Ethereum’s next update

What is Dencun?

With the upcoming Dencun upgrade, Ethereum will adopt EIP-4844, commonly called proto-danksharding. This upgrade introduces type-3 transactions (blobs), bringing new opportunities and new complexity for Layer 2 networks to optimize how they settle to the base layer.

What is the Pectra hardfork?

Prague-Electra—aka Pectra— is slated to be the next major Ethereum upgrade. Specific details are still under development, but potential improvements include the EVM Object Format (EOF) and the ability for transaction history to expire.

While Verkle Trees were previously considered for Pralectra, recent updates from the EF Core Devs suggest they'll likely be included in a future upgrade, possibly called Osaka.

Read the latest notes from Christine Kim from the Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call.

Ethereum Devs Explore Electra

Learn about the next major consensus layer upgrade Electra.

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All About EVM Object Format (EOF)

A bundle of changes geared towards upgrading the EVM.

Read About EOF

Statelessness, State Expiry and History Expiry

Learn about how Core Devs are thinking about the size of Ethereum's state over time.

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Is there any way to watch the Pectra hardfork live and in real time?

Yes! Once the next upgrade is scheduled, we will update this page and you will be able to watch the upgrade launch on Ethernow.

Ethernow.xyz is a real time observability platform for Ethereum and you will be able to watch blocks and transactions come into the mempool at the exact time as Pectra is rolled out.

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Gas

Sei 101: How Gas Fees Work on Sei

Sei is the first parallelized EVM chain, which combines the advantages of Ethereum and Solana . Designed with speed and efficiency at its core, Sei is optimized to handle high-volume transactions while maintaining security and decentralization.

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Gas

From Public To Private Transactions In Ethereum: The Flippening

Over the past year, Ethereum has seen a dramatic rise in private transaction order flow. New analysis using data from the Blocknative Data Archive shows that private transactions now consume more than 50% of all Ethereum L1 block space when measured by gas used.

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How Self-Built Blocks Unintentionally Introduce Base Fee Volatility

Thank You to Toni Wahrstätter, Justin Drake, Barnabé Monnot, Julian Ma and others who contributed to the discourse and provided feedback on the piece.

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Countdown to The Prague/Electra Hardfork

Pectra Release Date Coming Soon!