#Ethereum kernel developers aim to release the Pectra upgrade by the first quarter of 2025.

This innovation will implement the Ethereum Virtual Machine Object Format (EOF), which consists of approximately 11 improvement proposals that improve EVM code in both L1s and L2s.

Additionally, the update will introduce EIP-7251, known as increasing the maximum active balance, allowing validators to stake up to 2,048 $ETH instead of the current maximum limit of 32 $ETH. (CoinHour)