# Gnosis Chain Prague/Electra Hard Fork Announcement

Source: https://blog.validategnosis.com/p/gnosis-chain-pragueelectra-hard-fork

## Summary

Gnosis Chain has announced its upcoming Pectra hard fork, which it describes as an upgrade to scalability, fee structures and network functionality. Node runners must upgrade before April 30, 2025, and client teams will be published by April 23 at the latest, like Ethereum. The fork includes EIP-7702 for smart wallet functionality on externally owned accounts, EIP-7251 for higher validator stake limits, and a change under which the blob base fee is collected rather than burned, starting at the fork timestamp. Gnosis Chain says detailed guides, client releases and AMAs will follow in the coming weeks.

## Article

We're thrilled to announce the upcoming Pectra hard fork, a transformative upgrade that will significantly enhance the Gnosis Chain network. This comprehensive hard fork introduces crucial improvements to scalability, fee structures, and network functionality.

We strongly encourage all node runners to upgrade their nodes accordingly to ensure a smooth transition and maximize the benefits of the Pectra upgrade.

📌 Important note: Client teams will be published at the latest on April 23rd like Ethereum. All node runners have to upgrade their nodes before April 30, 2025. Please follow our communication channels to stay informed about this.

We will be publishing comprehensive resources in the upcoming weeks, covering client updates and highlighting essential security measures to be implemented by node runners.

We discussed the latest updates on Gnosis Chain, got some updates on the approaching Pectra upgrade from the core team.

Watch the record here! 👇

The blob gas schedule is kept equal to the Dencun hard-fork.

Extends the modified Gnosis EIP-4844 as defined in the dencun spec document. Starting at the fork timestamp, the blob base fee is collected instead of burned.

The actual blob_fee as calculated via calc_blob_fee is deducted from the sender balance before transaction execution and credited to the pre-defined address EIP4844_FEE_COLLECTOR as part of block processing. It is not refunded in case of transaction failure.

Pectra introduces a groundbreaking new transaction type that gives externally owned accounts (EOAs) unprecedented flexibility. This represents an important step toward native account abstraction, enabling:

Transaction batching

Sponsored transactions

Conditional transactions

Delegated security features

Additional user benefits include:

Reduced transaction fees through EIP-7691 and EIP-7623 optimizations

Improved transaction speed and network scalability

Enhanced security infrastructure with smart wallet and passkey support (EIP-7702)

For network validators, Pectra delivers substantial operational enhancements:

Higher rewards potential through increased maximum stake per validator (EIP-7251)

Auto-compounding capabilities

Reduced operational costs via optimized signature aggregation (EIP-7549)

Streamlined withdrawal process through the execution layer (EIP-7002)

The hardfork opens up exciting new possibilities for developers:

Smart wallet upgrades for EOAs (EIP-7702)

Expanded blob capacity (EIP-7691) for high-performance rollups and dApps

Direct execution layer to consensus communication (EIP-7685)

More efficient BLS operations and zk proofs (EIP-2537)

Pectra incorporates several critical Ethereum Improvement Proposals:

EIP-7702: Smart wallet functionality for EOAs

EIP-7691: Enhanced blob capacity

EIP-7251: Increased validator stake limits

EIP-7002: Execution layer validator withdrawals

EIP-7685: Direct execution-consensus communication

EIP-2537: Cryptographic operation optimization

EIP-2935: Extended on-chain block history

EIP-6110: Accelerated validator activation

EIP-7549: Enhanced signature aggregation

EIP-7840: Improved blob configuration options

We're committed to ensuring a smooth transition to Pectra. In the coming weeks, we'll be releasing:

Detailed implementation guides and client releases

AMAs with the core development team

Technical documentation and tutorials

Hard fork live stream link!

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## Comments

**mishaderidder.eth**: Prague/Electra (Pectra) on Gnosis chain 

April 30, 2025 at 14:03:40 UTC, Slot: 21405696 Epoch: 1337856 

https://gnosischa.in/epoch/1337856

**timdaub.eth**: Interesting!

> The blob gas schedule is kept equal to the Dencun hard-fork.

Can anyone comment on why?

**timdaub.eth**: Article mentions a fee collector address for blobs which seems to be a Gnosis specific thing: https://gnosisscan.io/address/0x6BBe78ee9e474842Dbd4AB4987b3CeFE88426A92#code

Btw: Does it still make sense for Gnosis to mirror the Ethereum code base? Why would Gnosis want to follow Ethereum's blob roadmap? It's not like their chain is full or whatever