# ethdevnews weekly #0

> Roman Storm jury deliberating, Justin Drake’s lean Ethereum, mainnet turns ten

**Published by:** [ethdevnews](https://paragraph.com/@ethdevnews/)
**Published on:** 2025-08-01
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All core devs (main protocol calls)All core devs - execution (ACDE) #217Fusaka upgrade:Ideally upgrade mainnet before Devconnect (November 17-22). Confirm upgrade schedule & testnet order at ACDCEIP7825 16.8M transaction gas limit cap: concerns on breaking some apps, decide if increase needed at ACDTPeerDAS balance per additional custody group: home & fractional staking concerns, decide if increase needed in Fusaka at ACDCGlamsterdam upgrade:Consensus layer headliner short list (from last ACDC): EIP7732 ePBS, EIP7782 6-second slots, EIP7805 FOCILEIP7928 Block-level Access Lists set to Considered for Inclusion (CFI), likely execution layer headliner if ACDC choose EIP7732 ePBS as consensus layer headlinerAll core devs - testing (ACDT) #46Fusaka upgrade:Fusaka-devnet-3 live: testing MEV-Boost & EIP7892 blob parameter only upgradesEIP7910 eth_config: spec refinedLayer 1EIP7732 ePBS:Terence: in defense of free option problemEIP7805 FOCIL:FOCIL breakout #16: ePBS compatibility presentationFOCIL changes in Execution Layer & compatibility with EIP7928 Block-level Access ListsCode chunk analysis: breaking up bytecode into smaller chunks is a viable option to reduce witness size as only small proportion of bytes & chunks are usedStakingEthStaker staking survey results: 23% genesis stakers, 60% run 1-5 validators with own capital, 27% run validators rather than liquid staking to benefit the networkClient diversity:Consensus layer: Lighthouse 42.7%Execution layer: Geth ~41%, Nethermind ~38% (estimated from 74% self reported)Staking marketshare: Lido 24.8%Client releases:Consensus layerGrandine 1.1.2: 45M default gas limit & optimizationsNimbus v25.7.1: fixes potential syncing-related crashTeku 25.7.1: 45M default gas limitExecution layerErigon v3.0.15: bug fixesNethermind 1.32.4: fix peer discoveryLayer 2Linea tokenomics: plan to burn ETH (20% of net income gas fees)ResearchJulian Ma: in-protocol prover market proposal, builders deposit a prize whilst building a block, anyone who submits a proof can claim a share of the prize in the next slotSponsor: Dev Tools GuildThe Dev Tools Guild unites critical Ethereum developer tooling to collectively fund projects and their maintainers (think Protocol Guild but for dev tooling), and boost coordination between protocol and dev tools developers. Member projects:Smart contract languages: Solidity & VyperClient libraries: alloy, ethers.js, Nethereum, viem, web3.py & Web3jFrameworks and developer environments: Ape, Foundry & Scaffold-ETHStandardization tooling: SourcifyFollow @devtoolsguild, Visit devtoolsguild.xyz, Fund at donate.devtoolsguild.ethEcosystemJustin Drake’s lean Ethereum vision:Defense (fort mode): 100% uptime, survive anything (e.g. nation states & quantum computers)Offense (beast mode): gigagas L1, teragas L2, realtime zkVMs, DAS, beacon chain 2.0, blobs 2.0, EVM 2.0 & hash-based cryptographyEthereum mainnet turns ten:“believe in somETHing” campaign on XETH metrics:Gas (gwei): 1.1 average, 0.2 - 10.2 (16.3 for zero net issuance)ETH supply change: 17k net issuanceETHUSD: $3,619 – $3,934 (all time high $4,878, November 10, 2021)ETH ETFs: 4.57% of ETH supplyETHBTC: 0.032 (0.165 for the Flippening)DevelopersFoundry:v1.3.0: forge lint (built-in linter), invariant test time-based campaigns & coverage-guided fuzzing, table tests and improved EIP712 supportForge-std v1.10.0: added getRawBlockHeader, stopRecord, setSeed, EIP7702: attach/sign delegation and EIP712: hash struct/type/typed dataOpenZeppelin Contracts MCP: generate contracts with AI using Contracts Wizard templatesEthereum Community Foundation BlobKit (TypeScript): use blobs as ephemeral, verifiable data layerHalmos (symbolic testing): invariant testing guideContent coin metadata: find/load coins created via Zora & Uniswap v4 poolLinda Xie: vibe code a Farcaster mini appTrueBlocks Create Local App: Go-based scaffolding for TrueBlocks/Wails desktop appsSafe Research: encryption in web3ERCs (application layer standards):ERC7994: Purpose-bound ERC20 with multi-condition unlockingERC7995: Encrypted dataERC7996: Contract Feature DetectionReminder: Holešky testnet being deprecated, migrate to HoodiSecurityBase builders: free security reviews from Coinbase’s Protocol Security teamArbitrum Audit Program selected audit firms to provide subsidized contract auditsApplicationsBring Argentina onchainCoW Swap cross-chain swaps in a single transactionEnterprisePayPal Pay with Crypto, including ETH & USDC, coming to US merchantsVisa expands stablecoin support including PayPal USD & EURCRegulationRoman Storm trial: jury deliberations continue Monday (jury events to watch for)Free Roman Storm campaignVirgil Griffith out of home confinementUS President’s working group digital asset reportUS SEC:Project Crypto: modernize rules/regulations so financial markets can move onchainIn-kind creation/redemption permitted for crypto ETFsZachXBT: Cameron Redman convicted in relation to X account compromisesPaid listingsabcoathup seeks paid work. DM to chatDev Tools Guild: July updateListings: $100 in ETH/USDC (max 70 characters). Email abcoathup at gmailGeneralWOO X $14M stolen: team members device compromised in phishing attackPSE: Metal MSM v2: GPU acceleration improvements for Multi-Scalar Multiplication on Apple devicesTrail of Bits: exploiting end-of-life home network devicesPublisher: @abcoathup Permalink: ethdevnews.com/ethdevnews-weekly-0 Extend ethdevnews limited run via sponsorships, paid listings, grants & donations.

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