# Ethereal news > Ethereum news focused on developers. ## Ethereal news weekly #30 Date: 2026-07-03 *Ethereum basics for governments & institutions, Ethereum Institutional launched, Robinhood Chain live* ### Ecosystem * EF Global Policy Strategy team: [Ethereum basics for governments & institutions](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/07/01/ethereum-for-institutions), non-technical primer covering foundations, governance, comparison with permissioned & permissionless chains, economic implications and environmental considerations * [Ethereum Institutional](https://www.ethereuminstitutional.org/) (non-profit to accelerate institutional adoption) launched: * Founding team (ex-EF Enterprise): David Walsh, Marius Smith & Matthew Dawson * Focus areas: engagement, research, marketing, discovery & events * [Anchor funding](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/01/3320659/0/en/ethereum-institutional-launches-as-independent-non-profit-to-bring-institutional-finance-onchain-at-scale.html) by Bitmine, Sharplink & Joe Lubin * Ethlabs (non-profit R\&D lab) [FAQ](https://x.com/ethlabs_org/status/2071543303741309181): * Work domains: chain (execution scaling, blob scaling & faster Ethereum), platform (interop, block construction market & EVM) and growth (go to market for Fast Confirmation Rule) * 2-3 years of runway including hiring * [ETH.sh Ethereum orgs](https://eth.sh/orgs): directory of foundations, labs, guilds, collectives & treasury companies * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.2 average, 0 \- 5.2 (13 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19.6k net issuance (7 days) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,524 \- $1,746 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.028 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) **Crypto Security Report: June 2026** Featuring MetaMask's new security-first agentic wallet, live address poisoning detection, Consensys Diligence's AI-augmented Chonky auditing methodology, a reminder on fake recovery service scams, and the malware spreading via USB drives. [Crypto Security Report: June 2026](https://metamask.io/news/crypto-security-report-june-2026) --- ### Enterprise * Open Standard [Open USD](https://joinopenstandard.com/blog/introducing-open-usd) (OUSD consortium stablecoin): no cost to mint/redeem, partners share earnings from reserves (less management fee) & board made up of partners; live later this year * Crédit Agricole [EURO eXchange Token](https://presse.credit-agricole.com/credit-agricole-launches-eurxt-its-euro-denominated-stablecoin/?lang=eng) (EURXT euro stablecoin): MiCA compliant ERC20, used to settle a subscription to Amundi money market fund * [Cloudflare monetization gateway](https://blog.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/): charge callers for assets protected by Cloudflare (web pages, datasets, APIs or MCP tools) in stablecoins over x402; early access waitlist ### Applications * ENS DAO: * [Security council renewal](https://discuss.ens.domains/t/6-45-renewal-of-the-security-council/22145) likely to be rejected after Nick Johnson (ENS founder) [voted against](https://vote.ensdao.org/#/onchain/45402179622316441394139979097514597399865468312011562941203078514615705423505/votes) * [New security council](https://discuss.ens.domains/t/draft-social-proposal-for-a-new-security-council/22219) proposed with tighter public mandate, 5/8 (up from 4/8 to reduce subset veto), removal mechanism & appointment agreement with Foundation * [ENS delegation incentives program](https://incentives.ens.blockful.io/): delegate to active voter * [Gwei](https://gwei.domains/) (name service): ownerless [fork of wei](https://diff.gwei.domains/), buy/renew fees burnt, names start from less than $1 & .id.gwei names are free * [Guide to host gwei website](https://gwei.domains/guide/) on IPFS * Octant [Epoch 12](https://epoch.octant.app/rounds/0xf9de7a09aebbbacba9a9f4a32874463b2ddc1b8e6b4f6b65014febacbfff13f5) (quadratic funding): 25 projects shared 87.98 ETH allocation ### Developers * Argot Collective: * [Roadmap update](https://www.argot.org/blog/2026-07-01-argot-roadmap-update-2026-2): Q1/Q2 review & Q3/Q4 focus for Solidity (classic & core), ethdebug, Fe, Sonatina, Sourcify, act & hevm * [Five year funding from Ethereum Foundation finalized](https://www.argot.org/blog/2026-06-30-ef-funding-final-part): 4,938 stETH for last two years * Fe (language) added to banteg [EVM compiler benchmark](https://evm.banteg.xyz/) * [hevm 0.58.0](https://github.com/argotorg/hevm/releases/tag/release%2F0.58.0) (symbolic analysis): adds cheat codes, state merging, concurrent solving, calldata concretization & improved Fusaka upgrade support * Foundry (dev framework) [symbolic testing](https://www.getfoundry.sh/forge/testing#symbolic-testing): MVP for early use * Nomic Foundation Hardhat (dev framework): * [Hardhat v3.9.1](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.9.1): configurable transaction gas caps, safer gas snapshot checks in Solidity tests & faster start * [Hardhat 2 to 3 migration skill](https://hardhat.org/docs/migrate-from-hardhat2/guides/migration-skill) for AI agents * Remix [Pro](https://ethereumremix.substack.com/p/introducing-remix-pro) (dev framework): paid tiers with Claude Sonnet & Opus; Pro adds security & gas agents, connectors and unlimited dapp hosting * Viem [tokens](https://viem.sh/tokens/tokens) (TypeScript) token actions & utilities * Pashov [Fizz](https://www.pashov.com/fizz) (fuzzing): generates invariants, writes stateful fuzz tests, reports on coverage & vulnerabilities; works with Foundry/Hardhat projects on Echidna & Medusa * [ETH.sh testnet faucets](https://faucet.eth.sh/): aggregated list, track cooldown & vote on non-working faucets * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8318](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1845/changes): Tokenized fund lifecycle metadata * [ERC8319](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1848/changes): Regulatory compliance protocol * [ERC8320](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1849/changes): Regulated asset claim ### Security * Artificial Financial Intelligence (AFI) [May 30 exploit post mortem](https://x.com/afiprotocol_xyz/status/2072324266679259356), vulnerability report submitted by impersonator with trojan Foundry test suite (ffi \= true \+ malicious ERC20 constructor) to gain remote access * Elliott Alexander (Ethereum Foundation): [Solidity security skill benchmark](https://escottalexander.github.io/solidity-skill-benchmark/) of 6 AI security review skills, plain prompting beat skills; use best model plus second pass, treat output as triage list (due to false positives) ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#240](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/240/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * glamsterdam-devnet-7 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/glamsterdam-devnet-7)): targeting next week; disable/re-enable functionality being added to EIP8282 builder execution requests contracts; repricing numbers stable (pending benchmarking); ePBS payload deadline set to 6 seconds * Reminder: [Mascot needed](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/mascot-needed-for-glamsterdam-upgrade/26008), vote on Eth Magicians, closes July 8 * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting 2027): * Non-headliners proposed for inclusion (deadline for proposing is August 6): * Thomas Thiery [presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12HAIc8F0u5Rt3XGG9l_C-JK8h_BuSoERvOLXIGPLu9c/edit): [EIP8250](https://forkcast.org/eips/8250/) Keyed nonces & [EIP8272](https://forkcast.org/eips/8272/) Recent roots * Toni Wahrstätter [presentation](https://nerolation.github.io/hegota-eip-presentations/hegota-pfi-proposal.html): [EIP7862](https://forkcast.org/eips/7862/) Delayed state root & [EIP8146](https://forkcast.org/eips/8146/) Block access list sidecars * Ben Adams: [EIP8298](https://forkcast.org/eips/8298/) SETCODEFROM code reuse instruction #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#85](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/085/) ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * Carlos Perez: [attestation deadline selection in Glamsterdam](https://ethresear.ch/t/is-the-slot-0-reorg-cost-fixable-epbs-attestation-deadline-study/25338), recommends \~3 seconds, fixing concentrated slow path, remeasure after the upgrade & deadline change may not require network upgrade * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting 2027): * FOCIL breakout [\#37](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/2142#issuecomment-4852788322), spec getting closer * execution-specs [tests v20](https://github.com/ethereum/execution-specs/releases/tag/tests@v20.0.0): first mainnet release after execution spec tests migrated, covers Osaka \+ BPO1 \+ BPO2 (BPO2 is 20th mainnet upgrade, hence v20) * EIP8142 Block in Blobs: [prototype](https://hackmd.io/@peter-scroll/eip-8142-block-in-blobs) on ethrex & Lighthouse ### Staking * EthStaker [staking survey results](https://ethstaker.org/staking-landscape-analysis-2026/), \~78% stake majority of their ETH, consensus layer client diversity a concern * [Bitcoin Suisse](https://bitcoinsuisse.com/news/bitcoin-suisse-migrates-its-ethereum-staking-to-obol-distributed-validators) migrating to Obol Distributed Validators * EtherFi [spillover withdrawals](https://x.com/ether_fi/status/2070539557024526828): exit queue bypassed via consolidating into validators at 2,048 ETH ceiling; \~543k ETH (\~20% of TVL) processed in 33 days * [beaconcha.in MEV analysis](https://beaconcha.in/mev): timing breakdown & distribution and network average * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~53% (data may not be accurate) * hanniabu: [proposal for client data reporting](https://ethresear.ch/t/in-protocol-client-data-reporting/25353) using 32 byte beacon block body data field * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 21% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 882k active (target 128k), 15k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * ChainSafe [Lodestar v1.44.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.44.0) (recommended): fast confirmation rule (experimental, performance intensive), performance improvements, v1 beacon API endpoints removed & Glamsterdam upgrade work * Consensys [Teku 26.7.0](https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/26.7.0) (recommended): QUIC p2p enabled by default & Windows no longer supported * Offchain [Prysm v7.1.6](https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases/tag/v7.1.6) (patch): targeted gossip validation, sync & operator facing improvements and Glamsterdam upgrade work * [Grandine 2.0.5](https://github.com/grandinetech/grandine/releases/tag/2.0.5) (high): security fixes & performance optimizations * Status [Nimbus v26.6.2](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v26.6.2) (medium): mitigates regressions in attestation performance & bandwidth usage in v26.6.0 * Execution layer: * [Erigon v3.5](https://erigon.tech/blog/erigon-3-5-tidal-tails/): parallel block execution enabled by default, Glamsterdam upgrade work, leaner full nodes by default, faster RPC & adds GraphQL * Lambda [ethrex v19.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v19.0.0) (recommended): fixes memory leak for long running nodes, hardens P2P stack & zkEVM related performance improvements ### Research * Wei Han: [state access & creation analysis](https://ethresear.ch/t/the-anatomy-of-ethereum-s-state-access/25317), most state is write once & forgotten, active state is small & bounded * [Secure P2P relay for efficient anonymous dissemination](https://ethresear.ch/t/spread-extending-gossipsub-with-efficient-anonymous-dissemination/25343) (SPREAD), GossipSub extension for sender anonymity & improving dissemination efficiency ### Layer 2 * [Robinhood Chain](https://robinhood.com/us/en/newsroom/robinhood-accelerates-global-expansion-robinhood-chain-mainnet-stock-tokens-agentic-trading/) (Arbitrum based) live * Base [outages post mortem](https://blog.base.dev/postmortem-june-25th-block-production-outage), June 25 (116 minutes) & June 26 (20 minutes); bug in sequencer allowed stale journal state to persist after transaction validation failure, then race condition in engine restart prevented sequencers catching up to the tip * Taiko [back online](https://x.com/taikoxyz/status/2072533556224548918) after June 21 security incident * Maurelian [OP Stack predeploy upgrades](https://optimism.io/blog/unlocking-predeploy-upgrades-for-the-op-stack-with-nuts) using network upgrade transaction bundles * [Loopring](https://x.com/loopringorg/status/2071253250725322987) (ZK rollup) sunset, relayer offline, final balances to be returned centrally ### Regulation * UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) [crypto rules](https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-sets-landmark-crypto-rules-cement-uks-place-global-hub) in force from October 25, 2027, firms (exchanges, custodians, stablecoin issuers & staking providers) must obtain authorization to operate in UK ### General * Vitalik [obfuscation part 1](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2026/06/29/obfuscation1.html), tech tree behind indistinguishability obfuscation (iO) protocols * Nicholas Fett [Unstoppable Markets](https://unstoppable.market/) book, examines market failures through short stories & historical examples via fictional narrative of a crypto founder --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-30/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-30/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-30.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-30.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #29 Date: 2026-06-26 *Strawmap updated, Ethereum Foundation restructure, Ethlabs launched* ### Ecosystem * [Strawmap](https://strawmap.org/) (strawman roadmap) updated; includes proposed issuance change (snail issuance) potentially in I\* upgrade * [Ethereum Foundation restructure](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/06/23/ef-structure), five domain clusters: protocol, access, user, community & institutional layers; 54 fewer staff (\~20%) * Vitalik: [budget decreasing \~40%](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2069431500035023121), transitioning to long term oriented endowment based organization; to accomplish Strawmap (third iteration of Ethereum) & increasing EF role in access layer, budget sacrifices include: * **Clients**: multi-client model shifting from redundancy to specialization, exploring security strategy of AI assisted formal verification * **Privacy Stewards of Ethereum**: PSE winding down; focus on implementing (rather than exploring) ZKP privacy & scaling * **Devcon**: likely to be smaller & more spartan * **Beyond-Ethereum megaprojects**: Vitalik funding some personally * **EF institutional work**: scope reducing * Tomasz Stańczak (former co-Executive Director): [strategically, list is good](https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/2069454499509596582) * Bastian Aue (interim co-Executive Director) [execution of EF mandate](https://x.com/aerugoettinea/status/2069017140846330107): * EF is for **eliminating weaknesses** (e.g. EF dogfooding ETH/stablecoins & preventing toxic MEV) and **seizing opportunities** * **Departures**: mix of resignations & terminations due to strategy, role fit, normal change & best contribution elsewhere * **Spinouts**: mix of better homes, markets should decide worth, not mandate compatible & useful but not EF work * [Ethlabs](https://ethlabs.org/thesis.html) launched, non-profit R\&D lab for Ethereum & ETH * Founding team (ex-EF protocol): Ansgar Dietrichs, Barnabé Monnot, Caspar Schwarz-Schilling, Josh Rudolf & Julian Ma * [Anchor funding](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/22/3315546/0/en/ethlabs-founded-by-former-ethereum-foundation-contributors-and-funded-by-bitmine-sharplink-and-joe-lubin-launches-to-accelerate-ethereum-s-institutional-supercycle.html) by Bitmine, Sharplink & Joe Lubin * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.3 average, 0 \- 14.3 (13 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19.5k net issuance (7 days) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,523 \- $1,774 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.026 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) **MetaMask Developer June Community Call. 🦊** On the agenda: * Embedded Wallets Mobile SDK releases \+ v9 deprecation updates * What's new with MetaMask Connect v2 * MetaMask Cook-Off Smart Accounts Kit winner presentation 📅 Thursday, July 2 ⏰ 12:00 PM ET [Community call registration](https://luma.com/hf8lxh27) --- ### Enterprise * [Baillie Gifford enhanced yield fund](https://media.bailliegifford.com/mws/h33bxyna/20260622120109-ext-bg-fund-launch-release-approved.pdf) (BAGEY): native UK regulated tokenised fund, token is investor holding (not a wrapper) * UBS & Nethermind [two compliance proofs of concept](https://www.ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20260623-nethermind.html) on Sepolia testnet; node configured to apply compliance & risk rules; component routed bundles of approved transactions through relay services directly to select builders for reliable inclusion * Etherealize: [why permissionless infrastructure wins](https://x.com/Etherealize_io/status/2067999336751849932), Ethereum positioned to become settlement layer for global finance ### Applications * ENS DAO: [Foundation expansion temp check](https://discuss.ens.domains/t/temp-check-next-era-of-ens-dao-empowering-the-ens-foundation/22175), transfer treasury from DAO & expand board; protocol control remains with token holders * Propeller Heads [Turbine](https://www.propellerheads.xyz/blog/turbine): settle large trades at low spread, orders run for user selected deadline (minutes/days) & follow market price via oracles * [Uniswap Auctions](https://blog.uniswap.org/launch-auctions-from-uniswap-web-app): configure & launch Continuous Clearing Auctions (CCA) for new & existing tokens directly from web app on mainnet, Arbitrum, Base & Unichain * Kain Warwick: [Synthetix sUSD](https://x.com/kaiynne/status/2069277209651724430) being wound down, redeemable for SNX with lockup * Reminder: Octant [Epoch 12](https://epoch.octant.app/rounds/0xf9de7a09aebbbacba9a9f4a32874463b2ddc1b8e6b4f6b65014febacbfff13f5) (quadratic funding): 25 projects, 200 ETH matching pool, closes June 30 ### Developers * Fe [v26.2.0](https://blog.fe-lang.org/posts/release-26-2/) (language): adds immutable contract fields, assert\! built-in, const items in impl blocks, bytecode & memory optimizations and defaults to faster compilation rather than optimization * Nomic Foundation [Hardhat 2 being sunset](https://hardhat.org/docs/reference/hardhat-2-end-of-life) (dev framework): will be updated for Glamsterdam upgrade and bug & security fixes until end of life (earlier of Hegotá upgrade & June 1, 2027); migrate to Hardhat 3 * Leo Alt [human readable contract specs in Lean](https://leonardoalt.github.io/human-readable-specs) for evm-smith (AI generated bytecode proven in Lean, experimental) * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8312](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1833/changes): Bounded agent actions * [ERC8313](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1836/changes): Protocol interaction manifest * [ERC8314](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1837/changes): Contract role naming & [ERC8315](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1837/changes): Contract role semantics * [ERC8316](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1840/changes): Programmable settlement locks * [ERC8317](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1841/changes): Contract storage layout descriptor format ### Security * JaredFromSubway MEV bot [\~$7.5M exploit](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x2be8704f5a59b69e0b71f64aefdb99eb0e8ae9fb3926147c581910d71bcf3e65) via ERC20 allowance drain; banteg [analysis](https://gist.wavey.info/hCH6XqvxIwR27HKdvlVahNGi) * Gnosis Guild [Zodiac post-mortem](https://engineering.gnosisguild.org/posts/zodiac-post-mortem): ERC1271 signature check accepted signature based only on returned magic value * Zero Skills [Symmetry Sniper](https://x.com/ZeroCool_AI/status/2069443859327705497) (skill): finds asymmetric logic in functions that should mirror each other e.g. deposit/withdraw, mint/burn ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#181](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/181/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * [glamsterdam-devnet-6](https://glamsterdam-devnet-6.ethpandaops.io/) ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/glamsterdam-devnet-6) & [Dora](https://dora.glamsterdam-devnet-6.ethpandaops.io/) the explorer): launched with remaining EIPs (except [EIP7688](https://forkcast.org/eips/7688/) forward compatible consensus data structures) * glamsterdam-devnet-7 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/glamsterdam-devnet-7)): targeting 2-3 weeks, adds [EIP7688](https://forkcast.org/eips/7688/) & updated [EIP8282](https://forkcast.org/eips/8282/) builder execution requests contracts (external security review required) * Declined for Inclusion: * [EIP8080](https://forkcast.org/eips/8080/) let exits use consolidation queue, due to implementation complexity & time; potentially repropose for Hegotá upgrade #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#84](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/084/) \+ [execution layer](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/084/?breakout=el) & [consensus layer](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/084/?breakout=cl) breakouts ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.11](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.11): glamsterdam-devnet-6 * Feel Your Protocol: [EIP7928 Block level access lists](https://feelyourprotocol.org/eip-7928-block-level-access-lists/) interactive explainer * Reminder: [Mascot needed](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/mascot-needed-for-glamsterdam-upgrade/26008), vote on Eth Magicians, closes July 8 * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8310](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11820/changes): Post quantum keystore for stateful keys * [EIP8311](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11821/changes): Increase calldata floor cost to 96 ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~54% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 21.5% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 886k active (target 128k), 15k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Sigma Prime [Lighthouse v8.2.0](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v8.2.0) (high): security vulnerability fixes, beacon nodes append client info to graffiti by default, validators must specify fee recipient, Glamsterdam upgrade work & [EIP8136](https://forkcast.org/eips/8136/) partial data column support (saves bandwidth, default on Hoodi & Sepolia testnets) * Status [Nimbus v26.6.0](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v26.6.0) (medium): improves performance & resilience * Execution layer: * EF [Geth v1.17.4](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.4) (maintenance): Clef removed to own repo, Glamsterdam upgrade work & performance improvements * Lambda [ethrex v18.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v18.0.0): sync fixes, faster crypto, LEVM hot path optimizations & faster getLogs ### Research * Anders Elowsson: [issuance offsets & penalties under low issuance](https://ethresear.ch/t/properties-of-issuance-offsets-and-increased-penalties-under-low-zero-negative-issuance-policies/25292) * Mike Neuder: [native zkEVM can scale bandwidth](https://ethresear.ch/t/a-native-zkevm-scales-bandwidth-not-just-execution/25254) (not just execution), by placing block content into blobs (EIP8142 block in blobs) * Donnoh: [L2 forced transaction mechanism](https://ethresear.ch/t/repurposing-focil-as-an-l2-forced-transaction-mechanism/25233) via EIP7805 FOCIL * Pierre: [cryptographic work to enshrine post quantum private ETH](https://ethresear.ch/t/towards-native-post-quantum-private-eth/25291) * Clément Lesaege: [validator redirected revenue](https://ethresear.ch/t/validator-redirected-revenue/25248) proposal, validators signal a percentage of staking rewards to redirect to recipients, majority triggers mandatory redirect ### Layer 2 * L2Beat: [Aztec Network now Stage 2](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2069092241277153772) * Base [chain stall](https://status.base.org/incidents/5c4gm1wzbjs4), invalid block halted production, sequencing now resumed * Taiko [exploit](https://x.com/taikoxyz/status/2069828265385300282), chain state verification mechanism compromised, bridge to be recollateralized ### Regulation * Bank of England [draft stablecoin rules](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2026/june/boe-launches-policy-statement-and-draft-rules-on-regulating-systemic-stablecoins), max 70% in short term UK government debt (interest bearing) & £40B cap per stablecoin * US [post quantum executive order](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/securing-the-nation-against-advanced-cryptographic-attacks/), federal agencies must migrate encryption by end of 2030 & authentication by end of 2031 * [Garcia brothers plead guilty](https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/brothers-plead-guilty-8-million-armed-cryptocurrency-kidnapping-case) to $8M crypto kidnapping of family in Minnesota ### General * OpenAI [patch the planet](https://openai.com/index/patch-the-planet/), Trail of Bits working with maintainers to investigate & validate vulnerabilities, initial participants include cURL, Go & Python * LastPass [Klue supply chain incident](https://blog.lastpass.com/posts/klue-supply-chain-incident-and-lastpass-response), CRM data (names, phone, email & physical addresses) may be affected; customer vaults unaffected * Succinct [Flock](https://x.com/SuccinctLabs/status/2070217264398225839): SNARK for proving batches of boolean computations (standard hashes) at less than 250x cost of computing them, research prototype * Vitalik: [challenge to find document published not under his name](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2069080988097876084), testing claims AI text analysis makes online anonymity untenable --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-29/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-29/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-29.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-29.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #28 Date: 2026-06-19 *Hsiao-Wei Wang stepped down, 1M lifetime developers, Glamsterdam upgrade adds separate builder deposit & exit contracts* ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * [Hsiao-Wei Wang stepped down](https://x.com/hwwonx/status/2067612537550729327) as EF co-executive director & board member * Joseph Chalom (Sharplink CEO): [1M lifetime developers](https://x.com/joechalom/status/2066512370495557908), \~232k active in last year * [DappCon](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIGOZNhKDeuY) videos * ETHGlobal New York [finalists](https://x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2066247659661545564) from [232 hackathon projects](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newyork2026) * Devcon 8 [programming requests](https://forum.devcon.org/t/rfp-14-programming-requests-for-devcon-8/8667), suggest themes, tracks, talks & speakers * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.2 average, 0.0 \- 11.8 (12.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19.5k net issuance (7 days) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,656 \- $1,843 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.027 (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 * [AWS WAF adds AI traffic monetization](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-waf-adds-ai-traffic-monetization-capability-to-help-content-owners-charge-ai-bots-for-content-access/), settlement via Coinbase x402 Facilitator, chains include Base ### Applications * [LlamaLend v2](https://x.com/CurveFinance/status/2067525762240987566) live on OP Mainnet, non-crvUSD markets & Curve LP tokens as collateral * Zama [Morpho integration](https://x.com/randhindi/status/2067188437015314586), deposit Confidential USDC (cUSDC) into Steakhouse USDC Prime vault * ScopeLift [Cactus](https://scopelift.co/blog/tally-is-now-cactus) (formerly Tally) governance platform * MetaMask [address poisoning detection](https://metamask.io/news/address-poisoning-detection): warns when pasting lookalike address * Safe [Workspace](https://safe.global/blog/introducing-workspace-the-onchain-operating-environment-for-treasury-teams): security hub, passwordless email login & shared address book * pcaversaccio [Etherveil](https://ethresear.ch/t/etherveil-an-ethereum-privacy-browser/25224): proposal for privacy browser with embedded Kohaku wallet * Octant [Epoch 12](https://x.com/OctantApp/status/2066912429561217132) (quadratic funding): 25 projects, 200 ETH matching pool, closes June 30 ### Developers * Walnut x Argot Collective [Solidity debugging effort](https://walnut.dev/blog/argot-announcement): implementing ethdebug into Solidity compiler, phased approach, Argot funding groundwork, seeking co-sponsors * [ethers.js v6.17.0](https://github.com/ethers-io/ethers.js/releases/tag/v6.17.0) (client library): ENSv2 support & rate limiting for a provider * Protofire [solhint v6.2.2](https://github.com/protofire/solhint/releases/tag/v6.2.2) (Solidity linter): adds no-unchecked-calls * Paul Miller [micro-eth-signer 0.19.0](https://github.com/paulmillr/micro-eth-signer/releases/tag/0.19.0) (library): adds ERC7730 clear signing support * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8300](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1813/changes): Invariant first reserve receipt token * [ERC8301](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1815/changes): AI agent execution & orchestration * [ERC8302](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1817/changes): Private fungible tokens * [ERC8303](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1819/changes): Contract version * [ERC8305](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1821/changes): Time delayed access control * [ERC8306](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1823/changes): Role based timelock operation * [ERC8307](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1824/changes): Contract emergency state * [ERC8308](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1825/changes): Contract emergency response * [ERC8309](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1826/changes): Gateway mesh sync protocol for CCIP Read ### Security * Deprecated contracts exploited: * Aztec Connect [\~$2.19M exploit](https://aztec-labs.com/blog/aztec-connect-incident.html) & Aztec 2.0 Rollup [\~$2.2M exploit](https://aztec-labs.com/blog/aztec-2-incident.html); unrelated to Aztec Network * Thetanuts Finance legacy ETH vault [$105k exploit](https://x.com/ThetanutsFi/status/2066795181123543070) * Aragon [EVM Mirror](https://blog.aragon.org/evm-mirror-mind-the-gap-between-audit-and-deployment/): compare source using verify (deployed contract against local), diff (compare deployed contracts) or clone (deployed contract); multi-chain & proxy support * Sigma Prime: [AI as force multiplier for security engineers](https://sigmaprime.io/blog/ai-as-a-force-multiplier-for-security-engineers/), overview of what AI is good at & where it currently struggles ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#239](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/239/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * Considered for inclusion: * [EIP8282](https://forkcast.org/eips/8282/) Builder execution requests * glamsterdam-devnet-6 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/glamsterdam-devnet-6)): targeting mid next week, adds EIP8282 & remaining execution layer EIPs * Repricing: [EIP7904](https://forkcast.org/eips/7904/) compute gas cost, converted to informational as clients exceed 100Mgas/sec target so no compute repricing needed * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting 2027): * Non-headliners proposed for inclusion: * [EIP8304](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11811/changes) Trustless log & transaction index * [EIP7645](https://forkcast.org/eips/7645/) Alias ORIGIN to SENDER #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#83](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/083/) \+ [execution layer](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/083/?breakout=el) & [consensus layer](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/083/?breakout=cl) breakouts * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * Separate builder deposit & exit contracts correct design ([EIP8282](https://forkcast.org/eips/8282/) Builder execution requests), estimated 1-2 months for security review of new system contracts ### Layer 1 * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting 2027): * FOCIL breakout [\#36](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/2121#issuecomment-4732268993): Lodestar & Lighthouse rebased on top of glamsterdam-devnet-5, IL bitlists being removed as can be faked * Maria Inês Silva: [Hegotá proposed repricing](https://ethresear.ch/t/scaling-in-hegota-using-the-eth-transfer-to-anchor-execution-and-bandwidth/25232) for gas limit scaling * Encrypted transaction pools: * [3 ETH bounty](https://poidh.xyz/mainnet/bounty/11) to provide feedback on EIP8105 & EIP8184 * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [Forkcast EIP directory](https://x.com/wolovim/status/2065485837643510145): adds FAQ section (piloting with [EIP8025](https://forkcast.org/eips/8025/?tab=faq)) * [EIP8304](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11811/changes): Trustless log & transaction index ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~54% (data may not be accurate) * Data Always: [Flashbots relay data](https://x.com/dataalways/status/2067377562876055932), Lighthouse increasing (\~50% exclusively), Prysm trending down and Nimbus & Lodestar upticks in multi client setups * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 21.7% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 889k active (target 128k), 15k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Consensys [Teku 26.6.0](https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/26.6.0) (recommended): requires Java 25+, security fixes; [26.6.1](https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/26.6.1) (optional): fixes issue with Snappy native libraries * Offchain [Prysm v7.1.5](https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases/tag/v7.1.5): Glamsterdam upgrade work, performance & memory optimizations, additional Beacon API event & endpoint support and gossip validation & concurrency hardening * Execution layer: * [Besu 26.6.1](https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/releases/tag/26.6.1) (optional): bug fixes and adds RPC to look up transaction by sender & nonce * [Erigon v3.4.4](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.4.4) (recommended): fixes for post-reorg gas used mismatch and Caplin Beacon API responses * Lambda [ethrex v17.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v17.0.0) (maintenance): improvements to logs, hardening decode paths & minor performance improvements * [Nethermind 1.38.1](https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind/releases/tag/1.38.1) (patch): OP Karst upgrade, OP Superchain registry refresh & removes Base from chain config & node profiles ### Research * [SPHINCS-](https://ethresear.ch/t/sphincs-minus-efficient-stateless-post-quantum-signature-verification-on-the-evm/25165): EVM optimized variants derived from SPHINCS+ (replaces SHAKE256 with KECCAK256), Solidity implementation can verify post-quantum signature for \~150K gas ### Layer 2 * Base [B20 native token](https://blog.base.dev/introducing-base-beryl), Rust precompile, ERC20 compatible, asset & stablecoin variants, in upcoming Beryl upgrade ### Regulation * [Roman Storm](https://x.com/rstormsf/status/2066871298656256413): SDNY pretrial schedule for retrial before acquittal motion ruled on * [Free Roman Storm](https://freeromanstorm.com/) campaign * [SBF](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69143697/73/1/united-states-of-america-v-bankman-fried/): 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld conviction & 25-year sentence ### General * Paradigm [Kryptos](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2026/06/kryptos), fourth encrypted message from Jim Sanborn sculpture available to solve, alongside ten capture the flag style puzzles --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-28/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-28/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-28.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-28.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #27 Date: 2026-06-12 LG Electronics built L2 for advertising, Aave risk framework proposed, history of account abstraction ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * EF Ecosystem Support Program: [ETH default payment method](https://x.com/EF_ESP/status/2062897232635195871) for new grants * Devcon 8 [community hub applications](https://forum.devcon.org/t/rfp-13-devcon-8-india-community-hubs/8657) open, August 12 deadline * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.3 average, 0.0 \- 13.0 (12.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance (7 days) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,523 \- $1,706 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.026 (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 * [LG Electronics](https://blog.arbitrum.io/lg-electronics-pilot/) built L2 for advertising, piloted with Japanese ad agency * Türkiye [Directorate of Communications](https://cbiletisim.eth.limo/) publishing to IPFS \+ ENS ### Applications * Aave [risk framework](https://governance.aave.com/t/arfc-aave-risk-framework/25114) proposed by LlamaRisk * Circle [cirBTC](https://www.circle.com/blog/cirbtc-is-now-live-on-ethereum) live on mainnet * Fileverse [dDocs](https://x.com/fileverse/status/2065083366790095311): adds markdown split view ### Developers * Vyper (language): * Banteg [vysort](https://banteg.xyz/posts/vysort/) (tool): rewrite Vyper 0.3.4-0.3.7 source to match nondeterministic deployed bytecode so it can be verified * Nomic Foundation [Hardhat v3.9.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.9.0) (dev framework): exclude files from coverage instrumentation & reporting * EF Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF): [shielded pools extension](https://iptf.ethereum.org/blog/exploring-hardened-shielded-pools/) with private information retrieval (PIR) \+ epoch nullifiers, proof of concept * Reminder: [Remix AI bootcamp](https://ethereumremix.substack.com/p/join-the-remix-ai-bootcamp-for-real) for real world impact, 5 weeks online, starts June 15 * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8290](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8290): Shielded note teleportation * [ERC8291](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1801/changes): SIWE gated NFT media URI * [ERC8293](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1806/changes): Counterfactual rejection event log * [ERC8294](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1808/changes): Validation network for ERC8004 * [ERC8299](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1810/changes): Input provenance for AI inference ### Agents * [ENS8004](https://thomasclowes.com/turning-ens-names-into-discoverable-ai-agents/): register ENS as ERC8004 agent & create agent identity * Pashov Audit Group skills [v3](https://www.pashov.com/solidity-auditor-v3) (security review): adds flow-gap, numerical-gap & trust-gap agents ### Security * Humanity Protocol [\~$36M exploit](https://humanityprotocol.notion.site/H-Token-Incident-Update-37ab0ec467a781d7af06e7dcedd66852) via private key compromise, developer machine compromised containing year old backups of 7 private keys (admin hot wallet, 3 of 6 mainnet & 3 of 5 BSC Safe signers) * Yuga Labs: [NFTs rescued from FloorProtocol v2](https://x.com/mfigge/status/2063782936399544740) ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#180](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/180) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * [glamsterdam-devnet-5](https://glamsterdam-devnet-5.ethpandaops.io/): bugs being fixed * Separate builder deposit & exit contracts proposal: [EIP8282](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11760) Builder execution requests, could delay upgrade by months, potentially consider splitting upgrade * QUIC transport support discussion, proposal to disable Mplex before Glamsterdam * [Update validator states](https://www.migalabs.io/blog/validator-states) in Beacon API proposal * [Mascot needed](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/mascot-needed-for-glamsterdam-upgrade/26008), vote on Eth Magicians * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade: * Non-headliners proposed for inclusion: * [EIP8243](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11589/changes) Batching attestations at source #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#82](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/082/) \+ [execution layer breakout](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/082?breakout=el) \+ [consensus layer breakout](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/082?breakout=cl) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * [EIP7997](https://forkcast.org/eips/7997/) deterministic factory, switched from predeploy to enshrined Arachnid factory ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting 2026): * Feel Your Protocol: [EIP8024 SWAPN, DUPN, EXCHANGE](https://feelyourprotocol.org/eip-8024-stack-opcodes-dupn-swapn-exchange) opcode explorer * Franco Victorio: [history of account abstraction](https://paragraph.com/@cethology/account-abstraction-the-story-so-far) * Protocol Guild [Q2 membership update](https://www.protocolguild.org/blog/20260604-Q2-quarterly-audit): 12 new members & 3 alumni * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8288](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11772/changes): Frame type for PQ sig & STARK aggregation * [EIP8289](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11776/changes): Multi-block access list warming * [EIP8292](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11777/changes): PQ attestation aggregators * [EIP8295](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11788/changes): State tiering by periods * [EIP8296](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11790/changes): Fixed cutoff state tiering * [EIP8297](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11799/changes): Partitioned binary tree * [EIP8298](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11800/changes): SETCODEFROM code reuse instruction ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~55% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 22% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 888k active (target 128k), 15k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Execution layer: * Lambda [ethrex v16.