Pectra upgrade is here and users can now grant their addresses smart contract-like functionalities, greatly enhancing user experience. Wallet providers like MetaMask and others will gradually roll out support for EIP-7702, so keep an eye out! You can also view EIP-7702 Authorizations on Etherscan.

On Etherscan, you can easily view ETH transfers from internal transactions and decode the input data of any internal transaction.

In this issue, we look at what's new in the latest Ethereum Pectra upgrade. On the other hand, please be reminded to switch to Etherscan API V2 by May 31, 2025, as access to the V1 API will be disabled after this date.

Pectra Upgrade: What's New and How to Track It on Etherscan

Ethereum Pectra upgrade introduces 3 major improvements for better UX, streamlined staking flow, and more L2 scaling. In this article, we look at each headline EIPs and show where Etherscan surfaces the new data:

• EIP-7702: Set Code for EOAs
• EIP-7251: Increase Max Effective Balance
• EIP-7691: Blob Throughput Increase

FEATURE

Internal Transactions UI

New UI to view ETH transfers from internal transactions in the Transaction Details page.

FEATURE

Internal Transactions Decoder

Expand any internal transaction to view and decode its input data.

FEATURED

Etherscan API V2: Multichain

Access EVM data across 60+ chains with a single API key, by specifying the chain ID.

Pectra Upgrade is Live on Ethereum Mainnet

It introduces 3 major improvements including smart account wallet UX features, 2x increase in blobs, and streamlined validator UX.

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3 Updates from the EF Board and Management Team

Aya & Vitalik restate EF's vision, new Co-EDs outline 12-month goals (scale L1, blobs, UX), and a restructured management team & board.

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Stablecoins Outpaced Visa in Volume in 2024

Bitwise's Q1 Crypto Market Review reveals that, for the first time ever, stablecoin transactions exceeded Visa payments in volume.

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Simplifying Ethereum L1

Vitalik outlines a vision to simplify Ethereum's core layers (consensus, execution, and shared protocol components) over the next five years.

vitalik.eth.limo

2 New Stage 1 General Purpose Rollups in a Week

Scroll became the 1st Stage 1 zk-rollup, and Base the 4th OP Stack rollup. Both still pending compliance with updated Security Council requirements.

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x402 - A New Standard for Internet-Native Payments

An open-source protocol that lets developers embed stablecoin payments into HTTP requests using the 402 status code.

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Apple Softens Crypto-Related App Rules

Crypto app developers are now free to direct users to payments outside of Apple's ecosystem without restrictions or hefty fees.

cointelegraph.com

10 Years of Ethereum

Ethereum turns 10 on July 30th at 3:26:13 PM UTC. Want to celebrate? Apply for funding to host a community meetup by June 15, 2025.

blog.ethereum.org

EthereumAdoption.com

Discover high-profile entities building on Ethereum, plus data on RWAs, stablecoins, and resources to help you get started to build on Ethereum.

ethereumadoption.com

Transaction: Pectra 7702 Whitehat Rescue

The rescue leverages EIP-7702's Type 4 transaction to turn the victim's EOA into a rescue contract, atomically securing funds in one transaction.

Address: ZKsync Security Council

A hacker who exploited ZKsync's airdrop contract for $5M ZK tokens returned the funds within 72 hours, keeping 10% as bounty.

As the world goes onchain, here are some apps you can explore:

Rocket Pool
It is a decentralized staking protocol that allows anyone to participate in Ethereum staking, regardless of the amount of ETH they hold. Here's how you can start staking with Rocket Pool.

Alchemix
Alchemix offers self-repaying loans that use the yield from your deposit to pay themselves off. Here's a beginner's guide to taking out your first self-repaying loan on Alchemix.

Note: We're highlighting apps by the community, please do your own research before using them!

You can look up any User Op in the search bar
Account Abstraction (AA) transactions, also known as User Ops, are typically bundled and executed as a single transaction on Ethereum. On Etherscan explorers, just enter the AA transaction hash to find them.

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