• 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

• Client diversity:

  • 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:

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  • 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,

• 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

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• 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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