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v16.0.0) (recommended): security critical fixes across consensus, txpool & p2p; DB schema changes (no resync required but can’t roll back) * Paradigm [Reth v2.3.0](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v2.3.0) (medium): Glamsterdam upgrade work & performance improvements ### Layer 2 * [Starknet proof system reproducible](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2064335355717853388) from source, verified by L2Beat * Scroll [9 of 12 security council replaced](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2062894639477104830) with 3 of 4 team admin multisig, drops to Stage 0 * [Arbitrum Nova](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/minimizing-arbitrum-nova-faqs/30955) (Optimium) transitioning to maintenance, migrate before September 2 ### Regulation * US SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: [reminiscences of soon-to-be former regulator](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/peirce-remarks-chamber-commerce-capital-markets-summit-060926) ### General * IC3 [intersection of crypto & AI](https://x.com/initc3org/status/2063991036242706743) * [npm v12](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-09-upcoming-breaking-changes-for-npm-v12/): npm install changes to improve supply chain security targeting July, allow scripts defaults to off and allow git & allow remote both default to none * [Loupe](https://github.com/mysk-research/loupe#readme): iOS app to view device fingerprinting surface via iOS APIs --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-27/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-27/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-27.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-27.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #26 Date: 2026-06-05 Justin Drake qday odds: 10% by 2030 & 50% by 2032, Aave rsETH post mortem, glamsterdam-devnet-5 launched ### Ecosystem * Justin Drake [qday odds](https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2061793725299224676): 10% by 2030 & 50% by 2032 (day when a quantum computer breaks first piece of cryptography in production) * 2029 is good target for migration, selected by Google, Cloudflare & EF * Google's Shor optimization (published only as ZK proof) rediscovered by André Schrottenloher * [ECDSA.fail](https://www.ecdsa.fail/): circuit improvement leaderboard, measured by qubit count multiplied by Toffoli-gate count * Ethereum Foundation: * EF app relations: [RFP for DeFi risk intelligence aggregator](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/applicants/rfp/defi_risk_intel_agg), June 15 deadline * Aya Miyaguchi (EF President): [EF mandate & clearer mission](https://x.com/AyaMiyagotchi/status/2061476758122295757), management to share new structure & strategy in coming weeks * Tom Lee (Bitmine Chair): [Ethereum too big to be coordinated by single foundation](https://x.com/Etherealize_io/status/2061817535708725416), digital asset treasury companies can fund grants from \~$500M in staking rewards * Joseph Chalom (Sharplink CEO): [Ethereum going back on offense](https://x.com/joechalom/status/2060417168655732885), digital asset treasury companies & core stewards playing large role in filling gap in go-to-market leadership * Devcon 8 [volunteer applications](https://devcon.org/en/form/volunteer/) * [ETHCluj](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJb8oeJ4LPI-wPE0VCGeSj_WNCJwheV6H) conference videos * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.4 average, 0.1 \-12.7 (12.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance (7 days) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum):$1,655 \- $2,038 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.027 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) ​MetaMask Builder Nights NYC \- Agentic Frontier 📅 Monday, June 8 🕕 6:00 PM EDT 🗽 New York, NY 🎟️ FREE registration [MetaMask Builder Nights NYC registration](https://luma.com/bnny). --- ### Enterprise * [Mastercard](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/june/mastercard-expands-settlement-capabilities-to-include-stablecoin.html) will support stablecoin settlement with Circle USDC, Paxos PYUSD, USDG & USDP and SoFi SoFiUSD across 8 chains including mainnet, Arbitrum & Base * Checkout.com: enables merchants to [accept stablecoins](https://www.checkout.com/newsroom/checkout-com-enables-stablecoin-acceptance-for-merchants-in-partnership-with-coinbase) via Coinbase Payments & US merchants to [receive stablecoin settlement](https://www.checkout.com/newsroom/checkout-com-scales-stablecoin-settlement-for-us-merchants-in-partnership-with-fireblocks) via Fireblocks ### Applications * DeFi United (effort to restore rsETH backing): [Aave post mortem](https://x.com/aave/status/2060901386611499378) * Zama [cUSDC freeze lifted](https://x.com/randhindi/status/2061528858336342176), US court reversed order that forced Circle to freeze entire pooled cUSDC contract over unaffiliated protocol civil dispute * [Symphony](https://www.symphony.io/blog/symphony-is-live-get-rewarded-for-saving-not-spending) (savings app) live, fixed 5% APY \+ points for flights, hotels, dining & experiences * [KPK ETH yield term vault](https://kpk.io/blog/kpk-eth-yield-term): fixed rate ETH lending on Euler over monthly cycles * Vitalik: proposal for [index-tracking assets on top of options](https://ethresear.ch/t/building-index-tracking-assets-on-top-of-options-instead-of-debt/25036) instead of debt, requires regular rebalancing * Augur [fork phase 2](https://x.com/AugurProject/status/2062602583634546902): test of dispute mechanism, REP holders must migrate by August 3 * [Radiant Capital DAO](https://medium.com/@RadiantCapital/sunsetting-radiant-capital-dao-entering-recovery-phase-and-lessons-for-the-future-of-defi-c47837ffa499) winding down after exploits in 2024 * [Poidh](https://words.poidh.xyz/poidh-ethereum-mainnet) (pics or it didn't happen) open bounties expand to mainnet ### Developers * Vyper (language): * [v0.5.0a2](https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/releases/tag/v0.5.0a2) (alpha): adds unbounded types & doc on deep verification * Banteg [vyupgrade](https://github.com/banteg/vyupgrade/#readme) (tool): rewrite 0.1.0b+ contracts in modern Vyper, compiles source & result and compares ABI, method identifiers & storage layout * [Vyper syntax history](https://github.com/banteg/vyupgrade/blob/master/docs/vyper-syntax-history.md) from v0.1.0-beta prereleases to v0.5.0a2 * Nomic Foundation Hardhat (dev framework): * [Hardhat v3.8.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.8.0): warning for imported but not included plugins and cleaner Solidity error display * [OpenZeppelin upgrades plugin](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-upgrades/releases/tag/%40openzeppelin%2Fhardhat-upgrades%404.0.0): supports Hardhat 3 * EthereumJS [v10.1.2](https://x.com/EFJavaScript/status/2061404472161554922) (TypeScript libraries): experimental Glamsterdam upgrade support * Adrian Sutton [exec-rest-api](https://www.symphonious.net/2026/05/30/a-rest-api-for-ethereum-execution-clients/): REST API proxy for execution layer clients JSON-RPC * MetaMask [embedded wallets](https://metamask.io/news/embedded-wallets-developer-platform): adds developer dashboard, smart account support & access controls * EF Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF): resilience series, [plural identity](https://iptf.ethereum.org/blog/resilient-plural-identity/), [disbursement rails](https://iptf.ethereum.org/blog/resilient-disbursement-rails/) & [civic participation](https://iptf.ethereum.org/blog/resilient-civic-participation/) * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8280](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1786/changes): Contract runtime apps * [ERC8281](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1788/changes): Observation commitment protocol * [ERC8283](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1789/changes): Clear signing descriptors onchain registry * [ERC8284](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1790/changes): Wallet scoped token pull execution * [ERC8285](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1792/changes): Wallet scoped NFT pull execution * [ERC8286](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1794/changes): Modular accounts for frame transactions * [ERC8287](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1796/changes): Privacy native fungible tokens ### Agents * [Veil MCP](https://x.com/Veildotcash/status/2062085065690255400): agents can make private x402 payments via shielded USDC pool on Base ### Security * [Zodiac modules vulnerability](https://x.com/zodiaceco/status/2061862711206502902): Roles Modifier v2 & Delay Modifier v1.1.0 * [Gnosis Pay](https://x.com/gnosispay/status/2061831214273564986) incident contained, users to receive a new card Safe linked to existing cards & identity * Artificial Financial Intelligence (AFI) [\~$480k afiUSD vault exploit](https://x.com/afiprotocol_xyz/status/2061395851986247795) * Fluid [\~$200k rewards distribution exploit](https://x.com/0xfluid/status/2061637830091157678) via remote code execution in offchain monitoring dashboard * [SEAL certifications](https://radar.securityalliance.org/seal-certifications-auditor-accreditations-protocol-assessments/): security reviewers assess projects over 6 domains (multisig ops, treasury ops, incident response, DNS & registrar, DevOps & infrastructure and identity & accounts) ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#238](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/238) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [glamsterdam-devnet-5](https://glamsterdam-devnet-5.ethpandaops.io/) launched, glamsterdam-devnet-4 spec \+ [EIP8045](https://forkcast.org/eips/8045) exclude slashed validators from proposing * [bal-devnet-7](https://bal-devnet-7.ethpandaops.io/) was last execution layer focused devnet * glamsterdam-devnet-6 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/glamsterdam-devnet-6)): targeting \~2 weeks with remaining execution layer EIPs ([EIP7997](https://forkcast.org/eips/7997) deterministic factory predeploy & [EIP8246](https://forkcast.org/eips/8246) remove SELFDESTRUCT burn) and preliminary repricing numbers * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Non-headliners proposed for inclusion: * Data repricing [presentation](https://nerolation.github.io/hegota-eip-presentations/eip-8131_eip-8279.html): [EIP8131](https://forkcast.org/eips/8131) add auth data to EIP7623 floor \+ [EIP8279](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11739/changes) block access list byte floor * [EIP7979](https://forkcast.org/eips/7979) call & return opcodes * EOA migration to smart accounts: [EIP7851](https://forkcast.org/eips/7851) code controlled EOA delegation \+ [EIP8151](https://forkcast.org/eips/8151) ECDSA authority deactivation aware ecRecover; discussed set code as broader alternative * [EIP8222](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11500/changes) lean staking [presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RwAwNkC21oGBYy_VHFahiHT4kvjxx67uOL2arWTwuiY/edit), staking deposits & withdrawals via privacy pool #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#81](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/081) ### Layer 1 * Consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.10](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.10) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * FOCIL breakout [\#35](https://x.com/jih2nn/status/2062197921018528220): preparing devnet-0 based on stable Glamsterdam devnet * ethPandaOps [Panda](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/panda/) (CLI, MCP & Python sandbox): single interface for data stack (ClickHouse, Prometheus, Loki, Dora and beacon & execution nodes) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8282](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11760/changes): Builder execution requests ### Research * [Post-quantum public key registry for validators](https://ethresear.ch/t/exploring-the-design-space-for-a-post-quantum-public-key-registry-for-ethereum-validators/25040): phased approach for migrating from BLS, first upgrade enables validators to register PQ keys, with signature switch several upgrades later ### Staking * [Eth-validator-stats](https://github.com/Workharu/eth-validator-stats#readme) (CLI): self hosted validator monitoring, talks to local beacon node (no third-party telemetry), phone push notifications via ntfy * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~54% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 22% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 890k active (target 128k), 14k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Execution layer: * [Besu 26.6.0](https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/releases/tag/26.6.0) (recommended): requires Java 25+, block number & hash parameters in RPCs changed to hex only for compatibility * [Erigon v3.4.3](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.4.3) (recommended): fix post-reorg state leak & improves Engine API performance by failing fast on backward downloads beyond reorg limit * Lambda [ethrex v15.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v15.0.0): adds Kademlia implementation, improves network scalability & resilience against peer churn * [Nethermind 1.38.0](https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind/releases/tag/1.38.0): Glamsterdam upgrade work, performance improvements, EraE support for historical data pruning & backfill from archive and P2P rewritten ### Regulation * US CFTC [rescinds no-deny policy](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9247-26) which prevented denials of allegations in order to settle * [Defend Developers PAC](https://defenddeveloperspac.org/blog-ddpac-launch): hybrid PAC supporting incumbent US Congress members championing developer protections & crypto builders * [Free Roman Storm](https://freeromanstorm.com/) campaign ### General * Alephium (alt L1) [bridge exploit](https://alephium.org/news/post/the-alephium-bridge-exploit-on-chain-report/) via forged Wormhole message, \~$305k in collateral stolen \+ 500k unbacked wALPH realized * Dankrad Feist: [passkey explainer](https://dankradfeist.de/blockchain/2026/05/31/passkeys-hardware-wallets.html), treat passkeys on phones or password managers as hot wallets --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-26/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-26/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-26.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-26.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #25 Date: 2026-05-29 Vitalik: EF will be smaller & more opinionated, Base Azul upgrade live with multiproofs, FTSE Russell US indexes: Bitmine & Sharplink to join ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * Vitalik: [EF will be smaller & more opinionated](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2058583593102844111), still in transition, should stabilize over next few months & board is expanding * Ethereum should be deeply impressive in CROPS (censorship resistant, open source, private & secure): e.g. provably bug-free, available chain consensus & intermediary minimization * ETH is most high-value product of Ethereum blockchain, EF is one node alongside other nodes & we need other heroes to help support ETH * EF app relations: [DeFi sessions recap](https://lobsters.substack.com/p/defi-sessions-by-app-relations-ethereum), roundtables at EthCC with 70+ teams * Devcon 8 [supporters program](https://devcon.org/supporters/) applications open * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.2 average, 0 \- 3.5 (12.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance (7 days) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,975 \- $2,142 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.027 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) ​MetaMask Builder Nights NYC \- Agentic Frontier 📅 Monday, June 8 🕕 6:00 PM EDT 🗽 New York, NY 🎟️ FREE registration [​MetaMask Builder Nights NYC registration](https://luma.com/bnny). --- ### Enterprise * FTSE Russell US indexes: [Bitmine](https://x.com/fundstrat/status/2058072346204741658) to join Russell 1000 and [Sharplink](https://s3.amazonaws.com/b2icontent.irpass.cc/2597/rl166675.pdf) to join Russell 2000 & 3000 * [SoFi](https://investors.sofi.com/news/news-details/2026/SoFiUSD-Becomes-the-First-Stablecoin-Issued-by-a-US-National-Bank-to-Launch-on-a-Banking-Platform/default.aspx) (US national bank) members can buy, sell & hold SoFiUSD (stablecoin) in SoFi app * Cash App [send & receive USDC](https://cash.app/press/cash-app-stablecoins-all-customers) including on mainnet & Arbitrum, autoconverts to fiat * [Mastercard](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2026/may/mastercard-granted-new-york-state-department-of-financial-servic.html) granted New York State BitLicense ### Applications * [DeFi United](https://x.com/aave/status/2059008564794945552): Kelp rsETH backing restored & Aave markets operating normally * Privacy: * L2BEAT [Privacy dashboard](https://l2beat.com/privacy/summary), TVL & deposit/withdrawal counts for Tornado Cash, Railgun & Privacy Pools and onchain privacy best practices * [Kohaku SDK explainer](https://x.com/kassandraETH/status/2058896518698926103): embed shielded pool protocols into wallet layer * [TamaSwap](https://x.com/boredGenius/status/2060094391667372464) (DEX): no free lunch theorem checked via Lean, onchain html interface, no protocol fees, immutable, built with Tama \+ Verity * [Megapot x Protocol Guild](https://www.protocolguild.org/blog/20260528-a-lottery-that-funds-ethereum): onchain lottery on Base, $1 tickets, 10% of ticket sales & 10% of prizes won from ticket sales via referral link goes to Protocol Guild * [Poidh](https://x.com/kennyistyping/status/2057507451189293556) (pics or it didn't happen) as ephemeral DAOs ### Developers * Banteg [EVM compiler benchmark](https://evm.banteg.xyz/), comparison of solc (Solidity) & Vyper compilers * Nomic Foundation Hardhat (dev framework): * [Hardhat v3.7.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.7.0): Hardhat 3 out of beta & now stable * [Hardhat v3.6.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.6.0): adds AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md files & skills in new projects and Solidity hooks for plugins to get compilation job errors & post-process artifacts * [Revert.wtf](https://revert.wtf) (tool): error explainer (EVM, RPC, provider, wallet, account abstraction, protocol & x402) * Privy [universal deposit addresses](https://privy.io/blog/introducing-universal-deposit-addresses), users generate persistent addresses, apps specify destination chain & token and Privy handles bridging, swapping & settlement * Biconomy [smart batching SDK](https://blog.biconomy.io/smart-batching-sdk-building-on-erc-8211-without-touching-solidity-2/) (TypeScript library): built on ERC8211 * LI.FI [Intents](https://x.com/lifiprotocol/status/2059311145086017939) built on Open Intents Framework (OIF) * Etherscan [implementations for](https://x.com/etherscan/status/2059961706567344207): view proxy contracts that depend on implementation * [Sepolia testnet](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/sepolia-testnet-replacement-sunsetting/28647) proposal to sunset in Q2/Q3 2027, with replacement testnet launching as PoW & reaching latest network upgrade in Q1 2027 * [Remix AI bootcamp](https://www.encodeclub.com/programmes/remix-ai-bootcamp-for-real-world-impact) for real world impact, 5 weeks online, starts June 15 * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8269](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1763/changes): Body lease & credential broker (for ERC8264 agents) * [ERC8270](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1766/changes): Canonical validator wrapper * [ERC8273](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1770/changes): Attestation gated agentic actions * [ERC8274](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1771/changes): AI inference proof verification * [ERC8275](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1774/changes): Agent service discovery & escrow payments * [ERC8276](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1767/changes): Non-fungible multi-token ownerOf * [ERC8277](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1776/changes): Persistent identity token * [ERC8278](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1777/changes): Service objects (ERC721 extension) ### Agents * [Base MCP](https://x.com/base/status/2059305572793508045): connect Base Account and review & approve agent proposed actions ### Security * Third-party Safe module \~[$3M exploit](https://x.com/safefndn/status/2058944551138808022) on mainnet & Base, victims had module enabled which allowed execution of arbitrary calldata using a string from the contract * StablR (EURR & USDR stablecoins) [exploit](https://x.com/StablREuro/status/2058520949075386683) * Stake DAO [unauthorised vsdCRV mint](https://x.com/StakeDAOHQ/status/2059938235724320959) on Arbitrum * TheDAO Security Fund: [Ethereum Security quadratic funding round results](https://forum.giveth.io/t/ethereum-security-qf-round-results-april-23-may-14-2026/2201), 134 projects shared $315k in donations from \~4k donors \+ 637 ETH matching pool * Top 5 projects by matching: SEAL 911, The Red Guild, ZachXBT, Revoke.cash & SEAL Frameworks ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#179](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/179) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [glamsterdam-devnet-4](https://glamsterdam-devnet-4.ethpandaops.io/): investigating implementation bug, plan to relaunch once fixed as glamsterdam-devnet-5 with same spec * ethPandaOps [disruptoor](https://github.com/ethpandaops/disruptoor#readme) (tool): trigger short & long range reorgs & forks in Kurtosis * Engine API SSZ: [move & refactor proposal](https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/pull/793) selected, led by Marius van der Wijden, faster deprecation path as can drop JSON RPC at Hegotá upgrade * Reviewed consensus layer EIPs currently considered for inclusion: * [EIP8080](https://forkcast.org/eips/8080) Let exits use consolidation queue, plan to decline for inclusion, confirm at next ACDC * [EIP8061](https://forkcast.org/eips/8061) Increase exit & consolidation churn, plan to schedule for inclusion as implemented in devnets, confirm at next ACDC * [EIP8045](https://forkcast.org/eips/8045) Exclude slashed validators from proposing, review implementation complexity * [EIP7688](https://forkcast.org/eips/7688) Forward compatible consensus data structures, review whether to include once devnets stable * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Non-headliners proposed for inclusion: * [EIP8148](https://forkcast.org/eips/8148) custom sweep threshold for validators; [presentation](https://pitch.com/v/eip-8148-acdc-z4w5ev) * ACDC \#180 will trial 11am UTC start as more suitable for Australian timezones ### Layer 1 * ethPandaOps [Fast Confirmation Rule simulator](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/fcr-simulator/): replayed a year of mainnet data, zero false confirmations, 96% of slots would have been fast confirmed within 12 seconds * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [ePBS security analysis](https://github.com/ethereum/epbs-security-analysis#readme), identified 6 properties design is meant to guarantee & where in spec code each guarantee is enforced, next step is line level proofs * Glamsterdam repricings [\#8](https://forkcast.org/calls/price/008), breakout moving to ACDT * Nixo: Network upgrade [Scheduled for Inclusion (SFI) definition updated](https://x.com/nixorokish/status/2059016531548496035) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8272](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11726/changes): Recent roots for frame transactions; [explainer](https://x.com/soispoke/status/2059265180459004391) * [EIP8279](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11739/changes): Block access list byte floor ### Research * [Multi-party block construction](https://blockspace.forum/research/towards-mpbc.html) (MPBC) design, move from monolithic builder per block to blocks assembled from contributions of multiple builders ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~54% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 22% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 898k active (target 128k), 13k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Offchain [Prysm v7.1.4](https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases/tag/v7.1.4) (maintenance): fixes, performance improvements & Glamsterdam upgrade work * Execution layer: * [Erigon v3.4.2](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.4.2) (recommended): fixes state-leak that could surface after tip reorg, improved receipt cache handling & DB/state merge * Lambda [ethrex v14.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v14.0.0): faster block execution & RLP import, adds EIP3155 opcodeTracer and DB schema changes (no resync required but can’t roll back) ### Layer 2 * Base [Azul upgrade](https://x.com/base/status/2060066368200876512) live with multiproofs (TEE & ZK provers), base-reth-node & base-consensus clients and adds Fusaka upgrade features * Optimism [stake-based priority ordering](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2059275328254832974), 4 week experiment live on OP Mainnet, participants who stake 100k+ OP get priority block positioning * Celo [OP-Succinct Lite](https://forum.celo.org/t/op-succinct-sp1-hypercube-upgrade-live-on-celo-mainnet/13349) upgraded to SP1 Hypercube, proof generation time expected to decrease by 75%+ & proof generation costs expected to decrease by 60%+ ### Regulation * US CFTC [joins Gemini in motion to vacate prospective provisions](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9236-26) of Jan 2025 consent order from 2022 case * [Paxos subsidiary](https://www.paxos.com/newsroom/sec-registers-paxos-securities-settlement-company-as-a-clearing-agency) granted US SEC clearing agency registration * [Push by Aave Labs](https://x.com/aave/status/2059922168843304970) received UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval to register as cryptoasset exchange provider ### General * Privacy Stewards of Ethereum (PSE): [prove Taiwanese citizen digital certificate](https://x.com/PrivacyEthereum/status/2059620025447670046), OpenAC implementation * Vitalik started writing [decentralized governance sci-fi](https://vitalik.eth.limo/w/), two chapters so far --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-25/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-25/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-25.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-25.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #24 Date: 2026-05-22 Devcon 8 early bird tickets, ApeWorX collective: nonprofit for Python dev tooling, glamsterdam-devnet-4 launched ### Ecosystem * [Devcon 8 tickets](https://tickets.devcon.org/): $349 early bird (ETH payment only) * Ethereum Foundation: * Researchers [Carl Beekhuizen](https://x.com/CarlBeek/status/2056379557889143042) & [Julian Ma](https://x.com/_julianma/status/2056391635731128763) leaving EF * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.3 average, 0.1 \- 12.1 (12.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,081 \- $2,253 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.028 (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 * [Blocknative joined Deloitte](https://www.blocknative.com/), API services & Gas Network winding down June 19 ### Applications * DeFi United (effort to restore rsETH backing): * [Aave](https://x.com/aave/status/2056049190841594179) WETH LTVs restored * Kelp: [rsETH protocol operations resumed](https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/2055307283647844495) & [consolidating supported networks](https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/2056054156306301425), bridge to mainnet before June 15 * [PunksMarket](https://punksmarket.app/about): CryptoPunks v1 tradable without wrapping via workaround * ETH.sh [migrate tokens](https://migrate.eth.sh/): batch migrate multiple tokens to a new address * [ENSvolution](https://www.ensvolution.xyz): view change history for an ENS name ### Developers * [ApeWorX collective](https://paragraph.com/@apeworx/introducing-the-apeworx-collective): nonprofit for Python dev tooling, web3.py & other Ethereum Foundation Python packages being moved to collective, ApeWorX LTD wound down and Ape (dev framework) & Silverback (bots) actively maintained * Nomic Foundation [Hardhat v3.5.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.5.0) (dev framework): adds EIP712 cheatcode support in Solidity Test, initialize projects by named template & templates updated to TypeScript 6 * revm [v108](https://github.com/bluealloy/revm/releases/tag/v108): additional Glamsterdam support (bal-devnet-7) * ETHGlobal hackathon [continuity track](https://x.com/kartiktalwar/status/2056398837552730256): hack on existing code, either extend open source or ship a new feature * Application layer standards (ERCs): * Revived [ERC1643](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1754/changes): Document management for security tokens * [ERC8262](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1747/changes): Zero-knowledge compliance oracle * [ERC8263](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1748/changes): Onchain proof layer for AI agents * [ERC8264](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1752/changes): AI agent memory access rights * [ERC8265](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1753/changes): Prepared transaction envelope * [ERC8267](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1757/changes): Agent identity, capability & reputation ### Security * LayerZero [Kelp $292M exploit post-mortem](https://layerzero.network/blog/layerzero-labs-kelpdao-incident-report): Kelp used 1/1 DVN, LayerZero Labs developer socially engineered into cloning malicious repo, session keys harvested, two internal RPC nodes poisoned & DoS attack on external RPC * Blockchain security standards council [contract security standard v1](https://specs.blockchainssc.org/scs/v1.html): chain agnostic guidance for developers & framework to evaluate security posture ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#237](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/237) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [EIP7904](https://forkcast.org/eips/7904) compute gas cost increase, likely not needed once benchmarks confirmed as clients performing at 100M gas/sec target * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Non-headliners proposed for inclusion: * [EIP8188](https://forkcast.org/eips/8188) state tiering by write age; [presentation](https://weiihann.github.io/20260521-eip8188-acd/) * [EIP8182](https://forkcast.org/eips/8182) private ETH & ERC20 transfers; [presentation](https://github.com/0xFacet/eip-8182-reference-implementation/blob/main/EIP-8182-ACDE.pdf) * [EIP4758](https://forkcast.org/eips/4758) deactivate SELFDESTRUCT #### All Core Devs \- Testing (ACDT) [\#80](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/080) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [EIP7954](https://forkcast.org/eips/7954) increase maximum contract size, updated to 64KiB * Engine API SSZ proposals discussion ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [bal-devnet-7](https://bal-devnet-7.ethpandaops.io/) & [glamsterdam-devnet-4](https://glamsterdam-devnet-4.ethpandaops.io/) launched * Terence: [ePBS scaling impact](https://terencechain.com/writing/epbs-changes-how-ethereum-scales/), separates deadlines giving execution payload & blobs more time to propagate and be verified * Toni Wahrstätter: [Block-level Access Lists explainer](https://x.com/nero_eth/status/2057027628788269457) * Consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.8](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.8) * [Consensus-specs implementations](https://stefanbratanov.github.io/consensus-specs-browser/): maps specs to client code, based on ethspecify maintained by clients * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * FOCIL breakout [\#34](https://x.com/jih2nn/status/2057381877615583508): agreed to disable enforcement during non-finality, hegotá-devnet-0 tentatively planned after glamsterdam-devnet-4 stable * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8266](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11692/changes): Expiring nonces for frame transactions * [EIP8268](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11716/changes): Storage roots in block access lists ### Staking * ethPandaOps [The Lab: validator report](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/validator-report/), analyze validator performance including attestation correctness, sync committee participation & balance history * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~54% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 21.7% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 896k active (target 128k), 13k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * ChainSafe [Lodestar v1.43.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.43.0) (recommended): fixes for self rate-limiting & block-import performance, Glamsterdam upgrade prep and tools changed to pnpm v11 * Execution layer: * Lambda [Ethrex v13.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v13.0.0): hardens RPC defaults and Glamsterdam upgrade prep (bal-devnet-6 & eth/71) ### Layer 2 * L2Beat: * [Token frameworks](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2057474397477220419) (dashboard): cross-chain transfers by volume, quantity & tokens by volume * [Lighter](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2056731750378684898) (perp DEX L2) ZK circuits regenerated from sources * Winding down: [Zero Network](https://x.com/zerodotnetwork/status/2057529610628128917?s=20) (bridge off by July 31), [Everclear](https://x.com/EverclearOrg/status/2057488000003477886) (formerly Connext) and [Syndicate Labs](https://x.com/syndicateio/status/2057291537860706672) ### Regulation * President Trump [fintech executive order](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-integrates-financial-technology-innovation-into-regulatory-frameworks/) directs regulators to review non-bank access to Reserve Bank payment accounts * US Fed [payment accounts](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20260520a.htm) proposal for non-banks to clear & settle, but without intraday credit, discount window or interest * US SEC [rescinds no-deny policy](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-45-sec-rescinds-policy-regarding-denials-settlements-enforcement-actions) which prevented denials of allegations in order to settle ### General * Privacy Stewards of Ethereum (PSE) [private transfers dashboard](https://pse.dev/blog/announcing-private-transfers-dashboard), 11 protocols compared across privacy, cost, UX, decentralization, compliance, verifiability, state & composability * Vitalik: [formal verification](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2026/05/18/fv.html) explainer * THORChain [$10.7M exploit](https://thorchain.org/blog/thorchain-exploit-report-1), node operator reconstructed private key via vulnerability in GG20 implementation * Verus [\~$11M bridge exploit](https://x.com/VerusCoin/status/2056829444124213652), exploiter returned 75% & kept [25% as a bounty](https://x.com/VerusCoin/status/2057465214975492358) * MAP Protocol [unauthorized MAPO minting](https://medium.com/@mapprotocolofficial/official-statement-regarding-the-mapo-security-incident-c80f6002593f) via Butter Bridge abi.encodePacked hash collision --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-24/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-24/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-24.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-24.