# ethdevnews weekly #1

*Roman Storm found guilty of unlicensed money transmitting charge, ePBS & Block-level Access Lists selected as Glamsterdam upgrade headliners*

By [ethdevnews](https://paragraph.com/@ethdevnews) · 2025-08-08

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### All core devs (main protocol calls)

#### All core devs - execution (ACDC) [#162](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/all-core-devs-consensus-acdc-162-august-07-2025/24919/2)

*   [Fusaka](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka) upgrade:
    
    *   Consensus layer teams need until end of September for client releases due to code readiness concerns (merging to trunk branches)
        
    *   Timeline tight for mainnet upgrade before Devconnect
        
*   [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade:
    
    *   [Stakeholder feedback](https://efdn.notion.site/Stakeholder-feedback-synthesized-247d9895554180048a8bd279a28798a1) summarized
        
    *   Headliners selected: [EIP7732](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7732) ePBS (consensus layer) & [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7928) Block-level Access Lists (execution layer), set to Scheduled for Inclusion (SFI)
        
    *   [EIP7805](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7805) FOCIL remains as Considered for Inclusion (CFI)
        

#### All core devs - testing (ACDT) [#47](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/all-core-devs-testing-acdt-47-august-4-2025/24956/2)

*   [Fusaka](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka) upgrade:
    
    *   [Fusaka-devnet-3](https://fusaka-devnet-3.ethpandaops.io/) testing ongoing
        
    *   [EIP7825](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka#eip-7825) 16.8M transaction gas limit cap: not increasing cap
        
    *   PeerDAS balance per additional custody group: too late to increase in Fusaka
        
    *   ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f993.png) selected as mascot
        

### Layer 1

*   [Fusaka](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka) upgrade:
    
    *   [Fusaka-devnet-4](https://fusaka-devnet-4.ethpandaops.io/) live: 1.5k nodes with 43.5k validators, ~10% size of mainnet
        
*   [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade:
    
    *   [EIP7732](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7732) ePBS:
        
        *   Flashbots: [free option problem quantified](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/the-free-option-problem-in-epbs-part-ii/5145), realized option value is low (4 ETH) on average days but high (>40ETH) on abnormal volatility days
            
*   Toni Wahrstätter: [gas refunds for resetting a slot to zero](https://ethresear.ch/t/overclocking-blocks-with-gas-refunds/22862) distort block gas accounting
    
*   EIPs:
    
    *   [EIP7997](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10092/files): Multi-chain deterministic deployment factory
        
    *   [EIP7998](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10093/files): Turn randao\_reveal into a VRF
        
    *   [EIP7999](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/10100/files): Unified multidimensional fee market
        

### Staking

*   Lido [CSM vulnerability mitigated](https://research.lido.fi/t/security-disclosure-post-mortem-csverifier-weak-validation-of-the-historical-block-gindex-user-funds-remain-safe/10466) via offchain oracle improvements & modification to v1 onchain code
    
*   [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution):
    
    *   Consensus layer: Lighthouse 42.7%
        
    *   Execution layer: Geth ~41%, Nethermind ~38% (estimated from 74% self reported)
        
*   [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24.6%
    
*   Client releases:
    
    *   Consensus layer
        
        *   Lodestar [v1.33.0](https://github.com/chainsafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.33.0): libp2p upgrade, proposer boost reorg enabled by default & fixes older CPU compatibility
            
    *   Execution layer
        
        *   Geth [v1.16.2](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.16.2): Fusaka upgrade EIP implementations, optimizations & fixes
            

### Layer 2

*   Vitalik: [fast withdrawals](https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1953131251436818684) (via validity proof systems) more important than stage 2
    
*   L2 Interop working group [#12](https://notes.ethereum.org/@rudolf/interop-12)
    
*   [Kona-node](https://blog.oplabs.co/introducing-the-kona-node-a-rust-powered-leap-for-the-op-stack/) (OP Stack): Rust based node implementation
    
*   Spire [DA builder](https://x.com/Spire_Labs/status/1953505023759151148) (blob aggregator): live on mainnet
    
*   Base [33 minute network disruption](https://status.base.org/incidents/kdq3t8s13gfs), due to automatic handoff to unhealthy sequencer which was unable to initiate another handoff
    

