Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade Lands With Blobs, L2 Fees Crash
The largest upgrade since the Merge introduced EIP-4844 'blob' transactions, immediately collapsing rollup transaction fees by an order of magnitude.
Theo Schmid//Mar 13, 2024//5m
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Ethereum's Pectra Upgrade Ships, Changing Staking Economics
Pectra activated at epoch 364,032 with eleven EIPs, lifting the validator balance ceiling to 2,048 ETH, doubling blob throughput, and unlocking account abstraction primitives.
Theo Schmid//May 7, 2025//6m
Solana Validators Approve Alpenglow Finality Upgrade
More than 98% of voting stake backed Alpenglow, an overhaul that targets sub-second finality and dramatically reworks Solana's consensus mechanics.
Idris Yamamoto//Sep 22, 2025//5m
Account Abstraction Is the First Real Opt-Out From Wallets-as-Crypto
EIP-7702 isn't just a technical upgrade. It's the first credible path to letting users transact on-chain without ever thinking about a wallet.
Quinn Bradley//May 21, 2025//5m