Ethereum Developers Target May 7 for Pectra Upgrade Mainnet Launch
The Ethereum network is gearing up for its next major upgrade, Pectra, with developers tentatively targeting May 7, 2025, for its mainnet launch. This upgrade follows the successful implementation of Dencun in early 2024, which introduced proto-danksharding (EIP-4844) to significantly reduce layer-2 transaction costs. Pectra is expected to bring a host of improvements, including enhancements to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), … Read more