Ethereum News

ethPandaOps publishes research on increasing Ethereum's blob count. Arbitrim introduces Trailblazer AI grants. The EF opens applications for the Next Billion Fellowship. And Starknet v0.13.3 goes live on mainnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/599

The U.S. Court of Appeals overturns Tornado Cash sanctions. Flashbots launches BuilderNet. EigenLayer introduces EigenGov. And WalletConnect launches its WCT governance and staking token. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/598

The EF launches the Ethereum Protocol Attackathon. Voting opens for ZKsync Improvement Proposal 001. Farcaster releases a Frames V2 specification. And Phantom now supports Base. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/597

Optimism releases a guide to Season 7 governance. Anthony Sassano calls for a temp check on increasing the gas limit. And the EF seeks to hire a Protocol Security Engineer. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/596

SEC Chair Gary Gensler resigns from the SEC. A court overturns the SEC's Dealer Rule. The Graph introduces the GRC-20 data standard. And Celestia outlines its Lazybridging endgame. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/595

Coinbase Wallet supports USDC rewards and the Trump team considers a crypto policy role. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/594

Coinbase plans to suspend WBTC trading. Zerion launches an XP program. MetaMask releases extension v12.6. And ethOS introduces an App Store. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/593

The EF introduces an internship program. ENS Labs introduces Namechain. Virgil Griffith encounters delays for his anticipated release. And RISC Zero introduces a hybrid rollup solution. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/592

The Ethereum Foundation releases its 2024 report. Fileverse releases a Devcon Collab Portal. Blockscout launches a Merits Program. And Puffer Finance launches UniFi on tetsnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/591

Ethpandaops launches the Mekong Pectra testnet. OP Labs proposes ERC-7802. Velodrome Superchain 1.0 goes live. And Degen Chain considers a chain relaunch. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/590

L2Beat introduces DABEAT for data availability. Nethermind introduces Surge Rollup. And the crypto market rallies following the U.S. election results. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/589

Voting opens for the ZKsync Ignite proposal. Arbitrum concludes its Security Council elections. And Lido introduces the stETH in DeFi hub. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/588

Two Ethereum researchers drop their EigenLayer advisory roles. Conduit introduces Account Abstraction features. A state pension fund buys ETHE. And the ArbitrumDAO approves funding for the Stylus Sprint program. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/587

Succinct introducing OP Succinct with support for Celestia DA. The Argot Collective spins out from the EF. And UBS launches a tokenized fund on Ethereum. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/586

Devcon releases the schedule for Devcon SEA. Franklin Templeton launches BENJI on Base. Optimism announces support for ERC-7683. And Zircuit announces an airdrop for EIGEN holders. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/585

Base activates Fraud Proofs on mainnet. Bungee launches chain abstracted swaps to beta. Fluid launches the Fluid DEX. And Powdr Labs releases powdrVM 0.1. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/584

Swell migrates to build its L2 on the OP Stack. Lido integrates CCIP for Direct Staking. Base offers free smart contract monitoring. And Rhinestone Protocol goes live. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/583

Rocket Pool activates the Saturn 0 upgrade. Vyper outlines security enhancements in the last year. Astria goes live on mainnet alpha. And Infinex raises $67.7 million from its community crowdfund. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/582

Safe introduces multichain wallet deployments with the same address. Lido's Community Staking Module goes live on mainnet. And Velodrome expands its MetaDEX to Superseed. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/581

Kraken unveils its Ink Layer 2 network. Arbitrum Orbit supports fast withdrawals. And Synthetix Perps V3 goes live on Arbitrum. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/580

Uniswap supports permissionless bridging. Base announces plans to activate Fault Proofs on mainnet. Optimism announces OP Chain Delegation recipients. And Conduit releases research on DA costs. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/579

Optimism releases its Retro Funding Round 5 results. Celestia launches the Mammoth Mini testnet. DELV introduces Fixed Borrow. And Christine Kim highlights upcoming Ethereum upgrades and catalysts. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/578

Arbitrum Orbit supports LayerZero's OFT standard. Scroll releases details for its initial airdrop. Stripe acquires the Bridge stablecoin platform. And Chainlink CCIP supports GHO as a fee token. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/577

World Chain goes live on mainnet. Merkl proposes the ZKsync Ignite Program. ethOS introduces the dGEN1 hardware device. And core developers add EIP-7742 to Pectra Devnet 5. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/576

Conduit introduces the G2 sequencer. Fuel Ignition goes live on mainnet. And Hyperlane introduces Superlane. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/575