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #23 Date: 2026-05-15 Clear signing, CLARITY Act advanced out of Senate Banking committee, Ben Edgington fast finality plan ### Ecosystem * [Clear signing](https://clearsigning.org/), display human readable descriptions of what a transaction will do: * [Working group](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/05/12/clear-signing-announcement) of wallet devs, security firms & EF trillion dollar security initiative * Ongoing work: [registry](https://github.com/ethereum/clear-signing-erc7730-registry#readme) of [ERC7730](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7730) descriptors, [ERC8176](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1576/changes) attestation framework for security reviewers to verify descriptors & developer tooling * Sourcify: [clear signing playground](https://clear-signing.sourcify.dev/) * Guide to [add clear signing for a protocol](https://ethereum.org/developers/tutorials/clear-signing) * Cyfrin [ERC8213](https://erc8213.eth.limo/): single 32-byte hash of calldata for protocols not yet in clear signing registry and air gapped hardware wallets * Ethereum Foundation: * [Protocol cluster](https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/05/11/protocol-update-may-26) new leads: Will Corcoran, Kev Wedderburn & Fredrik * Former leads: [Barnabé](https://x.com/barnabemonnot/status/2053914533211558331) leaving EF & Alex Stokes on sabbatical * [Devcon 8 tickets](https://x.com/EFDevcon/status/2054202225560273305): student ticket applications open now, $349 early bird (ETH payment only) from May 20 & community discounts open in June * ETHPrague: * Conference [videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkCRcxMT8qhYK3Lk_VCNnFkO-GJGxDkRJ) * Hackathon [winners](https://ethprague2026.devfolio.co/projects?prizes=d020a7b9596d449d8808ecb0368109a7&prizes=83fdee2a433f485aae72305f78eb6fd0&prizes=4f60db55a4c840b6bc7bd7899a8359a8&prizes=602444fedb9f4166976c29080002c467&prizes=e027ad87b12f46809c956a68aa962fb6&prizes=bdefc407869c43dc9b7dbe46464fcf84&show_winners=false) from [64 projects](https://ethprague2026.devfolio.co/projects) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.5 average, 0.1 \- 11.7 (12.8 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,238 \- $2,374 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.028 (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 * JPMorgan launched second [tokenized money market fund](https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/institutional/about-us/media/press-releases/jp-morgan-asset-management-launches-second-tokenized-fund-on-ethereum/) (JLTXX) live on [mainnet](https://etherscan.io/address/0x09864f52B035AE22eE739dFa5c748fA080D07bD8) * BlackRock filed for two tokenized funds: [BlackRock select Treasury based liquidity fund](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97098/000119312526214958/d45978d485apos.htm) (mainnet) & [BlackRock daily reinvestment stablecoin reserve](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/844779/000119312526214946/d283147d485apos.htm) (multichain) * Enterprise Ethereum Alliance: * EEA privacy working group: [state of privacy for enterprise](https://entethalliance.github.io/wg-privacy/privacy-report.html) * [EEA staking portion of treasury](https://entethalliance.org/eea-treasury-deployment-ethereum-native-staking-infrastructure/) via Lido * Cyfrin Updraft [Ethereum enterprise](https://updraft.cyfrin.io/courses/ethereum-enterprise) course, 38 lessons, 4 hours, beginner friendly ### Applications * DeFi United (effort to restore rsETH backing): * [Kelp](https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/2054977337264144768) rsETH withdrawals live & [Aave](https://x.com/aave/status/2054989148159873499) rsETH unpaused enabling withdrawals * [Restraining notice modified](https://x.com/aave/status/2053929783944192327) to permit transfer of frozen ETH to Aave LLC * [LayerZero](https://x.com/LayerZero_Core/status/2052876712653013173): apology, recommendations, trust & liveness assumptions and past instance of multi sig signer used for personal trade * Fileverse [ddocs](https://x.com/fileverse/status/2052767141611327505): adds suggestion mode * [Gitcoin](https://gitcoin.co/case-studies/from-one-off-rounds-to-ongoing-impact-gitcoin-s-new-sustainable-funding-model) deploying $1M into Octant v2 vault, matched by Octant, yield to be used to fund campaign * Privacy Stewards of Ethereum (PSE): [private transfers user research](https://pse.dev/blog/private-transfers-engineering-user-research) ### Developers * Vyper (language): * [v0.5.0a1](https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/releases/tag/v0.5.0a1) (alpha): adds abstract methods * [Vyper-HOL](https://github.com/verifereum/vyper-hol#readme): machine-checked formal semantics for Vyper in HOL4 * Plank [v0.1.1](https://github.com/plankevm/plank-monorepo/releases/tag/v0.1.1) (language): adds ecrecover, sha256, ripemd160 & modexp precompiles, addr & bytes32 types and experimental optional Sonatina backend (used by Fe) * [Tamago](https://github.com/Bacon-labs/tamago#readme) (Verity contract library): formally verified sqrt, cbrt, log10 & log256 and ERC4626 vault * Ape [v0.8.50](https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape/releases/tag/v0.8.50) (dev framework): adds improved cache control for contract types, Aragon proxy detection & Ape to Brownie guide * Leo Alt: [provably safe optimizations](https://leonardoalt.github.io/provably-safe-optimizations), Claude optimized assembly proved in Lean * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8260](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1735/changes): Dive log ### Agents * x402 [batch settlement](https://www.x402.org/writing/x402-batch-settlement): escrow funds, pay with vouchers & settle onchain in bulk * [Circle agent stack](https://www.circle.com/blog/introducing-circle-agent-stack-financial-infrastructure-for-the-agentic-economy): wallets, marketplace, CLI, nanopayments & skills ### Security * [Punk 5032 stolen](https://x.com/0xQuit/status/2054361635486318627) via open approval * Josselin Feist: [security is a leadership problem](https://seceureka.com/blog/leadership) * [Code4rena](https://x.com/code4rena/status/2054492081876324458) winding down ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#178](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/178) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-7 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-7)) & glamsterdam-devnet-4 targeting next week * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Non-headliners proposed for inclusion: * Attestation propagation redesign * [EIP8025](https://forkcast.org/eips/8025) optional execution proofs; [presentation](https://frisitano.github.io/slides/presentations/eip8025-acdc-proposal-2026-05-14/index.html); enshrine in future upgrade #### All Core Devs \- Testing (ACDT) [\#79](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/079) ### Layer 1 * Ben Edgington: [upgrading finality \#1](https://consensus.ethereum.foundation/blog/upgrading-finality-edition-1) * Challenge: reduce time to finality from \~1000s to \~10s (100x speedup) * Fast finality plan: decouple finality from slot by slot fork choice (potentially as headliner for upgrade after Hegotá), then incrementally speedup, ideally without excluding home stakers & staking from remote locations * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * Glamsterdam repricings [\#7](https://forkcast.org/calls/price/007) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8261](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11644/changes): Gas limit schedule ### Research * [Adversarial procurement in blockchains](https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05559), optimal mechanism is single random node as primary worker, with a committee as a fallback ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~54% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 21.7% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 899k active (target 128k), 13k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Lido [consolidating curated validators on Hoodi testnet](https://x.com/d_gusakov/status/2054956970575118462), targeting mainnet in August, consolidating \~240k 0x01 validators to \~4k 0x02 validators * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Status [Nimbus v26.5.0](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v26.5.0) (medium): improves performance & execution client compatibility * Execution layer: * LF Decentralized Trust [Besu 26.5.0](https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/releases/tag/26.5.0): Glamsterdam upgrade prep, log4j CVEs patched & Bonsai archive users will need full resync * [Erigon v3.4.1](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.4.1): segfault fix * Ethereum Foundation [Geth v1.17.3](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.3) (maintenance): eth/70 (partial block receipt lists) live, Glamsterdam upgrade prep & debug\_trace structLog (opcode) tracer follows client-wide spec * Lambda [ethrex v12.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v12.0.0) (recommended): faster snap-sync ingest & adds debug\_trace prestateTracer ### Layer 2 * [Ronin](https://blog.roninchain.com/p/ronin-is-home) (game focused chain) migrated to a Layer 2 (OP Stack) * Optimism [stake based transaction ordering experiment](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2052809949093449960) on Sepolia testnet phase 2: adds stake-weighted multiplier ### Regulation * US crypto market structure legislation (CLARITY Act): [advanced out of Senate Banking committee](https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/chairman-scott-senate-banking-committee-advance-clarity-act-in-historic-bipartisan-vote) by 15-9 vote * US DOJ: [three indicted on robbery, kidnapping & conspiracy charges](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/three-tennessee-men-indicted-robbery-kidnapping-and-conspiracy-charges-related-6) related to $6M crypto robberies in Bay Area & LA ### General * pcaversaccio: [zipped repo attack](https://x.com/pcaversaccio/status/2054150512635953505), once unzipped, git checkout/commit executes malicious hooks * [TanStack](https://tanstack.com/blog/npm-supply-chain-compromise-postmortem) npm supply chain attack via pull\_request\_target \+ GitHub Actions cache poisoning \+ OIDC token extraction * Claude [recovered encrypted wallet](https://x.com/cprkrn/status/2054586810475364536) using previous backup \+ password on old computer, after attempting brute force & password searches on multiple devices --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-23/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-23/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-23.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-23.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #22 Date: 2026-05-08 200M+ gas limit target post-Glamsterdam, 25M blocks on mainnet, Arbitrum DAO voted to release frozen ETH ### Ecosystem * [Soldøgn interop](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/05/02/soldogn-interop-recap) recap, core protocol contributors met in Svalbard for a week focused on Glamsterdam upgrade: * 200M+ gas limit target post-Glamsterdam upgrade * ePBS implementations running with external builders * [EIP8037](https://forkcast.org/eips/8037) state creation gas cost increase: changed from being dynamic to a fixed cost per state byte * [Tim Beiko](https://hackmd.io/@nixorokish/svalbard-closing-summary#8-Closing-Remarks) finished work on L1 R\&D * Alex Stokes on 3 month sabbatical, Pari covering ACDC moderation * [25M blocks](https://etherscan.io/block/25000000) on mainnet * Ethereum Foundation: * Ethereum Protocol Fellowship [cohort 7 intro town hall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDBWizEOCE4&t=13s) (video), apply by May 13 * [EF sold 10k ETH to Bitmine](https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2050260388046836177) for average price of $2,292.15 * ETHGlobal [Open Agents finalists](https://x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2052071600389071049) from [468 hackathon projects](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=openagents) * Thomas Jay Rush: [you say you want a revolution](https://revolution.stonylanepress.com/) (book), collection of 75 essays * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.5 average, 0.1 \- 22 (12.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,274 \- $2,411 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.029 (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 * Morgan Stanley [E\*Trade](https://x.com/etrade/status/2052186628622328106) ETH trading rolling out * [Bitwise Asset Management](https://superstate.com/newsroom/bitwise-to-manage-uscc-as-superstate-fundos-grows) to manage USCC (formerly Superstate’s crypto carry fund) ### Applications * DeFi United (effort to restore rsETH backing): * [Arbitrum DAO voted](https://snapshot.org/#/s:arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0xb32581468bece42245fa267ea86156a621ae77f61bb866118189b5d50155b051) to release frozen ETH * Aave LLC filed to [vacate restraining notice](https://x.com/aave/status/2051329772190347560) that attempts to seize frozen ETH * Aave: [attacker rsETH positions liquidated](https://x.com/aave/status/2052100832834036187) on mainnet & Arbitrum * Alchemix [v3](https://alchemixfi.medium.com/introducing-alchemix-v3-037a2ed26ab6) caps raised * [Slow](https://x.com/src_co_/status/2050231747623915793): reversible payments (during time delay) for ETH/ERC20, live on mainnet * BasePaint (daily shared NFT canvas): [1000 days](https://x.com/basepaint_xyz/status/2051707796626845971) of painting ### Developers * Solidity (language): [pattern matching over algebraic data types](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2026/05/05/pattern-matching-in-core-solidity/) planned for Core Solidity * Fe (language) [Bountiful](https://bountiful.fe-lang.org/) (bug bounty platform): 0.25 ETH claimable per challenge for finding a bug in the compiler, challenge contract or registry * Growthepie (dashboard): [total value secured by language](https://www.growthepie.com/quick-bites/compiler-tvs) in top 1000 contracts * Sourcify (verification) [migrate to v2](https://x.com/SourcifyEth/status/2051982425169731932) before July 7, legacy v1 API brownouts * [ApeShift](https://github.com/vinod820/apeshift#readme) (tool): migrate projects from Brownie to Ape * [Tama](https://x.com/boredGenius/status/2051829627413582319) (dev framework): Verity contracts consist of formal specification, implementation & proof (implementation matches specification) * Leo Alt [evm-smith](https://leonardoalt.github.io/evm-smith): Claude written assembly & Lean proofs, minimal wrapped-ETH clone * Optimism [actions](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2050236891245461605) (TypeScript SDK): modules to integrate DeFi into applications, adds lend, swap & wallet support * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8248](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1715/changes): Keyed transfer with authorization * [ERC8249](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1716/changes): Generic relayer architecture for smart accounts * [ERC8251](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1719/changes): Agent compliance * [ERC8255](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8255): Expiring token approvals * [ERC8257](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1723/changes): Agent tool registry * [ERC8258](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1729/changes): Token safety score * [ERC8259](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1730/changes): AI agent identity & threat registry ### Agents * [Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/agents-that-transact-introducing-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-payments-built-with-coinbase-and-stripe/) preview, uses Coinbase or Stripe Privy wallets and x402 * PSE: [anonymous credentials for trustless agents](https://ethresear.ch/t/anonymous-credentials-for-trustless-agents-acta/24797), proposal for composable privacy layer above ERC8004 ### Security * TrustedVolumes (liquidity provider) [\~$6.7M exploit](https://x.com/trustedvolumes/status/2052235435292910005) * Ekubo (DEX) [swap router contract exploit](https://x.com/EkuboProtocol/status/2051754481465856038) on mainnet & Arbitrum * SmartCredit (lending) [26 ETH exploit](https://x.com/smartcredit_io/status/2051361795789496337) * Chaos Labs [operational wallets attacked](https://x.com/omeragoldberg/status/2052500464370123195), keys rotated * Rekt security summit [war room report](https://github.com/RektHQ/Reports/blob/main/Rekt_Security_Summit_War_Room_Report.pdf) ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#236](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/236) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-7 targeting next week, last planned execution layer devnet * [glamsterdam-devnet-3](https://glamsterdam-devnet-3.ethpandaops.io/) launched * Proposed for inclusion: * [EIP8252](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11601/changes) execution layer reorg state retention window * [EIP8254](https://forkcast.org/eips/8254) cap deposit requests per block * Considered for inclusion: * [EIP8246](https://forkcast.org/eips/8246) remove SELFDESTRUCT burn; [usage analysis](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/can-we-completely-remove-selfdestruct/28464) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Non-headliners proposed for inclusion: * [EIP7709](https://forkcast.org/eips/7709) read BLOCKHASH from storage & update cost; [presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1raEGijf92cUBeCGeTzQusItvIVUAjRcLzzlXtgL9jcU/edit?slide=id.g3d4d691568a_0_0#slide=id.g3d4d691568a_0_0) * [EIP8253](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11605) remove pre-Spurious-Dragon accounts ### Layer 1 * [Ethspectoor](https://ethspectoor.com/): spec data explorer (consensus, execution, builder, relay, beacon APIs, execution APIs & remote signing); static explorer & MCP * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8246](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8246): Remove SELFDESTRUCT burn * [EIP8247](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11595/changes): Ancestor-indexed BALs * [EIP8250](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11598/changes): Keyed nonces for Frame transactions (Vitalik [explainer](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2051675198068330996)) * [EIP8252](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11601/changes): Execution-layer reorg state retention window * [EIP8253](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11605/changes): Remove pre-Spurious-Dragon accounts * [EIP8254](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11607/changes): Cap deposit requests per block * [EIP8256](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11610/changes): Blob streaming ### Staking * ethStaker [deposit CLI v1.3.0](https://github.com/ethstaker/ethstaker-deposit-cli/releases/tag/v1.3.0): adds easier mnemonic creation, improved keystore validation and support for partial deposits, Hoodi testnet & Python 3.14 * Lido: [optimizing validator exits](https://blog.lido.fi/exiting-7k-validators-a-case-study-in-optimizing-ethereum-validator-exits/) (7k validator case study), minimize staking reward loss via coordinated voluntary exits, batch execution & sweep-cycle-aware timing * Serenita [Vero v1.4.0](https://github.com/serenita-org/vero/releases/tag/v1.4.0) (multi-node validator client): block proposal improvements (using Rust & SSZ encoding) and new CLI flags * Sigma Prime [Anchor](https://research.lido.fi/t/ssv-anchor-client-on-hoodi-testnet-performance-update/11537) (SSV client): considered viable option for Lido SSV-based setups * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~53% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 21.8% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 898k active (target 128k), 12k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Execution layer: * Lambda [ethrex v11.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v11.0.0): 12-15% sync-throughput improvement on full sync * [Nethermind 1.37.2](https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind/releases/tag/1.37.2) (recommended): fixes healthcheck & archive invalid block issues in 1.37.1 ### Layer 2 * Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust [Lineth](https://www.lfdecentralizedtrust.org/blog/announcing-lineth-a-production-grade-zk-rollup-stack-joins-linux-foundation-decentralized-trust) (Linea Stack): joining as incubating project * [ZKsync Lite](https://x.com/zksync/status/2051210912141295768) sunset, block production stopped * L2Beat [Stages for Validiums & Optimiums](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2051984164161827188), all currently at Stage 0 * Luca Donno (L2Beat) [native proof verification](https://ethresear.ch/t/native-proof-verification/24798), proposal to derisk & simplify L2 bridges ### Regulation * US crypto market structure legislation (Clarity act): [bipartisan compromise on yield](https://x.com/SenThomTillis/status/2051464145384489270), prohibits stablecoin rewards from resembling deposit interest but allows other forms of rewards ### General * a16z crypto [fund 5](https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/fund-5) raised $2.2B * Coinbase [downsizing by \~14%](https://www.coinbase.com/blog/building-a-leaner-and-faster-coinbase) due to the market & AI * [DL News](https://www.dlnews.com/articles/people-culture/dl-news-is-closing/) closing --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-22/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-22/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-22.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-22.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #21 Date: 2026-05-01 DeFi United technical implementation plan to restore rsETH backing, Solidity 0.8.35, Status Network merging into Linea stack ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * Ethereum Protocol Fellowship [cohort 7](https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/04/30/epf-7): for developers aspiring to work on the protocol, clients, research & tooling; June \- mid November, apply by May 13 * EF Ecosystem Support Program [Q1 allocations](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/04/29/allocation-q1-26), 57 projects shared $9.9M * [EF sold 10k ETH to Bitmine](https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2047685166966161659) for average price of $2,387 * William Mougayar: [Ethereum page](https://ethereumpage.com/), covers EF resources, community knowledge bases, white papers & teams building * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 1 average, 0.1 \- 15 (12.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 18k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,232 \- $2,395 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5.2% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.030 (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 * [Visa global stablecoin settlement pilot](https://investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2026/Visa-Accelerates-Stablecoin-Momentum-Adding-Five-Blockchains-for-Settlement/default.aspx) adding Base * [Coinbase Asset Management](https://www.coinbase.com/en-au/blog/coinbase-asset-management-launches-digital-credit-strategy-with-tokenized-shareclass) launching digital credit strategy on mainnet & Base ### Applications * DeFi United (effort to restore rsETH backing): [technical implementation plan](https://x.com/aave/status/2048958367658332413) * Kelp [bridging changes](https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/2049499708406800777): 4/4 DVN (Decentralized Verifier Networks) setup, block confirmations raised to 64 (from 42\) & L2 to L2 routes deprecated * [Synthetix](https://x.com/synthetix/status/2048902511386636778) open to the public, live on mainnet * Etherscan [hide low value transactions](https://x.com/etherscan/status/2049090067717865689) (under $0.01), beta * [NeoMist](https://neomist.eth.link) (desktop app): browse .eth/.wei sites, macOS & Linux, uses Helios light client & local IPFS node/proxy * Reminder: [check when your ENS names expire](https://x.com/katherinewu/status/2048934957901300011) * [Forgotten ETH](https://forgotteneth.com/): check for reclaimable ETH on old DEXes, NFTs, ICO escrows, ENS deed deposits & DAO refunds * [Ethereum Applications Guild](https://x.com/EthAppsGuild/status/2049386706403725749): organization to support application ecosystem, funded by membership & staking reward contributions ### Developers * Solidity [0.8.35](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2026/04/29/solidity-0.8.35-release-announcement/) (language): adds erc7201 (first comptime builtin), experimental flag to enable in-development features, experimental SSA-form control-flow graph code generator (address stack too deep & compilation speed in IR pipeline long term) and deprecation warnings for upcoming Solidity 0.9.0 keywords * Fe [v26.1.0](https://github.com/argotorg/fe/releases/tag/v26.1.0) (language): adds compile-time assertions, Solidity compatible errors & panics and expands const fn evaluation * Plank [v0.1](https://github.com/plankevm/plank-monorepo/releases/tag/v0.1.0) (language): compiler, if/while control flow, variables/functions, modules/imports, compile time evaluation, reflection/type introspection and Sensei IR * Foundry (dev framework): * Foundry [v1.7.0](https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/v1.7.0): parallelized stateless fuzzing, invariant optimization mode, Osaka default EVM version, browser wallet support for forge & cast and immutable releases * forge-std [v1.16.1](https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std/releases/tag/v1.16.1) (helpers): supports Solidity 0.8.35, changed error to err to avoid compiler warnings for upcoming keywords * [Extruder](https://github.com/stompgg/extruder#readme) (transpiler): convert Solidity into TypeScript, experimental * [Recursive calldata decoder](https://recdec.eth.limo): supports multicalls, batched transactions & nested calls * Walletbeat: [wallet test playground](https://beta.walletbeat.eth.limo/test/) * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8241](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1706/changes): Protocol control disclosure * [ERC8242](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1634/changes): H3 spatial identity extension for onchain agents * [ERC8244](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1712/changes): Contract-hosted application HTML * [ERC8245](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1713/changes): Permissioned vault registrar ### Agents * Circle Gateway [nanopayments](https://www.circle.com/blog/nanopayments-powered-by-circle-gateway-is-now-live-on-mainnet): gas free USDC transfers, live on mainnet & select L2s * OKX [agent payments protocol](https://x.com/okx/status/2049488929448218760): quoting, escrow, metering, settlement & dispute handling ### Security * Wasabi Protocol \~[$5.5M exploit](https://x.com/peckshield/status/2049808660033892813) via compromised deployer key * Syndicate \~[$380k exploit](https://x.com/syndicateio/status/2049866027106963905), two bridge contracts upgraded via compromised private key ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [bal-devnet-6](https://bal-devnet-6.ethpandaops.io/): launched * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8243](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11589/changes): Batching attestations at source ### Staking * [ethsync](https://ethsync.wtf/): sync committee visualization & light client verification * [eth-valctl](https://github.com/telekom-mms/eth-valctl#readme): CLI for managing validators via execution layer requests * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~53% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking market share](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 22.4% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 905k active ([target 128k](https://x.com/EFprotocol/status/2048763852771168379)), 12k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Execution layer: * [Erigon v3.4.0](https://erigon.tech/blog/erigon-3-4-built-for-production-stability/): chaindata 4x smaller, faster startup, new RPC methods, more resilient consensus layer & native MCP server * [Nethermind 1.37.1](https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind/releases/tag/1.37.1): Flat DB opt-in, RocksDB snapshots, Block-level Access Lists, zkEVM groundwork, eth/69 default & eth/70 * Paradigm [Reth v2.2.0](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v2.2.0) (medium): Block-level Access Lists groundwork, Discv5 enabled by default, adds snap/2 wire helpers & bounds P2P transaction manager memory footprint ### Layer 2 * [Status Network](https://x.com/StatusL2/status/2049919772846944420) merging into Linea stack, not launching as standalone L2, gasless execution planned as optional feature on Linea stack * Sunnyside Labs [privacy boost](https://www.privacyboost.io/resources/blog/privacy-boost-startale-soneium) live on Soneium (OP Stack), Startale app integration targeting June * L2Beat [Stage 1 minimum challenge period](https://forum.l2beat.com/t/stage-1-update-minimum-challenge-period-reduction-from-7d-to-5d/425) for optimistic rollups changing to 5 days (previously 7 days) ### Regulation * [SBF](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590939/gov.uscourts.nysd.590939.595.0.pdf) motion for a new trial denied ### General * Security Alliance (SEAL): [beware cold reachouts](https://radar.securityalliance.org/beware-of-cold-reachouts-infostealer-malware-campaigns-targeting-crypto/), malware campaigns targeting crypto * [Protocol Institute](https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/p/introducing-the-protocol-institute): successor to Summer of Protocols --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-21/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-21/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-21.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-21.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #20 Date: 2026-04-24 Etherealize: ETH is productive money, DeFi united effort to restore rsETH backing, Arbitrum security council froze exploiter ETH ### Ecosystem * Etherealize: [ETH is productive money](https://www.productivemoney.org/), compounds without counterparty risk, better money than gold & Bitcoin, $250k long term price target * Ethereum Foundation: * EF Ecosystem Support Program: [Glamsterdam upgrade grants round](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/applicants/wishlist/glamsterdam-round) * Road to Devcon 8 [academic program](https://devcon.org/en/academic-program/), up to $300 grants per event & free or discounted Devcon tickets * Ethereum Protocol Fellowship [cohort 6 recap](https://ps.ethereum.foundation/blog/epf6-recap) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 1.2 average, 0 \- 14 (12.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 18k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,265 \- $2,451 (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/): 0.030 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) Join us next week for the April MetaMask Community Call. We'll cover: * How to build trustful agents * The latest MetaMask Connect updates * x402 \+ Advanced Permissions Thursday, April 30, 11:30 AM ET [RSVP](https://luma.com/1fuu6ncn) --- ### Enterprise * World ID [4.0](https://world.org/blog/announcements/world-id-full-stack-proof-of-human) (proof of human): teaming up with Vercel, Okta, Zoom, Docusign & Tinder * [WalletConnect Pay integrates with iMin](https://walletconnect.com/blog/walletconnect-pay-integrates-with-imin) (Android POS terminals in 100+ countries) ### Applications * Apoorv [dapp3.eth](https://dapp3.eth.limo/) (browser extension): ENS websites via Helios light client & local IPFS node * [Nouns DAO voted](https://nouns.wtf/vote/955) to set auction reserve price to 2.8 ETH * Shutter [perpetual endowment network](https://blog.shutter.network/introducing-the-perpetual-endowment-network-pen/) (PEN): proposal for DAO alternative, quarterly voting on yield distribution, soulbound voting seats * [Stomp](https://x.com/0xmons/status/2046636270768759246) (game): monster battle, turn-based, 1v1 ### Developers * [OpenZeppelin Contracts CLI](https://www.openzeppelin.com/news/introducing-openzeppelin-contracts-cli): generate contracts using OpenZeppelin contract libraries * Foundry (dev framework): * Forge-std [v1.16.0](https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std/releases/tag/v1.16.0) (helpers): adds expectAndMockCall, console.table & currentFilePath * [Weiroll](https://github.com/weiroll/weiroll#readme) (operation-chaining/scripting language) migrated to Foundry * Backseats [wagmi-swift](https://github.com/backseats/wagmi-swift#readme) & [viem-swift](https://github.com/backseats/viem-swift#readme) (client libraries): wagmi/viem ported to Swift * ZeroDev [Omni SDK](https://zerodev.app/blogs/build-once-deploy-everywhere-introducing-the-zerodev-omni-sdk) (ERC4337 SDK): written in Zig, native Swift binding, alpha * Ross: [Onchain html example](https://x.com/z0r0zzz/status/2046580373543645202), html app returned by a contract * [Onchain html-registry](https://github.com/ndavd/html-registry#readme): singleton to store/retrieve versioned html * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8236](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1693/changes): Deferred-settlement fungible tokens * Revived [ERC1404](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1701/changes): Simple restricted token * [ERC8238](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1703/changes): Coercion-resistant vault * [ERC8239](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1704/changes): Agent skill registry * [ERC8240](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1705/changes): Trust infrastructure for agents & assets ### Security * [Kelp](https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/2046332070277091807) \~$292M exploit on April 18, rsETH drained from bridging adapter via forged crosschain message, 1/1 DVN (Decentralized Verifier Networks) setup, subsequent attempt for \~$95M was mitigated * [LayerZero](https://x.com/LayerZero_Core/status/2046081551574983137): quorum of RPCs LayerZero Labs DVN relied upon were compromised (2 RPCs compromised, DDoS attacks on uncompromised RPCs) * [Arbitrum security council](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-emergency-action-21-04-2026/30803) froze 30,766 ETH held by exploiter on Arbitrum One * [DeFi united](https://x.com/KelpDAO/status/2047599909692727799): coordinated relief effort to restore rsETH backing * eth.limo [DNS hijack](https://x.com/eth_limo/status/2045552916157563148) post-mortem, [EasyDNS](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/04/18/we-screwed-up-and-we-own-it-the-eth-limo-shtshow-is-on-us/) account compromised via social engineering * Pashov [X-Ray](https://github.com/pashov/skills/tree/main/x-ray#readme): generates protocol overview, threat model, test gaps, Git history, readiness verdict, entry points, invariant map & architecture diagram * TheDAO Security Fund: [Ethereum Security quadratic funding round](https://qf.giveth.io/qf/ethereum-security) live on Giveth, 500 ETH matching pool, 2x impact for ETHSecurity badges ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#235](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/235) * [Nixo](https://x.com/nixorokish) co-leading All Core Devs going forward * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [bal-devnet-3](https://bal-devnet-3.ethpandaops.io/) running well, 100M gas limit * glamsterdam-devnet-0 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/glamsterdam-devnet-0)) targeting launch this week * [EIP8037](https://forkcast.org/eips/8037) state creation gas cost increase: complexity concerns * [Mascot needed](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/mascot-needed-for-glamsterdam-upgrade/26008), last call for suggestions * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Non-headliner EIPs Proposed for Inclusion: * [EIP8237](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11557/changes) independent CL/EL sync * [EIP8163](https://forkcast.org/eips/8163) reserve EXTENSION (0xae) opcode * [EIP7979](https://forkcast.org/eips/7979) call & return opcodes #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#78](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/078) ### Layer 1 * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * FOCIL breakout [\#33](https://x.com/jih2nn/status/2047230740417613987) * Native account abstraction breakout [\#1](https://forkcast.org/calls/aa/001) * Danno Ferrin: [EIP8141 Frame transaction \+ MAYO-2](https://x.com/shemnon/status/2046989990798971081) for post-quantum accounts, 180 byte signatures, store public keys in contracts * Consensus specs: * consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.5](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.5) * [eth-consensus-specs](https://pypi.org/project/eth-consensus-specs/) PyPI package * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * Jxom: [EIPs & ERCs explorer](https://eips.sh/) * Meta [EIP8235](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11545/changes): EIP tagging * [EIP8237](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11557/changes): Independent CL/EL sync ### Research * Maryam Bahrani & Mike Neuder: [capacity oracles](https://ethresear.ch/t/capacity-oracles/24716) ### Staking * Pintail: [staking ratio tipping point](https://pintail.xyz/posts/2026/staking-ratio/), one third of ETH is staked & ratio continues to grow, case for issuance curve adjustment * [Remote-signer-dirk-interop](https://github.com/jshufro/remote-signer-dirk-interop#readme): use Dirk with validator clients that support remote-signer API * Reminder: EthStaker [staking survey](https://stakinglandscape.limesurvey.net/398869) * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~53% (data may not be accurate) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.1% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 914k active (target 128k), 12k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Execution layer: * [Besu 26.4.0](https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/releases/tag/26.4.0): adds eth/70 partial block receipt lists, eth/71 block access list exchange & snap/2 block access list exchange, max blobs options, IPv6 dual stack support for DiscV5 & txpool RPCs * Lambda [ethrex v10.0.0](https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/releases/tag/v10.0.0): Glamsterdam upgrade prep, new P2P stack & snap sync hardening * Paradigm [Reth v2.1.0](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v2.1.0) (medium): migrate to v2 storage command without a full resync, alloy-evm fix for gas refunds for custom precompiles ### Layer 2 * Sunnyside Labs [privacy boost](https://www.privacyboost.io/resources/blog/introducing-privacy-boost): private transfers, live on OP Mainnet * Optimism: [op-geth](https://docs.optimism.io/notices/op-geth-deprecation) being deprecated May 31 * L2Beat [interoperability](https://l2beat.com/interop/summary): view volume, routes & transfers between chains ### Regulation * [US CFTC](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9217-26) charged Army service member with insider trading on Polymarket * [UK Financial Conduct Authority](https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-leads-first-crackdown-illegal-crypto-trading) (FCA): 8 premises suspected of peer-to-peer crypto trading issued with cease & desist letters ### General * Security Alliance (SEAL): [malicious Google Ads](https://radar.securityalliance.org/malicious-google-ads-targeting-crypto/) targeting crypto * [Vercel security incident](https://vercel.com/kb/bulletin/vercel-april-2026-security-incident), unauthorized access to internal systems * Firefox: [271 vulnerabilities fixed](https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-security-zero-day-vulnerabilities/), identified using Claude Mythos preview, no bugs that an elite human researcher couldn't have found * Succinct [ZCAM](https://blog.succinct.xyz/introducing-zcam/): iPhone camera app, photos can be verified that no pixels changed --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-20/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-20/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-20.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-20.md)* --- --- ## 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)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #19 Date: 2026-04-10 Roman Storm acquittal hearing, ETHGlobal Cannes hackathon finalists, EVM Now block explorer ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * Thomas Coratger (PQ team): [quantum threat & Ethereum roadmap](https://x.com/tcoratger/status/2040847594323100110) explainer * [EF swapped 5k ETH for stablecoins](https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2041878615625728167) to fund R\&D, grants & donations * ETHGlobal Cannes hackathon [finalists](https://x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2040805013937877297) from [266 projects](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=cannes2026) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.3 (12.8 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,028 \- $2,256 (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: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) [Advanced Permissions](https://metamask.io/news/introducing-advanced-permissions) allow users to grant scoped, time-bound access to a dapp or agent once. 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(June \- August) REP holders must migrate * Candide [Safe OpenSig](https://www.candide.dev/blog/opensig) (signer verification): local simulation & hardware screen emulation * [EVM Now](https://evm.now/about) (block explorer) on mainnet ### Developers * Etherscan [contract tab](https://x.com/etherscan/status/2042215592640565650): IDE-style code browser, open & edit in Blockscan/Remix * Hardhat-deploy (plugin) [contract deployment survey](https://tally.so/r/kdWRdZ) * revm [v106](https://github.com/bluealloy/revm/releases/tag/v106): additional Glamsterdam support (EIP8037 & bal-devnet-3) * [x402 upto](https://x.com/0xyoussea/status/2042286187956879447): authorize max amount & server settles actual amount at end of request * ERC8211 smart batching [info website](https://www.erc8211.com/) & [demo](https://demo.erc8211.com/) * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8216](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1645/changes): Slot-based equipment for ERC6551 accounts * [ERC8217](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1648/changes): Agent NFT identity bindings * [ERC8218](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1650/changes): Builder discovery * [ERC8220](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1656/changes): Onchain AI governance * [ERC8221](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1658/changes): Wallet title deeds ### Agents * Austin Griffith [ETHSkills](https://x.com/austingriffith/status/2042404028039250418): adds feedback mechanism ### Security * Denaria [$165k exploit](https://x.com/DenariaFinance/status/2042589690415427933) on Linea ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#234](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/234) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [bal-devnet-3](https://bal-devnet-3.ethpandaops.io/) launched * [epbs-devnet-1](https://epbs-devnet-1.ethpandaops.io/) multiple issues under investigation * glamsterdam-devnet-0 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/glamsterdam-devnet-0)) targeting next week if epbs-devnet-1 stable otherwise continue with separate execution & consensus layer devnets * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Non-headliner EIP proposals open * Account abstraction: * Native account abstraction discussions & breakout planned * [ERC8221 wallet title deeds](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YtKSHpSE8lUDDLOFyA6_c9sVxyBYavMPv-MrW6uFEOw/edit) presentation (NFT controlled smart account) * History pruning: minimum history retention period discussion (2 weeks \- 1 year) * Network upgrade [Scheduled for Inclusion clarification](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11475) proposal ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * Potuz: [finalized checkpoint guarantee in Gloas](https://www.potuz.net/posts/gloas-finalized/) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * FOCIL breakout [\#32](https://x.com/jih2nn/status/2041862068140437559) * Toni Wahrstätter: [txdelay](https://txdelay.xyz/), view how long transactions take to be included * Proximity prize: [open problems in list decoding & correlated agreement](https://x.com/GiacomoFenzi/status/2042257154535531008) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8219](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11495/changes): Checked arithmetic opcodes * [EIP8222](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11500/changes): Lean staking ### Research * Toni Wahrstätter: [EIP8142 Block-in-Blobs overview](https://ethresear.ch/t/blocks-are-dead-long-live-blobs/24611) ### 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: * Execution layer: * Paradigm [Reth v2](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2026/04/releasing-reth-2-0): 1.7 Gigagas/s performance, sparse trie cache, partial proofs, tiered storage & minimal mode; [Snapshot tool](https://snapshots.reth.rs): parallel streams, automatic resume & config generation ### Layer 2 * Reminder: Public Goods Network (PGN) shutting down, [claim funds](https://pgnclaim.vercel.app/) before April 20 ### Regulation * Roman Storm: [acquittal hearing](https://x.com/theragetech/status/2042295965487444304) * [Free Roman Storm](https://freeromanstorm.com/) campaign * White House Council of Economic Advisers: [stablecoin yield prohibition](https://www.whitehouse.gov/research/2026/04/effects-of-stablecoin-yield-prohibition-on-bank-lending/) would do little to protect bank lending, while forgoing consumer benefits * Paradigm [GENIUS Act rulemaking tracker](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2026/04/an-interactive-guide-to-genius-implementation) * Bank of Canada: [DeFi lending report](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/04/staff-analytical-paper-2026-13/), study of lending on Aave v3 * [Hong Kong Monetary Authority](https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/news-and-media/press-releases/2026/04/20260410-4/): Anchorpoint (Standard Chartered joint venture) & HSBC granted stablecoin issuer licences ### General * Drift (Solana) [$285M exploit background](https://x.com/DriftProtocol/status/2040611161121370409), attackers met team in person at conferences over 6 months & deposited $1M * Awaken Tax (crypto tax tool) [unauthorized activity](https://accrue.notion.site/awaken-security-april), be alert for social engineering * Security Alliance (SEAL): [DPRK fake Microsoft Teams & Zoom calls](https://radar.securityalliance.org/advisory-on-dprk-unc1069-fake-microsoft-teams-and-zoom-calls/) * Anthropic [Claude Mythos preview cybersecurity capabilities](https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/) --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-19/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-19/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-19.