Ethereum News

Nethermind works on a code specification for EigenLayer AVS. Synthetix shares potential paths for the protocol. Safe adds EIP-1271 support. And Pimlico deploys its Paymaster on the Scroll testnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/216

Tornado Cash suffers a governance attack. Vitalik warns against overextending Ethereum's social consensus. Lyra upgrades its Optimism contracts to Newport. And Nimbus releases a medium-urgency client update. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/215

A bug halts assets on the Aave V2 Polygon market. Gyroscope launches an Elliptic Concentrated Liquidity Pool. Optimism shares details about multi-proof support. And Flashstake deploys an rETH yield vault. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/214

Beaconcha.in agrees to maintain 4byte.directory. CoW Swap shares the results of a Surplus Capturing AMM feasibility study. EIP-6963 moves into a review phase. And Coinbase launches a Base developer learning program. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/213

Visa deploys experimental ERC-4337 Paymaster contracts on Goerli. Pimlico launches an ERC-20 Paymaster. Curve releases a UI for its crvUSD stablecoin. And Gravita launches its borrowing protocol. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/212

Ledger receives scrutiny over a new recovery product. Nethermind publishes a release candidate for v1.19.0. Aztec Network releases Noir v0.5.1. And Compound V3 goes live on Arbitrum One. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/211

Optimism announces the date for its mainnet Bedrock upgrade. Staking withdrawals go live on Lido Finance. The Beacon Chain suffers its first Inactivity Leak. And core developers implement EIP-4844 changes. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/210

The Ethereum beacon chain suffers a finality incident. Developers pin the issue to consensus layer clients. Lighthouse nodes remain unaffected. And Prysm and Teku issue a patch release. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/209

GFX Labs proposes enabling a Uniswap fee switch. Instadapp announces the Avocado Multisig. DeBridge releases its DLN API. And Solidity releases v0.8.20 of the Solidity compiler. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/208

Core developers introduce an EIP for execution layer triggerable exits. Pika Protocol unveils its $PIKA token. Aragon cancels plans for Aragon DAO. And Arbitrum One generates over 3,000 ether in fee revenue. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/207

MakerDAO launches Spark Protocol. Lido prepares for its V2 upgrade. Cozy Finance V2 goes live on Optimism. And core developers publish a readiness checklist for EIP-4844. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/206

Zak Cole proposes EIP-6969 for generalized Contract Secured Revenue (CSR). Altlayer launches a multi-sequencer rollup. CoW Swap adds support for fTokens. And Gravita unveils its borrowing protocol. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/205

Aztec Network introduces its Hybrid zkRollup. Curve Finance deploys contracts for crvUSD. Optimism upgrades its AttestationStation contracts. And Paradigm releases its Artemis MEV bot library. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/204

The Ethereum Foundation publishes vulnerability disclosures. Yearn develops a token dump tool built on CoW Swap. Offchain Labs releases Arbitrum Nitro v2.0.14. And ENS celebrates its 6th anniversary. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/203

Flashbots introduces Simple-Blind-Arbitrage. The Uniswap Foundation launches a delegate race. Linea announces an Odyssey campaign. And Safe launches a non-technical account abstraction hackathon. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/202

Blur launches a perpetual NFT lending protocol. EigenLayer opens applications for early restakers. Synthetix creates a dedicated IPFS cluster. And Momoka surpasses 20,000 transactions. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/201

OpenZeppelin shares insights from its ERC-4337 audits. Ethereum achieves 99% energy reduction. Astaria releases a beta version of its NFT lending protocol. And Balancer introduces rETH and stMATIC boosted pools. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/200

Core developers add EIPs for inclusion in Cancun. Numoen introduces a vault for Uniswap LPs. Atlayer integrates support for Arbitrum Orbit. And Socket announces an incentivized testnet for its DataLayer. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/199

Lens Protocol introduces an Optimistic L3 scaling solution. Circle launches its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol. Catalyst unveils its cross-chain bridge. And Aztec Network announces a new grants wave focused on Noir. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/198

Coinbase filed a lawsuit against the SEC. Ether.Fi launches a program for solo stakers. Binance introduces a wrapped version of its staked ETH. And client teams successfully sync with devnet 5 for EIP-4844. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/197

StarkWare releases its 2023 roadmap. Ethereum.org releases its Q2 product roadmap. Trust Wallet discloses a WASM-related vulnerability. And Optimism releases the Superchain token list. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/196

ENS introduces a new domain app manager. Prysm, Geth, and Nethermind release client updates. EigenLayer completes an initial security audit. And core developers plan for the first post-Shanghai EIP-4844 devnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/195

Flashbots releases a beta version of MEV-Share. Optimism introduces the OP Erigon execution client. A Tornado Cash developer is freed from jail. And Alchemix releases a self-repaying ENS tool. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/194

a16z introduces an Optimism rollup client called Magi. Zero MEV releases its API for querying MEV data. Jumper integrates opt-in bridge insurance. And Rainbow adds support for Ledger Nano X wallets. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/193

The Rocket Pool Atlas upgrade goes live. CoW Swap adds support for partial limit orders. OP incentives go live on Synthetix. And Taylor Monahan unveils an elaborate exploit that has drained over 5,000 ether. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/192

