Ethereum developers activate Pectra upgrade with 11 changes to improve UX, validator ops and Layer 2 scaling

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Ethereum rolls out the ambitious Pectra upgrade, introducing smarter wallets, higher staking limits, and major scalability improvements to strengthen its ecosystem for the future.

Authors

Vishal Chawla

Publish date

May 7, 2025

Publisher

The Block

Web URL

https://www.theblock.co/post/353407/ethereum-pectra-upgrade

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Pectra has been activated

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EIP-7702: Account abstraction Authored with input from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, EIP-7702 — included in Pectra — enables user wallets to temporarily execute smart contract logic, a step toward full account abstraction. This EIP allows wallets to support features such as letting third parties, like dApps, cover gas fees, enabling “freemium” models where users can interact without ETH.

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