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-19.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #18 Date: 2026-04-03 Quantum breakthrough papers, Aave v4, Aztec alpha ### Ecosystem * Justin Drake: [quantum breakthrough papers](https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2038847732152996108) improve Shor's algorithm, \~10% chance of q-day by 2032 * [Google Quantum AI](https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.28846): estimates breaking secp256k1 curve with \~1.5k logical qubits, circuits can execute in minutes on \~500k physical qubits, zk proof used to validate results without disclosing attack vectors * [Oratomic](https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.28627): execute with 10k reconfigurable atomic qubits * [Ethereum UX map](https://ethux.design/): user experience pain points, solutions & adoption * Road to Devcon 8 [ecosystem program](https://devcon.org/en/ecosystem-program/), up to $500 grants for meetups, activations, bootcamps, roundtables & academic collabs, wave 1 application deadline April 30 * Synthesis AI \+ human [hackathon winners](https://x.com/synthesis_md/status/2039980188323488054) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.9 (12.7 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,973 \- $2,159 (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 * [BNP Paribas](https://group.bnpparibas/en/press-release/bnp-paribas-expands-its-stock-exchange-offering-to-crypto-asset-etns) exchange offering in France expands to include ETH ETFs * [Franklin Templeton](https://investors.franklinresources.com/news-center/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Franklin-Templeton-Agrees-to-Acquire-Liquid-Strategies-from-CoinFund-Spinoff-Launches-Franklin-Crypto/default.aspx) launching Franklin Crypto, institutional-grade crypto investment management unit, acquires team & liquid crypto strategies from CoinFund spinoff ### Applications * [Aave v4](https://aave.com/blog/aave-v4-live-ethereum) live on mainnet with 3 liquidity hubs & Aave Pro dedicated interface * [DeFi Saver](https://blog.defisaver.com/aave-v4-is-now-live-on-defi-saver/) integrated Aave v4 * OpenCover [covered vaults](https://x.com/OpenCover/status/2039721567169483046): vault-native risk transfer primitive, fixed rate premiums streamed from yield while coverage is active * Safe [Safenet](https://safefoundation.org/blog/safe-launches-safenet-beta): guard verifies validators have attested that a transaction satisfies a set of security rules before execution, beta * [Ante Vaults](https://ante.org/blog/ante-vaults-is-live) live on mainnet & Base, time-based social recovery & inheritance, built on Safe * ScopeLift taking over operation of [Tally governance platform](https://x.com/ScopeLift/status/2039102450410434820) * Paragraph [publish.new](https://paragraph.com/@blog/your-work-paid-for-by-agents): digital goods marketplace ### Developers * Argot Collective [Fe 26](https://blog.fe-lang.org/posts/fe26-a-fresh-start/) (Rust-like language): rewrite with new compiler & type system, Sourcify support, not production ready * Nomic Foundation [Hardhat v3.3.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.3.0) (dev framework): execution tracing support for JavaScript integration tests & inline configuration per test for Solidity tests * Trail of Bits: * [Echidna v2.3.2](https://github.com/crytic/echidna/releases/tag/v2.3.2) (fuzzer): improved Foundry test support, coverage for contracts with immutables & factory contracts * [Mewt](https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/04/01/mutation-testing-for-the-agentic-era/) (mutation testing): language-agnostic, Solidity support, optimized for agents * [Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-is-launching-the-x402-foundation-and-welcoming-the-contribution-of-the-x402-protocol) launching x402 Foundation * Privacy Stewards of Ethereum (PSE) [OpenAC Studio](https://openac-flow-builder.vercel.app/): design tool for anonymous credential presentation flows, work in progress * Paul Miller noble-post-quantum [0.6.0](https://github.com/paulmillr/noble-post-quantum/releases/tag/0.6.0) (JavaScript library): adds Falcon support * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8210](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1632/changes): Agent assurance * [ERC8211](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1638/changes): Smart batching * [ERC8213](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1639/changes): Wallet signature & calldata digest display * [ERC8214](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1643/changes): Buy now pay later ### Agents * SpeedRun Ethereum [build prompts](https://speedrunethereum.com/build-prompts): project specs to scaffold apps using Scaffold-ETH 2 * Nethermind [DeFi skills](https://defi-skills.nethermind.io/): intent-based transaction builder, outputs unsigned transaction ### Security * Security Alliance (SEAL): [incident response template](https://frameworks.securityalliance.org/incident-management/incident-response-template/overview/) * CD Security [skills](https://github.com/CDSecurity/cdsecurity-skills#readme) (Claude Code): security review readiness check, scores test coverage, test quality, NatSpec, code hygiene, dependencies, best practices, deployment & docs ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#76](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/076) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-3 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-3)): targeting next week * glamsterdam-devnet-0 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/glamsterdam-devnet-0)): targeting April 15, includes block-level access lists & ePBS ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * epbs-devnet-1 ([Dora](https://dora.epbs-devnet-1.ethpandaops.io/) explorer) launched * Glamsterdam repricings [\#5](https://forkcast.org/calls/price/005) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * [EIP8198 Quick Slots](https://quickslots.info/) info website * Consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.4](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.4): PTC changes * Lightclient: [account abstraction link tree](https://hackmd.io/@matt/aa-link-tree), history of major contributions * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8208](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11462/changes): Increase maximum contract size to 64KiB * [EIP8209](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8209): Commit-reveal transaction frames * [EIP8212](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11467/changes): Block-scoped transient storage opcodes * [EIP8215](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11480/changes): Hash-committed account ### Research * [Decoupled consensus with Goldfish](https://ethresear.ch/t/unblocking-faster-finality-with-decoupled-consensus/24527), small randomly sampled committee for block production, finality pipeline runs in parallel, both pipelines can be optimized * [Sharded private information retrieval (PIR) design](https://ethresear.ch/t/sharded-pir-design-for-the-ethereum-state/24552): shard data & pair with PIR schemes ### Staking * Sigma Prime [Bombora](https://bombora.build/docs/getting-started) (builder) live * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~52% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.2% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 922k active (target 128k), 11k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Consensys [Teku 26.4.0](https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/26.4.0) (optional) * [Grandine 2.0.4](https://github.com/grandinetech/grandine/releases/tag/2.0.4) (high): security fixes & performance optimizations * Status [Nimbus v26.3.1](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v26.3.1) (medium): implements fast confirmation rule & improves column handling performance * Execution layer: * EF [Geth v1.17.2](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.2) (maintenance): critical fix for debug\_executionWitness data corruption & pre-Prague history pruning (reduce storage to \~500 GB) ### Layer 2 * [Aztec](https://aztec.network/blog/announcing-the-alpha-network) (privacy L2) live, alpha; [L2Beat](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2039332243680731188) Stage 1; Santiago Palladino: [first transaction](https://x.com/smpalladino/status/2038984084186161403) * Linea: * [yield boost](https://linea.build/blog/yield-boost-is-activated) rolling out, up to 60% of bridged ETH staked on mainnet via Lido v3 * [moving to RISC-V](https://linea.build/blog/linea-proved-the-evm-the-hard-way-heres-what-comes-next) * Luca Donno (L2Beat): [dispute explorer](https://disputes.slopo.net/), view fault dispute games, 121 contested so far * [Ethereum economic zone](https://x.com/etheconomiczone/status/2038271122907578375) (L1\<\>L2 framework): synchronous composable rollups, enables atomic crosschain execution ### Regulation * US CFTC [asserts prediction market jurisdiction](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9206-26), sues Arizona, Connecticut & Illinois * US Attorneys Office: [ten charged for alleged pump & dump schemes](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/ten-foreign-nationals-charged-international-operation-targeting-cryptocurrency-market) ### General * [Axios](https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/10636) npm supply chain attack via social engineering, two malicious versions published with remote access trojan * Vitalik: [self sovereign LLM setup](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2026/04/02/secure_llms.html), llama-server on NixOS Linux, pi as a wrapper, folders for personal notes & world knowledge and bubblewrap sandbox --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-18/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-18/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-18.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-18.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #17 Date: 2026-03-27 Frame transaction Considered for Inclusion for Hegotá, EthStaker staking survey, EF post-quantum website ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * [Post-quantum website](https://pq.ethereum.org/): overview, roadmap, resources, FAQ & research retreat * EF Platform team: [L1 \+ L2 relationship](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/03/23/l1-l2-ethereum) * [Institutional Ethereum forum](https://x.com/davwals/status/2036442507437867130) hosted by EF in NYC * [Ethereum.org v11](https://x.com/ethdotorg/status/2036898362037809213) (website): revamped gaming page, ETHSkills & increased translations * Synthesis AI \+ human hackathon [685 projects](https://synthesis.md/projects/) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.2 average, 0.0 \- 23.5 (12.6 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,990 \- $2,186 (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/): 0.030 (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 * [NYSE collaborating with Securitize](https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2026/New-York-Stock-Exchange-and-Securitize-Agree-to-Memorandum-of-Understanding-to-Support-Tokenized-Securities/default.aspx) to develop digital transfer agent program to support onchain settlement of tokenized securities * Bitmine launching [MAVAN](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bitmine-immersion-technologies-bmnr-announces-launch-of-mavan-made-in-america-validator-network-the-companys-proprietary-staking-solution-302724419.html) ETH staking platform * [Invesco](https://www.invesco.com/us-rest/contentdetail?contentId=e17441a5-aca9-4e00-a063-8ca1f74afef3) becoming investment manager of Superstate tokenized short-duration US treasuries fund (USTB) * Bitpanda [Vision chain](https://blog.vision.now/visionchain-press-release/) (OP Enterprise L2), targeting mainnet later this year ### Applications * Better [crypto backed mortgage down payments](https://www.coinbase.com/en-au/blog/coinbase-powers-the-first-crypto-backed-conforming-mortgages-by-better) in US, using USDC/BTC in Coinbase * [Aave Labs proposal](https://governance.aave.com/t/arfc-aave-will-win-framework/24352): Aave branded product revenue goes to DAO treasury, requests $25M for 12 months \+ 75k Aave \+ $17.5M (growth & development grants tied to product milestones); brand & IP governing structure to be proposed within 180 days * [Balancer restructuring proposals](https://x.com/Marcus_Balancer/status/2036167477906772187), end token emissions, route fees to treasury, reduce protocol take on swaps, leaner operating structure & smaller team * [Ondo](https://ondo.finance/blog/ondo-tokenizes-franklin-templeton-etfs) tokenizing five Franklin Templeton ETFs * Privacy Pools [truncation bug](https://x.com/0xprivacypools/status/2036128249525272887): key entropy reduced to \~53 bits, migrate keys * Sablier: [Bobs](https://blog.sablier.com/introducing-bobs-price-gated-eth-timelocks/) price-gated ETH timelocks earn yield via Lido & [variable claim airdrops](https://blog.sablier.com/introducing-vcas-and-lockup-v4-0/) * [WalletChan OS](https://x.com/apoorveth/status/2036803662887235801) (website): auto connects wallet to apps, app store & DefiLlama search * Etherscan: [connect wallet](https://x.com/etherscan/status/2037473090696032615) via browser extensions that support EIP6963 & [view ERC8004 trustless agents metadata](https://x.com/etherscan/status/2037131140608434517) ### Developers * OpenZeppelin [role manager](https://www.openzeppelin.com/news/introducing-role-manager) (web tool): manage contracts that use OpenZeppelin access control standards, run locally or in browser * Remix [v2](https://ethereumremix.substack.com/p/remix-release-v2) (dev framework): RemixAI integrated OpenZeppelin, Alchemy, The Graph & Etherscan MCPs, deploy & run updated and debugger revamped * Nethereum [6.1.0](https://github.com/Nethereum/Nethereum/releases/tag/6.1.0) (.NET client library): zk proof infrastructure, Groth16 proof generation (native & browser based), privacy pools integration, new Merkle tree libraries, SSZ model improvements, cross-platform BLS runtime updates and demo apps * Trail of Bits [dimensional analysis](https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/03/25/try-our-new-dimensional-analysis-claude-plugin/) (Claude plugin): annotates code with dimensional types & flags mismatches * [Solingo](https://solingo-blockchain.xyz/) (web tool): learn Solidity via gamified exercises * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8203](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1614/changes): Agent offchain conditional settlement * [ERC8204](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1617/changes): Token payments * [ERC8206](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1624/changes): Physical commodity-backed token * [ERC8207](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1625/changes): Tokenized gold (ERC8206 extension) ### Agents * [Open wallet standard](https://x.com/moonpay/status/2036081106303222258): local wallet storage & signing, designed for AI agents * Jtriley: [contracts can serve prompt injections](https://x.com/jtriley2p/status/2036872558650548637) * Pashov Audit Group skills [v2](https://github.com/pashov/skills/releases/tag/v2) (security review): adds 7 types of security agents ### Security * Resolv Labs [80M unbacked USR stablecoin minted](https://x.com/ResolvLabs/status/2035830314799599616) via compromised private key * Cyfrin [BattleChain](https://x.com/cyfrin/status/2036945539879862416) (ZKSync L2): protocols deploy contracts prior to production, hackers under Safe Harbor exploit vulnerabilities to earn bounties; testnet live * TheDAO Security Fund: * [ETHSecurity badges](https://paragraph.com/@thedao.fund/thedao-is-becoming-a-dao-again): first 40 issued, 160 remain * [Ethereum Security quadratic funding round](https://x.com/Giveth/status/2036815581685350671) on Giveth, 500 ETH matching pool, applications open, runs April 21 \- May 12, 2x impact for ETHSecurity badges ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#233](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/233) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-3 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-3)) planned for next week * epbs-devnet-0 broken by withdrawals, epbs-devnet-1 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/epbs-devnet-1)) planned for next week with PTC changes * [Repricing update](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ui9lPlbyxVnA36vB0EGk577XZhTRgriMDeWO0DfiTdg/edit) & Benchmarkoor demo * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * No execution layer headliner * [EIP8141](https://forkcast.org/eips/8141) Frame transaction Considered for Inclusion as non-headliner #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#75](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/075) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [EIP7732](https://forkcast.org/eips/7732) ePBS * Adding cached PTC window (previous \+ next 2 epochs) to state * Variable PTC deadline is non-consensus changing & can be added after the upgrade ### Layer 1 * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * FOCIL breakout [\#31](https://x.com/jih2nn/status/2036714998291194242) * EIP8141 Frame transaction breakout [\#2](https://forkcast.org/calls/one-off-1985/002): [transaction pool strategies](https://hackmd.io/@matt/frame-mempool) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * EF Protocol support: [EIP champions handbook](https://ps.ethereum.foundation/guides/champion) * [EIP8200](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11432/changes): EVMification (replace RIPEMD-160, MODEXP, BLAKE2f & BLS12 map-to-curve precompiles with bytecode) * [EIP8201](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11437/changes): Pre-ingestion timestamp verification * [EIP8202](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11438/changes): Scheme-agile transactions * [EIP8205](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11450/changes): Withdrawal credentials preregistration ### Staking * EthStaker [staking survey](https://ethstaker.org/forms/staking-landscape-survey-2026), stakers & non-stakers can complete * Ethereum Validators Association (EVA) [hub](https://hub.ethva.org/): signal on EIPs, stake-weighted * Origin [OETH migrating to compounding validators](https://x.com/OriginProtocol/status/2036099980771918308) * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~52% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.4% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 933k active (target 128k), 11k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Sigma Prime Lighthouse [v8.1.3](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v8.1.3) (high): security-critical fixes atop v8.1.2 * Execution layer: * Erigon [v3.3.10](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.10) (recommended): transaction pool, RPC & CL improvements ### Layer 2 * Linea [Phylax credible layer assertion stopped drain attempt](https://phylax.systems/blog/0x-settler-mitigation-report/), preventing 4 ETH loss * Arbitrum timeboost [secondary resale market](https://x.com/boez95/status/2036080415165776224) led to decline in primary auction competition & surplus shift away from Arbitrum * [Public Goods Network](https://x.com/gitcoin/status/2036959221187858866) (PGN) shutting down, withdraw before April 20, unclaimed funds will be withdrawn to Gitcoin Foundation treasury ### Regulation * US CFTC: * [Innovation task force](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9201-26): develop regulatory framework for crypto, AI & prediction markets * [Haircut treatment for crypto](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9200-26) FAQ ### General * [Google post quantum migration timeline](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/cryptography-migration-timeline/) set to 2029 * LiteLLM (PyPI package) [supply chain attack](https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/security-update-march-2026) * Apple: [UK adult verification](https://support.apple.com/en-us/125666) via credit card or ID scan * Meta: [Instagram stopping end to end encrypted messaging](https://help.instagram.com/491565145294150) --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-17/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-17/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-17.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-17.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #16 Date: 2026-03-20 US SEC securities laws application to crypto, fast confirmation rule, EF mandate ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * [EF mandate](https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/03/13/ef-mandate) ([audiobook](https://efmandate-audiobook.eth.link/) & [printable artwork](https://ef-mandate-art-files.netlify.app/)): * Uphold CROPS: censorship resistance, open source & free (as in freedom), privacy and security * Aims: decentralized & resilient tool for self-sovereignty and scale availability of self-sovereignty to users * Protocol priority [harden the L1](https://x.com/ethereum/status/2034307029272293478) overview * [3.4k ETH deposited](https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2034256031090450459) into Morpho from EF treasury * [ETHMumbai](https://ethmumbai2026.devfolio.co/projects) hackathon projects * Devcon 8: [$99 early bird vouchers](https://x.com/EFDevcon/status/2034302056098652429) for Indian residents * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.6 (12.5 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,067 \- $2,362 (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/): 0.030 (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 * [PayPal USD stablecoin](https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2026-03-17-PAYPAL-BRINGS-PAYPAL-USD-TO-USERS-ACROSS-70-MARKETS) (PYUSD) expands to 70 markets * [Mastercard](https://investor.mastercard.com/investor-news/investor-news-details/2026/Mastercard-to-Acquire-BVNK-to-Connect-On-Chain-Payments-and-Fiat-Rails/default.aspx) acquiring BVNK (stablecoin infrastructure) * [Amundi](https://int.media.amundi.com/article/spiko-and-amundi-introduce-safo) & Spiko launch tokenized sub-fund with shareholder register on Ethereum * AWS [x402 & agentic commerce in financial services](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/x402-and-agentic-commerce-redefining-autonomous-payments-in-financial-services/) guide ### Applications * $50M swapped for $36k of AAVE: [Aave](https://x.com/aave/status/2032959512244518962) & [CoW](https://x.com/CoWSwap/status/2032959076502581623) postmortems * [OpenSea](https://x.com/dfinzer/status/2033637755838992569) token delayed * [Tally](https://x.com/tallyxyz/status/2033914203837280737) shutting down * Etherscan [proxy history](https://x.com/etherscan/status/2034231759970377897): view proxy contracts upgrade history * Ethereum Community Foundation [Swapboard](https://swap.ethcf.org/): bulletin board for peer to peer token trading * Sign in with Ethereum [Discourse plugin](https://discuss.ens.domains/t/siwe-discourse-plugin-update-user-action-item/21990): UI rewrite, adds contract wallet support, server-side ENS resolution & security fixes ### Developers * Reminder: [Synthesis](https://synthesis.md/) AI \+ human hackathon, building ends March 22 * Hardhat [v3.2.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.2.0) (dev framework): export gas stats report to JSON * Nethereum [6.0.4](https://github.com/Nethereum/Nethereum/releases/tag/6.0.4) (.NET client library): adds nethereum-dapp Aspire template (Solidity, C\#, Blazor & EIP6963 wallet) * [EVM chronicle](https://x.com/evmchronicle_io/status/2033661351579815999) (web tool): adds search contracts by pattern * [x402](https://www.coinbase.com/en-au/developer-platform/discover/launches/x402-ERC20) (internet-native payments): adds support for any ERC20 token using Uniswap Permit2 & Coinbase gas sponsorship extensions * ERC8004 trustless agents [first 6 months](https://x.com/DavideCrapis/status/2034149830952464802): 97k+ agents * Privy [Earn](https://privy.io/blog/earn-on-balances-with-privy): connect application balances to onchain lending markets * Base [OnchainKit](https://docs.base.org/onchainkit/migrate-from-onchainkit) sunsetting; migrate to wagmi/viem * EF Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF) proof of concepts: * [DIY validium](https://iptf.ethereum.org/diy-validium/) * [Private crosschain atomic swaps](https://iptf.ethereum.org/private-crosschain-atomic-swap-part-2/): using shielded pool, stealth addresses & TEE as the coordinator * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8194](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1603/changes): Payment gated transaction relay * [ERC8195](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1604/changes): Task market protocol * [ERC8196](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1606/changes): AI agent authenticated wallet * [ERC8199](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1609/changes): Sandboxed smart wallet ### Agents * World [AgentKit](https://world.org/blog/announcements/now-available-agentkit-proof-of-human-for-the-agentic-web), verified humans can delegate their World ID to agents, beta * [Ottie](https://x.com/yq_acc/status/2033486467411198012): self-evolving agent purpose built for crypto ### Security * dTrinity [$257k bad debt](https://x.com/dTRINITY_DeFi/status/2033886149438001392) via first-deposit inflation attack * Votemarket \~[$175k exploit](https://www.stakedao.org/blog/incident-disclosure-12-03-2026), campaign incentive rewards stolen on Arbitrum & Base * Shutter DAO [governance capture mitigation](https://paragraph.com/@blockful/shutter-attack-prevention) via two day timelock & security council veto ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#176](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/176/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * glamsterdam-devnet-0 targeting mid-April * ePBS discussions: PTC look behind & missing parent beacon block roots * Engine API discussions: optional SSZ, redesign & versioning * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Non-headliner EIPs can be proposed once execution layer headliner selected * Proposed: [EIP8148](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8148) Custom sweep threshold for validators #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#74](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/074/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * Devnets: [epbs-devnet-0](https://epbs-devnet-0.ethpandaops.io/) & [bal-devnet-2](https://bal-devnet-2.ethpandaops.io/) * ePBS & Block-Level Access Lists [breakout rooms](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/all-core-devs-testing-acdt-74-march-16-2026/27971/2) ### Layer 1 * Fast confirmation rule: * Julian Ma [fast confirmation rule](https://x.com/_julianma/status/2033851796574154808) explainer: assumes synchronous network & no adversary controls more than 25% of stake; falls back to finality; L2 & exchange deposit time reduces to 13 seconds, rolling out in next few months * [Fast confirmation rule](https://fastconfirm.it/) info website * Consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.3) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * Glamsterdam repricings [\#4](https://forkcast.org/calls/price/004/): targeting April for final numbers * Thomas Thiery: proposed upgrades to [remove privacy protocol dependency on broadcasters](https://x.com/soispoke/status/2034587465382514773) that can see, frontrun & censor transactions: native account abstraction (EIP8141 Frame transactions), 2D nonces, [encrypted frame transactions](https://ethresear.ch/t/encrypted-frame-transactions/24440) & FOCIL * Ethproofs [v3.2](https://x.com/eth_proofs/status/2034337406414151690) (website): overhaul of metrics, visualization & coordination stack * Feel your protocol [v2](https://x.com/HolgerD77/status/2034940553003987202) (website): protocol explorations of upcoming EIPs & research * [EIP8141 Frame transaction](https://eip-8141-docs.feelyourprotocol.org/) implementation & docs, vibe coded * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8197](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11413/changes): Cryptographically agile transactions (CATX) * [EIP8198](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11426/changes): Quick slots ### Research * [Dynamic availability](https://ethresear.ch/t/why-ethereum-needs-a-dynamically-available-protocol/24418): proposal for next consensus protocol, two decoupled layers, heartbeat produced by small randomly-sampled committee & trailing finality gadget using full active validator set * [Binary tries optimal group depth](https://cperezz.github.io/bintrie-benchmarks/group-depth-benchmarks/index.html) benchmark: sweet spot is 5-6 bits * [Falcon signature aggregation for post quantum transaction pools](https://ethresear.ch/t/revisiting-falcon-signature-aggregation-for-pq-mempools/24431): key recovery without aggregation most straightforward path to deployment due to lower storage costs & simplicity * [Post-quantum threats to app layer privacy](https://ethresear.ch/t/post-quantum-threats-to-ethereum-privacy/24450), such as stealth addresses, zkID & zkTLS ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~52% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.4% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 944k active (target 128k), 10k accumulating (0x02 withdrawal credentials) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Lodestar [v1.41.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.41.0) (recommended): adds QUIC transport support, ipv6 fixes, js-libp2p v3, faster build times & first pieces of ePBS * Prysm [v7.1.3](https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases/tag/v7.1.3): logging infrastructure improvements, performance optimizations, Geth v1.16.8 security update & Glamsterdam upgrade groundwork ### Regulation * US SEC [securities laws application to crypto](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-30-sec-clarifies-application-federal-securities-laws-crypto-assets) * Token taxonomy: Not securities: digital commodities (e.g. ETH), digital collectibles, digital tools (e.g. ENS), stablecoins (GENIUS Act payment stablecoins); Securities: digital securities * Non-securities transactions: protocol staking, wrapping & airdrops * Investment contracts: how a non-security crypto asset becomes/ceases to be subject to an investment contract * US SEC: [Nasdaq tokenized securities trading approved](https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/nasdaq/2026/34-105047.pdf) for pilot * US CFTC: [Phantom no action letter](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9197-26), allows self custodial wallet to connect users to regulated derivatives trading without broker registration ### General * Bitrefill [cyberattack post mortem](https://x.com/bitrefill/status/2033931580352221656): initial access via compromised employee laptop * Stripe & Paradigm alt-L1 [Tempo](https://tempo.xyz/blog/mainnet) live with machine payments protocol * Vanity Fair: [crypto believers](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/cryptos-true-believers) including Danny Ryan --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-16/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-16/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-16.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-16.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #15 Date: 2026-03-13 US DoJ seeks Roman Storm retrial, BlackRock staked ETH ETF live, EF bug bounty $1M max payout ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * [Bug bounty](https://x.com/fredrik0x/status/2031094726271672488) maximum payout increased to $1M (up from $250k) * EF Ecosystem Support Program [funded projects](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/funded-projects) explorer, 1042 projects across 2024-2026 * Vitalik: * Proposal to [switch from Casper FFG to Minimmit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1rmmoln/minimmit_vs_casper_ffg/) as finality gadget * [Ethereum value from first principles](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2032091657819316620): blobs as a bulletin board, ETH for payment & contracts as a shared programming layer * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.4 (12.5 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,931 \- $2,128 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.029 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) MetaMask is joining the Synthesis agent hackathon. 🤖 Agents register with their own identity, build, compete, and get evaluated by both agentic judges and humans. Build agentic apps with the world's leading self-custodial crypto wallet using advanced permissions and the Smart Accounts Kit. The Synthesis hackathon starts March 13\. Register now: [synthesis.md](https://synthesis.md/) --- ### Enterprise * [BlackRock](https://www.ishares.com/us/literature/press-release/ethb-press-release.pdf) staked ETH ETF (ETHB) live * [Nasdaq](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/09/3251680/6948/en/Nasdaq-to-launch-equity-token-design-putting-issuers-at-the-center-of-tokenization.html) to launch equity token design, partnering with Payward (Kraken parent) to connect xStocks, targeting H1 2027 * [Intercontinental Exchange](https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2026/ICE-Makes-Investment-in-OKX-Establishing-Strategic-Relationship/default.aspx) (NYSE parent) invests in OKX, will license spot crypto prices & launch US regulated futures * Mastercard [crypto partner program](https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2026/mastercard-crypto-partner-program.html): collaboration with 85 crypto projects, payment providers & financial institutions ### Applications * [on.eth](https://ens.domains/blog/post/on-eth-chain-registry) chain metadata registry: enables interoperable names e.g. vitalik.eth@base; registered chains: mainnet, Arbitrum One, Base & OP Mainnet * Aave: * [wstETH CAPO risk oracle misconfiguration](https://governance.aave.com/t/post-mortem-exchange-rate-misallignment-on-wsteth-core-and-prime-instances/24269), $700k loss, protocol incurred no bad debt, users to be reimbursed * [$50M swapped for just $36k of AAVE](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2032193345414664659) via Aave interface * [Across](https://forum.across.to/t/the-bridge-across/2097) proposal to convert from a DAO to a private company * POAP (Proof of Attendance Protocol) going into [maintenance mode](https://x.com/izgnzlz/status/2032181803155333626), no new issuers from March 16 * [Gitcoin](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/proposal-gitcoin-d-acc-2026-funding-initiative-restructuring-the-grants-program/25157) proposal to replace Gitcoin grants with single domain campaign per year & monthly subdomain campaigns * [.eth leaderboard](https://ethleaderboard.com/): X accounts with .eth names by follower count ### Developers * Solidity [v0.8.35-pre.1](https://github.com/argotorg/solidity/releases/tag/v0.8.35-pre.1) (language): experimental mode enabled by flag and recorded in JSON & CBOR metadata * Trail of Bits: [ERC4337 smart account vulnerability patterns](https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/03/11/six-mistakes-in-erc-4337-smart-accounts/) * Hardhat [v3.1.12](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.12) (dev framework): adds function gas snapshots & snapshot cheatcodes in Solidity tests * Nethereum [6](https://github.com/Nethereum/Nethereum/releases/tag/6.0.0) (.NET client library): adds in process node, dev network with SQLite persistence & multinode app chain, account abstraction, block explorer, multiprovider storage & .NET Aspire orchestration * Wighawag [purgatory](https://github.com/wighawag/purgatory#readme): local transaction pool proxy * [Base App web apps](https://x.com/buildonbase/status/2032126286542311778) migrating from Farcaster mini-app tooling * BuidlGuidl: [shifting to AI native developer stack](https://x.com/buidlguidl/status/2030977075226480821), Scaffold-ETH: agent first docs, skills rather than scripts & AI-assisted code review; Speedrun Ethereum: per challenge context file & AI teacher mode * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8187](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1587/changes): Token puller * [ERC8190](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1592/changes): Payment channels with signed vouchers * [ERC8191](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1595/changes): Onchain recurring payments * [ERC8192](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1597/changes): Mandated execution for tokenized vaults * [ERC8193](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1599/changes): OAuth with Ethereum ### Agents * [ERC8183 agentic commerce](https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/2031042423288426979) explainer * [OpenSea CLI](https://github.com/ProjectOpenSea/opensea-cli#readme) ([skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ProjectOpenSea/opensea-skill/refs/heads/main/SKILL.md)): query NFTs, listings & swaps * [Computer pizza](https://www.computerpizza.xyz/): order Domino’s & pay with USDC on mainnet ### Security * Gondi [sell & repay exploit](https://x.com/gondixyz/status/2031022009224712358), 78 NFTs stolen * Joran Honig [Grimoire](https://github.com/JoranHonig/grimoire#readme) (security research toolkit): set of skills, agents, tools & plugins * ZeroSkills [slot sleuth](https://github.com/zerocoolailabs/ZeroSkills?tab=readme-ov-file#slot-sleuth-code_sleuthmd): EVM storage-safety vulnerability detector * [AI security review tools compared](https://x.com/z0r0zzz/status/2031755989968642511) using Moloch (Majeur) contract * Cyfrin Updraft [.env pledge](https://envpledge.eth.limo/) to not store keys & seed phrases in .env files, mint soulbound NFT ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#232](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/232/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-3 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-3)): launch delayed, complexity concerns for [EIP8037](https://forkcast.org/eips/8037/) state creation gas cost increase * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Headliner (execution layer): * Decide headliner at next ACDE, default is no headliner * [EIP8141](https://forkcast.org/eips/8141/) Frame transactions is only remaining candidate, Geth & Erigon support, to be selected would need additional teams to support * Declined for Inclusion: [EIP8184](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11376/changes) LUCID encrypted transaction pool & [EIP7807](https://forkcast.org/eips/7807) SSZ execution blocks #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#73](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/073/) * Glamsterdam upgrade devnets: [bal-devnet-2](https://bal-devnet-2.ethpandaops.io/) & [epbs-devnet-0](https://epbs-devnet-0.ethpandaops.io/) ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [Gas repricing survey results](https://x.com/EFprotocol/status/2031056150427242892): builder concerns around complexity for EIP8037 multidimensional gas & read operations with EIP8038 state access costs * Franco Victorio: [EIP8024 SWAPN, DUPN, EXCHANGE explainer](https://paragraph.com/@cethology/eip-8024-or-killing-the-stack-too-deep-error), solves stack too deep error * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * EIP7805 FOCIL breakout [\#30](https://x.com/jih2nn/status/2031765457817251896) * [Binary SSZ for Engine API](https://ethresear.ch/t/binary-ssz-transport-for-the-engine-api-an-initial-benchmark-on-a-live-network-with-kurtosis/24324): proposal to add optional SSZ encoding, getPayload takes 5-36ms with SSZ compared to 63-446ms with JSON * [Snap v2](https://ethresear.ch/t/snap-v2-replacing-trie-healing-with-bals/24333): proposal to replace snap sync trie healing phase using state diffs from Block-Level Access Lists * L1-zkEVM breakout [\#2](https://forkcast.org/calls/zkevm/002) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8188](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11390/changes): Tiered state write pricing * [EIP8189](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11391/changes): snap/2 \- BAL-based state healing ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~51% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * Lido [Q4 metrics](https://blog.lido.fi/lido-validator-and-node-operator-metrics-q4-2025/): Lighthouse 28% & Simple DVT: Nethermind 55% & CSM: Nethermind 60% * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 950k active (target 128k) * Teku [SSZ serialization post mortem](https://hackmd.io/@teku/r1AiIS_FWg), nodes couldn’t save state to disk * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Grandine [2.0.3](https://github.com/grandinetech/grandine/releases/tag/2.0.3) (high): security fixes & performance optimizations * Lighthouse [v8.1.2](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v8.1.2) (high): patch with security-critical fixes * Execution layer: * Besu [26.2.0](https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/releases/tag/26.2.0) (recommended): chain pruning CLI options redesigned & EVM performance optimizations * Erigon [v3.3.9](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.9): smoother transaction pool, improved peer discovery & enhanced RPC reliability * Reth [v1.11.3](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v1.11.3) (high): fix panic in sparse trie proof workers ### Layer 2 * EIP8079 [native rollup proof of concept](https://x.com/ethrex_client/status/2031356365961122164) using ethrex * L2Beat [alt-DA stages framework](https://forum.l2beat.com/t/alt-da-stages-framework-call-for-feedback/414) proposal ### Regulation * [US DoJ seeks Roman Storm retrial](https://x.com/rstormsf/status/2031204201418883256) on two counts; donate to [free Roman Storm](https://freeromanstorm.com/) * US Treasury report to congress: [tech to counter illicit finance involving crypto](https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/246/GENIUS-Act-Illicit-Finance-Innovation-Congressional-Report-March-2026.pdf), notes lawful users may leverage mixers for financial privacy * US SEC & CFTC [memorandum of understanding](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-26-sec-cftc-announce-historic-memorandum-understanding-between-agencies) to coordinate/collaborate ### General * [Signal account takeovers](https://x.com/signalapp/status/2031038277604585785) via phishing attacks * Plonky3 [v0.5.0](https://x.com/RobinSalen/status/2031388330412355997): faster lookups, Poseidon2 optimizations, higher-arity folding & Poseidon1 support --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-15/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-15/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-15.