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The Sepolia testnet has successfully implemented the Pectra upgrade, marking a major milestone in Ethereum’s roadmap. This upgrade merges the previously planned Prague and Electra updates into a comprehensive release aimed at improving network usability, staking, scalability, and infrastructure. Pectra Upgrade Launches with Key Features As BeInCrypto reported, the Pectra Upgrade’s debut on the Sepoila testnet is among this week’s top crypto news. Terrence, an Ethereum community member, first shared the news of Sepolia upgrading to Pectra. “Sepolia has successfully upgraded to Pectra,” he stated. This update introduces several critical improvements, including Account Abstraction (EIP-7702), which allows wallets to function more like smart contracts. With account abstraction, users can pay transaction fees with assets like USDC instead of solely relying on ETH. This is a major win for usability and user experience. The Pectra Upgrade also introduces Staking Enhancements (EIP-7251), with the validator staking limit increasing from 32 ETH to 2048 ETH. This means easier staking management for large holders. However, critics argue this could negatively impact decentralization by favoring wealthier participants. “Larger holders benefit from simplified staking management, and optimized margins, but will negatively impact decentralization. Let’s see how this impacts validator count in the coming weeks,” Yogi, a popular user on X, observed. The update also introduces scalability and Layer-2 (L2) boost under Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) 7691 and 7623. For users, this means optimized data management to improve network efficiency, lower transaction fees, and push greater adoption of L2 scaling solutions. It also upgrades development and infrastructure by introducing and streamlining smart contract deployment, cryptographic efficiency (EIP-2537), and new consensus mechanisms (EIP-7549). Additional features include PeerDAS and Verkle Treesto, which support Ethereum’s long-term scalability. With the Pectra Upgrade, validators can reinvest their staking rewards automatically, potentially increasing long-term returns. Despite these enhancement features, some users have raised issues…

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