### Research

*   Vitalik: [early exploration to reduce slot time](https://ethresear.ch/t/lmd-ghost-with-256-validators-and-a-fast-following-finality-gadget/22856), LMD GHOST using ~256 randomly selected validators with a separate fast-following finality gadget using all active validators
    

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### Ecosystem

*   Science of Blockchain Conference [session videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS01nW3RtgorIUziK9tBT9ybvuUw38kD0)
    
*   ethereum.org [Translatathon](https://ethereum.org/en/contributing/translation-program/translatathon/)
    
*   ETH metrics:
    
    *   [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.5 average, 0.1 - 11.0 (16.3 for zero net issuance)
        
    *   [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 18k net issuance
        
    *   [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $3,381 – $3,931 (all time high $4,878, November 10, 2021)
        
    *   [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.033 (0.165 for the Flippening)
        

### Developers

*   Hardhat [v2.26.2](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%402.26.2): improved stability across Node.js versions
    
*   Remix:
    
    *   [v0.69.0](https://medium.com/remix-ide/remix-release-v0-69-0-955999227990): improved UI
        
    *   [Desktop](https://github.com/remix-project-org/remix-desktop#readme): Electron version for Linux, Windows & Mac
        
*   Solx [0.1.1](https://x.com/solx_compiler/status/1951295228775899218) beta: faster compilation and gas & bytecode size improvements
    
*   ETHID [MCP](https://ethidentitykit.com/docs/ai-tools/ethid-mcp): use AI with Ethereum Follow Protocol (EFP), Ethereum Name Service (ENS), Sign in with Ethereum (SIWE) & Ethereum Identity Kit
    
*   Privy: [using Base sub accounts](https://docs.privy.io/recipes/react/external-wallets/base-sub-accounts) (app accounts derived from parent Base account)
    
*   [Chonky](https://github.com/tintinweb/vscode-chonky#readme) (VS Code extension): contract security auditing agent using GitHub Copilot
    
*   ERCs (application layer standards):
    
    *   [ERC8000](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1148/files): Operator contract for non delegated EOAs
        
    *   [ERC8001](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1149/files): Agent coordination framework
        
    *   [ERC8002](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1155/files): Simplified payment verification gateway (Bitcoin)
        

### Security

*   Security Alliance (SEAL) [wallet security](https://frameworks.securityalliance.org/wallet-security/index.html) guidelines
    
*   [Arbitrum audit program](https://blog.arbitrum.foundation/arbitrums-10m-audit-program-is-live-apply-to-secure-your-smart-contracts/) live, early stage projects can apply for an audit subsidy
    

### Applications

*   Safe [Guardrail](https://safe.global/blog/safe-research-guardrail-locking-down-delegate-calls): limits delegate calls to pre-approved contracts, time delay to add new contracts
    
*   Pendle [Boros](https://medium.com/boros-fi/boros-introducing-funding-futures-d1f69111a8a7): trade ETHUSDT funding rates, on Arbitrum
    
*   Privacy pools [EIP7702 support](https://x.com/patcito/status/1951240239214706759): batch approve & deposit in a single transaction
    
*   Fileverse [dSheets](https://x.com/fileverse/status/1951298928558706795): paste a contract address into a cell & query public functions
    

### Regulation

*   [Roman Storm found guilty](https://x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1953146088602427664) of unlicensed money transmitting (1960) charge, jury didn’t reach verdict on money laundering & sanctions evasion charges, not remanded in jail
    
    *   [Free Roman Storm](https://freeromanstorm.com/) campaign, Ethereum Foundation [matching donations](https://x.com/hwwonx/status/1953540201495900664) up to another $500k
        
*   US SEC:
    
    *   Crypto Task Force [on the road](https://www.sec.gov/about/crypto-task-force/crypto-task-force-road), roundtables with crypto projects across US
        
    *   [Liquid staking](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/corpfin-certain-liquid-staking-activities-080525) doesn’t involve offer/sale of securities
        
*   President Trump executive order: [allow 401(k) investors to access alternative assets](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-democratizes-access-to-alternative-assets-for-401k-investors/)
    
*   [UK FCA](https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-opens-retail-access-crypto-etns): retail access to crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs)
    

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### General

*   zkSecurity: [Plonk interactive tutorial](https://blog.zksecurity.xyz/posts/plonk-tutorial/)
    
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