Headlines: Today’s top stories include Shopify enabling USDC payments on Base, DEX integration with the Coinbase app, and a compelling bull case for ETH from Etherealize. Also covered: Uniswap Wallet’s EIP-7702 support, a new airdrop from SparkFi, and ecosystem-wide momentum in staking, protocol upgrades, and institutional inflows.

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💬 Take of the Day

"ZK-powered L2s are the way forward."
Uma Roy (@pumatheuma) critiques Solana’s turf war with Hyperliquid and other CLOBs. The takeaway: monolithic chains are NGMI, and Ethereum’s modular ZK-based rollup architecture is proving superior.

🛒 Shopify Adds USDC on Base

Shopify now supports USDC payments on the Base network, enabling fast, low-cost crypto payments for thousands of merchants and buyers.

🔄 Base DEXs Now in Coinbase App

DEXs on Base are now accessible within the Coinbase app, creating a frictionless gateway between CEX users and on-chain trading.

🐂 ETH Bull Case from Etherealize

Etherealize released a comprehensive ETH thesis:

• 19 days of consecutive ETF inflows

• Growing use as a treasury reserve asset

• Framing ETH as digital oil for a tokenized economy

Leo Lanza backs a $740,000/ETH institutional valuation.
DeFi Dad highlights ETH’s ultra-low 0.09% annual issuance.

🔐 Uniswap Wallet Supports EIP-7702

Uniswap Wallet now integrates EIP-7702, bringing native support for account abstraction—unlocking smart wallet UX for everyday users.

🎁 SparkFi Airdrop Announced

SparkFi is rewarding early adopters via an upcoming airdrop. Its lending protocol focuses on native cross-rollup liquidity and capital efficiency.

🧠 Lean Ethereum Vision from Vitalik & Drake

In Berlin, Vitalik and Justin Drake outlined "Lean Ethereum"—a push for a simplified, stateless protocol with modular execution and reduced validator complexity.

🧪 Fusaka Upgrade Enters Devnet-1

Devnet-1 of the Fusaka upgrade launches with 8 EIPs focused on statelessness and execution-layer refinement. Devnet-2 is expected to expand further.

🧠 Ethereum Internships Are Live

EF Next Billion opened Ethereum Season of Internships: 30+ paid, remote roles across dev, design, community, and research.

📦 256 Blobs per Block in Testing

Smartprogrammer.eth reports successful testnet trials of 256 blobs per block—an enormous step for L2 data throughput and danksharding readiness.

🧮 ETH ETF Inflows Hit $240M

Sassal tracked a record $240.3M in ETF inflows in a single day. Ethereum is becoming a serious contender in institutional portfolios.

🧾 Lubin Dispels SBET S-3 Filing FUD

Joseph Lubin explained that SBET’s S-3 filing is standard for resale registration post-PIPE—not a sign of mass sell-off.

🧰 Launchpad Gets UX Upgrade

Terence called the latest Launchpad UX criminally underrated. Partial deposits, compounding, and withdrawals are now smooth and intuitive.

🧠 Snapshot Summary

🗞 Stay tuned for tomorrow’s roundup!