After months of anticipation, delays, and debate, Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade officially activated today at epoch 364032, 10:05:11 UTC.
It marks one of the network’s most consequential hard forks since the Merge in 2022.
A Milestone in Ethereum’s Journey
The official Ethereum account on X made the announcement moments ago.
“Upgrade in progress,” the post read. “Activating Pectra @ epoch 364032 // 10:05:11 UTC.”
The upgrade brings together the Prague execution layer and Electra consensus layer, a technical fusion that packs in 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) targeting everything from account abstraction to enhanced staking mechanics and blob throughput improvements.
Originally slated for March, Pectra was pushed to May 7, 2025, after a series of technical hiccups delayed its launch. Developers encountered finality issues on the Holesky testnet and a minor bug on Sepolia, forcing the team to regroup.
It wasn’t until successful deployment on the Hoodi testnet that
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