Ethereum targets March 2025 for ambitious Pectra upgrade rollout
Summary
Ethereum developers plan to introduce the Pectra upgrade in March 2025. Key milestones include finalizing block numbers for the Sepolia and Holesky forks by late January, with updated client versions released on February 3. The Sepolia fork is set for February 12, followed by the Holesky fork on February 19, using shadow testing to simulate mainnet conditions. The timeline is flexible, with potential delays due to testing issues. Pectra is Ethereum's most ambitious hard fork, initially split into two phases, enhancing efficiency and usability with updates to account abstraction, validator staking, and deposit mechanisms. Future iterations may include EVM upgrades and PeerDAS technology.
