# Observer, #12 - 26 Mar 2025

> The Hoodi edition

**Published by:** [The Observer](https://paragraph.com/@observer/)
**Published on:** 2025-03-26
**Categories:** ethereum, observer, blockchain, news
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@observer/12

## Content

Welcome to Observer #12This is a brief weekly roundup of Ethereum and wider industry news and headlines. Find this week's link-list below, and comment if you'd like to join and help build this out!Core Development (ACD) & L11/ @nixorokish Checkpoint Edition #1, ACD roundup on EF Blog nixo.eth 🦇🔊🥐 @nixorokish Initiating the "Checkpoint" series on the @ethereumfndn blog - accessible, non-technical overviews of the last 4-5 All Core Devs calls with a sentiment check with what's being focused on 317 7:09 PM • Mar 25, 2025 2/ @nixorokish ACDE #208 TOMORROW nixo.eth 🦇🔊🥐 @nixorokish 1/7 Ethereum's upcoming regular Thurs protocol development call: ACDE #208 27 Mar 14:00 UTC Hoodi Pectra update, mainnet timing, upgrade process improvements, history expiry timeline, Fusaka deadlines, eth/69 & EOF EOF may be the contentious topic that dominates this call 32 10:42 PM • Mar 25, 2025 3/ @ralexstokes ACDC #153 Roundup! stokes @ralexstokes Summary of ACDC #153 on 20 March 2025 We discussed Pectra, PeerDAS, and Fusaka: 39 9:25 PM • Mar 21, 2025 4/ @barnabemonnot NEW "Protocol research call" starting 02APR barnabe.eth @barnabemonnot We're hosting a pilot "Protocol research call" next week, Wed. April 2nd at 14 UTC, on the topic of protocol roles and node duties. Long-term, we hope that this can be a good venue for research, core devs and the community to discuss some of the many questions facing Ethereum. 275 2:53 PM • Mar 25, 2025 5/ @abcoathup Fusaka Planning abcoathup.eth 🐡 🛡️🦇🔊 @abcoathup Fusaka upgrade planning * March 24: Proposed for Inclusion deadline * March 31: client team scope preferences deadline * April 10: Fusaka scope frozen I added my two cents, you can add yours. ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-7607-fus… 94 1:16 AM • Mar 25, 2025 6/ @abcoathup Scope Prefs abcoathup.eth 🐡 🛡️🦇🔊 @abcoathup Client teams have started sharing scope preferences for the Fusaka upgrade. ethereum-magicians.org EIP-7607: Fusaka Meta EIP Collection of Responses Client teams Nethermind https://x.com/m25marek/status/1896911082628727213 Reth Layer 2s Base Community 9 3:07 AM • Mar 26, 2025 7/ @ladislaus0x EF Research Roundup ladislaus.eth @ladislaus0x Another week - another weekly update from EF Research You can expect these updates from me going forward, continuing the flow from @barnabemonnot 272 2:24 PM • Mar 21, 2025 8/ @ethresearchbot NEW EF Research — Decoupling throughput from local building ethresearchbot @ethresearchbot New post on EthResear.ch! Decoupling throughput from local building By: - @barnabemonnot - Alex Stokes - Ansgar Dietrichs - Carl Beekhuizen - Caspar Schwarz-Schilling - Dankrad Feist - Data Always - Drew van der Werff - Eric Siu - Francesco d’Amato - Jihoon Song - ethresear.ch Ethereum Research Civilized discussion furthering Ethereum research 131 3:38 PM • Mar 25, 2025 9/ @unnawut Beam roadmap! unnawut 🦇🔊 @unnawut I'm excited to share the brand new Beam Roadmap site! Now you can find everything about the Beam Chain (new name soon), track its progress, access learning resources, and find the brilliant minds & teams behind it - all in one place. Explore now at beamroadmap.org 215 10:46 AM • Mar 19, 2025 10/ @abcoathup Hoodi upgrade TODAY abcoathup.eth 🐡 🛡️🦇🔊 @abcoathup Hoodi testnet upgrades to Pectra tonight dora.hoodi.ethpandaops.io 7 10:26 AM • Mar 26, 2025 11/ @terencechain More on Hoodi terence @terencechain Reminder: Hoodi testnet (the Holesky replacement) is upgrading to Pectra in ~2 days at Epoch 2048 — Wed, March 26 14:37 UTC Everything you need to get ready: hoodi.ethpandaops.io 93 5:53 PM • Mar 24, 2025 12/ @etherscan Explorer Live etherscan.eth @etherscan Hoodi testnet explorer is live! Namaskāra 224 12:59 PM • Mar 25, 2025 13/ @christine_dkim Infinite Jungle 89 on Hoodi and More! Galaxy @galaxyhq Pectra on Hoodi, The Final Testnet Upgrade On #InfiniteJungle EP 89, @christine_dkim recaps the latest ACDC call, covering Pectra testing as it moves to Hoodi, the growing focus on history expiry, and early signs of heated debate around the scope of the upcoming Fusaka upgrade. 