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Posted May 06, 2025 - 10:01 UTC
Scheduled
Ethereum will undergo the Pectra hard fork on 07 May 2025 @ 10:00 UTC. We do not expect downtime as a result of the hard fork. However, please also be aware that if any critical follow-on changes are released immediately before or after the hard fork, additional interruptions may occur as nodes apply those patches.
Pectra will bring the following key enhancements to Ethereum protocol • EOA account code (EIP-7702): Enables users to extend their Externally Owned Account with smart‐contract functionality, paving the way for account abstraction features like gasless transactions and custom recovery schemes.  • Increased max effective balance (EIP-7251): Raises the validator’s maximum stake from 32 ETH up to 2,048 ETH, allowing rewards on every additional ETH above the 32 ETH minimum and enabling validator aggregation for reduced network overhead.  • Blob throughput increase (EIP-7691): Doubles the average number of data blobs per block from 3 to 6 (and increases the cap from 6 to 9), significantly boosting data‐availability capacity for layer-2 rollups.  • Execution‐layer triggerable exits (EIP-7002): Introduces on-chain contracts that let stakers exit their validators and withdraw ETH without needing their validator signing key, reducing trust assumptions and improving exit security.