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-15.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #14 Date: 2026-03-06 ePBS first devnet live, Aave Labs temp check passed, Synthesis AI \+ human hackathon ### Ecosystem * [Strawmap](https://strawmap.org/faq) (strawman roadmap): * James Smith: [strawmap explainer](https://x.com/Snapcrackle/status/2029174289379811594) * Vitalik explainers: [scaling](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2027403360484430122), [account abstraction](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2027774090627715377), [execution layer changes](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2028158949720252574) & [block building pipeline](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2028524112868708616) * Vitalik: * Ethereum part of ecosystem building [sanctuary technologies](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1rjyqnx/sanctuary_technologies/) * [More bold and open mindset](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2029662920318275935) particularly for application layer without compromising censorship resistance, open source, privacy & security * [Ethereum Foundation org chart](https://ethereum.foundation/assets/ef-org-chart.png) updated ([text](https://ethereal.news/resources/ef-people/) version) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.7 (12.5 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,841 \- $2,179 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.029 (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) --- ### Applications * Aave: [Aave Labs temp check](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2027898881594327159) passed (ratify v4, revenue to DAO, trademark foundation & funding request); [ACI](https://governance.aave.com/t/aci-is-leaving-aave/24205) & [BGD Labs](https://governance.aave.com/t/bgd-leaving-aave/24122) leaving * Privacy Pools [self-report compromised address](https://x.com/0xprivacypools/status/2028591684024500286) * Toni Wahrstätter: [Nachtara](https://x.com/nero_eth/status/2028413616660083112) (stealth addresses) optimized for agents * Ethereum Community Foundation [blobdrop](https://blobdrop.org/): file sharing via blobspace * Bordel hackerspace (Prague) [funded via crowdloaning](https://x.com/TMIYChao/status/2028939629987061809) ### Developers * Reminder: [Solidity developer survey](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2026/02/10/solidity-developer-survey-2025-announcement/), takes \~5 minutes to complete * [Scopr](https://tintinweb.github.io/scopr/) (Solidity codebase visualizer): treemaps, call graphs, scope selection & NSLOC * [Solidity testing handbook](https://www.soliditytestingbook.com/): basic & advanced and testing practices * [Edge](https://github.com/refcell/edge-rs#readme) (language): statically-typed, Rust-inspired language for EVM, alpha * Hardhat [v3.1.11](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.11) (dev framework): improved autocomplete, improved errors when failing to compile with configured compilers & upgrades EDR * [Remix v2](https://ethereumremix.substack.com/p/beta-testers-needed-for-remix-v2) (dev framework): private beta testers wanted * [Eth.zig](https://github.com/StrobeLabs/eth.zig#readme) (client library): supports ABI encoding, RLP serialization, secp256k1 signing, Keccak-256 hashing, HD wallets, ERC20/721, JSON-RPC & ENS * revm [v104](https://github.com/bluealloy/revm/releases/tag/v104): Glamsterdam support (EIP7708, EIP7843, EIP8024 & EIP7928) * Patrick Collins: [AI development tips](https://www.cyfrin.io/blog/how-to-not-accidentally-shoot-yourself-in-the-foot-with-ai-development) to avoid shooting yourself in the foot * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8179](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1577/changes): Blob space segments * [ERC8180](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1578/changes): Blob authenticated messaging * [ERC8181](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1579/changes): Self-sovereign agent NFTs * [ERC8183](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8183): Agentic commerce * [ERC8185](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1580/changes): Offchain entity registry * [ERC8186](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1582/changes): Claimable escrow ### Agents * [Synthesis](https://synthesis.md/) ([skill](https://synthesis.devfolio.co/skill.md)): AI \+ human hackathon, March 13-22 * [OpenZeppelin skills](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-skills#readme): develop using OpenZeppelin Contracts, setup a Hardhat/Foundry project & create upgradeable contracts * Pashov Audit Group [skills](https://github.com/pashov/skills#readme): Solidity security review ### Security * Foom [$2.26M exploit](https://x.com/Foomclub_/status/2028231845788188747) on mainnet & Base due to [Groth16 verifier incorrect setup](https://blog.zksecurity.xyz/posts/groth16-setup-exploit/), $1.8M recovered * Solv protocol [$2.7M exploit](https://x.com/SolvProtocol/status/2029612210490933697) * [Lindy score](https://x.com/z0r0zzz/status/2029810955232932142) (contract metric): calculated on age, value, complexity & penalties * Lindy audit NFT: reviewers mint soulbound record of security review ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#176](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/all-core-devs-consensus-acdc-176-mar-19-2026/27798/4) (async) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * epbs-devnet-1 to be scoped & decide if epbs-devnet-2 needed prior to glamsterdam-devnet-0 * SSZ in the Engine API proposals #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#72](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/072/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-3 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-3)) launch waiting on client readiness ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [epbs-devnet-0](https://epbs-devnet-0.ethpandaops.io/) ([Dora](https://dora.epbs-devnet-0.ethpandaops.io/) the explorer) live * Glamsterdam repricings [\#3](https://forkcast.org/calls/price/003/) * Franco Victorio: [Block-Level Access Lists explainer](https://paragraph.com/@cethology/understanding-block-level-access-lists) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Breakouts for proposed execution layer headliners: * EIP8141 Frame transaction [\#1](https://forkcast.org/calls/one-off-1954/001/) * EIP8184 LUCID encrypted transaction pool [\#1](https://forkcast.org/calls/etm/001/) * [Lodestar](https://x.com/nicoflaig/status/2028462385313251595) 6 second slots proof of concept * Post-quantum transaction signatures [\#3](https://x.com/asanso/status/2029639516265533700) * ethPandaOps [EthIQ](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/introducing-ethiq/): benchmark for AI model understanding of protocol internals * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8177](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11360/changes): Engine API communication channels * [EIP8178](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11365/changes): SSZ-REST Engine API transport * [EIP8182](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11373/changes): Protocol-enshrined privacy pool * [EIP8184](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11376/changes): LUCID encrypted transaction pool (proposed Hegotá headliner) ### Staking * [Beaconcha.in](https://x.com/beaconcha_in/status/2029566432443285832) website updated with search first landing page * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~51% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 953k active (target 128k) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Grandine [2.0.2](https://github.com/grandinetech/grandine/releases/tag/2.0.2) (high): security fixes & performance optimizations * Nimbus [v26.3.0](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v26.3.0) (low): improves blob & column handling performance * Teku [26.3.0](https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/26.3.0) (mandatory): fixes beacon state serialization issue & adds performance improvements * Execution layer: * Besu [26.2.0](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/releases/tag/26.2.0) (recommended): performance improvements & fixes * Geth [v1.17.1](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.1) (recommended): resolves regression in snap sync & several security issues ### Regulation * US Fed, OCC & FDIC: [capital treatment of tokenized securities](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20260305a.htm) technology neutral * [Class action against Uniswap dismissed](https://x.com/N0th1n3/status/2028552988894310535), not liable for third-party token issuers misconduct * [Kraken Financial](https://blog.kraken.com/news/federal-reserve-master-account) (Wyoming-chartered bank) granted Federal Reserve master account * [John Daghita arrested](https://x.com/fbidirectorkash/status/2029574256959389933) after [ZachXBT investigation](https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2029577374057296175), allegedly stole $46M in crypto from US Marshals Service ### General * South Korea: [$4M stolen after tax service shared seed phrase](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/48m-in-crypto-stolen-after-korean-tax-agency-exposes-wallet-seed/) in seizure announcement * [Coruna](https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/coruna-powerful-ios-exploit-kit/): iOS exploit kit, iOS 13.0 \- 17.2.1, five full exploit chains & 23 exploits * [Jolt zkVM](https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/zkvm-jolt-zero-knowledge/) adds zero-knowledge support via NovaBlindFold * Privacy Stewards of Ethereum (PSE) [tor-js](https://pse.dev/projects/tor-js): npm module for http requests over Tor * The Red Guild: [https & VPNs](https://blog.theredguild.org/are-vpns-really-necessary-is-https-enough/), https protects content & VPNs protect metadata --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-14/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-14/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-14.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-14.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #13 Date: 2026-02-27 Strawmap (strawman roadmap), EF staking 70k ETH, BNP Paribas tokenized fund ### Ecosystem * [Strawmap](https://strawmap.org/faq) (strawman roadmap): 7 network upgrades (every 6 months) through to 2029, work-in-progress * Justin Drake [overview](https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2026755969540108659) * North stars: * L1: fast (finality in seconds), gigagas (1 gigagas/sec), post quantum (hash based) & private (shielded transfers) * L2: teragas (1 gigabyte/sec) * Vitalik: [fast slots & fast finality](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2026779557479723418), [quantum resistance roadmap](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2027075026378543132) * Ethereum Foundation: * [Staking 70k ETH from treasury](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/02/24/staking): type 2 withdrawal credentials, uses Dirk (distributed signer) & Vouch (multiclient) and local block building * [Commitment to DeFi](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/02/23/commitment-to-defi): App Relations team includes DeFi protocol specialist: Charles St. Louis (previously led DELV) & DeFi coordinator: ivangbi (previously co-founded Gearbox protocol) * [Protocol support](https://ps.ethereum.foundation/) website & blog * [Project Odin](https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/02/27/project-odin): support strategic grantees to sustainability over 2 years, piloting with Vyper core team * Ecosystem Support Program: * Wishlist: [developer tooling](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/applicants/wishlist/existing-devtool), proposals wanted to sustain, improve & extend existing dev tools, applications close April 15 * RFP: [RFP hub](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/applicants/rfp/rfp_hub), standardize RFP data, create API & reference front end and maintain dataset, applications close April 23 * ETHDenver hackathon [winners](https://x.com/devfolio/status/2026010775270334739) from [186 projects](https://ethdenver2026.devfolio.co/projects) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.0 (12.5 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,816 \- $2,099 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.029 (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 * Enterprise Ethereum Alliance [privacy working group](https://x.com/EntEthAlliance/status/2026336069277643261) announced * [BNP Paribas Asset Management](https://group.bnpparibas/en/press-release/bnp-paribas-explores-public-blockchain-infrastructure-for-money-market-fund-tokenisation) tokenized money market fund ### Applications * [Bungee Incognito](https://blog.bungee.exchange/bungee-incognito-privacy-simple-enough-113ab8b59265) live, no onchain link between sender & receiver, no KYC * [zFI](https://zfi.wei.is/about/) (super dapp): swaps, token launchpad, prediction market, limit orders & .wei names * [ENS resolver](https://ens-sheets.namespace.ninja/) for Google Sheets * [Andyclaw](https://x.com/FreedomFactory/status/2026753108911476775) (AI assistant): OpenClaw Kotlin port, included on dGEN1 phone ### Developers * Solidity (language): [revertStrings strip inconsistency](https://x.com/solidity_lang/status/2026349594691645537), IR pipeline removes strings & custom errors from require statements whilst legacy pipeline only removes strings * Foundry (dev framework): * scopelint [v0.1.0](https://scopelift.co/blog/scopelint-v.0.1.0) (linter): adds checks, commands & flags, config and compatibility * OpenZeppelin Contracts [v5.6.0](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/releases/tag/v5.6.0) (Solidity library): adds TrieProof to verify Merkle-Patricia trie inclusion proofs, crosschain token bridge (ERC20 only) based on [ERC7786](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7786) and account contracts updated to use ERC4337 entrypoint 0.9 * Franco Victorio: deterministic deployments [managed private key, Nicks method & pre-signed transactions](https://paragraph.com/@cethology/deterministic-deployments-part-1-the-basics), [CREATE2-based approaches](https://paragraph.com/@cethology/deterministic-deployments-part-2-create2-based-approaches) & [other approaches](https://paragraph.com/@cethology/deterministic-deployments-part-3-other-approaches) * Optimism [timelock guard](https://www.optimism.io/blog/timelock-guard) (Safe multisig plugin): schedule, execute & cancel, visible transaction queue, dynamic cancellation threshold and clear timelock queue mechanism * [Evmresearch](https://evmresearch.io/): knowledge graph of EVM, Solidity, vulnerability patterns, exploits, defensive security & DeFi protocol mechanics * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8167](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1554/changes): Modular dispatch proxies * [ERC8168](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1555/changes): Payer web service capability * [ERC8169](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1556/changes): Historical ownership extension for ERC721 * [ERC8170](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1558/changes): AI-native NFT * [ERC8171](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1559/changes): Token bound account (agent registry) * [ERC8172](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1561/changes): Delayed metadata update extension * [ERC8174](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1557/changes): Intent spec for contracts * [ERC8176](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1576/changes): Integrity verification for [ERC7730](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7730) ### Agents * [Alchemy](https://www.alchemy.com/blog/ai-agents-can-now-sign-up-for-alchemy): access real-time blockchain data, purchase credits on Base via x402 * Base [skills](https://github.com/base/skills#readme): connect, deploy contracts, integrate Base Accounts SDK & run nodes * Uniswap [skills](https://github.com/Uniswap/uniswap-ai#readme): v4 hooks, trading, Continuous Clearing Auction, driver & viem/wagmi * [Flow](https://x.com/mjc716/status/2026759104367308987) ([skill](https://www.flow.bid/skill/skill.md)): token launchpad, uses Uniswap Continuous Clearing Auction * Veil cash [SDK](https://x.com/Veildotcash/status/2026599358897226122) (privacy): execute deposits, private transfers & withdrawals on Base * [Herd MCP](https://x.com/andrewhong5297/status/2025973649212088721): search contract & transaction relationships ### Security * Anthropic [Claude code security](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-security), limited research preview for enterprise & team customers, open source maintainers can apply for access * Peter Kacherginsky (BlockThreat): [defending DeFi in age of AI offensive tooling](https://blockthreat.com/blockthreat-defending-defi-in-the-age-of-ai-offensive-tooling/) * TheDAO Security Fund [ETHSecurity badge](https://giveth.typeform.com/ethsecbadge) application ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#231](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/231) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026) * Headliner (execution layer) discussions: * Decide headliner at next ACDE * Leading candidates: [EIP8141](https://forkcast.org/eips/8141/) Frame transactions or no headliner * Client team preferences: [Geth](https://notes.ethereum.org/@lightclient/h-is-for-hardness), [Erigon](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1931#issuecomment-3961108850), [Besu](https://hackmd.io/@YwTR7izNSrCEQYKWdzdy_Q/Syutq86OZe) & [Nimbus](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1931#issuecomment-3966735519) * Encrypted transaction pool: [LUCID](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-eip-8105-universal-enshrined-encrypted-mempool-eem/27448/3) sole proposal after [EIP8105](https://forkcast.org/eips/8105/) withdrawn * [EraE](https://notes.ethereum.org/j65MUa-KTB-hZ2kDrijS9A) (execution layer history archive format): supersedes Era1 #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#71](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/071/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-3 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-3)): planned for March 4, EIP8037 hardcoded for 100M gas due to complexity of implementing dynamic cost in testing framework * epbs-devnet-0 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/epbs-devnet-0)): planned for March 4 ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * EIP7928 Block-level Access Lists breakout [\#13](https://forkcast.org/calls/bal/013) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * EIP7805 FOCIL breakout [\#29](https://forkcast.org/calls/focil/029) * Vibe coding: * [ETH2030](https://x.com/yq_acc/status/2026250003577209173): execution layer client targeting strawmap features * [Gevm](https://x.com/GiulioRebuffo/status/2024846869734576314): Go implementation of EVM * Protocol Guild [Q1 membership update](https://www.protocolguild.org/blog/20260224-Q1-quarterly-audit): 11 new members & 8 alumni * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * Informational [EIP8173](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11353/changes): Static control flow for the EVM * [EIP8175](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11355/changes): Amsterdam transaction ### Research * [Blob streaming](https://ethresear.ch/t/scaling-the-da-layer-with-blob-streaming/24202): sampled pre-propagation of blob data, rate limited via tickets, mitigates free option problem & enables blob transaction censorship resistance ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~51% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.1% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 959k active (target 128k) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Lighthouse [v8.1.1](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v8.1.1) (security): upgrade ASAP, also fixes VC head monitor timeouts, DataColumnsByRange duplicate bug & slow memory leak * Execution layer: * Erigon [v3.3.8](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.8): eth\_getLogs improved accuracy on pruned nodes, Shutter transaction decryption more reliable when keys arrive out of order * Reth [v1.11.1](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v1.11.1) (high): replaces v1.11.0, fix to properly reveal trie nodes ### Layer 2 * [Linea](https://linea.build/blog/linea-achieves-100-mgas-s-throughput) 100MGas/s throughput * [ZKsync Lite](https://x.com/zksync/status/2027161869124067400) (formerly ZKsync 1.0) deprecated, block production stops May 4 * L2Beat [Interop](https://l2beat.com/interop/summary): view flows for any pair of chains ### Regulation * US SEC: [stablecoin FAQ](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/peirce-stablecoin-021926-cutting-two-would-do): 2% haircut (rather than 100%) on broker-dealer payment stablecoin positions * Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC): [GENIUS (stablecoin) act proposed rulemaking](https://occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2026/nr-occ-2026-9.html), comment within 60 days ### General * [LLMs enable deanonymization](https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16800) at scale * Book: [How crypto actually works](https://github.com/lawmaster10/howcryptoworksbook#readme), pre-first edition * Anthropic [Claude for open source](https://claude.com/contact-sales/claude-for-oss): maintainers can apply for 6 months of Max 20x --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-13/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-13/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-13.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-13.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #12 Date: 2026-02-20 FOCIL is Hegotá consensus layer headliner, EF protocol priorities: Scale, Improve UX & Harden the L1, Base moving to own stack ### Ecosystem * Ethereum Foundation: * [Protocol priorities](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/02/18/protocol-priorities-update-2026): * Scale: unify scale L1 & scale blobs efforts * Improve UX: native account abstraction & interoperability * Harden the L1: security, censorship resistance and network resilience & testing * [Tomasz Stańczak stepping down](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/02/13/tomasz-update) as co-Executive Director at end of February * [Bastian Aue stepping in](https://x.com/aerugoettinea/status/2022318885047779576) as interim co-Executive Director (previously co-steward in [management team](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/04/28/ef-mgmt-board)) * Tomasz Stańczak: [5 steps to make Ethereum driven by LLMs](https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/2023096942650376343) * [Platform team](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/02/17/platform): new EF team to deliver cohesive platform (L1 \+ L2s) * [Ethereum protocol studies](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/02/17/ethereum-protocol-studies-26): study group starts February 23, adds self-paced learning platform and tracks on cryptography & lean consensus/zkEVM * Conference videos: [EthDenver](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAy4HNUNlzRlahJg-0I_f-Aqbxht0UFlM) & [EthBoulder](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCAL60uIpJYMrz0uuC3RP5C9o4TQnsCg2) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 0.8 (12.4 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,919 \- $2,098 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.029 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask Developer](https://metamask.io/developer) Building on MetaMask for the first time? Check out our Builder Hub for tutorials, code samples, and best practices: [builder.metamask.io](https://builder.metamask.io/) --- ### Enterprise * [Apollo x Morpho](https://morpho.org/blog/morpho-association-announces-cooperation-agreement-with-apollo/), Apollo may acquire up to 90M Morpho tokens over 4 years * [Harvard Management Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082621/000119312526051702/0001193125-26-051702-index.htm) (university endowment) purchased $87M worth of Blackrock iShares ETH ETF ### Applications * [DefiLlama search](https://search.defillama.com/): search for DeFi websites, curated by DefiLlama * [Privacy Pools](https://x.com/0xprivacypools/status/2024137428857163967) adds Liquity BOLD stablecoin * [Supernova](https://paragraph.com/@supernovadex/announcing-supernova-mainnet) ve(3,3) DEX live on mainnet * [EY Nightfall](https://starkware.co/blog/institutional-privacy-is-moving-onchain-nightfall-deploys-on-starknet/) (zk privacy protocol) deployed on Starknet * Octant [epoch 11](https://x.com/OctantApp/status/2024201516266275007) (public goods funding): allocate to Protocol Guild or yourself & migrate to v2 * Vitalik: [prediction markets \+ LLMs](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1r4k0gy/a_better_path_forward_for_prediction_markets_pms/) as replacement for fiat currency ### Developers * Solidity [v0.8.34](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2026/02/18/solidity-0.8.34-release-announcement/) (language): patch for high severity [transient storage clearing helper collision bug](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2026/02/18/transient-storage-clearing-helper-collision-bug/), impacts contracts that used delete on a transient state variable & compiled with IR pipeline, 3 deployed contracts found * Hexens [discovered & reported the bug](https://hexens.io/research/solidity-compiler-bug-tstore-poison) * Foundry (dev framework): * Forge-std [v1.15.0](https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std/releases/tag/v1.15.0) (helpers): adds cheatcodes to get recorded logs as JSON & execute RLP-encoded signed transaction * Hardhat (dev framework): * Hardhat-deploy [2.0](https://x.com/wighawag/status/2024118005475467529) (plugin): write deploy scripts in TypeScript/JavaScript, hot reload, reproducible deployments & easy export; rewritten for Hardhat v3 * Sol2uml [v2.5.25](https://github.com/naddison36/sol2uml/releases/tag/v2.5.25): (tool) class diagrams show which functions are called on dependencies * Uniswap [developer portal](https://api-docs.uniswap.org/introduction): API & Agent skill to integrate swap & LP functionality, beta * [ERC7984](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7984) confidential fungible token: * [Zama implementation](https://www.zama.org/post/erc-7984-the-confidential-token-standard-explained) explainer & create via [OpenZeppelin Contracts Wizard](https://wizard.openzeppelin.com/confidential) * [Anet](https://github.com/murrlincoln/anet#readme): build an agent that is discoverable (ERC8004), callable (ERC8128 auth & x402 payments), messageable (XMTP) & reputable (calls submit reputation feedback) * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8161](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1544/changes): Transferable tokenized vault requests * [ERC8162](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1545/changes): Agent subscription * [ERC8165](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1549/changes): Agentic onchain operations * [ERC8166](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1550/changes): Shared sequencer interface for agent L2s ### Agents * Austin Griffith [ETHSkills](https://github.com/austintgriffith/ethskills#readme) ([skill](https://ethskills.com/SKILL.md)): Ethereum knowledge for agents * Cyfrin [Solskill](https://github.com/Cyfrin/solskill#readme) ([skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Cyfrin/solskill/refs/heads/main/skills/solidity/SKILL.md)): write production grade Solidity * QuillShield [security skills](https://github.com/quillai-network/qs_skills#readme): 10 skills for contract security * Fileverse [API & Agent skill](https://x.com/fileverse/status/2023788802582380809): collaborate on dDocs, generate a key pair, multisig & content hash registry isolated from main account ### Security * OpenAI & Paradigm [EVMbench](https://openai.com/index/introducing-evmbench/): benchmark on agent ability to detect, patch & exploit contract vulnerabilities * Moonwell [cbETH $1.8M bad debt](https://forum.moonwell.fi/t/mip-x43-cbeth-oracle-incident-summary/2068), oracle config error, change [coauthored by Claude](https://x.com/pashov/status/2023872510077616223) * OWASP [top 10 vulnerabilities](https://owasp.org/www-project-smart-contract-top-10/) found in contracts ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#175](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/175) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026) * Consensus layer headliner selected: [EIP7805](https://forkcast.org/eips/7805/) Fork-choice enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#70](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/070/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-3 ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-3)): planned for March 4 ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * EIP7928 Block-level Access Lists [annotated execution specs](https://blockaccesslist.xyz/annotated-specs.html) * Gas repricing: * [Gas repricing](https://gasrepricing.com/) info site & [stakeholder survey](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmhDCX1I8-RPFL-AEEBJkBkAtbCq_M9quXHspF_OltTbGCGw/viewform) (takes 10 minutes) * Glamsterdam repricings [\#2](https://forkcast.org/calls/price/002/) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * Ethstaker [Hegotá proposed headliners](https://www.youtube.com/live/s3FZk51h41g?t=506s) community call * Vitalik: [FOCIL & EIP8141 frame transactions](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1r980ut/on_focil_and_native_aa_synergies/) synergies; EIP8141 is proposed execution layer headliner * Encrypt the transaction pool [\#0](https://forkcast.org/calls/etm/000/) * ethPandaOps [consensoor](https://github.com/ethpandaops/consensoor#readme): Python consensus layer client for local testing & prototyping * Ben Edgington: [fast finality input wanted](https://x.com/benjaminion_xyz/status/2023776842910462248) * Flashbots: * [Decentralized block building](https://writings.flashbots.net/decentralized-building-wat-do) update * [Flashnet](https://writings.flashbots.net/network-anonymized-mempools): anonymous broadcast using TEEs for liveness & cryptography for anonymity * L1-zkEVM: * zkVM standards [v0](https://zkevm.ethereum.foundation/blog/zkevm-standards-v0-release): RV64IM+Zicclsm common ISA, C interface for precompiles & C interface for guest IO * [Ethereum protocol intelligence](https://github.com/raulk/eth-protocol-expert?tab=readme-ov-file#readme): agentic RAG system, data sources: EIPs, ERCs, consensus/execution specs, client code, research papers, Eth research & Eth Magicians * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8163](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11327/changes): Reserve 0xAE EXTENSION opcode * [EIP8164](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11330/changes): Native key delegation for EOAs ### Staking * Rocket Pool [Saturn One](https://x.com/Rocket_Pool/status/2023913306499784898) upgrade live, 4 ETH validators, megapools & RPL fee switch * Vibe coded clients: * Dapplion [vibehouse](https://github.com/dapplion/vibehouse): consensus layer client, Lighthouse v8 fork * Fucory [XVI](https://github.com/evmts/xvi#readme): execution layer clients in Zig & Effect-TS * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~51% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.2% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 965k active (target 128k) * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Nimbus: [v26.2.0](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v26.2.0) (medium) improved network stability, fix for false rejection of mainnet block; [v26.2.1](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v26.2.1) (low) fix for ARM & multiarch Docker images * Execution layer: * Geth: * [v1.16.9](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.9) (security): recreate p2p node key after installing, fixes for DoS via malicious p2p message & improper ECIES public key validation in RLPx handshake * [v1.17.0](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.0) (feature): eth\_getProof support for path-based archive node, EraE post merge history support & OpenTelemetry tracing * Reth [v1.11.0](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v1.11.0) (high): sparse trie as cache, state root performance improvements & experimental hot/cold storage saves 23-50%; [OP-Reth moved](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2019093628841590965) ### Layer 2 * [Base moving to own stack](https://blog.base.dev/next-chapter-for-base-chain-1); objectives: faster shipping (6 upgrades a year), simpler design & deploy features ahead of L1 \+ transition to TEE/ZK proofs for faster finality * Response from [Jing](https://x.com/jinglejamOP/status/2024235407953535254) (OP Labs) * L2Beat [new stage 1 requirements](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2023427759393956186), proving systems must be fully reproducible within 6 months or L2s will be downgraded to stage 0 * [Polynomial](https://x.com/PolynomialFi/status/2022344918111494169) shutting down, withdraw funds before February 24 ### Regulation * US CFTC asserts [jurisdiction over prediction markets](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9183-26) in amicus brief ### General * Nexus Mutual [crypto kidnap & ransom cover](https://nexusmutual.io/blog/introducing-crypto-kidnap-ransom-cover-from-nexus-mutual-inshare-samphire-and-merrill-herzog) * [Skipping class](https://x.com/AlexRdgzG/status/2024242658265211372): algebraic attacks on Poseidon2 & Poseidon2b hash functions * [Pinnacle architecture](https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.11457): 2048-bit RSA integers can be factored with less than 100k physical qubits --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-12/](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-12/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-12.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-12.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #11 Date: 2026-02-13 BlackRock BUIDL tradeable via UniswapX, ENS staying on mainnet, Solidity developer survey ### Ecosystem * Vitalik’s [updated view of Ethereum x AI](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2020963864175657102): build trustless/private AI tooling, Ethereum as AI economic layer, make cypherpunk vision reality & make better markets/governance * Devcon: [propose country/city for next location](https://x.com/EFDevcon/status/2021984650437259561), deadline March 15 * EF Offstage (builder stories): [Danny Ryan interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZPLTF5ds2A) \[video\] * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.2 average, 0.0 \- 4.0 (12.4 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 18.7k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,907 \- $2,131 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.029 (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 * [BlackRock](https://blog.uniswap.org/unlocking-defi-liquidity-for-buidl) BUIDL tradeable via UniswapX (through Securitize), alongside strategic investment in Uniswap ecosystem * [Robinhood Chain](https://robinhood.com/us/en/newsroom/robinhood-chain-launches-public-testnet/) (Arbitrum L2) public testnet * Stripe [machine payments](https://x.com/jeff_weinstein/status/2021331763960873058) (preview): x402 support using USDC on Base ### Applications * [ENS staying on mainnet](https://ens.domains/blog/post/ens-staying-on-ethereum) due to L1 scaling, ENSv2 to be deployed on mainnet & Namechain (L2) development stopped * [Aave Labs proposal](https://governance.aave.com/t/temp-check-aave-will-win-framework/24055): ratify v4, Aave branded product revenue goes to DAO treasury, new foundation to hold Aave trademarks & requests ongoing funding for Labs * [Spark Prime](https://paragraph.com/@spark-11/spark-prime-cedefi-margin-lending): CeDeFi margin lending for institutional borrowers * [Ondo Finance](https://ondo.finance/blog/defi-adoption-of-ondo-tokenized-stocks-live) tokenized stocks available for use as collateral in DeFi * MetaLeX [cyberSign](https://x.com/MetaLeX_Labs/status/2021884894507340113): sign legal agreements on mainnet, Base & Arbitrum * Base app: * [Leaderboards](https://www.base.dev/leaderboard): mini apps by weekly transacting users * [Talk feed](https://x.com/baseapp/status/2020949108849246249) removed & creator rewards sunset ### Developers * [Solidity developer survey](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2026/02/10/solidity-developer-survey-2025-announcement/), takes \~5 minutes to complete, opt in to win Devcon ticket * [EVM storage chronicle](https://x.com/evmchronicle_io/status/2021623149226577993) (web tool): adds Vyper support to transaction & storage explorer * Optimism [liveness module](https://www.optimism.io/blog/liveness-module) for Safe, ownership transfers to fallback owner if multisig fails challenge * Base [builder codes](https://blog.base.dev/builder-codes-and-erc-8021-fixing-onchain-attribution): transaction attribution using ERC8021 (data suffix appended to transaction calldata) * Agents & wallets: * [Sign In With Agent](https://siwa.id/) (SIWA): sign via keyring proxy, agent doesn’t see private key, implements ERC8004 & ERC8128 * Coinbase [agentic wallets](https://www.coinbase.com/en-au/developer-platform/discover/launches/agentic-wallets): session caps & transaction limits, private key remains in Coinbase infrastructure * [BankrWallet](https://bankrwallet.app/) (browser wallet): agents have separate password & can’t export private key * EF dAI team: [register MCP server using ERC8004](https://ai.ethereum.foundation/blog/how-to-register-an-mcp-server-using-erc-8004) * RareSkills: [formal verification with Certora](https://rareskills.io/tutorials/certora-book) * CTF: * Certora Capture the Funds [endless edition](https://www.certora.com/blog/capture-the-funds), $1k prize for beating current score by 25 ETH * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8152](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1521/changes): Content-addressable logic modules * [ERC8153](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1524/changes): Facet-based diamonds * [ERC8154](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1525/changes): Multichain agents & agent relationships * [ERC8155](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1528/changes): Kernel-orchestrated modular contracts * [ERC8156](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1532/changes): Agent onchain metadata (for ERC8004) * [ERC8157](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1534/changes): Accept pre-approved tip amounts * [ERC8160](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1536/changes): Primary agent registry ### Security * Security Alliance (SEAL): * SEAL Safe Harbor [v3.0](https://x.com/_SEAL_Org/status/2021938041120546963): enhanced clarity on good faith actions, clearer protections, updated adoption guidance & independently reviewed by Cyfrin * [TheDAO Security Fund](https://paragraph.com/@thedao.fund/our-first-action-supporting-seal-911-and-seal) allocating 133.7 ETH \+ 0.1337 ETH per day to SEAL 911 & 69 ETH \+ 0.069 ETH per day to SEAL * [EF](https://radar.securityalliance.org/protecting-ethereum-users-with-the-ef/) sponsoring SEAL Intel security engineer to track & neutralize drainers * [SolidityGuard](https://github.com/alt-research/SolidityGuard#readme): contract security scanner (Solidity & Vyper); CLI, desktop or web; integrates Slither, Mythril, Echidna, Aderyn, Foundry, Medusa, Halmos & Certora ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#230](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/230) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * bal-devnet-3 scope: eth\_simulateV1, [EIP8037](https://forkcast.org/eips/8037/) state creation cost, [EIP7954](https://forkcast.org/eips/7954/) contract size & [EIP7975](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7975) eth/70 \- partial block receipt lists (testing on separate [devnet](https://nft-devnet-10.ethpandaops.io/). needed for 83M+ gas limit) * [EIP8159](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11307/changes) eth/71 \- Block access list exchange (add to future devnet) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026) * Proposed headliners (execution layer): * [LUCID encrypted transaction pool](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-lucid-encrypted-mempool/27658): presented, breakout February 18 * [EIP8141](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-frame-transaction/27618) frame transaction: execution spec implementation & tests in progress * [EIP8105](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-eip-8105-universal-enshrined-encrypted-mempool-eem/27448) encrypted transaction pool * [EIP7807](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-ssz-execution-blocks/27619) SSZ execution blocks * Client teams to writeup headliner preferences (including option of no execution layer headliner) for next ACDE with decision at ACDE after that #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#69](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/069/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [bal-devnet-2](https://bal-devnet-2.ethpandaops.io/) ([spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-2)) live * Gas repricing final numbers expected end of March * ethPandaOps [Benchmarkoor](https://github.com/ethpandaops/benchmarkoor#readme): tool for benchmarking execution layer clients ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * EIP7928 Block-level Access Lists breakout [\#12](https://forkcast.org/calls/bal/012) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026): * EIP7805 FOCIL breakout [\#28](https://forkcast.org/calls/focil/028/) * [Quick slots](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/the-case-for-quick-slots-in-hegota/27708) proposed as non-headliner: remove 12 second slot assumption, find bottlenecks & iteratively reduce slot time * ethPandaOps [EVM gas profiling](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/evm-gas-profiling/): The Lab (website) adds [gas profiler](https://lab.ethpandaops.io/ethereum/execution/gas-profiler) & [gas repricing simulator](https://lab.ethpandaops.io/ethereum/execution/gas-profiler/simulate); execution trace data added to Xatu dataset * L1-zkEVM: * L1-zkEVM breakout [\#1](https://forkcast.org/calls/zkevm/001/): [notes](https://x.com/ladislaus0x/status/2021961042348163181) * zkEVM security sprint [update](https://zkevm.ethereum.foundation/blog/cryptography-research-update) * Stateless implementers call [\#48](https://x.com/StatelessEth/status/2021677884574970072) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8151](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11288/changes): Private key deactivation aware ecrecover * [EIP8158](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11303/changes): Invariant layout guard opcode * [EIP8159](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11307/changes): eth/71 \- Block access list exchange ### Research * [ZK API usage credits](https://ethresear.ch/t/zk-api-usage-credits-llms-and-beyond/24104): deposit once & make API calls without linking identity, double-signaling can have stake claimed and policy abusers stake can be slashed * [Linearly-homomorphic signatures for RLNC](https://ethresear.ch/t/linearly-homomorphic-signatures-for-rlnc/24072), avoid sending full blocks during propagation ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~50% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.5% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 966k active (target 128k) * EF Protocol Support: [validator consolidation progress](https://x.com/EFprotocol/status/2020861045678502178) * 0x02 credentials: \~1% of validators, \~17% of staked ETH, \~700 ETH average balance * Barriers to adoption: reward liquidity concerns, batch consolidation increased withdrawal key exposure, migration downtime & prioritization * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Lodestar [v1.40.