Pectra (Prague-Electra) upgrade officially went live on the mainnet in May 2026, making it one of the most important upgrades for Ethereum in 2025-2026. Key improvements include: EIP-7251 (raising the maximum stake limit for a single validator to 2,048 ETH), EIP-7702 (account abstraction, enhancing user experience), doubling Blob throughput, significantly reducing validator onboarding time, and more.
Impact: improves Layer 1 efficiency, reduces L2 costs, enhances scalability, and supports higher TPS. The market generally views this as a long-term positive for ETH fundamentals, which has alre