Ethereum core developers have decided to create a third testnet, Hoodi, to better prepare for the Pectra upgrade, which has now been delayed until at least late April after the first two testnets encountered several bugs.
The Hoodi testnet will launch on March 17 and the Pectra upgrade for it will be activated on March 26, Ethereum Foundation developer Tim Beiko said following the Ethereum All Core Dev Call on March 13.
If Pectra runs smoothly on Hoodi without major issues, core developers could set a mainnet launch date for Pectra as soon as 30 days after Hoodi’s activation, Beiko said.
That would mean Pectra could go live on Ethereum mainnet as early as April 25.
Tim Beiko’s latest announcement on the Pectra upgrade: Ethereum Magicians
Pectra, which combines features from the Prague and Electra proposals, will implement over