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.40.0) (recommended): memory & performance improvements, supernode stability improved; Node v22 no longer supported * Teku [26.2.0](https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/26.2.0) (recommended): RocksDB default database & blob custody backfilling improved ### Layer 2 * [MegaETH](https://x.com/megaeth/status/2020876108342927670) (OP Kailua \+ EigenDA) open to the public * OP Stack [upgrade 18](https://x.com/OPLabsPBC/status/2020883246238564743): adds Cannon \+ Kona fault dispute game type, custom gas token v2 & creator pattern dispute game refactor * [Optimism selects Succinct](https://www.optimism.io/blog/optimism-partners-with-succinct-as-preferred-provider-to-accelerate-zk-proving-on-the-superchain) as first preferred provider for ZK proving on the Superchain, ultimate goal is instant withdrawals ### Regulation * US CFTC [Innovation Advisory Committee members](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9182-26), includes Hayden Adams (Uniswap), Brian Armstrong (Coinbase) & Vivek Raman (Etherealize) * Bprotocol Foundation & Localcoin [patent infringement case](https://x.com/jolieyang/status/2021428593075925275) against Uniswap dismissed ### General * Discord [teen-by-default](https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally) rolling out globally in March, access to age-restricted content may require age verification via video selfie or ID scan * Péter Szilágyi: [extracting a secret from an LLM](https://blog.dark.bio/2026/02/09/leaky-llms-accident-or-nature/) * [AMM challenge](https://www.ammchallenge.com/amm): submit custom AMM design --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-11](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-11/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-11.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-11.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #10 Date: 2026-02-06 Vitalik: role of L2s has changed, Hegotá upgrade headliner proposals, Lido v3 live ### Ecosystem * Vitalik: [role of L2s in Ethereum ecosystem has changed](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2018711006394843585) * mainnet is scaling (low fees & gas limit increasing) * L2s progress to stage 2 & interoperability is slower & more difficult than expected * L2s should [bring something new & vibes should match substance](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2019341766407725170) * Response from L2s: [Steven](https://x.com/sgoldfed/status/2018834553746444344) (Offchain Labs), [Jesse](https://x.com/jessepollak/status/2018786985402597742) (Base), [Jing](https://x.com/jinglejamOP/status/2018809312534303074) (OP Labs), [Eli](https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2019710815138427111) (Starknet), [Declan](https://x.com/declanfox14/status/2018833187485422040) (Linea), [Alex](https://x.com/gluk64/status/2018966839603388485) (ZKsync) & [Hayden](https://x.com/haydenzadams/status/2018739946706596309) (Unichain) * Ethereum Foundation: * [Trillion dollar security dashboard](https://trilliondollarsecurity.org/): overview of security across 6 dimensions * [PhD fellowship program](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/rounds/phdfp26), $24k stipend, April 1 deadline * ETHChiangmai [hackathon winners](https://x.com/ETHChiangmai/status/2018327225960161508) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 1.0 average, 0.0 \- 49.7 (12.4 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 17.5k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $1,825 \- $2,739 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.029 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) AI agents can now use the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit with OpenClaw. 🦊🦞 This OpenClaw skill teaches agents how to: * Create embedded smart accounts * Set up delegations * Request Advanced Permissions Install the skill: [use the Smart Accounts Kit with OpenClaw](https://docs.metamask.io/smart-accounts-kit/get-started/use-with-openclaw/) --- ### Enterprise * Universal [USDU](https://www.universal.ae/news/universal-launches-uaes-first-central-bank-registered-usd-stablecoin) stablecoin live on [mainnet](https://etherscan.io/token/0xe4ca6596D2C28014C6f89964F57838e0bE9f369B), registered with UAE central bank * [Y Combinator](https://x.com/ycombinator/status/2018701008986370333): startups can receive their $500k funding in stablecoins ### Applications * Blockscout (block explorer) [Tor native version](https://x.com/blockscout/status/2019448662963970554) * Privacy Pools [wen withdraw](https://www.wenwithdraw.xyz/) (dashboard): view deposit/withdrawal volume & timing * [Aave Labs](https://avara.xyz/blog/the-future-of-family-wallet): Family (wallet) iOS app winding down, Avara brand no longer in use * [wei names](https://x.com/z0r0zzz/status/2018072557682082277) (name service) live on mainnet; [wei.limo](https://wei.limo/) web gateway for .eth & .wei names * Small Brain [merch store](https://merch.smallbrain.xyz/) uses maybe pay, live on Abstract, amount overpaid increases chance of a full refund * Vitalik proposes [creator DAOs](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qsysag/how_i_would_do_creator_coins/) to incentivize quality content creation, DAOs earn proceeds from content & burn creator coins of new members using a portion of proceeds ### Developers * Hardhat (dev framework) [v3.1.7](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.7): adds getProof support; [v3.1.6](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.6): adds build hook for plugins * act [v0.2.0](https://github.com/argotorg/act/releases/tag/v0.2.0) (formal specification language): reimplementation of v0.1 prototype * Paul Berg * [Effect EVM](https://github.com/PaulRBerg/prb-effect/tree/main/evm#readme) (client library): Effect-TS, built on viem, beta * [Effect EVM Safe](https://github.com/PaulRBerg/prb-effect/tree/main/evm-safe#readme): Effect-TS for Safe multisig apps, beta * [Voltaire](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire#readme) (client library): production ready: Zig & TypeScript; beta: Python, Rust, Go & Swift * [Brane](https://brane.sh/) (client library): type-safe Java 21 SDK * Walletbeat [wallet test playground](https://beta.walletbeat.eth.limo/test/): test transactions, signatures & EIP support * [Interoperable addresses](https://interopaddress.com/) SDK & playground: ERC7930 (binary format for use in contracts) & ERC7828 (human readable) * ERC4337 (account abstraction) [censorship & griefing vector](https://erc4337.substack.com/p/improving-useroperation-execution), fixed in EntryPoint v0.9 * [create-8004-agent](https://github.com/Eversmile12/create-8004-agent#readme) (CLI): scaffold ERC8004 & x402 v2 AI agents * [Farcaster agent](https://github.com/rishavmukherji/farcaster-agent#readme) (skill): create account for $1, add signer key for posting & post casts * Argot Collective [Q3/Q4 transparency report](https://www.argot.org/reports/transparency-report-2025): $2.4M in expenditure for Solidity, Sourcify, hevm, Fe, ethdebug & Act * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8143](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1504/changes): Smart credential resolution interface * [ERC8144](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1508/changes): Multi-chain GS1 product identifier resolver * [ERC8147](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1510/changes): Locality-preserving storage layout for binary trie * [ERC8150](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1520/changes): Zero-knowledge agent payment verification ### Security * CrossCurve (formerly EYWA) bridge [$1.4M exploit](https://x.com/MixBytes/status/2018304206763892766) * Gyroscope GYD crosschain contract [300 ETH exploit](https://x.com/GyroStable/status/2017546048114250219) * Safe: [address poisoning & social engineering campaign](https://x.com/SafeLabs_/status/2019709903946879149) targeting multisig users ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#174](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/174) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026) * Proposed headliners (consensus layer): * [EIP7805](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-focil-eip-7805/27604) Fork-choice enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) * [Partial reconstruction & 2D PeerDAS](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-partial-reconstruction-and-2d-peerdas/27652) * Consensus layer headliner to be selected at next ACDC * FOCIL most likely headliner with strong support from client teams * Blobs: * [EIP8136](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11176/changes) cell-level deltas: exchange missing cells rather than full data columns, client teams implementing, backwards compatible, enable via a feature flag & doesn’t need a network upgrade #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#68](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/068/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [EIP7732](https://forkcast.org/eips/7732) ePBS: * [epbs-devnet-0](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/epbs-devnet-0): still targeting late February, based on subset of consensus spec [v1.7.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.2) ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/eips/7928/) Block-level Access Lists: * [bal-devnet-2](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-2) planned to launch this week * Potuz’s annotated Gloas spec: [fork choice](https://www.potuz.net/posts/gloas-annotated-forkchoice/) * Glamsterdam repricings breakout [\#1](https://forkcast.org/calls/price/001/) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026) * [Headliner proposals](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-8081-hegota-network-upgrade-meta-thread/26876) (create your [ranking](https://forkcast.org/rank)): * Consensus layer: * [EIP7805](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-focil-eip-7805/27604) Fork-choice enforced Inclusion Lists * [Partial reconstruction & 2D PeerDAS](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-partial-reconstruction-and-2d-peerdas/27652) * Execution layer: * [EIP8141](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-frame-transaction/27618) frame transaction (post-quantum security, native account abstraction & gas sponsorship) * [EIP8105](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-eip-8105-universal-enshrined-encrypted-mempool-eem/27448) encrypted transaction pool * [EIP7807](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-ssz-execution-blocks/27619) SSZ execution blocks * [LUCID encrypted transaction pool](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-lucid-encrypted-mempool/27658) * Post quantum transaction signatures [\#1](https://forkcast.org/calls/pqts/001) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8145](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11240/changes): Namespaced storage in binary trie * [EIP8146](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11254/changes): Block access list sidecars * [EIP8148](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11265/changes): Custom sweep threshold for validators * [EIP8149](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11266/changes): Multi KZG point evaluation precompile ### Research * Vitalik: [new forms of state](https://ethresear.ch/t/hyper-scaling-state-by-creating-new-forms-of-state/24052) for 1000x scaling, add temporary storage with resurrection or UTXOs, keeping existing state mostly as is (but relatively more expensive) * Jordi Baylina: [synchronous composability between rollups](https://ethresear.ch/t/synchronous-composability-between-rollups-via-realtime-proving/23998) via realtime proving * Martin Köppelmann: [synchronous rollup](https://github.com/koeppelmann/synchronous_surge#readme) proof of concept ### Staking * Lido [v3](https://blog.lido.fi/lido-v3-is-live-modular-infrastructure-for-a-new-paradigm-of-ethereum-staking/) live, adds modular staking vaults (stVaults), vault owners define staking setups & staked deposits can mint stETH * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 971k active * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Lighthouse [v8.1.0](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v8.1.0) (recommended): performance optimizations, validator client improvements & bug fixes * Lodestar [v1.39.1](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.39.1): arm64 docker image was missing a dependency * Execution layer: * Besu [26.1.0](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/releases/tag/26.1.0) (recommended): performance improvements for getBlobsV2 & getPayload and adds getBlobsV3 ### Layer 2 * Base [transaction inclusion delays](https://base-l2.statuspage.io/incidents/kn3x59zv9ssz) on February 6 & [transaction drops & inclusion delays](https://base-l2.statuspage.io/incidents/zfvvgt46j9d8) on January 31 ### General * EF dAI: [setup OpenClaw](https://ai.ethereum.foundation/blog/openclaw-security-guide) (AI assistant) on a Raspberry Pi with reduced attack surface; Risks: prompt injection, trust AI provider, physical access & user error * [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/) auto-updater compromised from June to December 2 by state-sponsored group targeting specific high-value organizations --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-10](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-10/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-10.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-10.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #9 Date: 2026-01-30 Fidelity Investments FIDD stablecoin, TheDAO Security Fund, Hegotá upgrade headliner proposals ### Ecosystem * [EF post quantum efforts](https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2014791629408784816), includes $1M Poseidon Prize to harden Poseidon hash function * EF Ecosystem Support Program [Q4 allocations](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/01/27/allocation-q4-25), 51 projects shared $7.4M * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 7.9 (12.4 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,715 \- $3,035 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.033 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) [MetaMask Builder Hub](https://builder.metamask.io/) is where 🦊 devs connect, collaborate, and level up together. Access official docs, tutorials, and global community events \- all in one place. Spend less time searching and more time building. [builder.metamask.io](https://builder.metamask.io/) --- ### Enterprise * Fidelity Investments [Fidelity Digital Dollar](https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/research-and-insights/fidelity-investmentsr-expand-digital-asset-investment-lineup-stablecoin) (FIDD) stablecoin, launching on mainnet ### Applications * Tether [USAT](https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-the-launch-of-usat-the-federally-regulated-dollar-backed-stablecoin-made-in-america/) stablecoin live on [mainnet](https://etherscan.io/token/0x07041776f5007aca2a54844f50503a18a72a8b68), issued by Anchorage Digital Bank * Bitwise [non-custodial vaults](https://bitwiseinvestments.com/newsroom/bitwise-expands-onchain-solutions-with-introduction-of-non-custodial-vault), powered by Morpho * Kraken [DeFi Earn](https://blog.kraken.com/product/defi-earn/simplified-defi-rewards): vaults managed by Chaos Labs & Sentora * DefiLlama [token rights](https://x.com/DefiLlama/status/2016549586614046873): view governance, treasury & revenue rights for holders * Privy Home [key management](https://privy.io/blog/enhanced-wallet-controls-in-privy-home): manage all embedded wallets (apps need to enable) * Fileverse [dDocs offline mode v2](https://x.com/fileverse/status/2016902058264166401): offline edits saved to local browser & synced to decentralized storage when online * [Nifty Gateway](https://x.com/niftygateway/status/2016254238347891112) shutting April 23; deadline extended after backlash, bulk withdrawal tool planned & metadata migrating to decentralized storage * [ERC8004](https://x.com/DavideCrapis/status/2016893815857066212) (trustless agents) live on mainnet; [8004scan](https://x.com/8004_scan/status/2016925782300643640) live ### Developers * Austin Griffith [Ethereum wingman](https://github.com/austintgriffith/ethereum-wingman#readme) (agent skill): tutor & builder uses Scaffold-ETH 2 (dev framework) & SpeedRun Ethereum * Foundry [v1.6.0-rc1](https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/v1.6.0-rc1) (dev framework): Osaka default EVM, parallelized stateless fuzzing, configurable invariant check intervals, improved reentrancy detection & time-based invariant fuzzing * [Voltaire Effect](https://github.com/evmts/voltaire/tree/main/voltaire-effect#readme) (client library): Effect.ts integration for Voltaire Ethereum primitives * Enscribe [contract onchain versioning guide](https://www.enscribe.xyz/blog/smart-contract-versioning), assign ENS names during deployment using Foundry & Hardhat * Uniswap Continuous Clearing Auctions: [deployed on Arbitrum](https://x.com/Uniswap/status/2016169975380115789) and Tally [sale simulator](https://www.tally.xyz/sale-simulator) * EthereumJS [v10.1.1](https://x.com/EFJavaScript/status/2016517486758248947): Node 24 support, noble curves & hashes upgraded to v2 * [Stateless history node](https://github.com/vicnaum/stateless-history-node#readme): indexer backfills headers, receipts & logs from execution layer P2P network, serves RPC subset * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8137](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1486/changes): WeissChannels \- crosschain execution for ERC4337 accounts * [ERC8139](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1491/changes): Authorization objects ### Security * [TheDAO Security Fund](https://paragraph.com/@thedao.fund/thedao-security-fund-activating-75000-eth-for-ethereum-security): fund security initiatives using staking yield from 69,420 ETH * Matcha Meta SwapNet [$13M exploit](https://meta.matcha.xyz/SwapNet-Incident-Post-Mortem) and Aperture Finance [$3M exploit](https://x.com/ApertureFinance/status/2015938720453820752) * Cyfrin [Solodit API](https://x.com/SoloditOfficial/status/2015808989561315637), query database of 50k contract vulnerabilities * Kritt [building AI-assisted security research](https://kritt.ai/technical-review), largest finding awarded $250k * [15k system paths found](https://x.com/apoorveth/status/2016801200965112146) in verified contracts, leaking user & device info; check via [Sourcify dataset playground](https://sourcify.dev/#dataset-playground) * Cantina [Web3SOC](https://cantina.xyz/blog/web3soc-the-institutional-due-diligence-standard-for-defi): certification evaluating DeFi projects across operational, financial, security & regulatory areas ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDE) [\#229](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/229) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/eips/7928/) Block-level Access Lists: mandatory optimizations: parallel execution, batch reading & parallel state root calculation; optional: sync * [Considered for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#considered-for-inclusion): * [EIP7610](https://forkcast.org/eips/7610/) revert creation in case of non-empty storage * [Declined for inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#declined-for-inclusion) as non-consensus changes, but clients should standardize: * [EIP7872](https://forkcast.org/eips/7872/) max blob flag for local builders & [EIP7949](https://forkcast.org/eips/7949/) genesis file format * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026) * [Headliner proposals](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-8081-hegota-network-upgrade-meta-thread/26876) (deadline February 4): * [EIP8141](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-frame-transaction/27618) frame transaction * [EIP8105](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-eip-8105-universal-enshrined-encrypted-mempool-eem/27448) encrypted transaction pool * [EIP7807](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-ssz-execution-blocks/27619) SSZ execution blocks * [EIP7805](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-focil-eip-7805/27604) Fork-choice enforced Inclusion Lists (consensus layer) * [Execution layer networking proposals](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qbYfroCds8_DCpVfzM1qm2HKjYLDntu9/view): EIP8077 & EIP8094 #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#67](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/067/) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/eips/7928/) Block-level Access Lists: * [bal-devnet-2](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-2): EIP7888 updated to remove receipt field, launch delayed until next week * Devnet scoping: discussion on prioritization of adding [Considered for Inclusion EIPs](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#considered-for-inclusion) ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * Potuz’s annotated Gloas spec: [beacon chain](https://www.potuz.net/posts/gloas-annotated-1/) & [gossip](https://www.potuz.net/posts/gloas-annotated-pubsub/) * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/eips/7928/) Block-level Access Lists breakout [\#11](https://forkcast.org/calls/bal/011) * Maria Silva: [compute operations to reprice in EIP7904](https://github.com/misilva73/evm-gas-repricings/blob/main/reports/eip-7904/included_operations.md) * Stateless implementers call [\#47](https://x.com/StatelessEth/status/2017120835983880423) * [L1-zkEVM roadmap](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/l1-zkevm-roadmap-2026-integrating-zkevm-proofs-into-ethereums-core-protocol/27595) to integrate zkEVM proofs into core protocol * PSE [client-side GPU acceleration roadmap](https://pse.dev/blog/client-side-gpu-everyday-ef-privacy) * [Protocol Guild annual report](https://www.protocolguild.org/blog/20260129-annual-report-2025), $12M distributed, $62k median per member * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * Meta [EIP8133](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11161/changes): Network upgrade nomenclature * [EIP8134](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11164/changes): BPO1, [EIP8135](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11165/changes): BPO2 & [EIP8138](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11182/changes): BPO3 * Networking [EIP8136](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11176/changes): Cell-level deltas for data column broadcast * [EIP8140](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11194/changes): Token gas payments for [EIP8130](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11144/changes) (account abstraction by account configuration) * [EIP8141](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8141): Frame transaction (Hegotá upgrade proposed headliner) * [EIP8142](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11212/changes): Block-in-Blobs (BiB) ### Research * [Node with 1 year of state](https://ethresear.ch/t/what-if-we-only-kept-1-year-of-active-state/23980): \~78% state size reduction, \~15% block re-execution time improvement, read performance accounts for most gains & tail latency improves * [Plonky3 Merkle tree theoretically sound](https://x.com/tcoratger/status/2015194890305405022) despite invertible compression, provided leaf hash correctly instantiated * [Application-controlled execution](https://ethresear.ch/t/application-controlled-execution-a-case-study-on-cancel-prioritization/23977): analysis of 4 proposed mechanisms ### Staking * [Withdrawal credentials](https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/withdrawal-credentials/) guide * Flashbots builder-playground [v0.3.0](https://github.com/flashbots/builder-playground/releases/tag/v0.3.0): faster startup, new integrations, improved observability & custom recipes (experimental) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 23.5% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 975k active * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Lodestar [v1.39.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.39.0) (recommended): migrated to pnpm package manager, removes legacy eth1 code * Nimbus [v26.1.0](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v26.1.0) (low-urgency): improved validator client stability * Execution layer: * Erigon [v3.3.7](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.7): p2p stability & prune performance ### Layer 2 * Linea [Phylax credible layer](https://linea.build/blog/linea-stack-and-mainnet-add-phlyax-credible-layer-onchain-safety) integrated into sequencer, transactions are rejected if they violate assertions defined in Solidity contracts, assertions are [public](https://app.phylax.systems/transparency) * Optimism: * [OP Enterprise](https://www.optimism.io/blog/introducing-op-enterprise) (rollup service): managed, self-managed or OP Mainnet * [post-quantum roadmap](https://www.optimism.io/blog/a-post%E2%80%91quantum-roadmap-for-the-superchain), deprecate ECDSA‑based EOAs by 2036 * [OP token buy back](https://x.com/Optimism/status/2016874946082005452) approved * Ink [Flashblocks](https://x.com/inkonchain/status/2016580569950224419): 200ms block pre-confirmations ### Regulation * US crypto market structure legislation (Clarity act): * Senate agriculture committee [advanced](https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep/press/release/boozman-leads-ag-committee-in-advancing-crypto-market-structure-legislation) legislation * US SEC: * SEC & CFTC Project Crypto harmonization: opening remarks by [SEC Chair Atkins](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/atkins-remarks-joint-sec-cftc-harmonization-event-project-crypto-012926) & [CFTC Chair Selig](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opaselig1); event [recording](https://www.youtube.com/live/7jvfkuaV2UI?t=444s) * [Tokenized securities taxonomy](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/corp-fin-statement-tokenized-securities-012826): issuer-sponsored or third-party (custodial & synthetic) * [Gemini Trust](https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26465) civil enforcement action dismissed * [ZachXBT](https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2014685263327351116): alleged theft by threat actor from US Government ### General * Vitalik: [allocating 16k ETH for software & hardware](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qqzw02/i_am_personally_allocating_16384_eth_to_support/) to protect personal lives & public environments; EF entering mild austerity for long term sustainability whilst delivering aggressive roadmap * Corey Petty: [blockchain transactions leak data](https://press.logos.co/article/how-blockchain-transactions-leak-data) at every layer * [Zero crypto at home](https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/2016572587363520933) to prevent wrench attacks * [Private AI](https://www.privateai.how/): how to run AI locally * [Cryptocam](https://x.com/JoshCowellX/status/2016397975308898687) (prototype): camera stores photos to IPFS with NFT minted to paper wallet --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-9](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-9/)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-9.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-9.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #8 Date: 2026-01-23 NYSE tokenized securities platform, Neynar new steward of Farcaster, Glamsterdam upgrade Considered for Inclusion scope finalized ### Ecosystem * Vitalik calls for: * [protocol simplicity](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qg4ay1/protocol_simplicity_as_necessary_part_of/): minimize lines of code, avoid unnecessary dependencies & add more invariants * [take back lost ground](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qer9cy/2026_the_year_that_we_take_back_lost_ground/) in self-sovereignty & trustlessness * [Daily new addresses](https://x.com/SharpLink/status/2014420691064377605) all time high * [Vitalik: an Ethereum story](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4QiSilstV0) movie available on YouTube * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 3.9 (12.3 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,898 \- $3,361 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.033 (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 * [NYSE tokenized securities platform](https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2026/The-New-York-Stock-Exchange-Develops-Tokenized-Securities-Platform/default.aspx): seeking regulatory approval for 24/7 trading, immediate settlement via tokenized capital and capability to support multiple chains for settlement & custody * [Bermuda](https://www.circle.com/pressroom/the-government-of-bermuda-announces-plans-to-be-the-worlds-first-fully-onchain-national-economy-with-support-from-circle-and-coinbase) plans onchain economy supported by Circle & Coinbase; pilot stablecoin payments, integrate tokenization tools to financial institutions & digital literacy for residents ### Applications * Octant [epoch 10](https://x.com/OctantApp/status/2013659808402936038) (public goods funding) distributed 283 ETH to 24 projects * [Privacy Pools](https://x.com/0xprivacypools/status/2014371199204430052) live on Starknet * MetaLeX [v2](https://x.com/MetaLeX_Labs/status/2013643745871147371): cyberRaise v2 (onchain venture fundraising), LeXcheX v2 (accredited investor verification) & tokenized securities protocol * Vitalik: [need more & better DAOs](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qgxapi/we_need_more_daos_but_different_and_better_daos/), use ZK to solve privacy & AI for decision fatigue * Fileverse [walkaway v2](https://x.com/fileverse/status/2013639984603963645) (static page), access docs & spreadsheets if apps not available * Social media stewards change: [Farcaster](https://neynar.com/blog/neynar-is-acquiring-farcaster) to Neynar & [Lens](https://lens.xyz/news/mask-network-to-steward-the-next-chapter-of-lens) to Mask Network * [Vitalik](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qis2l9/back_to_decentralized_social_in_2026/) returns to decentralized social media (via [Firefly](https://firefly.social/)) * EF Use case lab: [verifiable cities](https://www.usecaselab.org/verifiable-cities): call for implementations to expand civic capacity ### Developers * Josselin Feist: [rounding in DeFi](https://seceureka.com/blog/rounding-in-defi), framework to help get it right * Process to recover Solidity from bytecode: [decompile bytecode & reimplement functions](https://x.com/0xf4d3/status/2012210676454875410) and [mine selectors & update Solidity for differences](https://x.com/0xf4d3/status/2013626979191267655) * Hardhat [v3.1.5](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.5) (dev framework): Solidity tests improved display & Solidity compiler hook for plugins * [Remix guide for DevRels](https://ethereumremix.substack.com/p/remix-ide-the-goto-devrel-tool): deep link using URL parameters, create a tutorial (LearnEth), run Remix Desktop (for offline demos) and use templates & plugins * Slither (static analyzer): * Slither [0.11.5](https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.5): adds reentrancy balance detector * Slither MCP Server [v2.3.0](https://github.com/trailofbits/slither-mcp/releases/tag/v2.3.0): adds 11 analysis tools & expands tool descriptions to follow Anthropic best practices * [EVM storage chronicle](https://medium.com/@brotherbarzzz/introducing-evm-storage-chronicle-rebuilding-a-missing-piece-of-ethereum-infrastructure-8c9fb89eb22b) (web tool): inspect mainnet contract storage, includes variable & slot history * [ENS community dataset](https://ens.domains/blog/post/google-bigquery-community-dataset) on Google Cloud BigQuery * Uniswap [Continuous Clearing Auctions](https://x.com/Uniswap/status/2014094900728373541) deployed on Base * EF Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF): [private zero-coupon bonds](https://iptf.ethereum.org/building-private-bonds-on-ethereum/), proof of concept * [Zorgz](https://x.com/z0r0zzz/status/2014044098207047864): onchain SVG NFT created via Claude Code prompts * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8128](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1478/files): Signed HTTP requests * [ERC8129](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1479/files): Non-transferable token * [ERC8132](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1485/files): Wallet call gas limit override capability ### Security * Makina [$4M exploit](https://makinafi.substack.com/p/incident-update-regarding-the-dusdusdc) of DUSD/USDC Curve pool, frontrun, [builder returned 921 ETH](https://x.com/makinafi/status/2014349539847573565) * MegaETH projects [security review readiness](https://x.com/raopreetam_/status/2014338191290212824), issues when building on a real-time EVM ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#173](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/173) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * Timing target: mainnet upgrade June-August (to allow two upgrades a year), public testnets \~May & devnet development completed \~April * [EIP7732](https://forkcast.org/eips/7732/) ePBS: * [epbs-devnet-0](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/epbs-devnet-0): targeting late February, consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.1) * Option for Glamsterdam without ePBS if it isn’t ready in time * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/eips/7928/) Block-level Access Lists: * Lighthouse & Lodestar implemented BALs & [EIP7843](https://forkcast.org/eips/7843) SLOTNUM * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026) * Reminder: [Headliner proposals](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-8081-hegota-network-upgrade-meta-thread/26876) deadline February 4, requires Eth Magicians post & presentation at ACD * Blob increase: * Cells via partial messages: [blob-devnet-0](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/blob-devnet-0) launched with Lighthouse & Prysm; needed before next blob parameter only upgrade (BPO3) * Teku experienced issues with LevelDB during blob spamming #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#66](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/066) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026): * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/eips/7928/) Block-level Access Lists: * [bal-devnet-2](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-2): targeting late January, adds non-headliners: [EIP7843](https://forkcast.org/eips/7843) SLOTNUM, [EIP8024](https://forkcast.org/eips/8024/) SWAPN, DUPN & EXCHANGE, [EIP7708](https://forkcast.org/eips/7708/) ETH transfers emit a log and [EIP7778](https://forkcast.org/eips/7778/) block gas accounting without refunds * [Considered for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#considered-for-inclusion) scope finalized: * [EIP8037](https://forkcast.org/eips/8037/) state creation gas cost increase * Marius van der Wijden: [EIP8037 explainer](https://notes.ethereum.org/@MariusVanDerWijden/SJD3CGdSbx), allows for gas limit increases without repricing state operations every time * App developers: feedback needed on dynamic cost ### Layer 1 * EF zkEVM team: [Repricings for block proving](https://zkevm.ethereum.foundation/blog/repricings-for-block-proving-part-2), tools & workflows to benchmark worst case blocks * [Ben Edgington](https://x.com/benjaminion_xyz/status/2014379792561283338) returns, working on fast finality at Ethereum Foundation * [Lean consensus](https://github.com/leanEthereum/leanSpec/blob/main/lean_consensus.pdf) (book): companion to the spec, work in progress * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8130](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11144/files): Account abstraction by account configuration * [EIP8131](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11148/files): Add auth data to [EIP7623](https://forkcast.org/eips/7623/) floor ### Research * [EOA migration strategies](https://ethresear.ch/t/migration-strategies-for-eoas-under-the-quantum-threat-breakages-and-open-questions/23864) under quantum threat ### Staking * Vitalik: [native distributed validator technology](https://ethresear.ch/t/native-dvt-for-ethereum-staking/23894) (DVT) proposal for large stakers * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~38% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 976k active * Client releases: * Execution layer: * Erigon [v3.3.4](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.4) (recommended): improves receipts correctness & reliability * Reth [v1.10.2](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v1.10.2) (maintenance): resolves vergen dependency for SDK users & fixes performance regressions in v1.10.1 ### Layer 2 * MegaETH (real-time L2) [stress test](https://stress.megaeth.com/) prior to public mainnet * [Mantle migrating to blobs](https://docs.mantle.xyz/network/introduction/updated-notices/migration-of-data-availability-to-ethereum-blobs) for data availability, transitioning from a Validium to a ZK rollup * [Zero Network](https://x.com/evgeth_/status/2012280835538293050) (ZK Stack) back online after pause on December 19 due to synchronization issue between chain state & sequencer * Arbitrum [Nova tooling changes](https://docs.arbitrum.io/for-devs/dev-tools-and-resources/chain-info#nova-specific-tooling), Alchemy RPC, Nova Arbiscan & Tenderly no longer supported from January 31 ### Regulation * US crypto market structure legislation (Clarity act): * [Senate agriculture committee](https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep/press/release/chairman-boozman-unveils-updated-market-structure-legislation-schedules-business-meeting): draft text released, markup on January 27 * [SEC & CFTC harmonization](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-13) joint event, January 27 ### General * Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) provisional registration for [caip](https://x.com/PatrickAlphaC/status/2012276751964000676) (chain-agnostic chain identifier) URI scheme * Vitalik: take back lost ground [beyond Ethereum](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qk7u95/taking_back_lost_ground_in_computing/) --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-8](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-8)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-8.