Ethereum developers consider rolling out Pectra upgrade in two phases
Ethereum devs consider splitting the Pectra upgrade into two phases for a 2025 launch. The first phase is targeted for release by February, with June seen as a deadline. Pectra upgrade includes the Prague (execution) and Electra (consensus) layer upgrades. Ethereum developers are contemplating a split of the much-anticipated Pectra upgrade into two phases to ensure they launch something as early as possible to meet the community’s expectations. During a meeting on September 12, developers discussed the potential of launching the first phase of Pectra by early 2025, with a February target being deemed feasible. “There is broad agreement that if we split, the idea is to ship Pectra one as quickly as possible, with early next year as our target,” a developer shared at the Ethereum execution layer meeting . Another developer echoed this optimism, noting that a February release seems realistic given the potential split. Developer Danno Ferrin suggested that the split would only be s...
