Major Crypto Events

Ethereum Pectra Upgrade

Update: Ethereum developers have scheduled the Pectra upgrade to go live on the mainnet on May 7.

BTCS Sets Sep. 26 Deadline for $ETH Dividend and Loyalty Bonus

Shareholders of Nasdaq-listed BTCS must opt in and transfer their shares to the company’s transfer agent by September 26, 2025, to receive a one-time Ethereum dividend of $0.05 per share and to qualify for the additional $0.35 per share loyalty payment in $ETH if they continue holding their shares in book-entry form until January 26, 2026, for a total of up to $0.40 per share in $ETH.

SEC's Final Deadline to Approve First Ethereum ETF with Staking

The SEC's final deadline to approve the first Ethereum ETF with staking is expected on October 30. 21Shares is currently awaiting approval under the SEC's Rule 19b-4 process. Note: This deadline is based on the official 240-day maximum review period for a 19b-4 filing. Actual timing may vary depending on regulatory developments.

Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade

Ethereum developers have scheduled the Fusaka upgrade to go live on the mainnet on Dec 3, 2025.

Ethereum Gas Limit Hike to 80M After Jan 7 BPO Fork

After the Jan 7, 2026 BPO hard fork, Ethereum core devs are discussing raising the gas limit from 60M to 80M to improve throughput and ease fees. However, EF engineer Barnabas Busa said two client optimizations should be completed first—execution-layer partial blob responses and the consensus-layer max blobs flag—and the community is targeting 180M by the end of 2026.