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-8.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #7 Date: 2026-01-16 Ethereum must pass walkaway test, Base app focuses on trading, Trail of Bits Claude Code skills ### Ecosystem * Vitalik: [Ethereum must pass walkaway test](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qbj1wd/ethereum_itself_must_pass_the_walkaway_test/), add features (not halfway fixes) so we can ossify (if we want to), future innovation via client optimization & parameter changes (by validator voting) rather than network upgrades * Features include: quantum-resistance, scaling (via ZK-EVM validation & data sampling), partial statelessness & state expiry, account abstraction, gas pricing free of DoS vulnerabilities, PoS economic model decentralized for decades and censorship & centralization resistant block building * PSE: [privacy experience quantitative survey results](https://pse.dev/blog/px-user-survey-2025) (75 users), gap in adoption not from lack of interest but experience failures * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.9 (12.3 for zero net issuance) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $3,066 \- $3,380 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.035 (0.166 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io) Weekends are for building and you shouldn't be hunting for docs. We’ve consolidated everything you need to build on MetaMask, from quickstarts and video tutorials to advanced architecture guides, all in one place. 🦊 [MetaMask developer documentation](https://docs.metamask.io/). --- ### Enterprise * [Ingenico](https://ingenico.com/us-en/newsroom/press-releases/ingenico-launches-digital-currency-solution-enabling-stablecoin-payments): merchant payment terminals can accept stablecoins via WalletConnect Pay ### Applications * Vitalik calls for [decentralized applications](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qcg3jc/the_web3_vision_of_decentralized_applications/) & [better decentralized stablecoins](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qbj1jg/we_need_better_decentralized_stablecoins/) * [Base app](https://x.com/jessepollak/status/2011518342616793184) (wallet \+ Farcaster based social) switches focus to trading first * Hinkal [private send](https://x.com/hinkal_protocol/status/2011171294318838092), split across multiple recipients & time windows * Ethereum Foundation dAI team: [ERC8004 explainer](https://x.com/VittoStack/status/2009637427397193765), discovery & trust layer for AI agents via onchain registries for identity, reputation & validation * YO (yield aggregator) [automated swap created $3.7M shortfall](https://www.yo.xyz/blog/post/youusd-incident-postmortem-automated-harvest-swap-jan-12-2026), covered by treasury ### Developers * Argot [roadmap](https://www.argot.org/blog/2026-01-15-argot-roadmap-update-2026-1): milestones & priorities for Solidity, Fe, Sourcify, ethdebug, Act & hevm * Hardhat [v3.1.4](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.4) (dev framework): adds HTML coverage report & fixes code coverage calculation * Slither [0.11.4](https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.4) (static analyzer): adds CLZ opcode support, Solidity custom storage layouts & unindexed event address detector * [Browser RPC](https://github.com/gskril/browser-rpc#readme) (proxy server): sign transactions from scripts (Foundry, Hardhat & viem) via browser wallet * [Quixote](https://github.com/bilinearlabs/quixote#readme) (indexer): index events (requires RPC) & then query (SQL); inbuilt front end * Optimism [actions](https://actions.optimism.io/) (TypeScript SDK): modules to integrate DeFi into applications; developer preview * x402 hackathon: [winning projects](https://x.com/austingriffith/status/2011108282648445294) (selected by Austin Griffith) * Ethereum Community Foundation: * [Ethereum MCP](https://github.com/ETHCF/ethereum-mcp#readme) (Model Context Protocol) query Ethereum using Claude; data sources: Etherscan, DeFiLlama, CoinGecko, growthepie, Blobscan & Dune * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8124](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1465/files): ERC20 alias metadata extension * [ERC8126](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1475/files): AI agent registration & verification * [ERC8127](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1476/files): Human readable token identifiers ### Security * Futureswap [\~$470k over two exploits](https://x.com/Phalcon_xyz/status/2011404828115866061) on Arbitrum * Sigma Prime: [Fusaka upgrade impact on contract security](https://blog.sigmaprime.io/fusaka-contract-security.html) * Trail of Bits: [Claude Code skills](https://github.com/trailofbits/skills#readme) for security research, vulnerability detection & audit workflows * Security Alliance (SEAL): [DPRK group Contagious Interview](https://radar.securityalliance.org/vs-code-tasks-abuse-by-contagious-interview-dprk/) use VS Code tasks as attack vector; disable allow automatic tasks in VS Code settings ### All core devs (main protocol calls) [Tim Beiko](https://x.com/i/status/2009625017554772107) moving on from L1 R\&D to explore frontier use cases #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#228](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/228) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting June 2026): * [Bal-devnet-2](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-2): spec clarification discussions for non-headliner EIPs * Non-headliner scoping: [categorized shortlist](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ansgar/glamsterdam-el-pfi-eips) (from last ACDE) * [Considered for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#considered-for-inclusion): * [EIP7954](https://forkcast.org/eips/7954/) increase maximum contract size (32KiB) * Still to be decided at next ACDT: * [EIP8037](https://forkcast.org/eips/8037/) state creation gas cost increase: * Marius van der Wijden: [EIP8037 presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zRVR-tziS0Z0IACiDlcOPOUmkPdaBvjE-b10yH35iOY/edit) * Declined for Inclusion: * [EIP7793](https://forkcast.org/eips/7793/) conditional transactions, [EIP5920](https://forkcast.org/eips/5920/) PAY opcode, [EIP8051](https://forkcast.org/eips/8051/) precompile for ML-DSA signature verification, [EIP7971](https://forkcast.org/eips/7971/) hard limits for transient storage, [EIP8032](https://forkcast.org/eips/8032/) size-based storage gas pricing, [EIP7907](https://forkcast.org/eips/7907/) meter contract code size & increase limit and [EIP7903](https://forkcast.org/eips/7903/) remove initcode size limit * Remaining [Proposed for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#proposed-for-inclusion) EIPs don’t change the protocol #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#65](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/065) * BPO3 (blob parameter only upgrade): * not urgent based on current usage, getBlobV3 \+ partial cell messages would need to be implemented by all consensus layer clients * Glamsterdam upgrade: * [Bal-devnet-2](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-2): targeting late January, will add non-headliners: [EIP8024](https://forkcast.org/eips/8024/) SWAPN, DUPN & EXCHANGE, [EIP7708](https://forkcast.org/eips/7708/) ETH transfers emit a log, [EIP7778](https://forkcast.org/eips/7778/) block gas accounting without refunds and potentially [EIP7843](https://forkcast.org/eips/7843) SLOTNUM opcode (requires consensus layer change) * Bal-devnet-3: plan to add four more non-headliner EIPs * ePBS: spec discussions on new bid minimum increase (DoS mitigation), withdrawals & builder onboarding at fork ### Layer 1 * ethPandaOps: * [2026 roadmap](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/ethpandaops-in-2026/): Glamsterdam & Hegotá upgrades, tooling, Xatu, the Lab, ZKVMs & hardening * [Blob analysis](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/fusaka-more-blobs-less-votes/): timing games main driver of attestation degradation rather than blob counts * The Lab [slot timelines](https://x.com/samcmAU/status/2012079872135585908): includes MEV bids, block arrival, execution times & data availability time * Consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.1): reverts withdrawals change * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade: * EIP7928 Block-level Access Lists breakout [\#10](https://forkcast.org/calls/bal/010/) * Forkcast dashboards: [client priority](https://forkcast.org/priority) (non-headliner EIP preferences), [test complexity](https://forkcast.org/complexity) (EF STEEL scores) & [devnet tracker](https://forkcast.org/devnets) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade: * EIP7805 FOCIL breakout [\#26](https://forkcast.org/calls/focil/026) * [75M gas limit benchmarking](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/137wrHKGXG4Hb4a3G1zICGl1U34AiNT3W9iEimrzxpXQ/edit?gid=301537091#gid=301537091): opcode performance by client * [zkEVM security overview](https://zkevm.ethereum.foundation/blog/zkevm-security-overview): level of concern & mitigations for 18 potential issues * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8123](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8123): JSON-RPC method for transaction gas limit cap * [EIP8125](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11081/files): Temporary contract storage ### Research * Vitalik: * [Recursive STARK based transaction pool](https://ethresear.ch/t/recursive-stark-based-bandwidth-efficient-mempool/23838) * [Combining preconfirmations with based rollups](https://ethresear.ch/t/combining-preconfirmations-with-based-rollups-for-synchronous-composability/23863) for synchronous composability ### Staking * ethStaker [staker console](https://paragraph.com/@ethstaker/introducing-the-staker-console): deposit, top up, upgrade to 0x02, consolidate, withdraw, exit & batch actions; Hoodi testnet only, mainnet pending audit * Lodestar (consensus layer client): [multi-layered defense strategy](https://blog.chainsafe.io/defending-lodestar) against npm supply chain attacks * Toni Wahrstätter: [MEV builder bids](https://bids.pics/) adds proposer to live view of auction * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~38% (data may not be accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 976k active * Client releases: * Execution layer: * Erigon [v3.3.3](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.3) (recommended): Discovery v5 enabled by default, fixes for committee counts, syncing, Shutter, half block execution stability & p2p vulnerability * Geth [v1.16.8](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.8) (security fix): resolves two p2p vulnerabilities that can impact liveness reported via Ethereum Foundation bug bounty program * Nethermind [1.36.0](https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind/releases/tag/1.36.0): operator ergonomics & RPC/execution correctness hardening improvements, estimateGas aligned with Geth behavior, .NET 10 migration and obsolete config & analytics removed * Reth [v1.10.0](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v1.10.0) (medium): performance improvements, new RPC endpoints (including getBlobsV3), CLI enhancements & extended OP Stack flashblock support ### Layer 2 * Taiko (rollup) [proof dashboard](https://proofs.taiko.xyz/): ZK coverage & proof time across batches and proof latency ### Regulation * US crypto market structure legislation (Clarity act): * Senate banking committee: [draft](https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/market_structure_draft.pdf), markup [postponed](https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/scott-statement-on-market-structure-markup) * [Coinbase withdrew support](https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/2011545247105355865) due to tokenized equities defacto ban, DeFi prohibitions, CFTC authority eroded & restricting stablecoin rewards (allowing banks to ban their competition) * Senate agriculture committee: [schedule](https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep/press/release/chairman-boozman-announces-timeline-for-crypto-market-structure-legislation), release January 21 & markup January 27 ### General * X [revoked API access for InfoFi](https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2011825522817270230) * Banteg [takopi](https://banteg.xyz/posts/takopi/) (Telegram bridge): message coding agents from anywhere --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-7](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-7)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-7.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-7.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #6 Date: 2026-01-09 BPO2 upgrade increased blobs, write Roman Storm a letter of support, Octant epoch 10 ### Ecosystem * [BPO2](https://x.com/ethereum/status/2008958120035283285) live (blob parameter only upgrade): increased blobs per block to target 14 & max 21 (up from target 10 & max 15\) * Vitalik: * [Resilience](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2008174642066845778) is the game Ethereum is suited to win, block space must be decentralized, permissionless & resilient and then abundant * [Increasing bandwidth](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2009158272943599877) is safer than reducing latency, fast chains must be L2s * [Trilemma is solved](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2007559523528233041) via data availability sampling & ZK-EVMs (primary way to validate blocks by 2027-2030) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 3.0 (12.2 for zero net issuance) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $3,045 – $3,293 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.034 (0.165 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 * [Morgan Stanley](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2103976/000110465926001436/tm2534146d1_s1.htm) filed for Ether ETF, includes staking * Wyoming [Frontier stablecoin](https://governor.wyo.gov/news-releases/wyoming-ushers-in-new-era-launches-first-of-its-kind-frontier-stable-token-for-public-purchase): purchasable on Kraken, supported chains include mainnet, Arbitrum, Base & Optimism ### Applications * Octant [epoch 10](https://x.com/OctantApp/status/2008614595741806678) (public goods funding): 24 of the top projects from previous 9 epochs, allocation open until January 20 * Zak Cole: [Fair launch handbook](https://fairlaunch.org/), guide to equitable token distribution * [HuddlePad](https://x.com/huddle01com/status/2009302713377673704) (token launchpad) live on Arbitrum, uses Uniswap continuous clearing auctions (CCA) * [Allora](https://www.allora.network/blog/allora-network-launches-on-base-unlocking-a-new-era-of-intelligent-applications) (AI-powered inference feeds) live on Base * Fluent [Prints](https://x.com/fluentxyz/status/2009287800475287700) (reputation aggregator): humanity & influence status * [Blobstein](https://www.blobstein.com/): US DoJ Epstein files temporarily stored in blobs; using [\~20%](https://x.com/hildobby/status/2009057028594078203) of blobs ### Developers * Foundry (dev framework): * Forge-std [v1.14.0](https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std/releases/tag/v1.14.0) (helpers): Solidity 0.8.13+ support; [v1.13.0](https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std/releases/tag/v1.13.0): Solidity 0.6.2 \- 0.8.13 support * Hardhat [v3.1.3](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.3) (dev framework): Solidity 0.8.31+ support for ARM Linux, adds Mocha to unified test output * [Voltaire](https://x.com/tevmtools/status/2006993286645559709) (client library): designed for AI-assisted development, supports TypeScript, Zig, C & Swift; MCP server; in browser playground; beta * Hevm [v0.57.0](https://github.com/argotorg/hevm/releases/tag/release%2F0.57.0) (symbolic analysis): detects infeasible paths earlier, less likely to exhaust system resources analyzing complex contracts & supports symbolic powers of 2 * EVMole [0.8.2](https://github.com/cdump/evmole/releases/tag/0.8.2) (function selector extractor): adds Go implementation & Fusaka EIP7939 CLZ opcode support * Sourcify (code verification) [Parquet export format v2](https://x.com/SourcifyEth/status/2008856171621540086): append-only exports, S3 compatible API, file metadata from Google Cloud Storage API & \~85% compression * [OnboardMe](https://github.com/infosec-us-team/onboardme#readme) (contract navigator): requires Etherscan API key, experimental * Application layer standards (ERCs): * ERC8004 [v1](https://x.com/yq_acc/status/2009150787478540491): Trustless agents * [ERC8118](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1450/files): Agent authorization * [ERC8119](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1455/files): Key parameters * [ERC8121](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1456/files): Delegated metadata resolution via hooks * [ERC8122](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1463/files): Minimal agent registry ### Security * Truebit [$26M exploit](https://x.com/pashov/status/2009334293798244626); contract deployed in 2021 * TMX [$1.4M exploit](https://rekt.news/tmztribe-rekt) on Arbitrum * IPOR Fusion [$300k exploit](https://blog.ipor.io/post-mortem-ipor-usdc-optimizer-arbitrum-vault-exploit-aff11fd01b62) on Arbitrum * PRXVT [exploit](https://x.com/PRXVTai/status/2008438800523915307) on Base ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#172](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/172) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade: * [Headliner proposals](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-8081-hegota-network-upgrade-meta-thread/26876): deadline February 4, requires Eth Magicians post & presentation at ACD * Proposed [EIP champion guide](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/pull/1864) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#227](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/227) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting June 2026): * Non-headliner scoping: [categorized shortlist](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ansgar/glamsterdam-el-pfi-eips) (from last ACDE) * [Considered for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#considered-for-inclusion): * [EIP7997](https://forkcast.org/eips/7997/) deterministic factory predeploy * Execution layer non-headliner candidates still to be decided at next ACDE: * Contract size limit: [EIP7907](https://forkcast.org/eips/7907/) meter contract code size & increase limit vs [EIP7954](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7954) simple increase to 32 kilobytes (without changing data structures); [EIP7903](https://forkcast.org/eips/7903/) remove initcode size limit * [EIP8037](https://forkcast.org/eips/8037/) state creation gas cost increase * Remaining [Proposed for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#proposed-for-inclusion) EIPs * Declined for Inclusion: * [EIP8058](https://forkcast.org/eips/8058/) contract bytecode deduplication discount; [EIP7668](https://forkcast.org/eips/7668/) remove bloom filters; [EIP7745](https://forkcast.org/eips/7745/) trustless log index ### Layer 1 * Consensus specs [v1.7.0-alpha.0](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.0): epbs-devnet-0 target, builders separated from validators & don’t perform validator duties * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8120](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11038/files): MLOAD8 & CALLDATALOAD8 opcodes ### Research * [Single execution environment](https://ethresear.ch/t/solving-ethereum-s-fragmentation-problem-with-sync-composability/23814): unify rollups via synchronous composability so they behave as if part of unified execution environment ### Staking * Toni Wahrstätter: * [MEV builder bids](https://bids.pics): view live auction with bids & timing * [Transaction pool analytics](https://xof.pics): block explorer showing transactions via private order flow * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: * Lighthouse \~35% (data may not be accurate) * Flashbots relay [diversity stats](https://x.com/dataalways/status/2008246604810350813): Lighthouse 47% exclusively, 57% including multi-client setups * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24.2% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 973k active * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Prysm [v7.1.2](https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases/tag/v7.1.2) (patch): improves management of pending attestation aggregation ### Layer 2 * Arbitrum [Dia upgrade](https://blog.arbitrum.io/arbos-dia/) live, smoother gas prices during demand spikes, default base fee increased to 0.02 gwei, Fusaka support (secp256r1 update, CLZ opcode & ModExp repricing) & Arbitrum chains can use mint/burn native gas tokens * Optimism Foundation [OP token buy back proposal](https://www.optimism.io/blog/op-token-buybacks), using 50% of Superchain revenue for 12 months, starting in February, Foundation would directly manage ETH treasury * Starknet [outage](https://www.starknet.io/blog/starknet-incident-report-january-5-2026/) on January 5 due to incorrect processing of a transaction, 18 minutes of activity reverted * Matter Labs [Boojum](https://x.com/donnoh_eth/status/2008223741084577906): L2Beat reproduced zk verifiers & host programs for zkSync elastic chains ### Regulation * Write Roman Storm a [letter of support](https://freeromanstorm.com/write-letter) * Vitalik’s [letter](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2009518473173512379) ### General * [Wrench attack analysis](https://x.com/hosseeb/status/2007759365432803803): attacks increasing & more violent but risk per user only moderately increased and significantly lower than pre-2019 * [Ledger](https://support.ledger.com/article/Global-e-Incident-to-Order-Data---January-2026) (hardware wallet) e-commerce partner Global-e data breach includes name, postal address, email, telephone & order details * [AI trading agent fairness risks](https://x.com/0xfishylosopher/status/2008664154576744612): public algorithms get copytraded, sandwiched & often lose money; private algorithms can be rugged by insiders --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-6](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-6)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-6.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-6.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #5 Date: 2026-01-02 Vitalik: call to improve usability & decentralization, Nethereum 10 year anniversary release, Uniswap interface fees set to zero ### Ecosystem * Vitalik: [call to improve usability & decentralization](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2006737662942871574), at both protocol & application layers * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.1 (12.2 for zero net issuance) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,916 \- $3,040 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.034 (0.165 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 * Paul Brody (Chair of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance) [2026 predictions](https://x.com/pbrody/status/2005331216317481305): building season for finance plumbing; onboarding via per gig & just in time payments; slower regulatory progress; rise of onchain privacy; geopolitics of stablecoins ### Applications * Uniswap [interface fees set to zero](https://x.com/Uniswap/status/2005293403773583492) * [Harvest](https://x.com/gregskril/status/2006103150227259708) (tax loss harvesting): sell unwanted NFTs for 1 gwei ### Developers * Hardhat [v3.1.2](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.2) (dev framework): supports Solidity v0.8.32/33 * Ape [v0.8.44](https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape/releases/tag/v0.8.44) (dev framework): help command loads faster * Nethereum [5.8.0](https://github.com/Nethereum/Nethereum/releases/tag/5.8.0) (client library): 10 year anniversary release, adds light client & verification, wallet platform, hardware wallet improvements, protocol integrations & data services * EIP712 [domain separator caching](https://x.com/0xGianfranco/status/2005639505475420402) best practices * CTFs: * [BuidlGuidl CTF](https://ctf.buidlguidl.com/): season 1 & season 2 (created for Devcon & Devconnect) * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8117](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1438/files): Compressed display format for addresses ### Security * Security Alliance [SEAL 911 in 2025](https://x.com/pcaversaccio/status/2006304083238412583): 1.8k+ tickets, 125+ war rooms & \~$95M saved ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/) upgrade (targeting June 2026): * Scoping continues January 5 at all core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#227](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1854) * [16 EIPs Proposed for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#proposed-for-inclusion) yet to be decided upon * [14 EIPs Considered for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#considered-for-inclusion) * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade: * Fork focus & headliner discussions start January 8 at all core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#172](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1844) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * Forkcast [EIP directory](https://forkcast.org/eips/): view/filter list, details include governance timeline * [EIP8115](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10997/files): Batch priority fees at end of block (split from [EIP7799](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7799): System logs) * [EIP8116](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10998/files): Replace cumulative receipt fields (split from [EIP6466](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-6466): SSZ receipts) ### Research * Dankrad Feist: [Minimmit explainer](https://dankradfeist.de/tempo/2025/12/31/minimmit-simple-fast-consensus.html), proposed consensus algorithm with 80% honest majority ### Staking * Toni Wahrstätter: [MEV-Boost market](https://x.com/nero_eth/status/2004972045516292339), relays: Titan gaining share, builders: Titan \~50% * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: * ⚠️ Lighthouse \~49% (data may not be 100% accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24.5% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] ### Layer 2 * Zero Network (ZK Stack) [still paused](https://x.com/zerodotnetwork/status/2006318068541325481), targeting resolution in mid-January. [Users just have to wait](https://x.com/sekubalias/status/2005663890278101044) for a stage 0 rollup ### General * Trust wallet browser extension [v2.68 incident](https://trustwallet.com/blog/announcements/trust-wallet-browser-extension-v268-incident-community-update): November’s Sha1-Hulud 2 npm supply-chain attack believed to have been used to access source code & web store API key to deploy malicious version * Vitalik: [balance of power](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/12/30/balance_of_power.html), projects should have a decentralization model to avoid concentrating power in themselves & the risks associated with having such power --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-5](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-5)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-5.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-5.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #4 Date: 2025-12-26 Uniswap voted for UNIfication, Devcon 8 November 3 \- 6 at JIO World Center, Punks & Squiggles donated to MoMA ### Ecosystem * [Devcon 8](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/12/23/devcon-mumbai): November 3 \- 6 at JIO World Center in Mumbai, India * Walletbeat: [wallets & local nodes](https://x.com/walletbeat/status/2002818293741301777), tested using only configured RPC endpoint * Etherscan [address page filters](https://x.com/etherscan/status/2001970530073911679), beta * US SEC: [group chats used as gateway](https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/general-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-alerts/gateway-to-investment-scams) to investment scams * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.02 \- 2.3 (12.2 for zero net issuance) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,901 \- $3,060 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.033 (0.165 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [Consensys](https://consensys.io) 2025 was a breakout year for crypto and for Ethereum. From regulatory shifts to digital asset treasuries and wide institutional adoption, Ethereum is reshaping global financial markets. 2026 will be even bigger as more organizations build on Ethereum. Linea will focus on becoming a self-sustaining chain, and MetaMask will expand into more onchain assets and unlock broader real-world use. [How Consensys and Ethereum made 2025 crypto’s most important year](https://consensys.io/blog/how-consensys-and-ethereum-made-2025-cryptos-most-important-year). --- ### Applications * DAOs & Labs: * Uniswap voted for [UNIfication](https://vote.uniswapfoundation.org/proposals/93): turn on fee switch, burn fees including Unichain sequencer fees, 100M UNI retroactive burn and Labs turn off front end fees * Aave voted against [DAO controlling brand assets](https://snapshot.org/#/s:aavedao.eth/proposal/0xbc606159ddeae0184c2086055637d3f357351ec0adc4c9f4150751bc41918eba), 41% abstained * Farcaster [USDC lending](https://x.com/farcaster_xyz/status/2002129878385402344) powered by Morpho x Steakhouse * Fileverse [dDocs & dSheets](https://x.com/fileverse/status/2003142985471386108) adds social recovery for accounts * NFTs: * 8 Punks & 8 Squiggles [donated to MoMA](https://x.com/1OF1_art/status/2002182475611594989) (Museum of Modern Art) * [Pudgy Penguins](https://x.com/pudgypenguins/status/2003870406340760026) promotion on Las Vegas Sphere * POAP [airport rally](https://x.com/poapxyz/status/2002078158242406600) starts January 1, mint location based POAPs at 100+ airports ### Developers * Solidity [v0.8.33](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2025/12/18/solidity-0.8.32-0.8.33-release-announcement/) (language): hot fix for internal compiler error in v0.8.32 for code that referenced/called getters generated for constant state variables * Remix [v1.5](https://ethereumremix.substack.com/p/remix-release-v15) (dev framework): seeks donations, matched by Ethereum Foundation * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8109](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1417/files): Diamonds simplified * [ERC8110](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1418/files): Domain-centric architecture for Diamonds * [ERC8111](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1427/files): Bound signatures * [ERC8112](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1428/files): Token transfer with signature * [ERC8113](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1429/files): Series accounting for incentivized vaults * [ERC8114](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1430/files): NFT transfer with signature ### Layer 1 * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade: * [Scoping timeline](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/12/22/hegota-timeline): * Fork focus & headliner proposals: January 8 \- February 4 * Headliner selection: February 5 \- 26 * Non-headliner EIP proposals: 30 day window * [EIP7805 FOCIL readiness](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/focil-readiness-for-hegota/27245): proposed headliner, specs reviewed & 8 clients have prototypes * Julian Ma: [in-protocol gas futures](https://ethresear.ch/t/on-in-protocol-gas-futures/23698), temperature check on changing transaction fees from EIP1559 to a gas futures market * Potuz: [history of justification withholding attack](https://www.potuz.net/posts/how-i-got-into-ethereum/) * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8108](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10960/files): Stateless block witnesses with Verkle proofs ### Research * SoK: [evolution of fast finality](https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.20715), 3-slot finality reduces finality & slot times without bandwidth requirements of single slot finality ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: * ⚠️ Lighthouse \~52% (data may not be 100% accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24.3% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] ### Layer 2 * L2Beat: * Proposal to [narrow stage 1](https://forum.l2beat.com/t/stage-1-requirements-update-security-council-walkaway-test/412) by adding security council walkaway test * [Ethereum Interoperability Layer explainer](https://x.com/l2beat/status/2003106444371972576): users self execute transactions on source & destination, with cross chain liquidity providers paying gas & funds at destination and then reclaim at source * zkSync Era [Etherscan explorer deprecated](https://github.com/zkSync-Community-Hub/zksync-developers/discussions/1133) January 8, [download](https://info.etherscan.com/discontinuation-of-a-block-explorer/) private name tags & contract verifications * Zero Network (ZK Stack) [paused](https://x.com/zerodotnetwork/status/2003158359051239683) ### Regulation * US SEC: * [Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang & Nishad Singh](https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26450) (former FTX/Alameda executives) final consent judgments * [trading platforms & investment clubs charged](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-144-sec-charges-three-purported-crypto-asset-trading-platforms-four-investment-clubs-scheme-targeted) for allegedly defrauding retail investors of $14M via fake trading & offerings * Brooklyn DA: [man charged](https://www.brooklynda.org/2025/12/19/brooklyn-man-charged-with-stealing-nearly-16-million-by-presenting-himself-as-cryptocurrency-exchange-rep-and-scamming-users/) for allegedly stealing $16M by purporting to be a Coinbase representative; ZachXBT [investigation](https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2000540219427135893) ### General * [Trust Wallet browser extension](https://x.com/TrustWallet/status/2004475085168795941) \~$7M stolen, don’t open, disable v2.68 & upgrade, users to be refunded * [Gnosis Chain hard fork](https://x.com/gnosischain/status/2003410653185474630) recovered \~$9M in funds from November Balancer exploit * [gov/acc](https://medium.com/@eugene.leventhal/gov-acc-accelerating-governance-innovation-in-web3-31309f06ab63) (governance acceleration): project coordinating research, experimentation, implementation & knowledge-building by Devcon 2026 --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-4](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-4)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-4.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-4.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #3 Date: 2025-12-19 J.P. Morgan tokenized fund, Privacy Pools on Arbitrum & Optimism, SEC talks privacy ### Ecosystem * US SEC: [crypto custody basics](https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/general-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-bulletins/crypto-asset-custody-basics-retail-investors-investor-bulletin-0), hot/cold wallets & self custody explained * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 1.8 (12.1 for zero net issuance) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,782 \- $3,250 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.034 (0.165 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io) Snaps are apps that customize your wallet experience and let you add new features and functionalities to MetaMask. [Get started with Snaps](https://metamask.io/snaps). --- ### Enterprise * J.P. Morgan [tokenized money market fund](https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/institutional/about-us/media/press-releases/jp-morgan-asset-management-launches-its-first-tokenized-money-market-fund/) on [mainnet](https://etherscan.io/token/0x6a7c6aa2b8b8a6A891dE552bDEFFa87c3F53bD46) * SoFi Bank issued [SoFiUSD stablecoin](https://investors.sofi.com/news/news-details/2025/SoFi-Launches-Fully-Reserved-Stablecoin-to-Power-Financial-Infrastructure-for-Banks-Fintechs-and-Enterprise-Partners/default.aspx), initially for internal settlements * Visa [stablecoins advisory practice](https://corporate.visa.com/en/sites/visa-perspectives/newsroom/vca-stablecoins-advisory-practice.html) ### Applications * Privacy Pools live on [Arbitrum](https://x.com/0xprivacypools/status/2001047640042054119) with support for [Nerite yUSND](https://www.nerite.org/writing/privacy-pools) yield bearing stablecoin & live on [Optimism](https://x.com/0xprivacypools/status/2001717606152315074) * [Base app](https://www.coinbase.com/en-au/blog/system-update-the-future-of-finance-is-on-coinbase) (wallet \+ Farcaster based social) open to public * [Synthetix](https://blog.synthetix.io/synthetix-perps-on-ethereum-mainnet/) returns to mainnet, perp DEX live, initially capped at 500 users * [gasPM](https://gaspm.eth.limo/): gas price prediction market * ENS.tools [public profiles](https://medium.com/@enstools/your-ens-name-deserves-more-than-a-resolver-record-2718947df4a7): shareable ENS profile * [Sound](https://x.com/soundxyz_/status/2001340636616888442) (music NFTs) shutting down January 16, 2026 * Octant [StreamVote](https://x.com/OctantApp/status/1999558961624965309): pilot, 25 ETH streamed via quadratic voting to 17 public goods ### Developers * Solidity [v0.8.32](https://github.com/argotorg/solidity/releases/tag/v0.8.32) (language): code generator fix for clearing/copying arrays straddling end of storage * Echidna [v2.3.0](https://github.com/crytic/echidna/releases/tag/v2.3.0) (fuzzer): verification mode for analyzing stateless functions, Foundry test case generation for failed assertions, clearer HTML coverage reports & failures display all events * Feelyourprotocol [ModExp precompile](https://feelyourprotocol.org/eip-7883-modexp-gas-cost-increase) (widget): view Fusaka upgrade gas increases * ENS: * [Enscribe Foundry plugin](https://www.enscribe.xyz/blog/foundry): name contracts in deployment scripts, forward & reverse resolution * [Decentralized website guide](https://ens.domains/blog/post/decentralized-websites): deploy a static website to IPFS using Omnipin * Deep funding [jurors wanted](https://x.com/devanshmehta/status/2001332858271780897) for infrastructure & dev tools round: volunteers compare repositories, comparisons used to select AI models which distribute funding * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8104](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1409/files): RWA disclosure URI (ERC20 extension) * [ERC8106](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1411/files): RWA event-based compliance framework (ERC20 extension) * [ERC8107](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1412/files): ENS trust registry for agent coordination ### Security * Ribbon Finance DeFi options vaults [$2.7M exploit](https://rekt.news/aevo-rekt) * iEarn yUSDT [$250k exploit](https://x.com/banteg/status/2001178316817002873) ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#226](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/226) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting June 2026): * Non-headliner [categorized shortlist](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ansgar/glamsterdam-el-pfi-eips) * Considered for Inclusion: * Repricing (targeting 60 MGas/s): [EIP7904](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7904) general repricing (increases only), [EIP7976](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7976) increase calldata floor cost, [EIP7981](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7981) increase access list cost, [EIP8038](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8038) state-access gas cost increase & [EIP2780](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-2780) reduce intrinsic transaction gas * Declined for Inclusion: * [EIP2926](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2926) chunk-based code merkleization, [EIP7686](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7686) linear EVM memory limits, [EIP7923](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7923) linear page-based memory costing & [EIP7973](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7973) warm account write metering * Remaining proposed non-headliner EIPs to be decided at ACDE January 5 * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade: * Portmanteau chosen as Hegotá (Heze \+ Bogotá) #### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#64](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/064) * Gas limit increase: * 75M: getBlobsV3 & max blobs flag need to be implemented & tested before clients can update default gas limit, ready for BPO3 releases * Proposal for clients to set gas limit rather than validators * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade: ePBS block builders to be non-validating with 1 ETH staked * [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) upgrade: consensus layer upgrade renamed to Heze (Heka not in IAU star catalog) * Erigon [RPC integration testing](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1842#issuecomment-3661200876) used alongside Hive rpc-compat ### Layer 1 * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/) upgrade: * Block-level Access Lists: [bal-devnet-1](https://dora.bal-devnet-1.ethpandaops.io/) launched with 5 execution layer clients * Forkcast: [upgrade planning sandbox](https://forkcast.org/schedule/), view timeline scenarios * Nethermind: [gas benchmarking](https://www.nethermind.io/blog/getting-ethereum-ready-for-gigagas) using historic mainnet blocks & mainnet transactions in a merged payload, Nethermind leads in these benchmark tests * [Blockspace market](https://ethresear.ch/t/an-observation-on-ethereum-s-blockspace-market/23669): PBS leaves gaps in pricing, incentives, concentration, latency & openness; principles to address proposed * [L1 zkEVM security sprint](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/12/18/zkevm-security-foundations), milestones: soundcalc integration by end of February 2026, 100-bit provable security by Glamsterdam & 128-bit provable security by Hegotá * Protocol Guild: [sponsor a core dev](https://www.protocolguild.org/blog/20251218-sponsor-core-devs), funding gap for members is $160k * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8105](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10943/files): Encrypted transaction pool ### Research * [Future of state](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/12/16/future-of-state): broad directions of expiry (mark inactive or era based), archive (hot/cold) & making it easier to hold/serve (partial statelessness & low cost infrastructure) to tackle challenges of state growth & centralization ### Staking * Prysm [post mortem](https://prysm.offchainlabs.com/docs/misc/mainnet-postmortems/#fusaka-mainnet-prysm-incident) for attestation processing issue on December 4 * Potuz: [technical writeup](https://www.potuz.net/posts/fulu-bug/) * Data Always: [MEV supply chain reaction to circuit breakers](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/how-the-mev-supply-chain-reacts-to-circuit-breakers/5439) * Local block building: Geth 46%, Nethermind 31% * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: * ⚠️ Lighthouse \~54% (data may not be 100% accurate) * Data Always: [snapshot](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/a-consensus-layer-client-diversity-snapshot/5431) via Flashbots relay * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Lodestar [v1.38.