The Pectra hard fork, scheduled for March 2025, will double Layer-2 network capacity by increasing the blob target from 3 to 6

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Ethereum’s next big upgrade, the Pectra hard fork, is set to roll out in March 2024, and it’s bringing some major changes. Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, says the upgrade will double the capacity of Layer-2 networks by increasing the blob target from 3 to 6

Pectra, expected in March, will increase the blob target from 3 to 6, doubling the capacity of L2s

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