The Block reported that SWIFT has started experimenting with onchain migration using Ethereum Layer 2 Linea.

Impact: Signals legacy financial infrastructure piloting Ethereum-aligned rails, potentially accelerating institutional settlement experiments on L2.

RWA.xyz noted that ChinaAMC, a $271 billion asset manager, announced its launch on Ethereum mainnet.

Impact: Brings a major traditional finance player onto Ethereum, expanding credibility and potential RWA flows.

Tim Beiko shared the schedule for the Fusaka upgrade hitting Holesky on October 1, Sepolia on October 14, and Hoodi on October 28.

Impact: Lays the groundwork for PeerDAS, L1 scaling, and UX improvements ahead of mainnet activation.

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ETHGlobal reported opening ceremonies with 1,900 builders from 25 countries participating in New Delhi.

Impact: Concentrates global developer attention on Ethereum and catalyzes new tools, apps, and collaborations.

Etherealize highlighted a Forbes interview where Cofounder Danny Ryan argues that finance will move onchain and Ethereum offers the safest, most secure platform.

Impact: Reinforces Ethereum’s institutional thesis as capital markets explore onchain infrastructure.

Lido introduced NEST, a modular system proposal to repurchase LDO with stETH from the DAO treasury, with the first version expected in December 2025.

Impact: Could formalize capital return mechanics and align token economics with protocol revenues.

Hana Network announced that the $HANA token is live with associated market listings and discovery links.

Impact: Expands the app token landscape and liquidity venues tied to Ethereum ecosystems.

Orbit Earn unveiled a marketplace that aggregates SaaS and Web3 subscription discounts, claiming savings up to $20,000.

Impact: Lowers operational costs for crypto teams and founders building in the Ethereum stack.

SAFU Labs announced it is joining EigenLayer as an Actively Validated Service, leveraging Ethereum-grade security via EigenCloud.

Impact: Illustrates growing AVS adoption that extends Ethereum’s security to specialized services.

Dune shared metrics from the first month of Succinct Labs data, spotlighting SP1 zkVM provers, auctions, adoption, and cost efficiency.

Impact: Improves observability for ZK proof markets and crosschain verification activity.

The Ethereum Foundation promoted a live session with Linda Xie and Jason Chaskin to explore Farcaster mini apps on September 29 at 6 p.m. UTC.

Impact: Encourages devs to experiment with social-integrated app surfaces tied to Ethereum identities.

Starknet announced that Aura Cards are live with 5,600 early entrants each receiving three invites.

Impact: Boosts community engagement and gated discovery within the Starknet ecosystem.

L2BEAT welcomed Cartesi as a Supporter Tier partner.

Impact: Strengthens tooling and transparency for the Layer 2 landscape.

ResearchHub showcased a project cycle from idea to publication analyzing decades of food shock data and global catastrophe preparedness.

Impact: Demonstrates research workflows and collaboration models that can inform open science efforts using Ethereum-native primitives.

Photographer Dave Krugman launched “City of Gods” with a 24‑hour auction at a 0.01 reserve, donating all proceeds to Brazilian artists.

DLNews shared an interview with CEO Vivek Raman discussing migrating mortgage infrastructure to Ethereum.

@Rav3n highlighted interest in EIP‑7503 and called attention to inaccessible ETH in “burn addresses.”

A Safe community article identified five key user‑experience issues teams are still facing across the wallet stack.

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