According to Odaily, EF DevOps engineer Parithosh Jayanthi has announced that discussions are underway to split the Pectra upgrade into two forks. This decision aims to reduce the risk of errors and expedite the delivery of both forks. The final decision will be made during the upcoming Ethereum core developers’ consensus meeting on Thursday. If the developers agree to the split, the first software package could be released as early as February 2025.
The first part of the Pectra upgrade will include several Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), notably EIP-7702, which is designed to enhance wallet functionality. The second part will focus on upgrading the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) through an EIP known as EOF. EF researcher Ansgar Dietrichs mentioned that there is little opposition among Ethereum developers regarding the potential split. However, one downside is that EIP-7594, also known as PeerDAS, will be pushed to the second package. PeerDAS aims to improve data availability on Ethereum, and its delayed implementation may temporarily result in slightly higher fees for layer-2 blockchains.