23 4:29 PM • Mar 25, 2025 Ecosystem14/ @sassal0x Latest @thedailygwei sassal.eth/acc 🦇🔊 @sassal0x The latest @thedailygwei Refuel is ready for your consumption! Today's topics: - Hoodi testnet now live - Tornado Cash sanctions removed - ETH is a triple point asset - and much more Watch youtu.be/UJgLjc8K6s0 224 1:11 PM • Mar 24, 2025 15/ @barnabemonnot and @ralexstokes on @laurashin barnabe.eth @barnabemonnot Had a great chat with @laurashin and @ralexstokes on @Unchained_pod ! Some of the points we discussed: - Scaling the blobs 2x with Pectra (soon!) and hopefully 8x more with PeerDAS in Fusaka - Why opting for a market-driven rollup-centric roadmap instead of pursuing in-protocol Laura Shin @laurashin Ethereum Foundation Research co-leads admit, “We can do better.” The @ethereumfndn’s Research co-leads @ralexstokes and @barnabemonnot explore whether Ethereum can stay ahead of the competition, detailing: The Pectra and Fusaka Upgrades How Ethereum can compete 38 6:04 PM • Mar 25, 2025 16/ @custodiabank America’s first bank-issued stablecoin on Ethereum Custodia Bank ™ @custodiabank BIG NEWS: @custodiabank & @Vantage_Bank have issued America's first bank-issued #stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain. First-ever tokenization of a U.S. bank's U.S. dollar demand deposits for a bank customer on a permissionless blockchain: custodiabank.com/press/custodia… 715 12:24 PM • Mar 25, 2025 17/ @matthuang @WSJ on @rstormsf Matt Huang @matthuang Great overview of @rstormsf's case in today's WSJ As I say in the article: “Roman is being unfairly prosecuted,” Huang told the Journal. “Software developers shouldn’t be threatened with criminal sanctions for building neutral infrastructure, which is what Tornado Cash was. You 586 4:22 PM • Mar 24, 2025 18/ @BanklessHQ OFAC removed Tornado Cash contracts Bankless @BanklessHQ BREAKING: OFAC removes Tornado Cash contract addresses from its SDN list 241 3:31 PM • Mar 21, 2025 19/ @Rue1776 Latest Ethereum Daily Ethereum Daily @Rue1776 ~ Ethereum Daily ~ March 25th, 2025 @Celo L2 Hardfork 1st US Bank-Issued Stablecoin, @custodiabank @worldlibertyfi brings T-Bills Backed Stablecoin, USD1 New "Checkpoint" ACD Blog Series & Protocol Research Call Plus Much More in the Thread Below 15 5:40 AM • Mar 26, 2025 20/ @alignedlayer Latest Zk Newsflash Aligned @alignedlayer ZK-Newsflash! Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from March 13th to 19th — presented by @BJ_Dyakov. @Ingo_zk released ICICLE-Snark, offering enhanced performance for ZK applications. @eigen_da and @Mantle_Official announced partnership to 42 9:01 PM • Mar 21, 2025 21/ @CoinbasePltfrm Coinbase Staking report — 11.4% of stake Coinbase Platform @CoinbasePltfrm We’re excited to announce our first Ethereum Validator Performance Report, marking a new level of transparency in our ETH staking operations. This comprehensive report covers: → Validator uptime at 99.75% → Participation rate of validators at 99.75% → Zero slashing or 620 8:46 PM • Mar 19, 2025 L222/ @TheDeFinvestor @ZkSync and @Ethereum total 80% of RWA mcap The DeFi Investor 🔎 @TheDeFinvestor Ethereum and its L2s hold over 80% total market share in the RWA sector. Ethereum still leads in tokenization. 1,001 1:13 PM • Mar 22, 2025 23/ @Celo Officially an L2 on @Optimism stack! Celo.eth 🦇 🌳 @Celo @Ethereum, we're home! Following a successful "hard hard fork" led by core contributors at @cLabs & L1 validators, Celo is officially an Ethereum Layer 2 What does that mean for the diverse, global decentralized ecosystem? Keep reading to find out ↓ 604 7:04 AM • Mar 26, 2025 Events24/ @EthPrague Unveils @VitalikButerin & @timberners_lee! ETHPrague @EthPrague Beyond excited to announce a historic fireside chat between @timberners_lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, and @VitalikButerin, creator of Ethereum, at @EthPrague! The two brilliant minds will explore tech acceleration, open networks, and visions for Web3.0! May 27-29 535 4:00 PM • Mar 24, 2025 25/ @EFDevcon Devconnect Venue! Devconnect ARG @EFDevcon Announcing La Rural will be the main Devconnect venue this year! It will be our Schelling Point for the week. Ethereum world’s fair coworking space kickoff day on Nov 17 All in a giant venue with a huge outdoor space, located in the beautiful neighborhood Palermo. 467 10:27 PM • Mar 25, 2025 26/ @not_qz D/Acc Day and EthTaipei next week fishbiscuit @ 🇺🇸 @not_qz Join us once again for dacc day, exploring a more thoughtful approach to technological acceleration—one that prioritizes decentralization, defense, and democracy. This time at @EthTaipei, once again hosted by @VitalikButerin featuring speakers such as @hwwonx Link below 37 4:35 PM • Mar 24, 2025 27/ @NathanSexer 2025 Events, also on @Fileverse Nathan Sexer | nethan.eth 🧉 @NathanSexer These events are also synced on: ethereum.org/en/community/e… And hosted on @fileverse: docs.fileverse.io/0x81fb962e2088… 15 4:34 PM • Jan 28, 2025 Want to get involved? Simply comment below or DM, and we'll get to work! Thanks everyone, and see you next week. 🐼

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