Ethereum News

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

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