Ethereum’s Next Upgrade ‘Fusaka’ Could Cut Layer-2 and Validator Costs

After the successful deployment last week of Pectra, Ethereum's biggest upgrade in more than a year, the network's core developers are already shifting focus to the next major chain upgrade: Fusaka.Pectra, the biggest code change to Ethereum since the Merge in 2022, introduced key changes aimed at making staking easier for institutions, improving wallet accessibility, and boosting transaction efficiency.Developers have already begun planning for Fusaka, the network’s next upgrade, and have thus far agreed to include an Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) called "PeerDAS" that could help the network support larger "blobs" of transaction data. Blobs, introduced during the Dencun upgrade, are dedicated spaces for large chunks of data related to transactions source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/05/12/ethereums-next-upgrade-fusaka-could-cut-layer-2-and-validator-costs