Ethereum Pectra Upgrade: Everything you need to know

Ethereum's 16th network upgrade, Pectra, is scheduled to go live on May 7, 2025, combining the Prague execution layer hard fork with the Electra consensus layer upgrade. Its 11 scheduled EIPs include EIP-7702, which adds smart account and delegation features, and EIP-7251, which raises the validator staking limit from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH. EIP-7691 raises the blob target from 3 to 6 per block, which doubles expected blob throughput for layer 2 rollups and is intended to lower their fees.