# Pectra Testnet Announcement

DevFeed: [Pectra Testnet Announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pectra-testnet-announcement-17135.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2025/02/14/pectra-testnet-announcement>)

Author: EF Protocol Support

Published: 2025-02-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/transactions.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [protocol-announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol-announcements.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transactions.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces the Pectra upgrade's rollout on the Holesky and Sepolia testnets, describes a Holesky chain split caused by a client configuration issue, and outlines Pectra improvements for Ethereum accounts, validators, and Layer 2 scaling. It highlights EIP-7702 features including transaction batching, gas sponsorship, alternative authentication, spending controls, and recovery mechanisms.

## Source excerpt

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