The recent testnet failures on Sepolia and Holesky have prompted Ethereum developers to call for additional testing before Pectra’s mainnet activation. Core developers will review the timeline at a March 7 meeting, with some proposing a delay.

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Ethereum developers plan to meet on March 6 to discuss Pectra's mainnet release timeline
The bigger the Eth ecosystem becomes, the longer it may take for Ethereum to upgrade safely
I do think the incidents on both the Holesky and Sepolia testnets warrant a delay to Pectra mainnet activation

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