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

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Developers encountered issues during Ethereum’s Sepolia test for the upcoming Pectra upgrade, raising concerns.

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

The upgrade from Jump Crypto could drastically boost transaction throughput, helping Solana support legacy financial markets.

According to the team, Starknet reached “a max TPS of 127.5 over the past 24 hours,” eclipsing the speed record from Coinbase’s Base.