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The decision to schedule Pectra was made just over a week after the upgrade went live on the Hoodi testnet without any hiccups.

After two buggy tests, Ethereum's developers have decided to spend a bit more time collecting data on the highly-anticipated Pectra upgrade.

The upgrade, which introduces smart contract capabilities for wallets and increases validator stake limits, is nearing deployment.

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The upgrade was pushed out on Monday, but it wasn't entirely clear why the test network was not finalizing.