Pectra

Ethereum Foundation pivots focus to L1 scaling, frees Vitalik Buterin for research innovation

Ethereum Foundation pivots focus to L1 scaling, frees Vitalik Buterin for research innovation

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is sharpening its focus on improving the Layer 1 network and enhancing the user experience through a series of upcoming protocol upgrades. On April 21, Tomasz Stańczak, the incoming co-director at EF, confirmed that the organization is shifting its research priorities. The new focus will center on Layer 1 performance, continued […]

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Ethereum overcomes setbacks, confirms Pectra upgrade for May 7

Ethereum overcomes setbacks, confirms Pectra upgrade for May 7

Ethereum core developers have confirmed that the highly anticipated Pectra upgrade will be deployed on May 7. Nixo Rokish, a member of the Ethereum Foundation’s protocol support team, shared the news in an April 3 post on social media, saying: “Pectra mainnet date confirmed May 7. Let’s gooooo.” Ethereum core contributor Terence further clarified that

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Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade set for April 30 after Hoodi testnet success

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade set for April 30 after Hoodi testnet success

Ethereum’s highly anticipated Pectra upgrade is tentatively scheduled to go live on the mainnet on April 30. The date was discussed during the All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #208 on March 27, with Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation confirming on X that the team is aiming for mainnet activation at slot 11,599,872, around

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