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Pectra Upgrade: This significant upgrade, expected to go live on May 7, 2025, combines features from the "Prague" and "Electra" development phases. It aims to enhance network efficiency and user experience through:

Account Abstraction (EIP-7702): This will allow externally owned accounts to function like smart contracts, enabling features such as transaction batching, sponsored gas fees, and social recovery for lost keys, leading to more user-friendly wallets.

Staking Improvements (EIP-7251, EIP-7002, EIP-6110): These include increasing the maximum staking limit for validators to 2,048 ETH (from 32 ETH), allowing direct execution-layer exits for stakers, and faster onboarding for new validators.