Another hurdle for Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade as Sepolia testnet issue emerges
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Another hurdle for Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade as Sepolia testnet issue emerges
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The Ethereum Pectra upgrade faced another technical issue on the Sepolia testnet, with empty blocks propagating due to a custom deposit contract malfunction. Tim Beiko confirmed the issue affected execution layer (EL) clients and transaction processing.
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5:25am, Wednesday, March 5, 2025
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Ethereum’s Sepolia test for the Pectra upgrade encountered issues with empty blocks
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The Holesky testnet recently experienced issues due to incorrect deposit contract addresses, leading to chain splits and delayed finality
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the network was propagating empty blocks—another indication of technical instability
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