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Ethereum’s Next Upgrade ‘Fusaka’ Could Cut Layer-2 and Validator Costs

Developers have thus far agreed to include one technical change, "PeerDAS," designed to improve data availability.

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Euclid aims to improve network performance, enhance application compatibility, and reduce data storage costs while making wallets more accessible.

The decision to schedule Pectra was made just over a week after the upgrade went live on the Hoodi testnet without any hiccups.

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

The upgrade, which introduces smart contract capabilities for wallets and increases validator stake limits, is nearing deployment.

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The upgrade was pushed out on Monday, but it wasn't entirely clear why the test network was not finalizing.

Plomin comes just four months after Cardano’s Chang hard fork, which put many of the mechanisms in place for Wednesday’s upgrade.

Pectra is a "hard fork" of Ethereum encompassing an array of wallet, staking, and efficiency improvements.

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