Fusaka upgrade:
Fusaka-devnet-4: issues found in execution layer (differences in BPO update fraction calculation) & consensus layer (syncing)
Fusaka-devnet-5 planned for next week
Glamsterdam upgrade:
Targeting June 2026
Headliners confirmed: EIP7732 ePBS (consensus layer) & EIP7928 Block-level Access Lists (execution layer)
Non-headliner EIPs can be proposed for inclusion, deadline is Fusaka mainnet releases
EIP7928 Block level access lists spec discussion: include state read locations, use RLP rather than SSZ and system contract handling
Proposal to repurpose safe block tag to point to fast confirmed block
Fusaka upgrade: Fusaka-devnet-3 non-finality testing
Glamsterdam upgrade: Meta EIP for repricing required
Glamsterdam upgrade:
blockaccesslist.xyz: info website for EIP7928 Block-level Access Lists
EIP7805 FOCIL breakout #17: need to rebase on top of Fulu
Stateless call #40: binary-tree testnet targeting end of August
PQ Interop #5
Flashbots MEV letter explorer: view & query topics
EIPs (Ethereum improvement proposals):
EIP8005: Encrypted transaction envelope (ETE) typed transaction
Consensus layer: Lighthouse 42.7%
Blockprint deprecated: validator-centric view of client diversity using fingerprinting is no longer accurate post-Electra
Execution layer: Geth ~41%, Nethermind ~38% (estimated from 74% self reported)
Staking marketshare: Lido 24.5%
Unichain Flashblocks live, 200ms sub-blocks, runs inside TEEs
Taiko preconfirmations live, phase 1 (only allow list can preconfirm transactions)
Facet (OP-Succinct): based sequencing, multi-bridging (no canonical bridge) & native gas token
Ronin (Axie Infinity) plans migration to L2 by Q2 2026
Prover market design: model with comparison of lotteries & staked allocations
3-slot-finality (3SF): integrating with ePBS, FOCIL & PeerDAS.
Ethereum NYC: Ethereum research funding forum video, agenda & slides
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ETH metrics:
Gas (gwei): 1.1 average, 0.2 - 18.6 (16.3 for zero net issuance)
ETH supply change: 17k net issuance
ETHUSD: $3,894 – $4,776 (all time high $4,878, November 10, 2021)
ETHBTC: 0.039 (0.165 for the Flippening)
Hardhat 3 beta: write tests in Solidity, multichain support, performance critical components rewritten in Rust, revamped build system & streamlined deployments
Hardhat community plugins
OpenZeppelin Contracts UI builder: generate Vite React front end for deployed contracts
Solarity 3.1.5 (Solidity library): adds deployer guard to prevent initializer front running
Moon (Solidity contract): renders moon phase (in Northern hemisphere)
SpeedRunEthereum: stablecoin challenge, build an ETH backed stablecoin
Absorb (data tooling): collect, manage, query & customize datasets
Zak: malicious IDE extension drained wallet, don’t store private keys in .env files
ERCs (application layer standards):
Digibastion: security checklist with scoring, based on threat profile
Optimum: contract security guide
Zero Cool: generate vulnerability report using Claude prompt, code & short description
Coinbase DEX: US users (excluding New York) can trade native Base tokens
Simple page: publish website to IPFS & ENS, edit markdown in browser, $12 a year
⌐◨-◨.eth: mint noggles ENS
Fede donated $500k after being detained in Turkey
Ethereum Foundation matched donations up to another $500k
Uniswap Foundation DUNI proposal, adopt Wyoming-registered decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association (DUNA) legal structure
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Jolt Twist & Shout integration, 6x speedup, ~50KB proof sizes
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