{"id":18403,"date":"2024-11-07T16:57:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-developers-launch-first-testnet-for-pectra-hard-fork\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T16:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:57:18","slug":"ethereum-developers-launch-first-testnet-for-pectra-hard-fork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-developers-launch-first-testnet-for-pectra-hard-fork\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Developers Launch First Testnet for Pectra Hard Fork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum developers have deployed the Mekong test network to trial the Pectra upgrade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a pre-devcon treat, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethPandaOps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ethPandaOps<\/a> just launched a short-lived Pectra testnet: Mekong ?\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>You can use it to try out EIP-7702, MaxEB consolidations, and more ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GVbT9spDr5\">https:\/\/t.co\/GVbT9spDr5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 timbeiko.eth (@TimBeiko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimBeiko\/status\/1854438854549262691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The aim is to assess the impact of the EIP before the mainnet launch in the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals include improvements in account abstraction, changes in validator operations, and enhanced network performance.<\/p>\n<p>An increase in the maximum validator stake limit from 32 to 2048 ETH is anticipated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe might see some minor spec changes or smaller EIPs. But all features will be included in existing public testnets [like Sepolia] and the mainnet,\u201d<\/em> the statement reads.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initially, Pectra was set to include 20 EIPs. This was later reduced to eight.<\/p>\n<p>Developers described Mekong as a &#8220;playground&#8221; where wallet creators can test the updated user experience, and stakers can familiarize themselves with the proposed code changes and features.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Ethereum team proposed splitting the major Pectra upgrade into two parts. The first phase is planned for activation in early 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Previously, JPMorgan called the upcoming upgrade a significant event for the prospects of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum developers have deployed the Mekong test network to trial the Pectra upgrade. As a pre-devcon treat, @ethPandaOps just launched a short-lived Pectra testnet: Mekong ?\ufe0f You can use it to try out EIP-7702, MaxEB consolidations, and more ? https:\/\/t.co\/GVbT9spDr5 \u2014 timbeiko.eth (@TimBeiko) November 7, 2024 The aim is to assess the impact of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1134],"class_list":["post-18403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-technical-updates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"22","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}