PANews reported on December 20 that, according to a summary by Christine Kim, Vice President of Research at Galaxy, Ethereum core developers in the 202nd Ethereum Core Developer Execution (ACDE) call discussed the Pectra specification update and its impact on EIP 7742, EIP 7702, EIP 2537, and EIP 2935, and confirmed that EIP 7840 will replace EIP 7742 to simplify implementation. Additionally, the meeting discussed plans to remove pre-merge historical data (EIP 4444) from clients and solutions to further optimize gas and network propagation limits.
The team reported that the implementation of Pectra Devnet 5 is progressing smoothly, with Besu and Teku client testing making the fastest progress, and the test network is expected to be launched by the end of December or early 2025. Other important topics included the application of zero-knowledge technology in Ethereum, EVM opcode pricing adjustments, and proposals to reserve transaction type ranges for rollups.
