Shapella, Ethereum's first major upgrade since The Merge, is now live

From theblock.co

Ethereum's Shapella upgrade has gone live. The upgrade took place just before 6:30 p.m. ET, marking the first major change since The Merge last year. The hard fork implemented Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 4895, allowing users and validators to withdraw their staked ether (ETH) on the network. The developers will be monitoring for any potential issues with the upgrade's completion, as noted in a YouTube stream. The upgrade was released on the mainnet at epoch number 620,9536. In addition to the withdrawal mechanism, developers have optimized the network's gas fees for certain transactions, as previously noted ... (full story)