# Observer, #14 - 09 Apr 2025

> The heavy edition

**Published by:** [The Observer](https://paragraph.com/@observer/)
**Published on:** 2025-04-09
**Categories:** ethereum, observer, blockchain, news
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@observer/14

## Content

Welcome to Observer #14This is a brief weekly roundup of Ethereum and industry news and headlines.27(!) threads this weekRT to help boost, or DM to help out!Ethereum Core Dev (ACD) & L11/ @abcoathup PECTRA DATE 07 May & ACDC #154 Roundup abcoathup.eth 🐡 🛡️🦇🔊 @abcoathup All Core Devs - Consensus (ACDC) #154 * Pectra mainnet upgrade May 7 * Client releases by April 21 * Summary by @ralexstokes * Recordings on YouTube & @ethcatherders podcast * Writeup by @christine_dkim ethmag.org/t/acdc-154/233… 5 11:58 PM • Apr 5, 2025 2/ @nixorokish ACDE #209 Tomorrow(!) nixo.eth 🦇🔊🥐 @nixorokish 1/6 Ethereum's upcoming regular Thurs protocol development call: ACDE #209 10 Apr 14:00 UTC Pectra is already scheduled - we're transitioning to mostly talking about Fusaka (the next hard fork) and process decisions 102 11:19 PM • Apr 8, 2025 3/ @nixorokish on maxEB change nixo.eth 🦇🔊🥐 @nixorokish AMA about the maxEB change coming in Pectra "maxEB" = the maximum effective balance of a validator aka the value it earns yield on It mostly affects people running validators It makes it so a validator can earn on anywhere between 32 and 2048 ETH It lowers the 44 3:50 AM • Apr 9, 2025 4/ @TimBeiko on the future on All Core Devs timbeiko.eth @TimBeiko Reconfiguring AllCoreDevs To deliver on Ethereum's ambitious L1 roadmap, we should decouple planning and execution. To that end, I'm proposing we reorient ACD to focus on scoping future forks, and elevate our existing testing calls as the main venue for the current ones. 861 8:04 PM • Apr 3, 2025 5/ @ladislaus0x has the latest EF Research Update ladislaus.eth @ladislaus0x Here’s your weekly EF Research update From Protocol Research Call #1 to adding flexibility to Ethereum’s validator exit queue All insights linked below 118 2:05 PM • Apr 4, 2025 6/ @corcoranwill Beam Call 003 Will Corcoran @corcoranwill beam call #3 Recap: P2P Networking Today's call focused on p2p networking proposals for the proposed beam chain upgrade, and continuation of our deep research dives after call #1 (team intros) and call #2 (post-quantum crypto). (recording & links in final post) 131 10:04 PM • Apr 4, 2025 7/ @barnabemonnot Teasing Protocol Rsch Call 002 on Pectra Day barnabe.eth @barnabemonnot It's currently scheduled for May 7th and will touch upon execution throughput. But something else important is scheduled May 7th too now... Pectra :D so idk if this is still the best date? @adietrichs will be leading this one 6 3:53 PM • Apr 4, 2025 8/ @barnabemonnot Protocol Rsch Call highlight barnabe.eth @barnabemonnot One highlight from yesterday's Protocol research call: Toni @nero_eth on the share of private order flow in blocks today, and the share of their gas cost 39 11:21 PM • Apr 3, 2025 9/ @_julianma Presents latest EthResearch post on Protocol Design View on Statelessness Julian @_julianma Presented my recent ethresearch post on A Protocol Design View on Statelessness yesterday. We know attesters shouldn’t hold state, but we don’t know who should hold it instead. It’s time to dive into that big Q. No time for ethresearch? Listen here instead youtu.be/EwsUDLSj_1w?si… 33 10:37 AM • Apr 8, 2025 10/ @ProtocolGuild Latest 24h in ACD Protocol Guild @ProtocolGuild 24H in Ethereum Core Dev | April 8 - Statelessness - Decentralization in Ethereum - Rollup economic and validator incentives + More Feat. PG members: @giuliorebuffo @Justindrake @soispoke @_julianma @barnabemonnot 23 6:25 PM • Apr 8, 2025 11/ @sigp_io Headlines for Fulu (of Fusaka) Sigma Prime @sigp_io Lighthouse Team on Fulu Fulu is all about PeerDAS (EIP-7594)—the heart of this fork. Given its complexity, let's keep the scope tight and focused on PeerDAS. 74 12:00 PM • Apr 3, 2025 Ecosystem12/ @rudolf6_ on fixing fragmentation joshrudolf.eth @rudolf6_ Message passing is a key piece to fixing fragmentation on ethereum ERC-7786 - a neutral, unified standard to allow apps to work with any messaging format, across all chains join the call next Weds to discuss & make sure we stay on highest leverage path to acc/interop Ellie Davidson ☕️ @ellierdavidson Roast ERC-7786 Myself, @frangio_, @charrcobb, and @sergey_nog (with @rudolf6_ facilitating) will publicly debate the value of ERC-7786 next Wednesday, April 16th. We actively want the most blunt, brutal feedback about it, and we'll discuss it all next week. 37 7:10 PM • Apr 8, 2025 13/ @barnabemonnot on his journey so far barnabe.eth @barnabemonnot Thought this was a good prompt to give an update on my own journey with rollup economics and validator incentives. These are top-of-mind topics for many in EF Research and out, framing it more from my own context here (thanks @francescoswiss for the shoutout!) Francesco Andreoli | andreolf.ethᵍᵐ @francescoswiss 3/ @barnabemonnot — the rollup economics + validator incentive expert. Your voice is key in understanding the sustainable security budget for Ethereum as it scales. 