Ethereum Pectra Upgrade has been activated on the Sepolia testnet, entering the final testing phase

BlockBeats News, March 5th, the upcoming Ethereum Pectra upgrade is activated on the Sepolia testnet at around 14:30 Beijing time today.

It is reported that the Sepolia version is the final major release before the mainnet upgrade initiation, and the mainnet upgrade is expected to launch next month. This deployment marks the second phase of the Pectra testnet activation, following the earlier launch of Pectra on the Holesky testnet on February 24th.

The Pectra upgrade, named a combination of "Prague" (execution layer changes) and "Electra" (consensus layer updates), introduces several changes aimed at improving Ethereum's scalability. If successful, developers expect to determine the mainnet activation date during the All Core Developers (ACD) call on March 6, 2025. The potential mainnet launch timeframe is set for early April.