Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Goes Live with Big Changes and Bigger Risks

Ethereum just got a serious makeover. On May 7, the much-anticipated Pectra upgrade finally went live on the mainnet, and developers are calling it one of the network’s most important updates since the Merge. It brings a ton of new features, more flexibility for wallets, better data handling, and big changes for staking. With the.. The post Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Goes Live with Big Changes and Bigger Risks appeared first on 99Bitcoins.

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Ethereum just got a serious makeover. On May 7, the much-anticipated Pectra upgrade finally went live on the mainnet, and developers are calling it one of the network’s most important updates since the Merge. It brings a ton of new features, more flexibility for wallets, better data handling, and big changes for staking. With the Ethereum Pectra upgrade, wallets can now act more like smart contracts, giving users new functionality. But like any major upgrade, it also comes with a few headaches. Some users are already worried about security.

What’s in the Pectra Package?

Let’s break it down. Pectra is a combo upgrade that includes both the Prague and Electra changes, affecting Ethereum’s execution and consensus layers.