A quick summary of what just landed today with the @Ethereum Pectra upgrade:

Account Abstraction (EIP-7702):

- Enables EOAs to behave like smart contract wallets without migrating assets

- Supports batched transactions and gas payment in ERC-20s

- Big UX win—removes annoying "Approve" popups

Validator Improvements:

- EIP-7251 (Max Effective Balance): Validators can now hold up to 2048 ETH (up from 32 ETH)

- EIP-6110: Cleaner deposit flow, eliminates legacy data dependencies

- EIP-7002: Allows smart contracts to trigger validator exits (enables trustless staking pool exits)

- EIP-7549: Optimizes consensus for future ZK-based proof systems

Blob Scaling:

- EIP-7691: Doubles blob capacity (3 → 6 per block), crucial for L2 scaling

- EIP-7623: Adjusts calldata pricing to protect against worst-case block sizes

Cryptography & Infrastructure:

- EIP-2537: Adds BLS12-381 precompiles, unlocking zkSNARKs and validator proof verification in the EVM

- EIP-2935: Adds recent block hashes to state for stateless client support

- EIP-7685: Improves EL ↔ CL communication efficiency