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Ethereum Devs Poised to Split Blockchain's Next Big Upgrade, 'Pectra,' in Two

On Thursday, Ethereum developers will decide if Pectra will be split into two forks. If developers agree on the split, the first package could come in 2025, as early as February.

By Margaux Nijkerk|Edited by Bradley Keoun

Updated Sep 18, 2024, 11:00 a.m. Published Sep 18, 2024, 11:00 a.m.

The latest Ethereum upgrade is partly named after Electra, one of the "seven sisters" in the star constellation known as Pleiades, shown in an artistic rendering here inside the ring of circles. (Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)