Ethereum News

Node operators using Geth v1.15.1 are urgently advised to update. Blockscout introduces the OP Interop Explorer. Aztec announces cross-chain bridge grants. And stablecoin TVL on Ethereum reaches a new ATH. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/649

Client teams release Pectra-ready client releases for testnet and Vitalik Buterin outlines the benefits of a higher L1 gas limit. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/648

The OpenSea Foundation unveils its upcoming $SEA token. Scroll launches its Security Council. Paradigm releases Foundry v1.0. And the Ethereum Foundation deploys 50,000 ETH into DeFi. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/647

Arbitrum BoLD goes live on mainnet. Lens Chain adopts GHO as its gas token. Paradigm releases Reth v1.2. And CBOE seeks SEC approval for an Ethereum Staking ETF. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/646

Unichain goes live on mainnet. Lido V3 introduces staked vaults. Chainlink CCIP goes live on Soneium. And Aave deploys Aave V3 on Linea. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/645

Aave launches native GHO on Base. Viem releases v2.23. Holonym acquires Gitcoin Passport. And Ethereum developers propose to increase the gas utilization target. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/644

Frax launches the frxUSD stablecoin. Blockscout releases new features for interacting with smart contracts. And WalletConnect publishes its first governance proposal. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/643

Ethereum developers schedule slots for the Pectra upgrade on testnets. XMTP goes live on testnet. And Alexey Pertsev is granted a conditional release. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/642

Offchain Labs introduces the Universal Intent Engine. SOCKET integrates Agglayer infrastructure. The EF announces the Ethereum Protocol Studies Program. And the FDIC eases crypto banking rules. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/641

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce outlines crypto task force priorities. Coinbase Wallet plans to integrate Farcaster. EigenLayer introduces Level 1 Agents. And the SEC scales back crypto enforcements. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/640

Polygon's Agglayer activates Pessimistic Proofs on mainnet. The Ethereum Foundation launches a Pectra Proactive Grant Round. Ethereum's gas limit hits 32m gas. And the price of ETH drops below $3,000. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/639

Uniswap launches Uni V4. Ƒlaunch launches its meme coin platform on Base. Lido's CSM goes fully permissionless. And UBS tests its gold product on a ZKsync Validium. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/638

Geth releases an emergency update for a bug on its client. The SEC approves a combined BTC and ETH ETF. Apollo launches a tokenized RWA fund. And Bolt launches its Mainnet Genesis. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/637

Morpho expands the Morpho Stack to multiple chains. L2Beat refines Stage 1 rollup requirements. And Fileverse releases updates for dDocs. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/636

Consensys raises the gas limit on its validators. Symbiotic goes live on Ethereum mainnet. Andre Cronje reveals that he faced SEC investigations in 2021. And Geth is looking to hire a software engineer. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/635

Venice AI launches VVV on Base. Abstract goes live on mainnet. ethPandaOps releases a data collection tool. And Solady release v0.1 of its library. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/634

Rollup teams coordinate to unify based rollup standards. Vitalik Buterin proposes to continue scaling Ethereum through L2s. And Uniswap experiments with futarchy governance. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/633

President Trump issues an executive order on digital assets. Liquity V2 goes live on mainnet. Morpho Labs introduces Bundler3. And Circle launches a USDC Paymaster. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/632

A Texas court overturns Tornado Cash sanctions. Succinct introduces SP1 Turbo. Securitize introduces daily dividends for BlackRock BUIDL. And Proto.eth proposes Blob Parameter Only (BPO) Forks. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/631

Obol announces its $OBOL token airdrop. The SEC launches a new crypto task force. Vitalik responds to community demands. And Interface launches a web app. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/630

The Ethereum Foundation sets up a Safe wallet to interact with DeFi. Vitalik Buterin announces changes to EF leadership. Justin Drake outlines a path to Native Rollups. And World Liberty Financial buys $47 million worth of ETH. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/629

Rollup teams call for a blob capacity increase. Brave Search releases ENS Lookup support. And the EF announced its 2024 Academic Grants Round winners. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/628

Coinbase supports Bitcoin-backed USDC loans. Aevo transitions from Celestia to EigenDA. Tradable brings RWAs to ZKsync Era. And Base shares its 2025 mission. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/627

Over 28% of validators now signal a gas limit increase. Pyth introduces Pyth Lazer. Web3.js is sunsetting in March 2025. And Ethereum researchers outline methods for optimal resource allocation. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/626

Soneium goes live on mainnet. Polygon launches Season 2 of its community grants program. And The Ethereum Foundation makes leadership transitions. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/625

