# This Week in Ethereum Development

> A plain English recap of the latest research + development in Ethereum from July 6th, - July 13, 2025

**Published by:** [Ethereum Daily](https://paragraph.com/@ethereumdaily/)
**Published on:** 2025-07-13
**Categories:** ethereum, news, development
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@ethereumdaily/this-week-in-ethereum-development-2

## Content

📰 TL;DRPrivacy Innovations – Private transactions and confidential tokens are gaining momentumGovernance Overhaul – Ongoing reforms streamline decision-makingScalability Solutions – Multiple approaches are advancing Ethereum's ability to handle growthLayer 2 Collaboration – Increasing alignment between Layer 2 platforms improves user experience☎ Protocol Calls & Meetings📢 All Core Devs Call (ACDC) #160 – July 10Improved light client compatibility, refined fork choice logic, and incentives for client diversity. Action Items: Draft EIPs (late July), devnet testing (mid-August) Timeline: Upgrade decision expected by September📖 Layer 2 (L2) Interop Working Group Call #11 – July 9Standardizing rollup metadata, planning a shared sequencer testnet. Action Items: Metadata ERC (July 31), testnet launch (early Q3) Timeline: Mid-August checkpoint📺 Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Resource Pricing Breakout #5A focused session on evaluating and adjusting gas pricing across Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) operations. The team reviewed different resource metrics, proposed updates to the gas curve, and discussed pricing for upcoming precompiles—especially those tied to privacy functions. Action Items: Run a shadow fork test of the revised gas curves during August–September. Finalize pricing proposals for new or privacy-related precompiled contracts by September Timeline: Q1 2026: Target inclusion in the next scheduled protocol upgrade📺 EVM Gas Pricing Reform & Precompile CostingThis session dives deep into revising Ethereum’s gas pricing model. Experts discussed updates to the EVM’s gas curve for more consistent transaction costs, and proposed pricing for upcoming precompiled contracts—especially those linked to privacy and zero-knowledge functionality. Action Items: Run comprehensive shadow fork testing of the new gas curves during August–September. Finalize pricing recommendations for privacy-related precompiles by September. Timeline: Aim for inclusion of changes in the Q1 2026 protocol upgrade📺 Shared Sequencers and Reducing L2 MEVExplored how shared sequencer networks can coordinate transaction ordering across rollups, reduce MEV, and improve fairness. Covered tradeoffs between decentralization and finality, economic incentives for rollup participation, and early cross-rollup interoperability strategies. Action Items: Launch shared sequencer testnet in Q3. Draft ERC for incentive alignment by July 31 Timeline: Ecosystem-wide review scheduled for November 2025.🎥 Beam DayBeam Day (held at EthCC on July 9, 2025) showcased the Beam Chain’s technical advancements across multiple domains, including:Post-Quantum Cryptography – Introduction of a new hash-based signature scheme (XMSS) designed for security against quantum attacks, compatibility with large-scale validators, and minimal assumptions—underscoring Beam’s proactive approach to future-proof Client Development Updates – Progress from multiple client teams (Ream, Zeam, Lantern, etc.), each building performance-optimized consensus clients written in Rust, Zig, C, and more.Consensus & Networking Innovation – Discussions on faster block times, advanced gossipping protocols, next-gen libp2p, and improved set reconciliation—aimed at enabling higher validator counts and reduced staking requirements.Modular Beam Chain Roadmap – Beam’s long-term strategy emphasizes simplicity, light-client efficiency, and incremental upgrades over 4–5 years, positioning Ethereum to enter maintenance mode.Ecosystem Growth – A brand-new cohort of 15 client teams (9 new, 6 existing) now committed to developing Beam Chain with diverse languages and focusing on varied ecosystems across geography and use cases.✅ Action Items:Begin rolling out post-quantum signature support across validator clients and networksContinue cross-client compatibility tests and performance benchmarksRefine and test networking protocols, especially gossipping and set reconciliationPublish modular upgrade milestones in upcoming roadmap documentsTimeline: July–August 2025: MVP deployments and inter-client sync testingLate 2025: Post-quantum signature integrationNext 4–5 years: Iterative modular upgrades to achieve fully ossified, simple, high-performance base layer 🔬 Ethereum Foundation Research📺 Shipping an L1 zkEVM #1: Realtime ProvingThe Ethereum Foundation lays out a definition and roadmap for real‑time proving using zkVMs (zero-knowledge virtual machines) at the Layer 1 level. Key targets include:Latency: ≤ 10 seconds for 99% of mainnet blocksSecurity: ≥ 128‑bit security (100 bits acceptable at launch)Proof size: ≤ 300 KiB, no trusted setupsHardware constraints: On‑prem hardware costs ≤ $100k, power usage ≤ 10 kWSoftware: Fully open sourceThis sets a strong standard: zkVMs must be fast, secure, compact, and accessible to individual (home-based) validators, helping decentralize proof generation and ensure censorship resistance. Action Items:zkVM teams to optimize for 128-bit security, sub-300 KiB proofs, and ≤ 10s latencyTest proof generation on constrained “home proving” hardware that fits within cost and power limitsTimeline: Initial deployment with ≥100-bit security. Upgrade to 128-bit security required by production rollout of zkVM-based clients🧩 ePBS & FOCIL CompatibilityThis technical note demonstrates that Enshrined Proposer-Builder Seperation (ePBS) (EIP‑7732, for slot pipelining) and FOCIL (EIP‑7805, for forced inclusion lists) can coexist without conflict. The key is that Inclusion Lists (ILs) need not be built on the latest head block to remain valid. This ensures enhanced execution timing flexibility (via ePBS) and strong censorship resistance (via FOCIL) jointly. Action Items: Align ePBS and FOCIL implementations to respect IL timing rules. Validate slot architecture designs reflecting the combined ePBS+FOCIL model Timeline: Collaboration alignment suggested immediately (already discussed July 10). Implementation readiness to accompany Glamsterdam-era upgrades. 🏛 Governance & Coordination Improvements🏰 Reconfiguring AllCoreDevsProposals to streamline decision-making by clarifying roles, voting processes, and documentation standards across Ethereum core teams.🔄 A Platform for ACDDiscussions on building a dedicated collaboration platform for AllCoreDevs to improve transparency, versioning, and accountability.📬 For More Updates Like These:Subscribe to Ethereum Daily on Paragraph.xyzFollow @Rue1776 on Twitter and ethereumdaily.eth on Farcaster Disclosures: Ethereum Daily is an independent publication and does not offer financial or investment advice. Content may include opinions, affiliate links, or references to projects in which contributors have a financial interest. Always do your own research.

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