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Ethereum Daily - June 13, 2025

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TL;DR

  • 🏛 EF donates $500K to Roman Storm, with an additional $750K match for the community

  • Coinbase adds Reth execution client, boosting multi-client staking infra

  • SharpLink Gaming buys $463M in ETH, pushing SER past 1M ETH

  • 🔬 zk clients, RISC-V, based sequencing, stablecoin growth, and more below 👇


🎁 Public Goods & Governance


Layer 1 Updates

🧪 zk-Stateless Clients

At a Berlin workshop, @kevaundray, @r_krasiuk, and @ignaciohagopian presented zk-stateless Ethereum client designs.

🧠 RISC-V Considered for the EVM

@0xEverly recapped Vitalik Buterin’s talk at Protocol Berg, where RISC-V was cited as the current favorite to replace the EVM.

Reth Gains Real-World Adoption

Coinbase added Reth, Paradigm’s execution client, to its Ethereum staking infra. @gakonst confirmed it's in production.

🚀 Ethrex Performance Milestones

@fede_intern announced that Ethrex now sustains 500 megagas and is targeting 1 gigagas throughput.

🔁 Based Sequencing R&D

Ethrex is also advancing based sequencing. Performance looks promising, but more testing is needed.


Layer 2s + Rollups

🧪 Aztec Bridge Testnet

Substance Labs launched the Aztec Base bridge on testnet. It enables zk credentials, privacy-preserving deposits, and cross-chain DeFi infra.

🌉 Taiko Ecosystem Growth

Taiko went live on Binance Futures. Trailblazers Season 5 is launching, and based preconfirmations are live on their testnet.


💰 ETH & Institutional Flows

@fabdarice announced SharpLink Gaming (SBET) joined the Strategic ETH Reserve with a $463M purchase, helping it surpass the 1M ETH mark (~$3B).

Stablecoin Momentum on Base

@iamDCinvestor pointed out that bridged ETH and USDC have reached near parity on Base — a bullish sign for stablecoin usage, especially with Shopify involved.


Ethereum-Powered Applications

🛒 Shopify x Base Smart Payments

Base introduced the AuthCaptureEscrow contract, letting merchants mimic credit card payment flows onchain.
More context from @neodaoist: Solidity-based logic enables verbs like Authorize, Capture, Refund, and more.

inkonchain Community Vibes

@inkonchain shared their weekly recap: “peace was brokered, users multiplied, and birthdays were celebrated”. Good vibes and growth.


🧠 Thought Leadership & Takes

Adam Fuller on EIP-7702

@azacharyf shared 13 thoughts on EIP-7702. Key theme: Ethereum UX isn’t solved yet, but we’re making progress.

💭 More Takes from Builders


🔬 ZK & Infra Highlights

@alignedlayer released a ZK Newsflash covering June 5–11. Topics included EF’s 10-year anniversary and the continued momentum behind building on Ethereum. Commentary by @BJ_Dyakov.


Ecosystem & Builders

📌 Ethereum Job Board

@buidlguidl and @Geodework launched the Ethereum Job Board. It’s now the go-to destination for finding and posting web3 roles.


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