Ethereum's Pectra upgrade introduced eleven Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) designed to optimize validator operations, improve data handling, and boost network efficiency

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While EIP-7251 and EIP-7702 are the main focuses of Pectra, nine other Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) have made it into the package, mostly affecting staking providers, validators, and developers:

Pectra builds on the Dencun upgrade of March 2024, which introduced proto-danksharding via EIP-4844. With 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), Pectra addresses key bottlenecks in the network. The upgrade’s objectives are threefold: fix network inefficiencies, enhance user experience, and lay the groundwork for future upgrades like Fusaka, which will introduce Verkle Trees and PeerDAS for further network scaling.