1/ Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade is LIVE!
Activated on May 7, 2025, it brings powerful changes to staking, scalability, and wallet UX. Here’s what you need to know:
#Ethereum #Pectra #ETH
2/ What is Pectra?
It’s a combined upgrade of the Prague (execution) + Electra (consensus) layers.
Includes 11 EIPs to improve security, performance & user experience.
3/ EIP-7702: Smart Wallets
Account abstraction is here!
Wallets can now behave like smart contracts.
Batching
Sponsored fees
Better recovery
Huge win for UX and onboarding.
4/ EIP-7251: Bigger Validators
Staking cap raised from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH.
More flexibility + fewer validators = more efficient network ops.
5/ EIP-7691: Layer-2 Scaling Boost
Blob capacity doubled (from 3 → 6).
Better data availability = cheaper and faster L2s.
Rollups rejoice.
6/ Validator exits improved:
Now possible via secondary credentials – safer and smoother withdrawals.
7/ What’s next?
Fulu-Osaka upgrade coming late 2025.
Expect Verkle trees for better storage + scalability.
8/ TL;DR:
Pectra is a big step forward for Ethereum’s roadmap.
It makes ETH smarter, faster, and easier to use.
Time to explore what it can do.
#EthereumUpgrade #ETH
