The activation of the Pectra update in the Sepolia testnet was accompanied by technical glitches that were promptly resolved by the developers.
Contract Issues in Sepolia
The activation led to difficulties due to the contract's peculiarities: it emitted two events instead of one, causing issues for some EL clients.
We're investigating an issue caused by the custom deposit contract on Sepolia. This has caused some EL clients to have issues including transactions in blocks.Tim Beiko
Bug Fixes and Pectra Activation
It took six hours to resolve the issue, with the patch quickly released. The Pectra update merges two planned hardforks: Prague and Electra.
Impact and Future Prospects
The updates include improvements in account abstraction and significant validator changes. A bounty program was proposed by the team to test security.
Despite the encountered bugs, Pectra was activated on time. The update process has led to significant network improvements and implies further optimization steps.