Superseed joins the Superchain. Securitize supports USDC to BlackRock BUIDL conversions. Offchain Labs release an Arbitrum Orbit roadmap. And Towns launches its messaging app on Base. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/574

Vitalik outlines future improvements for Ethereum. And Base becomes the largest rollup by TVL on protocols. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/573

Ithaca raises $20 million for its L2 platform. Francis Li shares a proposal to optimize for Ethereum's blob increase. And Dune plans to support data for World Chain. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/572

Uniswap introduces the Unichain L2 network. Flashbots introduces Rollup-Boost. Swell releases an eligibility checker for the SWELL airdrop. And Puffer Finance takes the Protocol Guild pledge. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/571

Optimism launches its fifth airdrop. AltLayer supports OP Succinct. Puffer Finance unveils its $PUFFER token. And Solidity releases v0.8.28 of its compiler. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/570

Scroll announces its SCR native token and airdrop. Aave launches its v3.2 protocol upgrade. Google Search supports ENS domains. And the EF is looking to hire protocol testers. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/569

Ben Adams proposes to reduce Ethereum's slot time. Aztec Network releases its roadmap to mainnet. Aave proposes to launch native GHO on Base. And UniswapX goes live on mobile. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/568

ethPandaOps introduces the Xatu data collection initiative. Sigma Prime releases its multiproof library. EigenLayer discloses a 1.6M EIGEN token loss to an attacker. And Form Network introduces FETH. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/567

Visa introduces a Tokenized Asset Platform. Bungee introduces the Bungee Protocol. And Vitalik suggests lowering the minimum staking requirement. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/566

Conduit supports OP Succinct. Toni Wahrstätter shares insights about local block-building reorg rates. And Base increases its gas target to 12 Mgas/s. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/565

EtherFi and Renzo introduce restaked EIGEN. Applications open for Optimism retro funding 6. Automata joins the Superchain. And PoolTogether supports Gnosis Chain. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/564

The EIGEN token becomes transferable. Vitalik proposes metrics for Ethereum alignment. Ethereal proposes a DEX on Ethena. And Arbitrum One hits a billion transactions. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/563

A judge denies a motion to dismiss the Tornado Cash case. Developers debate the impact of increasing the blob target. Hyperdrive goes live on Base. And Aerodrome surpasses $1 billion in TVL. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/562

Core developers determine the scope for Pectra. Synthetix proposes a protocol referendum. Ethena introduces the UStb stablecoin. And Polygon PoS undergoes the Ahmedabad upgrade. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/561

Dataalways analyzes the impact of EIP-7762. Commit-Boost nears production readiness for its validator software. And Celo sees a surge in stablecoin adoption. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/560

Ethereum Follow Protocol goes live on mainnet. TrueCoin settles charges with the SEC. WalletConnect opens registrations for its airdrop. And Phaver launches its SOCIAL platform token. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/559

The EF seeks proposals for a Pectra audit. Base introduces a global buildathon initiative. ZKsync Era goes live on the Aave front end. And Optimism approves a 3 million OP token grant for DeFi on Base. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/558

The Vitalik documentary is now streaming onchain. Basenames introduces support for Farcaster Frames. And Polygon ZKEVM schedules its Eggfruit network upgrade. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/557

Eth.link is reactivated under the eth.limo service. A judge sides with the SEC in a lawsuit from Consensys. And core developers agree to split Pectra into two forks. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/556

Everclear launches its clearing layer on mainnet beta. EspressoSys releases a spec for Decentralized Timeboost. Google Cloud launches an RPC service. And the Fed cuts interest rates by half a point. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/555

WalletConnect introduces the Wallet Connect token. EigenLayer plans to release programmatic incentives in October. Pectra Devnet 3 goes live. And congressmen send a letter to the SEC seeking clarity on airdrops. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/554

Claims go live for EIGEN Stakedrop 2. Optimism announces Retro Funding Round 6. RISC Zero introduces a verifiable compute layer. And Delta Prime suffers a $6 million exploit. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/553

Danny Ryan steps away from his role at the Ethereum Foundation. ZKsync onchain governance goes live. And the EF announces the winners of the 4844 Data Challenge. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/552

Core developers consider splitting Pectra into two forks. Coinbase launches cbBTC. ZKsync proposes for Treasure Chain to deploy on the ZK Stack. And Aragon introduces gasless onchain voting. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/551

Succinct Labs introduces OP Succinct. Optimism activates the Granite Network Upgrade. Aave governance proposes to onboard cbBTC. And Nethermind launches Nethermind Security. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/550