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.Ethereum upgrade: Pectra is LIVE

Ethereum just got a major upgrade. Pectra is officially live, bringing a huge list of improvements aimed at making the network faster, cheaper, and easier to use for both developers and users. But while the tech is moving forward… the price? Still taking a nap.

08 May 2025

by shuka.eth

What’s new with Pectra?

Pectra rolls out 11 new Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), all designed to boost scalability and improve the experience on Ethereum.

Here’s what’s inside:

  1. Account Abstraction (EIP-7702): Wallets now act more like smart contracts, letting you batch actions and even pay gas with third parties.

  2. Higher Staking Limits (EIP-7251): Max validator balance jumps from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH → streamlining staking ops.

  3. More Blob Capacity (EIP-7691): Throughput doubles → Layer 2 transactions get cheaper and more efficient.

  4. Faster Validator Activation (EIP-6110): Onboarding new validators drops from 12 hours to just 13 minutes.

  5. Historical Block Storage (EIP-2935): Smarter contract capabilities and better cross-layer communication.

Plus a handful of smaller tweaks and optimizations under the hood.


What’s next? Moon or meh?

Ethereum just became faster, cheaper, and more dev friendly. But the market hasn’t reacted (yet): ETH price is still quiet.


With stronger infrastructure now in place, the big question remains: Will this cycle send ETH higher, or will it stay mid while other chains steal the spotlight?

Time will tell. But onchain? It’s always building.


Where do you see ETH going from here → Moon or meh? 👇


Let us know in the comments:
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