# Ethereal news mini #0 Date: 2026-04-17 Solidity developer survey results, ether.fi migrated to OP Mainnet, X $ETH cashtag ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * [Josh Stark](https://x.com/0xstark/status/2044757694389670239) leaving at end of April & [Trent Van Epps](https://x.com/trent_vanepps/status/2044412517313556786) already left * [EthCC](https://ethcc.io/archives?event=EthCC[9]) videos * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 4.9 (12.8 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,179 \- $2,392 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.1% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.031 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [Consensys](https://consensys.io/) A complete suite of trusted products to build anything in web3. [consensys.io](https://consensys.io) --- ### Enterprise * Charles Schwab [Schwab Crypto](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Charles-Schwab-Announces-Details-of-Spot-Crypto-Trading-Launch/default.aspx) spot Ether trading ### Applications * [ether.fi](https://etherfi.medium.com/ether-fi-is-now-on-op-mainnet-37bbb301845e) migrated to OP Mainnet * [ENSv2 price increase temp check](https://discuss.ens.domains/t/temp-check-ens-v2-pricing-5-character-name-price-adjustment-multi-year-discounts/22038), $12 per year for 5+ char names & multi-year discounts * [Lattice](https://x.com/latticexyz/status/2044103611072835744) winding down, withdraw funds from Redstone by May 15 * Etherscan (block explorer) [token holders overview](https://x.com/etherscan/status/2044374916607463868), concentration, tier distribution & Gini score; beta * EVM Now (block explorer) [open source](https://x.com/evmnow/status/2044400042589511848): contract metadata standard, SDK & dapp UI ### Developers * [Solidity developer survey results](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2026/04/15/solidity-developer-survey-2025-results/) (1095 responses from 87 countries): * Pain points: 47% stack-too-deep, 33% bytecode size limits & 33% debugging * Dev framework usage: 57% Foundry & 33% Hardhat * Client library usage: 70% ethers.js, 39% viem & 33% wagmi * AI usage: 88% monthly & 58% daily * Hardhat [v3.4.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.4.0) (dev framework): NetworkManager new create methods, unified contract & Solidity test compilation, gas stats proxy support and smaller build info output * Jtriley [Lattice account hierarchies](https://x.com/jtriley2p/status/2044856486225150186) (Solidity library): composable role authority, composable roles with two-step authority transitions; AGPL-3 license * [Uniswap developer platform](https://x.com/Uniswap/status/2044801774809227294): docs site & API dashboard * [Speedrun Ethereum](https://x.com/buidlguidl/status/2044836179540131942): Foundry support added for challenges 0 to 4 * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8226](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1679/changes): Regulated agent mandate * [ERC8227](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1680/changes): Encrypted token * [ERC8228](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1681/changes): Cryptographic amnesia (provable key destruction) * [ERC8229](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1682/changes): FHE computation verification * [ERC8230](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1683/changes): Self-explanatory contract instruction * [ERC8231](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1684/changes): Post-quantum key registry * [ERC8232](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1685/changes): Onchain agency for represented RWAs * [ERC8233](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1687/changes): Warden \- secure token custody contract * [ERC8234](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1688/changes): Referable NFTs authorization ### Security * [EF security review subsidy program](https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2044071448663244931), $1M in subsidies for mainnet builders * [ETH Rangers program](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/04/16/eth-rangers-recap) recap (funding security public goods): $5.8M recovered, 785 vulnerabilities reported & \~100 state sponsored operatives identified * SubQuery [$134k exploit](https://subquery.network/blog/subquery-network-security-incident-report) on Base via missing access control modifier * CoW Swap [domain hijack](https://x.com/CoWSwap/status/2044924940886163780) post-mortem * Steakhouse [attempted DNS attack](https://x.com/SteakhouseFi/status/2042649690420724030) post-mortem ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#177](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/177) * [Christine D. Kim](https://christinedkim.substack.com/p/acd-after-hours-acdc-177): notes #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#77](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/077) ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * Glamsterdam repricings [\#6](https://forkcast.org/calls/price/006/) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * EIP8141 Frame transaction: * [Frame transaction](https://eip8141.io/) info website * Toni Wahrstätter: [Frame transactions & three gates to privacy](https://ethresear.ch/t/frame-transactions-and-the-three-gates-to-privacy/24666) * [Native account abstraction breakout](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/2018) April 22 * EF Protocol Support team: Checkpoint [\#9](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/04/10/checkpoint-9), periodic high level update of ACD calls * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8223](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11509/changes): Contract payer transaction * [EIP8224](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11518/changes): Counterfactual transaction * [EIP8225](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11515/changes): ECRECOVER native key awareness ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~53% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.2% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 921k active (target 128k), 12k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * ChainSafe [Lodestar v1.42.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.42.0) (recommend): QUIC transport enabled by default ### Layer 2 * Optimism [stake based priority ordering](https://www.optimism.io/blog/stake-based-transaction-ordering-a-new-experiment-on-op-mainnet) experiment, live on Sepolia testnet * Scroll [proposal to dissolve security council](https://forum.scroll.io/t/governance-update-security-council-transition-contributor-roles-operational-adjustments/1470) & transition protocol admin control to multisig ### Regulation * US SEC: [user interface providers don’t require broker-dealer registration](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/staff-statement-regarding-broker-dealer-registration-certain-user-interfaces-utilized-prepare-staff-statement-regarding-broker-dealer-registration-certain-user-interfaces-utilized) ### General * [X launches cashtags](https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2044187672969879654) in US & Canada on iOS * Hyperbridge token gateway [$2.5M exploit](https://blog.hyperbridge.network/recovery-and-next-steps/) * Zerion [$100K stolen](https://x.com/zerion/status/2044167535231414727) from internal hot wallets via social engineering * [Kraken being extorted](https://x.com/c7five/status/2043720915330969743), threat to release videos of internal systems showing client data --- *Vacation mini issue* *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-mini-0/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-mini-0/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-mini-0.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-mini-0.md)* ---