Ethereum

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Developers encountered issues during Ethereum’s Sepolia test for the upcoming Pectra upgrade, raising concerns.

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

Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak will be the new co-executive directors, as Aya Miyaguchi transitions into the organization’s President. Also, ex-EF researcher Danny Ryan shares that he is joining Etherealize.

Staking service provider SenseiNode operates from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica and Colombia.

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Miyaguchi shared in a blog post that she will stay at the foundation and serve as its new president.

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

The comments came during an ask-me-anything session.

Called the Open Intents Framework, the new scheme aims to bring “intents” to all corners of the Ethereum ecosystem.