On January 16, Ethereum $3,365 developers held the 203rd All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) meeting, focusing on the Pectra update. During the meeting, the developers clarified the timeline for the update’s launch after months of discussions. Christine Kim, a manager at Galaxy Research, shared a summary of the meeting with the community.
When Will the Ethereum Pectra Update Begin?
Developers agreed to launch the update in mid-March. Additionally, they established a new schedule for upcoming ACDE meetings, which will take place on either January 20 or 30. During these meetings, a block number, along with the specific date and time for the update, will be determined.
The proposed timeline is as follows:
January 23 or 30, the block number and exact date/time will be finalized in the next few ACDE calls.
By February 3, new client versions for the update will be released.
~February 12, Sepolia fork
~February 19, Holesky fork
Early to mid-March, mainnet fork
— Christine Kim
Developers need to finalize new client versions for the Pectra update by February 3. T…