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Ethereum Developers Lock in May 7 for Pectra Upgrade
The decision to schedule Pectra was made just over a week after the upgrade went live on the Hoodi testnet without any hiccups.

Ethereum Developers Postpone Pectra Upgrade Following Buggy Tests
After two buggy tests, Ethereum's developers have decided to spend a bit more time collecting data on the highly-anticipated Pectra upgrade.

Ethereum’s ‘Pectra’ Upgrade Moves Closer to Mainnet After Sepolia Test
The upgrade, which introduces smart contract capabilities for wallets and increases validator stake limits, is nearing deployment.

The Protocol: Ethereum’s Pectra Goes Live on Testnet
Also: Avalanche Visa card launched; EF executive director leaving; hackers using fake GitHub to steal bitcoin.

Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Goes Live on ‘Holesky’ Testnet, but Fails to Finalize
The upgrade was pushed out on Monday, but it wasn't entirely clear why the test network was not finalizing.

Cardano’s Plomin Hard Fork Goes Live, Ushering in On-Chain Governance
Plomin comes just four months after Cardano’s Chang hard fork, which put many of the mechanisms in place for Wednesday’s upgrade.

Ethereum Developers Finally Schedule ‘Pectra’ Upgrade
Pectra is a "hard fork" of Ethereum encompassing an array of wallet, staking, and efficiency improvements.

Avalanche Blockchain's Largest-Ever Upgrade Goes Live on Testnet
Avalanche9000 is meant to cut the cost of sending transactions and running validators, making it easier to build apps on the network, crypto's eighth-largest.

Ethereum Layer-2 Teams Welcome Proposal to Overhaul Blockchain
Far from making zero-knowledge rollups obsolete, the Beam Chain would make them work better, says Polygon. zkSync builder Matter Labs is also bullish.

Avalanche Unveils $40M Grant Program Ahead of 'Avalanche9000' Upgrade
The program, called Retro9000, is supposed to encourage developers to build on Avalanche ahead of a much-anticipated upgrade known as Avalanche9000.