Euler V2 goes live on Base. Liquity V2 will launch by the end of January. Coinbase secures a writ of mandamus against the SEC. And the Ethereum X account publishes its first post in two years. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/624

The USD0++ token devalues amid a redemption change. And the CFPB proposes a rulemaking for crypto wallet regulation. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/623

The CoW AMM goes live on Base. A vote goes live to deploy Arbitrum BoLD on mainnet. Core devs name the Gloas CL upgrade. And Boost launches Boost V2. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/622

Phala launches its OP Succinct L2. Derive unveils an AI-powered terminal. Revolut becomes a Pyth data publisher. And Aave celebrates five years since launching Aave V1. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/621

A U.S. judge temporarily halts the SEC's lawsuit against Coinbase. LaChain joins the Elastic Chain Network. Coinbase Wallet supports bank-to-USDC deposits. And DEXs hit 20% marketshare over CEXs. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/620

ZKsync Ignite liquidity incentives go live on ZKsync Era. Superstate launches USCC on Morpho. Optimism releases its 2024 recap. And EigenLayer announces the Eliza AI Agent Hacker House. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/619

Ethena releases its 2025 roadmap. Coinbase receives access to unredacted FDIC letters. Jesse Pollak expresses interest in bringing COIN stock to Base. And Veil launches its privacy protocol on Base. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/618

Frax governance approves BUIDL as collateral. Kartik introduces the Anon World social network. IDRISS announces its IDRISS token. And claims for ZKsync's ZK token close on January 3rd. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/617

The IRS finalizes its DeFi broker reporting requirement. Coin Center comments on the IRS midnight broker rule. Tim Beiko shares an ACD 2024 Recap. And Reservoir Swap goes live on Ink. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/616

Chainlink introduces an Oracle Price Feed MEV solution. Tim Beiko shares an update on all things Pectra. Base schedules the Holocene Network Upgrade. And ZKsync Ignite starts on January 6th. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/615

Unichain releases its roadmap to mainnet. EigenLayer launches slashing on testnet. And Chainlink introduces the Chainlink Runtime Environment. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/614

Coinbase raises the gas limit on its validators to 36m. Swellchain goes live on mainnet. EigenLayer awards 1 million EIGEN to AltLayer. And Mantle transitions to ZK with Succinct. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/613

Ink by Kraken goes live on mainnet. Lens Protocol raises $31 million in funding. Etherscan supports AA transaction data. And Deutsche Bank is deploying an L2 on ZKsync. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/612

ENS Labs partners with Linea to build Namechain. Relay introduces Deposit Addresses. Aligned introduces its ALIGN Genesis Drop. And Fuel releases its FUEL eligibility checker. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/611

Lido begins to sunset liquid staking for Polygon PoS. And Circle releases a research article on Tornado Cash in collaboration with Stanford Blockchain Review. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/610

MegaETH raises $10 million in a crowdfunding sale. BiT Global sues Coinbase over delisting WBTC. And OpenSea registers the OpenSea Foundation. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/609

A Polygon pre-proposal seeks to generate yield on bridge stablecoin reserves. CoW DAO goes live on Base. ZKsync releases its 2025 roadmap. And Base achieves 1 million ETH bridged to the rollup. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/608

Balancer V3 goes live on mainnet. Treasure launches its ZK Stack L2 on mainnet. And the AaveDAO approves PYUSD incentives. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/607

Fuel introduces its FUEL token. Synthetix acquires the TLX protocol. And Superstate introduces mint and redeem features. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/606

Ethereum researchers advise a gradual gas limit increase. Ethena's USDe overtakes DAI by market cap. Daimo introduces Daimo Pay. And Coinbase will re-evaluate its support for the upcoming Celo hard fork. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/605

Ethereum developers propose a separate metadata section for EOF. The first Quadratic Accelerator round goes live. Aztec Network pre-releases Noir 1.0. And Varun introduces the Snapchain data layer for Farcaster. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/604

3Jane introduces its credit-based market protocol. Safe{Pass} launches its first airdrop claim. And Base funds a full audit for the Solady Solidity library. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/603

Uniswap schedules the Unichain Holocene Network Upgrade on testnet. Eigen Labs proposes the first EigenLayer Improvement Proposal. And L2Beat now tracks data for EspressoDA. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/602

Safe unveils the Safenet transaction processor network. Fluid proposes a token rebrand and buyback initiative. The EF Ecosystem Support Program announces Q3 allocations. And Arbitrum One hits $20 billion in TVL. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/601

The Ethereum Beacon Chain turns four. The EF launches the ETH Rangers program. Jon Charbonneau writes about Ethereum's North Star. And Coinbase integrates Apple Pay for fiat-to-crypto on-ramping. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/600