Ethereum's KZG ceremony reopens for public contributions. A Lido node operator suffers a slashing event. Eignenlayer shares considerations for validators. And Hundred Finance suffers a $7 million hack. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/191

Optimism releases details about its 4th season of governance. BlockSec releases a private testnet toolkit. Push Protocol launches Push Video. And Biconomy releases its Account Abstraction SDK on mainnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/190

Ethereum's validator exit queue grows past 18,000. Prysm releases v4.0.2 to address missed blocks. Uniswap Wallet is now available for all iOS users. And Yearn publishes a proposal to launch yETH. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/189

The Shapella upgrade goes live on Ethereum. Coinbase enables staking withdrawals. Gitcoin announces the Gitcoin Grants Beta Round. And Safe surpasses 2 million created smart contract wallets. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/188

Tether blacklists the MEV exploiter wallet. Voltz Labs announces its V2 generalizable margin engine. Reddit launches Gen3 collectible avatars. And Fire raises a $3.5 million funding round. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/187

SushiSwap suffers an approval-related exploit. Validators are urged to update their clients ahead of the Shapella upgrade. Stackr unveils an SDK for building micro rollups. And Cemlot rolls out its V2 upgrade. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/186

EigenLayer launches its initial restaking testnet. zkSync finds a solution to unfreeze 921 ether from a contract. ChainSafe launches a Goerli validator faucet. And the U.S. Treasury publishes a report on the illicit risk of DeFi. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/185

CoW Swap introduces an MEV-blocking RPC. Arbitrum proposes two new AIPs. Euler releases its plan for user redemptions. And Sentiment recovers 90% of drained assets. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/184

OpenSea introduces its Pro NFT aggregator. Sentiment suffers a million-dollar reentrancy attack. ConsenSys publicly releases its Diligence Fuzzing tool. And Rocket Pool increases its deposit pool limit. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/183

A validator drains $25 million from Flashbots MEV bots. Flashbots issues a patch in MEV Boost Relay. The Euler exploiter returns additional funds. And developers plan a post-Shapella devnet for EIP-4844. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/182

Arbitrum faces scrutiny over its first DAO proposal. The Arbitrum Foundation sells 10 million $ARB tokens. zkSync Era faces a 4-hour outage. And Vitalik discusses the creation of a multi-client ZK-EVM ecosystem. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/181

Gnosis introduces a bridge aggregator called Hashi. Starknet deploys Starknet Alpha v0.11.0 to mainnet. Element Finance rebrands to Delv. And Kwenta opens its Smart Margin Beta program. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/180

Optimism announces RetroPGF 2 recipients. Flashbots urges proposers to update mev-boost ahead of Shapella. Ethereum teams consider delaying EOF. And the founder of POAP loses $3.8 million in a phishing attack. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/179

ConsenSys releases its Linea zkEVM public testnet. Early ERC-4626 adopters announce the 4626 Alliance. A proposal to activate the ENS Name Wrapper goes live. And Certora releases a Solidity mutation tool. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/178

Conduit unveils its OP Chain infrastructure platform. Notional Finance introduces its V3 upgrade. Polynomial Finance launches a perpetual DEX on Optimism. And EigenLayer raises a $50 million Series A. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/177

Polygon launches its zkEVM Mainnet Beta. The CFTC sues Binance over crypto derivative offerings. The Euler exploiter returns over $50 million in stolen funds. And Ethereum clients release Shapella-ready versions. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/176

Taiko releases its ZK-EVM Alpha-2 Testnet. ​​Coinbase receives a Wells notice from the SEC. Blobscan introduces its explorer for EIP-4844 blob transactions. And ConsenSys launches an institutional staking marketplace. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/175

The Ronin hacker sends a message to the Euler exploiter. Aztec Connect disables deposits on its privacy rollup. Arbitrum releases DAO airdrop allocation details. And BGD Labs presents Aave Governance V3. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/174

Polygon announces the Immutable ZKEVM. The Eueler exploiter returns 3,000 ether. Starknet kicks off DAO governance. And DeFiLlama resolves its hostile takeover. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/173

MakerDAO approves a PSM circuit breaker. Fileverse releases a beta version of its file management tool. Core developers consider EIPs for inclusion in Cancun. And ETHBerlin announces a new conference. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/172

Arbitrum announces its $ARB token airdrop. Core developers schedule the Shanghai upgrade on mainnet. The EF Next Billion Fellowship opens its third Cohort. And Sismo releases its zkConnect SSO solution. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/171

Gitcoin introduces its gtcETH liquid staking index token. The Liquid Collective deploys its LsETH token. Tender.Fi suffers a $1.6 million exploit. And Optimism prepares for its Optimism Goerli hardfork. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/170

Privacy Pools deploys on Optimism. Over 100k early ENS users hold unclaimed ETH in the ENS deed contract. MevWallet releases a new extension. And Ethereum Attestation Service is now live on Ethereum Mainnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/169

Flashbots runs a block builder inside an SGX enclave. Rocket Pool prepares for its Atlas upgrade. Uniswap introduces a mobile wallet. And ConsenSys plans to deploy its zkEVM testnet on March 28th. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/168

The Shanghai upgrade on Goerli is scheduled for March 14th. POAP releases POAP Checkout for all users. Celer Network releases a ZKP framework. And Rocket Rescue Node is now available on mainnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/167