58 7:49 PM • Apr 7, 2025 14/ @tkstanczak Talks coming EF changes Tomasz K. Stańczak @tkstanczak At the moment at the EF I have been discussing: * clearer messaging on that changes to issuance are unlikely in the short / mid term horizon * inviting major DeFi protocols, stakers, restakers, economists to discuss how the issuance policies should be driven (targets and 98 8:06 PM • Apr 8, 2025 15/ @alignedlayer W/ latest ZK-Newsflash Aligned @alignedlayer ZK-Newsflash! Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from March 27th to April 2nd — presented by @BJ_Dyakov. @Ingo_zk published a new blog post about Hardware-friendliness of HyperPlonk. @SuccinctLabs shared a security disclosure regarding the 49 10:01 PM • Apr 4, 2025 16/ @BanklessHQ W/ @Etherealize_io Bankless @BanklessHQ LIVE NOW - Etherealize: Ethereum is Open for Business We’ve got the team behind @Etherealize_io on the show today—@VivekVentures and @dannyryan—to discuss their mission to onboard institutions, governments, and capital markets to @ethereum. We explore how Ethereum is “open for 410 2:00 PM • Apr 7, 2025 17/ @binji_x Covers dev activity dip binji @binji_x this might be the most important chart in crypto right now. developer activity: one of the clearest signals of long-term health is down meaningfully from its peak. it appears that attention has shifted, incentives have dried up, and speculation once again moved faster than 1,592 10:24 PM • Apr 7, 2025 18/ @Geodework Local Ethereum #003 Geodework @Geodework Local Ethereum #3, March 2025 Roundup! Grab your coffee and explore the geo-story of Ethereum. Enjoy! localethereum.beehiiv.com Local Ethereum #3 March 2025 Roundup 192 11:44 AM • Apr 7, 2025 19/ @ETHGlobal Has the finalists from Taipei! ETHGlobal @ETHGlobal The ETHGlobal Taipei 2025 finalists are in! We're thrilled to share 8 projects that stuck out to our judges from 226 built: Signals EthereumFighter cellfi Ask CiaShen Solva How Doxxed Am I? DynaVest Nomadia Dive in to each below! / 285 10:46 AM • Apr 6, 2025 20/ @sassal0x Latest @thedailygwei sassal.eth/acc 🦇🔊 @sassal0x The latest @thedailygwei Refuel is ready for your consumption! Today's topics: - Core developer updates - New Ethereum block explorer - GrowThePie updates - and much more Watch youtu.be/54gKO1Y_uWc 182 2:13 PM • Apr 4, 2025 21/ @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 dDocs | Privacy-enhancing Alternative to Google Docs Decentralized Docs: peer-to-peer document editor that keeps your data secure with end-to-end encryption. Real-time collaboration, onchain. Start collaborating privately now! 15 4:34 PM • Jan 28, 2025 L222/ @Optimism Latest RPGF results optimism.eth @Optimism The results are in and Optimism has allocated 2M+ OP for this month's rewards for Dev tooling and Onchain Builders. 755 7:34 PM • Apr 3, 2025 23/ @Sony's @Soneium joins OP governance Soneium 💿 @soneium Soneium by Sony Block Solutions Labs is joining Optimism's Chain Delegation Program! Checkout: vote.optimism.io/delegates/0x47… Built on the @Optimism Stack, we're here to revolutionize digital engagement. Why join Optimism governance? Simple - We believe in actively 421 1:20 PM • Apr 3, 2025 24/ @unichain Has 100+ apps live Unichain @unichain 100+ apps and integrations are now live on Unichain You can do just about anything on the pink chain 476 7:41 PM • Apr 7, 2025 25/ @LC is LIVE Lens Chain @LC Scaling Lens Livestream x.com/i/broadcasts/1… 228 5:05 PM • Apr 8, 2025 26/ @Spire_Labs Has the first based L3 appchain Spire🗼 @Spire_Labs Today, we share a live public demo of the first based L3 appchain. This is a landmark moment for Spire as we demonstrate the future of Ethereum rollups: synchronous composability. 350 5:24 PM • Apr 7, 2025 27/ @Layer2Roundup Latest from @daddysether Layer 2 Roundup @Layer2Roundup gm readooors, we hope your weekend has been as good as ours It's time to catch up with the latest news and trends across Ethereum L2s -- Roundup #92 is now live! layer2roundup.io Layer 2 Weekly Roundup #92 Welcome to the latest edition of the Layer 2 Weekly Roundup. 24 2:22 PM • Apr 7, 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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