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.38.0) (highly recommended): performance improvements & node 24 by default * Nimbus [v25.12.0](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v25.12.0) (medium-urgency): network stability improvements * Prysm [v7.1.1](https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases/tag/v7.1.1): fixes potential deadlock in data column batch verification and improved processing & metrics for cells & proofs * Teku [25.12.0](https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/25.12.0) (recommended): late block reorg enabled by default & improved proposal scheduling * Execution layer * Erigon [v3.3.2](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.2): single attestation event support and RPC fixes ### Layer 2 * Matter Labs: [ZKsync managed services](https://www.zksync.io/blog/zksync-managed-services-raas) * Gelato [Turbo](https://gelato.cloud/blog/turbo-sequencer): custom sequencer, compatible with OP Stack & Arbitrum ### Regulation * Roman Storm: [status update](https://x.com/rstormsf/status/2001162811775574476) * US SEC: * Crypto task force [privacy roundtable](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/atkins-121525-remarks-crypto-task-force-roundtable-financial-surveillance-privacy) * Clarity on [broker-dealer custody](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/trading-markets-121725-statement-custody-crypto-asset-securities-broker-dealers) * [Aave investigation closed](https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2000963157150388267) in August ### General * Reminder: [stolen Telegram accounts](https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1999942459368104073) used to setup fake Zoom/Teams to steal crypto & Telegram accounts on repeat * Vitalik: [tribes & zones](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/12/17/societies.html), tribes innovate culture, zones innovate rules --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-3](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-3)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-3.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-3.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #2 Date: 2025-12-12 BPO1 upgrade increased blobs, DTC securities tokenization pilot, William Mougayar: Ethereum valuation ### Ecosystem * [BPO1](https://lab.ethpandaops.io/ethereum/forks/bpo1) live (first blob parameter only upgrade): increased blobs per block to target: 10 & max: 15 (up from target: 6 & max: 9\) * [BPO2](https://lab.ethpandaops.io/ethereum/forks/bpo2) on January 7, increases blobs per block to target: 14 & max: 21 * William Mougayar: [Ethereum’s valuation as a public good](https://ethmrc.com/the-internets-blueprint-for-ethereum-a-trillion-dollar-public-goods-valuation-framework/), $2-6T near term, $10-20T by 2035 if it becomes the global trust & settlement layer * Kevin Owocki: [reforming public goods funding](https://x.com/owocki/status/1996972702687797580) * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.2 average, 0.0 \- 1.1 (11.9 for zero net issuance) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,947 \- $3,391 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.035 (0.165 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 * [BlackRock](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2099103/000143774925037057/iset20251205_s1.htm) filed for staked Ether ETF ### Applications * Synthetix [wick insurance](https://blog.synthetix.io/wick-insurance/): perps traders can purchase dynamically priced protection for pre-defined time period where accounts are frozen rather than liquidated * Veil Cash [0xbow deposit screening](https://docs.veil.cash/intro/verified-users/0xbow-screening) for privacy protocol on Base * [Daico.wtf](https://x.com/z0r0zzz/status/1996986410335875169): fundraise using tokens, templates for streaming & governance, live on mainnet & Base * Fileverse [dDocs](https://x.com/fileverse/status/1996965533099405571): adds version history * Nouns DAO [named core contracts](https://www.enscribe.xyz/blog/nouns) using Enscribe * Jonathan Mann: [every 2M blocks](https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1995579645362929726), note NFTs extend song by a year * Farcaster switches focus to [wallet-first](https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0x4368f6be) after 4.5 years of social-first ### Developers * Hardhat [v3.1.0](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.0) (dev framework): Osaka default EVM for local networks, adds Solidity v0.8.31 support and unified test summary for Solidity & JavaScript tests * Remix [v1.4.0](https://ethereumremix.substack.com/p/remix-release-v140) (dev framework): Osaka default EVM & improved autocompletion for TypeScript/JavaScript files * Blockscout (block explorer): [contract analysis guide](https://www.blog.blockscout.com/smart-contract-analysis-guide/) * [Getcode.eth](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/introducing-getcode-eth-ens-based-onchain-metadata-resolver/26994) (tool): contract metadata for deployed bytecode via onchain resolver * [SlotScan](https://slotscan.info/) (tool): storage layout for verified contracts; [EVM storage learnings](https://wavey.info/posts/2025/reverse-engineering-evm-storage/) * PeerDAS: * Feelyourprotocol [PeerDAS](https://feelyourprotocol.org/eip-7594-peerdas-data-availability-sampling) (widget): cross-check versioned hashes, commitments & proofs * Pcaversaccio [raw-tx](https://github.com/pcaversaccio/raw-tx/#readme) (signing scripts): adds PeerDAS support to sign-eip4844 * [TrueBlocks mini-dApps](https://tjayrush.medium.com/final-report-for-ef-grant-fy24-1558-trueblocks-minidapps-79b53f45bfa3) (local-first utilities): video tutorials on how to create * Base Pay [1-step payments](https://blog.base.dev/1-step-crypto-payments): uses ERC8050 compressed RPC links, stateless interactions & callbacks * x402: * x402 [v2](https://www.x402.org/writing/x402-v2-launch): adds identity, discovery, dynamic routing, multi-chain/fiat support & plug-in SDK * [ERC8004 agents explorer](https://github.com/Eversmile12/ERC-8004-explorer/#readme): discover registered agents on Sepolia testnet * [x402 hackatho](https://www.x402hackathon.com/)n: submit projects by January 5 * Application layer standards (ERCs): * Proposal for [simplified Diamond contracts standard](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/proposal-for-a-simplified-standard-for-diamond-contracts/27119) * [ERC8100](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1396/files): Representable contract state * [ERC8102](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1401/files): Permissioned pull * [ERC8103](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1401/files): Permissioned authorization object ### Security * USPD [\~$1M exploit](https://uspd.io/blog/anatomy-of-a-hack) via clandestine proxy in the middle of proxy (CPIMP), proxy initialization was front run in September * samczsun: [higher bug bounties won’t stop hacks](https://samczsun.com/higher-bug-bounties-wont-stop-hacks/), annual security reviews needed focused on entire deployment * [Who has security](https://whohassecurity.com/): list of projects with in-house security * Security Alliance (SEAL): [financial transparency report](https://radar.securityalliance.org/2025-financial-transparency-report/) * Reminder: [revoke](https://revoke.cash/) unnecessary token approvals ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#171](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/171) * [Fusaka](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka) upgrade: * [Upgrade process retrospective](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/2025-upgrade-process-retrospective/27082): add your feedback * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting June 2026): * ePBS: trustless payments not removed, explore non-validating staked builders * Considered for Inclusion: * [EIP7688](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7688) forward compatible consensus data structures * [EIP8080](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8080) exits use consolidation queue & [EIP8061](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8061) increase churn limits * [Heka \+ Bogota](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8081) upgrade: * [Fork focus discussion & headliner proposals](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-8081-heka-bogota-network-upgrade-meta-thread/26876) starts in January * Considered for Inclusion: [EIP7805](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7805) FOCIL, potential headliner * Heka not in IAU catalog of stars, [proposal to choose new H-star name](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/h-star-name-for-consensus-layer-upgrade-after-glamsterdam/24298/16) #### All Core Devs \- Testing (ACDT) [\#63](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/063) * EF P2P Networking team: [blob inclusion analysis](https://ethp2p.github.io/notebooks/20251208/01-blob-inclusion.html) * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade: * Block-level Access Lists: Kurtosis testnet ran for 13 epochs with 4 clients ### Layer 1 * [Fusaka](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka/) upgrade: * ethPandaOps: [PeerDAS node metrics](https://x.com/samcmAU/status/1998693091981799849), 18% supernodes, 46% custody 4 columns (minimum), 23% custody 5-8 columns * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/) upgrade: * [EIP7732](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7732) ePBS breakout [\#28](https://x.com/JustinTraglia/status/1997021426914668843): [dynamic penalties](https://ethresear.ch/t/dynamic-penalties-for-epbs/23472) as solution to free option problem, non-staked builders & trustless payments discussion * [Consensus spec viewer](https://jtraglia.github.io/eth-spec-viewer/): view spec items & navigate to consumers Discovery v5 (used to find new peers) [migration tracker](https://notes.ethereum.org/@cskiraly/el-discovery-v5-tracker): sunset v4 by Glamsterdam * Karl Floersch: [EVM scaling](https://evmscaling.com), interactive overview * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8101](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10900/files): Payload chunking with chunk access lists ### Research * [Post-quantum consensus layer signatures](https://ethresear.ch/t/post-quantum-signature-aggregation-a-folding-approach/23639): comparison of zkVM & folding options ### Staking * Beaconcha.in [v2 API](https://docs.beaconcha.in/api/overview): monitor performance with BeaconScore, real-time consensus layer data, analyze rewards & queues; free tier: 1k requests per month * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: ⚠️ Lighthouse \~57% (data may not be 100% accurate) * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24.7% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Prysm [v7.1.0](https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases/tag/v7.1.0): critical fixes for attestation processing, workaround flag can be removed, checkpoint sync backfills data columns & semi-supernode mode custodies 50%+ columns to rebuild blobs * Execution layer * Besu [25.12.0](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/releases/tag/25.12.0): optimizations for engine\_getPayload methods & engine\_getBlobsV2 and adds opcodes & callTracer to debug tracing * Erigon [v3.3.1](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.1): fixes * Nethermind [1.35.4](https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind/releases/tag/1.35.4): OP Stack fixes after Jovian upgrade ### Layer 2 * [Challenge period reduction discussion](https://forum.l2beat.com/t/cont-stage-1-challenge-period-reduction-discussion/411): 1 day (instead of 7\) for Stage 1 optimistic rollups * Celo [Jello upgrade](https://forum.celo.org/t/jello-hardfork-successfully-activates-on-mainnet-introducing-op-succinct-lite/12754): ZK fault proofs using OP Succinct Lite * Sunnyside Labs: [Worldchain scaling research](https://www.sunnyside.io/blogs/load-to-execution-scaling), CPU performance main bottleneck * [ZKsync Lite](https://x.com/zksync/status/1997776803302125607) (formerly ZKsync 1.0) being deprecated in 2026 ### Regulation * US SEC: * Depository Trust Company (DTC) [securities tokenization pilot](https://www.dtcc.com/news/2025/december/11/paving-the-way-to-tokenized-dtc-custodied-assets) received no action letter, expected to rollout in H2 2026 * Commissioner Hester Peirce: [significant incremental step](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/peirce-121125-tokenization-trending-statement-division-trading-markets-no-action-letter-related-dtcs-development) in moving markets onchain * [Ondo Finance investigation closed](https://ondo.finance/blog/tokenized-securities-step-forward) without charges * US CFTC: * [Spot crypto can be traded](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9145-25) on registered exchanges * [Pilot for crypto collateral](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9146-25) (including ETH) in derivatives markets * US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC): * [National banks can act as an intermediaries](https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2025/nr-occ-2025-121.html) in crypto transactions * [Debanking activities](https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2025/nr-occ-2025-123.html) of 9 largest national banks, preliminary findings * Do Kwon (Terraform founder) [sentenced to 15 years](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/crypto-enabled-fraudster-sentenced-orchestrating-40-billion-fraud) for fraud & manipulation ### General * Australia: [social media ban for under 16s](https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions), platforms can’t make users provide state ID * US: [Customs & Border Protection proposal to collect](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/10/2025-22461/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-arrival-and-departure-record-form-i-94-and) social media handles (from last 5 years) & email addresses (from last 10 years) for visa waiver travel * [React Server Components additional vulnerabilities](https://react.dev/blog/2025/12/11/denial-of-service-and-source-code-exposure-in-react-server-components): denial of service & source code exposure * Justin Thaler: [quantum computing & blockchains](https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/quantum-computing-misconceptions-realities-blockchains-planning-migrations/), cryptographically relevant quantum computer unlikely pre-2030, Ethereum should continue work on post-quantum primitives & emergency-response plans * [Small-field hash-based SNARGs](https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/2197) are less sound than conjectured, generic attacks against common small field proof systems reduce security by \~10 bits --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-2](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-2)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-2.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-2.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #1 Date: 2025-12-05 Fusaka upgrade live on mainnet, client diversity: Lighthouse 55%, Beacon chain 5th anniversary ### Ecosystem * 🦓 [Fusaka upgrade](https://x.com/ethereum/status/1996258202669695080) live on mainnet: * EthStaker [watch party](https://www.youtube.com/live/upns65rH7mQ?t=522s) recording & [POAPs](https://ethereumupgrades.com/#poap); Song a Day: [Ok Fusaka](https://x.com/songadaymann/status/1996239920914927807) * Prysm (consensus layer client) [issue](https://x.com/terencechain/status/1996447340388073944) caused \~20% drop in participation, network recovered after config flag workaround used by affected nodes * Headliner: [EIP7594](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka/#eip-7594) PeerDAS, allows 8x blobs as nodes only store 1/8 data * [EIP7892](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka/#eip-7892) blob parameter only upgrades (BPOs) increase blobs gradually * [BPO1](https://lab.ethpandaops.io/ethereum/forks/bpo1): target 10 & max 15 blobs per block (increased from 6/9), December 9 * [BPO2](https://lab.ethpandaops.io/ethereum/forks/bpo2): target 14 & max 21 blobs, January 7, 2026 * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: ⚠️ Lighthouse 55% * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Beacon chain](https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/01/20/the-state-of-eth2-january-2021) 5th anniversary 🎂 * EF Ecosystem Support Program [Q3 allocations](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/12/02/allocation-q3-25), 80 projects shared $14.3M * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 2.7 (12 for zero net issuance) * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,736 - $3,222 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.034 (0.165 for the Flippening) --- ### Sponsor: [MetaMask](https://metamask.io) Snaps are apps that customize your wallet experience and let you add new features and functionalities to MetaMask. [Get started with Snaps](https://metamask.io/snaps). --- ### Enterprise * [Vanguard](https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/article/cryptocurrencies-and-vanguard-what-we-think) allows trading of select third party crypto ETFs & mutual funds * [WisdomTree](https://x.com/WisdomTreeEU/status/1996544658067841133) Lido staked Ether ETP ### Applications * [Aave x CoW Swap](https://aave.com/blog/aave-cow-swap): better prices & MEV protection * [Aave](https://snapshot.org/#/s:aavedao.eth/proposal/0xeb05b887d9db47d2f4a42d4f4fcb7141080d091dc8c1b32e9a75597071f949ea) voted to remove USDS as collateral * [Startale USD](https://startale.com/en/blog/startale-usd) (USDSC) stablecoin native to Soneium (Sony Block Solutions Labs rollup) * MetaMask [Transaction Shield](https://metamask.io/news/introducing-metamask-transaction-shield) (subscription): coverage (up to $10k) for transactions deemed safe & priority support, browser extension only * [Address.vision](https://x.com/austingriffith/status/1995549334331662338) POAP display for ENS addresses ### Developers * Solidity (language) * [v0.8.31](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2025/12/03/solidity-0.8.31-release-announcement): * Fusaka support: osaka default EVM version & CLZ opcode * Constants in storage layout specifiers * Deprecation warnings for address send/transfer, ABI coder v1, virtual modifiers, contract comparison operators & memory safe assembly annotation * [Solidity summit](https://www.soliditylang.org/blog/2025/12/04/solidity-summit-2025-recap/) (Devconnect) recordings & slides * Hardhat (dev framework) [Fusaka support](https://x.com/HardhatHQ/status/1996221326848053723) enabled manually in network config * Ethers.js [v6.16.0](https://github.com/ethers-io/ethers.js/releases/tag/v6.16.0) (client library): Fusaka support for EIP7594 PeerDAS cell proofs * [FloatLib](https://hackmd.io/@cavalre/high-precision-solidity) (Solidity/Vyper): high-precision floating-point math library * Enscribe: [name contracts with Basenames](https://www.enscribe.xyz/blog/basenames) * [Icon registry](https://github.com/igor53627/iconregistry.eth#readme): mainnet repository of PNG icons * Application layer standards (ERCs): * [ERC8095](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1384/files): Directory of certified smart contracts * [ERC8097](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1387/files): In ground asset token * [ERC8098](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1390/files): Non-increasing supply ERC20 ### Security * Yearn: [$9M exploit](https://x.com/yearnfi/status/1995344733154250993) of yETH stableswap pool, [post mortem](https://github.com/banteg/yeth-exploit/blob/main/report.pdf); [$2.4M recovered](https://x.com/yearnfi/status/1995488425785659492) * Anthropic: [AI agents found exploits](https://red.anthropic.com/2025/smart-contracts/) in \~50% of previously exploited contracts ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- execution (ACDE) [\#225](https://forkcast.org/calls/acde/225) * [Fusaka](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka) upgrade: * [Post upgrade issues](https://notes.ethereum.org/Qcl9AZy6SiWAoTCSwDUTJg?view): Prysm plan client release & post mortem next week * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting June 2026): * Non-headliner scoping: [categorized shortlist](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ansgar/glamsterdam-el-pfi-eips) (from last ACDE) * Considered for Inclusion: * [EIP7708](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7708) ETH transfers emit a log * [EIP7778](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7778) block gas limit accounting without refunds * Opcodes: [EIP7843](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7843) SLOTNUM & [EIP8024](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8024) SWAPN, DUPN, EXCHANGE * [EIP8070](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8070) sparse blobpool * Execution layer non-headliner candidates still to be decided at next ACDE: * Repricing core category; contract size increase ([EIP2926](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-2926) chunk-based vs [EIP7907](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7907) meter & increase); process category (non-protocol changes) * Repricing: [EIP7971](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7971) hard limits for transient storage; [EIP8032](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8032) size-based storage pricing * [EIP7903](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7903) remove initcode size limit * [EIP7668](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7668) remove bloom filters * Declined for Inclusion: * Repricing: [EIP8011](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8011) multidimensional metering; [EIP8053](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8053) & [EIP8059](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8059) high-precision metering; [EIP8057](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8057) inter-block temporal locality discounts * Opcodes: [EIP7791](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7791) GAS2ETH; [EIP7819](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7819) SETDELEGATE; [EIP7979](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7979) call & return; [EIP8013](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8013) static relative jumps & calls * Cryptography: [EIP7619](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7619) Falcon512; [EIP7932](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7932) secondary signature algorithms; [EIP8030](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8030) P256 transactions * Pureth: [EIP6404](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-6404) SSZ transactions; [EIP6466](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-6466) SSZ receipts * [Heka \+ Bogotá](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8081) upgrade: * [EIP7805](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7805) FOCIL: ACDC to decide whether to set as Scheduled for Inclusion before [headliner selection](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/community-consensus-fork-headliners-acd-working-groups/24088), potentially impacting other candidates e.g. 6 second slots #### All Core Devs \- Testing (ACDT) [\#62](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/062) * Gas limit increases: * 75M next safe level: block receipts could exceed message size cap at \~83M * 100M possible after implementation/rollout of [EIP7975](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7975) eth/70 \- partial block receipt lists, potentially in late January/February * [EIP7872](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7872) max blob flag for local builders: ideally include before next phase of BPOs * Engine API proposal to switch to SSZ to reduce time spent decoding JSON, need benchmarks ### Layer 1 * [Fusaka](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka/) upgrade: * STEEL [mainnet testing](https://github.com/ethsteel/pm/blob/main/reports/hardforks/fusaka/Execution-Layer-Mainnet-Testing.md): execution layer functionality complete * ethPandaOps [PeerDAS custody monitoring](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/live-custody-monitoring-peerdas/): verifies peers are storing blob data * [Heka \+ Bogotá](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8081) upgrade: * [EIP7805](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7805) FOCIL breakout [\#24](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1811#issuecomment-3610925536) * [Heka \+ Bogotá portmanteau](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/portmanteau-for-heka-bogota-upgrade-after-glamsterdam/26400): signal your favorite * Erigon [historical proofs data model](https://erigon.tech/erigon-v3-3-introducing-the-historical-proofs-data-model/), efficient indexing for historical MPT proofs * Lean consensus: * [devnet1](https://x.com/zeamETH/status/1994402317903552962) interop with 3 teams * [ethlambda](https://x.com/fede_intern/status/1994843420880203867): Rust based Lean consensus client * Protocol Guild [Q4 membership update](https://www.protocolguild.org/blog/20251203-Q4-quarterly-audit): 23 new members & 14 alumni * [ETHClient summit](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOB9GGXGcc32cBQNVPVv_i-asPGRG3hkI) (Devconnect) videos * Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs): * [EIP8094](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10853/files): eth/vhash \- blob-aware mempool * [EIP8096](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10864/files): Increase gas cost of point evaluation * [EIP8099](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10855/files): MEVless protocol * [EIP summit](https://x.com/ECHInstitute/status/1996656215301275783) (Devconnect) videos ### Staking * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24.4% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Grandine [2.0.1](https://github.com/grandinetech/grandine/releases/tag/2.0.1) (medium-priority): performance optimizations & fixes * Lodestar [v1.37.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.37.0) (maintenance): performance fix seen in testnets & validator client option to disable slot skipping for Obol users * Nimbus [v25.11.1](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v25.11.1) (high-urgency): improvements & fixes ### Layer 2 * Etherealize: [L2 ecosystem for institutions](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6728e9076a3b5a8ca8ec4816/6931c20f55129e498a8da223_%5BCompressed%5D%20L2s%20Report.pdf) \[PDF\] * OP Stack [Jovian upgrade](https://docs.optimism.io/notices/upgrade-17): data availability limit to prevent spam & priority fee auctions and configurable minimum base fee (disabled by default) * Linea (ZK rollup) [Fusaka upgrade](https://paragraph.com/@linea/ethereum-evolves-and-so-does-linea-introducing-the-fusaka-upgrade) * Aztec (privacy ZK rollup) [token](https://sale.aztec.network/) for staking, governance & network fees; sale uses Uniswap’s [continuous clearing auctions](https://cca.uniswap.org/) and excludes UK ### Regulation * US House Republicans: [operation choke point 2.0](https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=410927), crypto debanking by previous administration * US SEC: [Citadel Securities](https://www.sec.gov/files/citadel-securities-120225.pdf) (Ken Griffin) input to tokenized equity trading * UK [Property (digital assets) act](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-among-first-countries-to-recognise-cryptocurrency-as-personal-property): crypto & NFTs recognized as personal property ### General * Security Alliance: [fake support on Telegram](https://radar.securityalliance.org/psa-fake-telegram-support-channels-drainers/) used to deploy crypto drainers * [React Server Components](https://react.dev/blog/2025/12/03/critical-security-vulnerability-in-react-server-components) remote code execution vulnerability, upgrade to fixed versions * [X402hz](https://github.com/Eversmile12/X402-audio-to-audio#readme): payments over sound, proof of concept --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-1](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-1)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-1.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-1.md)* --- --- ## Ethereal news weekly #0 Date: 2025-11-28 Gas limit increased to 60M, Fusaka upgrade December 3, FOCIL not in Glamsterdam upgrade ### Ecosystem * [Gas limit](https://x.com/nero_eth/status/1993659827969458296) increased to 60M \[thanks to [gas benchmarking framework](https://www.nethermind.io/blog/measuring-ethereums-execution-limits-the-gas-benchmarking-framework), ModExp repricing & optimizations\] * [Fusaka upgrade](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/11/06/fusaka-mainnet-announcement): * mainnet December 3 at 21:49 UTC (slot [13,164,544](https://www.beaconcha.in/slot/13164544)); watch the [livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upns65rH7mQ) * [Mastering Ethereum](https://github.com/ethereumbook/ethereumbook#readme) second edition, buy the book or read online/GitHub * PSE [privacy experience survey](https://x.com/PrivacyEthereum/status/1991527118627295357) (via CryptPad), takes 10-15 minutes, claimable POAP * EF Devcon: * [Devconnect Argentina](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaM7G4Llrb7wViZDimf6uFLCJaDEkpe0k) videos * [Devcon 8](https://devcon.org/en/) will be in Mumbai, India, Q4 2026 * Hackathons: * [ETHGlobal Buenos Aires](https://x.com/ETHGlobal/status/1992678906978259449?s=20) hackathon finalists * [ETHGlobal 2026 in-person hackathons](https://x.com/ETHGlobal/status/1992919708589576215): Cannes, New York, Lisbon, Tokyo & Mumbai * [ETHval](https://ethval.com/) (dashboard): Ether’s intrinsic value using TradFi & crypto metrics * ETH metrics: * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.2 average, 0.0 \- 9.6 (14.4 for zero net issuance) * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 18k net issuance * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,685 - $3,060 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\) * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.033 (0.165 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 * [Amundi](https://int.media.amundi.com/news/amundi-launches-the-first-tokenized-share-of-one-of-its-money-market-funds-in-collaboration-with-caceis-434ab-b6afb.html) (Europe’s largest asset manager) tokenized share of its first fund * Wyoming [Frontier stablecoin testnet faucet](https://stabletoken.wyo.gov/pages/faucet): available on Sepolia & L2 testnets ### Applications * 0xbow [Privacy Pools](https://x.com/0xbowio/status/1993005990007259637): minimum deposit lowered to 0.01 ETH & approval time reduced to under an hour for 75% of users * [Aave mobile app](https://aave.com/app): up to 6.5% savings rate, iOS only, via waitlist * [DeFi Capital Standards Association](https://dcsa.dev/) (DCSA): initiative to establish framework for risk measurement & capital standards by H2 2026 * [GnosisDAO](https://snapshot.org/#/s:gnosis.eth/proposal/0xfca8ac754b03f918218d11f405073c690814701b551536956f47a4080360ad9b) voted to terminate kpk (formerly karpatkey) treasury management services * [Majeur](https://x.com/z0r0zzz/status/1991909635591409765): onchain governance framework * Bordel hackerspace (Prague) [crowdloaning](https://loan.bordel.wtf/): community funded DeFi mortgage ### Developers * Foundry (framework): * Foundry [v1.5.0-rc1](https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/v1.5.0-rc1): improved fuzzing (AST seeded dictionary using Solar), cast browser wallet support & ERC20 interaction and npm packages for anvil, cast & chisel * Forge-std [v1.12.0](https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std/releases/tag/v1.12.0): adds cheatcodes to get/set EVM version, sign with nonce & get storage slots * Hardhat (framework) [v3.0.16](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.0.16) & [v2.27.1](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%402.27.1): supports Fusaka & OP Stack Isthmus upgrades * [CREATE4](https://github.com/0xsequence/CREATE4#readme) (Solidity): deploy to same address across networks with different bytecode * Viem [2.40](https://github.com/wevm/viem/releases/tag/viem%402.40.0) (TypeScript): adds eth\_fillTransaction support to reduce RPC calls to prepare a local transaction * Herd [visualizer](https://x.com/andrewhong5297/status/1993686578137297098): view contract relationships on mainnet & Base, beta * [Sourcify dataset](https://x.com/SourcifyEth/status/1991908836467409241) (verified contracts) live on Google BigQuery * Etherscan [free API tier](https://info.etherscan.com/whats-changing-in-the-free-api-tier-coverage-and-why/) no longer includes Base & Optimism, verified contracts & ABI end points unaffected * Electric Capital [open dev data](https://electriccapital.substack.com/p/announcing-open-dev-data): datasets of developer activity, parquet format * ERCs: * [ERC8086](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1359/files): Privacy token * [ERC8087](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1361/files): Encrypted hashed arguments and calls * [ERC8088](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1362/files): Cross-chain tracking * [ERC8089](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1363/files): Smart contract development lifecycle registry * [ERC8090](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1371/files): Relayer-protected gasless swaps * [ERC8091](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1373/files): Privacy address format * [ERC8092](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1377/files): Associated accounts * [ERC8093](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1379/files): Private ERC20 ### Security * Velodrome & Aerodrome [centralized domains compromised](https://x.com/AerodromeFi/status/1992693026523881754), \~$700k lost, decentralized domains unaffected * [Shai-Hulud 2](https://www.aikido.dev/blog/shai-hulud-strikes-again-hitting-zapier-ensdomains) npm supply-chain attack, [ENS](https://go.ens.xyz/npm-attack) removed compromised package versions with no apparent downloads of those versions ### All core devs (main protocol calls) #### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#170](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/170) * [Fusaka](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka) upgrade (December 3 at 21:49 UTC): * [mainnet upgrade & incident response](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/blob/master/Fusaka/fusaka-mainnet-plan.md) plan * mainnet shadow fork 1: successfully upgraded to Fusaka, BPO1 & BPO2, close to 100% participation, Nimbus working on release to fix supernode bug * [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting June 2026): * Headliners: * [EIP7732](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7732) ePBS: devnet in late December/January, ePBS breakout on December 5 will discuss trustless payments * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7928) Block-level Access Lists: 3 clients passing most tests, testing in Kurtosis this week with a devnet soon * Considered for Inclusion: * [EIP8045](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-8045) exclude slashed validators from proposing * Consensus layer non-headliners still to be decided at next ACDC: * Review complexity of [EIP7688](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7688) forward compatible consensus data structures (SSZ ProgressiveContainer) * Choose either [EIP8080](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8080) exits use consolidation queue or [EIP8061](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8061) increase churn limits * Declined for Inclusion: * [EIP7805](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-7805) FOCIL, [EIP8071](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8071) prevent using consolidations as withdrawals & [EIP8062](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#eip-8062) sweep withdrawal fee for 0x01 validators * [Heka \+ Bogotá](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10772/files) upgrade * [EIP7805](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7805) FOCIL moved from Glamsterdam & set to Considered for Inclusion, discussion on whether it should be Scheduled for Inclusion, which could impact other potential headliners (such as 6 second slots) * [I-star name needed](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/i-star-name-for-consensus-layer-upgrade-after-heka/26717) for Consensus Layer upgrade after Heka ### Layer 1 * [Client-side proving](https://ethproofs.org/csp-benchmarks) dashboard * [Soundcalc](https://github.com/ethereum/soundcalc#readme): proof system security measure of zkEVMs, supports RISC0, Miden & ZisK * Offchain Labs: [WASM better suited for smart contract delivery than RISC-V](https://ethresear.ch/t/why-risc-v-is-not-a-good-choice-for-an-l1-delivery-isa-and-why-wasm-is-a-better-one/23491), contract delivery instruction set can be different to what is used for proving ### Research * Vitalik: [distributed history & state storage using blobs](https://ethresear.ch/t/integrated-in-protocol-distributed-history-and-state-storage/23522) ### Staking * [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution): * Consensus layer: Lighthouse 48% * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports) * [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\] * Client releases: * Consensus layer: * Lighthouse [v8.0.1](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v8.0.1) (medium priority hotfix): fixes checkpoint sync & performance improvements * Teku [25.11.1](https://github.com/Consensys/teku/releases/tag/25.11.1) (optional priority): improved metrics (beacon peer count connection direction & outgoing LibP2P requests) & fixes * Execution layer * Erigon [v3.3.0](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.0): historical eth\_getProof support; new [docs](https://docs.erigon.tech/) * Nethermind [1.35.3](https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind/releases/tag/1.35.3) (OP Stack operators): OP Stack Jovian upgrade ### Layer 2 * OP Mainnet [backup sequencing](https://www.sunnyside.io/blogs/backup-sequencing): operated by OP Labs & Sunnyside Labs * MegaETH [refunding bridge pre-deposits](https://x.com/megaeth/status/1994165259171397882) after [technical issues](https://x.com/megaeth/status/1993395774164488361) ### Regulation * S\&P Global: [USDT (Tether) stability assessment](https://www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/delegate/getPDF?articleId=3486415) downgraded to weak (from constrained) ### General * X (Twitter) [about this account](https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1992335925322613127) displays either users country or region * [Session & SimpleX](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1993803663026860125) receive 128 ETH donations each from Vitalik, messaging apps need permissionless account creation & metadata privacy * Tutorials: * Vitalik: [Plinko](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/11/25/plinko.html) & private information retrieval protocols * zkSecurity [Sumcheck, Multilinear Extensions (MLE) & HyperPlonk](https://sumcheck.zksecurity.xyz/), implemented using SafeMath * Jarrad Hope & Peter Ludlow: [Farewell to Westphalia](https://logos.co/farewell-to-westphalia) book (print & open source), crypto sovereignty & post-nation-state governance --- *Editor: [@abcoathup](https://x.com/abcoathup)* *Permalink: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-0](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-0)* *Markdown: [ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-0.md](https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-0.md)* ---