#PectraUpgrade The Pectra upgrade, expected on May 7, 2025, is a significant Ethereum hard fork combining the Prague (execution layer) and Electra (consensus layer) upgrades. It aims to enhance user experience with account abstraction (EIP-7702), improve staking flexibility by raising the validator limit (EIP-7251), and boost Layer-2 scalability through increased blob data. This upgrade seeks to make Ethereum more user-friendly, efficient, and scalable