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Network Pectra Finally Goes Live on EthereumAfter months of anticipation, Ethereum finally activated its long-awaited “Pectra” upgrade on Wednesday. The integration marks the blockchain’s most significant overhaul since the Merge in 2022. It aims to streamline staking, enhance wallet functionality, and improve overall efficiency. The update arrives as Ethereum is contending with both rising competition from other blockchains and internal debates over its direction. A key element of the Pectra upgrade involves increasing the amount of ETH one can stake with a single validator from 32 to 2,048. This change could help to speed up and streamline operations for stakers, the vast network of companies and individuals who help to keep the Ethereum network afloat. Previously, those who wanted to stake at scale would have to set up multiple validators to reach that goal, but now they will be able to aggregate up to that amount in a single node.

网络Pectra终于在以太卫生局的月份期待中进行了直播，以太坊终于在周三激活了期待已久的“ Pectra”升级。集成标志着自2022年合并以来区块链最重要的大修。它旨在简化，增强钱包功能并提高整体效率。随着以太坊正在与其他区块链的竞争竞争以及有关其方向的内部辩论的竞争，该更新的到来。 Pectra升级的关键要素涉及将单个验证器的ETH量从32增加到2,048。这种变化可能有助于加快加速和简化Stakers，庞大的公司和个人网络，这些公司和个人网络有助于保持以太坊网络的流畅。以前，那些想要大规模赌注的人必须设置多个验证器才能达到该目标，但是现在他们将能够在单个节点中汇总该数量。

The upgrade also includes several other changes, such as an improvement to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) that will allow for greater smart contract functionality and a new standard for interacting with smart contracts, known as "EIPs." Among the EIPs being introduced with Pectra is one that will enable smoother integration of Paymaster contracts, which are used to aggregate and pay for multiple small transactions. This integration is part of a broader effort to reduce gas fees and improve efficiency for users.

该升级还包括其他几个更改，例如对以太坊虚拟机（EVM）的改进，这将允许更大的智能合同功能和与智能合约（称为“ EIP””进行互动的新标准。在与Pectra一起引入的EIP中，可以使Paymaster合同的整合更平稳，这些合同用于汇总和支付多项小型交易。这种整合是降低汽油费并提高用户效率的更广泛努力的一部分。

Pectra is the culmination of a year of development and testing by the Ethereum community. It is a testament to the dedication and expertise of the engineers, researchers, and other contributors who work tirelessly to maintain and improve one of the world’s most used blockchains. As the cryptocurrency markets become increasingly competitive, and protocols like Solana and Aptos gain traction, the community is focused on making sure Ethereum remains at the forefront of the industry.

Pectra是以太坊社区开发和测试一年的高潮。这证明了工程师，研究人员和其他贡献者的奉献精神和专业知识，这些人不懈地努力维护和改善世界上最常用的区块链之一。随着加密货币市场变得越来越有竞争力，Solana和Aptos等协议吸引了人们，社区致力于确保以太坊仍然处于行业的最前沿。

Bitcoin Core Devs to Remove OP_RETURN Limit, Sparking DebateThe developers of Bitcoin Core, the most popular node software, said they plan to scrap the OP_RETURN in the next release. The small change to the code will spark a broader debate about the role of programmability in Bitcoin, and whether it should be used more to create new use cases or kept to a minimum to preserve Bitcoin’s financial essence.

比特币核心开发人员要删除OP_Return限制，最受欢迎的节点软件的比特币核心的开发人员会引发DEBATETHE DEBATETHE DEBATETHE，他们计划在下一个版本中删除OP_Return。该代码的小更改将引发有关可编程性在比特币中的作用的更广泛的辩论，以及是否应该将其用于创建新用例或保持最低限度以保留比特币的财务本质。

The OP_RETURN limit is an 80-byte cap on the amount of arbitrary data that can be included in a Bitcoin transaction. This small piece of code has sparked heated discussion over the past year as it becomes increasingly clear that the demand for greater payloads is outpacing the current offering.

OP_RETURN限制是可以包含在比特币事务中的任意数据量的80字节上限。在过去的一年中，这一小块代码引发了激烈的讨论，因为人们越来越清楚对更大有效载荷的需求超过了当前的产品。

Those arguing for keeping the 80-byte limit intact say that removing it will open the door to abuse, spam and a shift away from Bitcoin’s primary focus on finance. They also worry that increasing the OP_RETURN limit will create technical difficulties and instability for Bitcoin nodes.

那些主张保持80字节限制的人说，将其删除将为滥用，垃圾邮件和比特币对金融的主要关注的转移打开大门。他们还担心，增加OP_RETERN限制会给比特币节点带来技术困难和不稳定。

But those in favor of removing the 80-byte limit say it will promote transparency and simplify data use on Bitcoin. They add that the 80-byte limit is already de facto bypassed today with techniques like SLIP-73.

但是那些赞成删除80字节限制的人表示，它将促进透明度并简化比特币上的数据使用。他们补充说，如今已通过Slip-73之类的技术绕过了80字节的限制。

Worldcoin Comes to 6 U.S. Cities with Biometric OrbsSam Altman’s blockchain project, World, is launching in the U.S. – and said it intends to roll out 7,500 eye-scanning “orbs” in cities across the country by the year’s end.

WorldCoin通过生物识别Orbssam Altman的区块链项目到达美国的6个城市，World正在美国推出，并表示打算在全国各地的城市中推出7,500张眼球扫描的“ Orbs”。

World’s orbs – chrome, bowling ball-shaped devices that scan a person’s iris to confirm their identity – will initially be available to Americans in six “key innovation hubs,” the company said: Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco.

该公司表示，世界球 - 镀铬，保龄球球形的设备，扫描一个人的虹膜以确认其身份 - 最初将在六个“关键创新枢纽”中的美国人使用：亚特兰大，奥斯汀，洛杉矶，迈阿密，迈阿密，纳什维尔和桑弗朗西斯科。

Those who decide to take the plunge and gaze into the orb will gain access to the World app and receive an airdrop of World’s WLD token. By the year’s end, the project aims to have enough orbs to give 180 million Americans – more than half the population – access to World’s network.

那些决定冒险并凝视Orb的人将访问世界应用程序，并获得世界上WLD代币的空投。到年底，该项目的目标是有足够的球体使1.8亿美国人（超过一半的人口）进入世界网络。

After 8 Years, Aztec Testnet Is LiveAztec, a layer-2 rollup focused on privacy, shared that its testnet has finally gone live. The announcement comes as a wave of new privacy-focused solutions begins to capture the interests of large institutions that need confidentiality with large transaction batches. The team behind Aztec said that they have been working on the product for over eight years, bringing the cutting-edge technology one step closer to the mainnet.

8年后，AZTEC Testnet是Liveaztec，这是一个专注于隐私的第2层汇总，分享了其TestNet终于发行了。该公告是随着新的以隐私为重点的解决方案浪潮开始捕捉大型机构的利益，这些机构需要大量交易批次的机密性。阿兹台克（AZTEC）背后的团队表示，他们已经从事该产品已有八年多的历史了，这使尖端技术更接近主网。