forget how much data we’re actually storing.

Layer-2 solutions like Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism will supposedly benefit. Good luck, fellas. Right now, Ethereum nodes need to download mountains of data to confirm transactions. Fusaka claims PeerDAS will let nodes verify samples instead. Let’s hope it doesn’t sample like a Spotify playlist-skipping the good parts.

Rollups will be cheaper? Great! Now we can afford to mint NFTs of our pet goldfish. Cheaper rollups might even attract users… or just more scams. Either way, ETH demand might rise. Or it might just rise to meet the price of a crypto winter.

Could Ethereum Reach New Price Records?

The Bull Theory analysts think Fusaka will make ETH the “primary settlement platform.” Wow, revolutionary. It’s like saying water is wet. But hey, if previous upgrades like The Merge (which saved energy… by turning off the lights) and Pectra (validator flexibility? Sounds like a dating app for nodes) worked, maybe this’ll work too.

Remember that 50% ETH rally earlier this year? Probably because people forgot their losses. Now, ETH’s trading above $3,500. If history repeats itself, it might shoot to the moon… or at least to the price of a decent cup of coffee.

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2025-11-13 13:39