According to a summary compiled by Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko for the All Core Developers meeting, the Pectra mainnet upgrade is tentatively scheduled to start on April 30, with the exact time to be confirmed in next week’s meeting. At that time, communication will also take place with infrastructure and application teams to identify potential issues.
In terms of the subsequent Fusaka upgrade, developers indicated that after multiple discussions, the “Ethereum Virtual Machine Object Format” (EVM Object Format, EOF) will still be included in the Fusaka upgrade. Additionally, most execution layer (EL) client teams have expressed opinions on the fork contents, with EIP-7883 (adjusting the Gas cost of ModExp precompiles) receiving unanimous support.
Beiko stated that in the next ACDE meeting, developers will finalize the scope of the Fusaka upgrade, aiming for a smooth launch of Fusaka before the end of this year, and no new content that could potentially delay PeerDAS (Peer Data Availability Sampling) should be added.
According to previous reports from Zombit, due to issues encountered during the deployment of the Pectra upgrade on Holesky and Sepolia (two major Ethereum testnets), developers initiated a new testnet named “Hoodi.” This Wednesday, developers successfully launched the Pectra upgrade on Hoodi.
Pectra and Fusaka
The name “Pectra” combines the execution layer’s “Prague” upgrade and the consensus layer’s “Electra” upgrade, aiming to enhance the experience for users and network operators. One of the main improvement proposals is EIP-7702, which will grant cryptocurrency wallets certain smart contract functionalities. Another key proposal, EIP-7251, will alleviate some concerns for Ethereum validators, including increasing the maximum staking amount for a single validator from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH.
“Fusaka” is the name of the next Ethereum upgrade following Pectra, composed of the Fulu upgrade and the Osaka upgrade. One of the major upgrades will introduce the EVM Object Format (EOF). EOF makes significant improvements to the structure and handling of code in the EVM, expected to enhance the experience for smart contract developers, making the contract execution process more predictable, secure, and cost-effective.
Another goal of Fusaka is to utilize PeerDAS to improve data availability, allowing Ethereum to achieve meaningful scalability through Layer 2 solutions without relying on validators upgrading their hardware by increasing the number of blobs.
Source: Tim Beiko, Galaxy, Figment
