Ethereum activates the Pectra Upgrade ⚙️

📅 Activation date: May 7, 2025

✨ Ethereum made the biggest leap since 'The Merge' with the Pectra Upgrade.

🔑 Key updates

11 combined EIPs: merges Prague (execution layer) and Electra (consensus layer) for greater speed and lower gas costs Consensys.

Enhanced staking: validator limit increases from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH, ideal for institutions seeking efficiency CoinDesk.

Account abstraction: wallets can now operate as smart contracts, paving the way for more advanced dApps.

🚀 Impact on the ecosystem

Lower block activation times and reduced gas fees.

Preparation for future privacy forks and sharding.

Although the price of ETH dropped 45.5% in 2025, the technical improvement reinforces its role in DeFi and dApps.

💡 Extra fact: the 'hard fork' triggered at 10:05 UTC and ended in 13 minutes, without major incidents.