Sam 10. May 2025 ▪
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Since the announcement of the Pectra update, part of the crypto community has expressed its concerns. Increasing caps to 2,048 ETH feeds concerns about centralization. Some are afraid of taking over large institutions. Ethereum, however, in a good firefighter tries to extinguish the flames of doubt. Mallesh Pai and Consensys are calming. Are the dice already voted?

In short
- Pectra includes 11 eips and increases the stuking cap to 2,048 ETH for validators.
- Ethereum focuses on institutions with simpler functions and more profitable stabs.
- Obol strengthens security through distributed validators received by Lido, Etherfi and Swell.
Pectra: between technical promises and suspicion of elitism
Foil indicates the main point of turnover inEthereum history. With 11 on the EIP on board it’s the densest update from Merge. Among the most anticipated: the EIP-7251 that has improved Maging CAP to 2 048 ETH. The valinator is no limit of 32 ETH. Target: attract institutional investors when lightening the technical load on the network.
This will be displayed for this consolidation: simplify the role of validators. But this concentration is worried. Some consider this to be a betrayal of the principle of decentralization. Mallesh Pai, a research worker Consensys, sweeps these critics. According to him:
Prices remain proportional to Missé.
Big validators not, said, he said, No other advantage. For him The Pectra update is only ” work unnecessary »». Insists: The number of validators could drop to 30,000 without losing security. There was a speech, but not generally convincing.
Institutions, ETF and Safety: tailored to measure
The new architecture opens the door to large fish. Institutions, long behind, enter dance. Blackrock asks ETH ETF with integrated stuking. Dry hesitates, but the problem is clear: to offer investors. Artemy Parshakov of P2P.org confirmsAttractive download after EIP-7002. It causes easier integration with less risks.
Eric Balchunas de Bloomberg remains careful. They think that ETF’s impact would be limited if the Ethereum course did not give up.
But behind the scenes, the protocols adapt. ObolicalThe Pioneer of the Distributed Validator Tech, offers a system without a unique point of failure. Each validator is distributed to several operators. Advantages: increased safety, transparency, disorders. This solution is accepted by Lido, Etherfi, Swiss Bitcoin or swelling. Obol becomes the backbone of institutional planting. And thanks to its token Obol it acquires the ecosystem in the field of administration and consistency. Vitalik Buterin alone greets This model as a column of future ethereum.
Numbers that shake Ethereum: a risky bet?
The numbers speak for themselves:
- 2 048 ETH: New Stuking ceiling from Validator (EIP-7251);
- 11 EIPS integrated into Pectra: Record;
- +800 DVT operators in OBOL, providing more than $ 1 billion at stations;
- 23 % Etherfi TVL works via obol;
- 34 million ETH bets on Ethereum.
The ambitions are clear: make the ethereum more scalable, institutional, but also technical. The EIP-7702 update transforms classic accounts to intelligent accounts. This allows safer and interactive wallets. Pecra also doubles the ability BLABY Treatment for layer 2.
Result: More data per block and reduced costs. This should seduce developers and users. But centralization follows. Validators’ consolidation means a reduction in the number of unique actors. The network resistance will depend on the acceptance of technologies as DVT. Without this, the dream of a truly decentralized Ethereum could gently crumble.
Ethereum decentralization does not convince everyone. Charles Hoskinson, Ex-N ° 1 Cardano, already talks about the “dictatorship” in the hands of Vitalik Buterina. The debate remains open, but critics are growing.
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