Validator

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After two buggy tests, Ethereum’s developers have decided to spend a bit more time collecting veri on the highly-anticipated Pectra upgrade.

The upgrade, which introduces smart contract capabilities for wallets and increases validator stake limits, is nearing deployment.

Staking service provider SenseiNode operates from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica and Colombia.

Based applications — bApps — will be able to leverage Ethereum validators directly from the layer-1, allowing them to avoid security and centralizing risks.