# Ethereum Observer #21

> The Blackjack Edition

**Published by:** [The Observer](https://paragraph.com/@observer/)
**Published on:** 2025-05-30
**Categories:** ethereum, observer, blockchain, news
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@observer/21

## Content

Ethereum Core Dev (ACD) & L1 1/ @nixorokish on ACD #158 and GLAMSTERDAM! nixo.eth 🦇🔊🥐 @nixorokish ACD call started Glamsterdam headliner proposals today! This is the first time that we've seen formalization of the upgrade process with headliner proposals. Love to see it. Today's proposals were ePBS & FOCIL but there will be more in the next few weeks! 49 5:23 PM • May 29, 2025 2/ @abcoathup w/ a full #158 Roundup — including validator updates and client chatter. abcoathup.eth 🐡 🛡️🦇🔊 @abcoathup All Core Devs - Consensus (ACDC) #158 Fusaka upgrade: * EIP7917 SFI'd. Adding to fusaka-devnet-1 June 9 * fusaka-devnet-2 two weeks after devnet-1 Glamsterdam upgrade: * Initial headliner proposals: ePBS, FOCIL Bogotá + H-star upgrade: * H-star name needed 4 5:00 AM • May 30, 2025 3/ @ethresearchbot flags EIP-7951, a proposal aimed at better blob handling on stateless clients. ethresearchbot @ethresearchbot New EIP: 7951 By: - Carl Beekhuizen -Ulaş Erdoğan -Doğan Alpaslan github.com/ethereum/EIPs/… EIP-7951 aims to introduce a precompiled contract for efficient ECDSA signature verification over the secp256r1 elliptic curve, enhancing security and compatibility with modern 14 8:52 AM • May 28, 2025 4/ @christine_dkim on blob activity since Pectra, including charts and mempool insights. Christine D. Kim (on vacation till 06/01) @christine_dkim Underrated report by @ZackPokorny_ on blob activity since Pectra activation : galaxy.com/insights/resea… You can get the updated numbers on blob usage and costs from this @glxyresearch Dune dashboard : dune.com/glxyresearch_t… galaxy.com Ethereum Blobs After Pectra: Cost Collapse, Capacity Gains, and L2 Impact Pectra reshaped Ethereum’s blob market—driving down costs, boosting capacity, and improving rollup margins. Here's what changed. 10 7:33 PM • May 28, 2025 5/ @rudolf6_ explores the next chapter of interop, from devnets to shared sequencing and bridge semantics. joshrudolf.eth @rudolf6_ the next chapter of interop is here highlights from the L2 interop working group tldr: crosschain messaging + the Open Intents Framework 2.0 + a brand new "interop wallet" + interoperable addresses + more... link below for full notes and recording ↓ ↓ 242 9:35 AM • May 29, 2025 6/ @dankrad talks about the future of real-time proving and how latency, UX, and economic viability intersect. Dankrad Feist @dankrad In the light of Succinct's announcement of real time proving, I think we should think about how we are going to use provers in the next few years. I don't think the time to put limits on provers is now: ethereum-magicians.org Relaxing the prover hardware requirements for the next few years Real-time proving has arrived Last week, Succinct announced that they had achieved real time proving: We should see this as an amazing success, and as the time the big bet Ethereum made on ZK is... 258 10:31 AM • May 27, 2025 7/ @ProtocolGuild has 24h in ACD, recapping core dev work and contribution momentum. Protocol Guild @ProtocolGuild 24H in Ethereum Core Dev | May 22 - 60M gas limit on Hoodi - 6s slot times - ACDE 212 Recording - PeepanEIP-7825 Feat. PG-funded members: @timbeiko @poojaranjan19 @terencechain @nero_eth 26 12:56 AM • May 23, 2025 8/ @ladislaus0x w/ the latest EF Research updates — covering economics, distributed systems, and SNARKs. ladislaus.eth @ladislaus0x This week’s EF Research update includes: * A paper on FOCIL incentives * Ethproofs call #2 – real-time proving has arrived * A related discussion on prover hardware requirements * A post on incentivizing anonymous participation (eg. in prover markets) * L2 Interop working 3 12:11 PM • May 30, 2025 Ecosystem 9/ @OffchainLabs celebrates 8 years building on Ethereum — from Nitro to Stylus and beyond. Offchain Labs @OffchainLabs Eight years of shaping Ethereum From powering the Beacon Chain to shipping the Merge, Dencun, and now Pectra — Prysm has been at the heart of it all Join us in celebrating their journey and learn what’s next for @Ethereum 140 7:56 PM • May 29, 2025 10/ @ethereumfndn has Art on Ethereum #2 TODAY, featuring digital works onchain. Ethereum Foundation @ethereumfndn Art on Ethereum #2 Tomorrow @ 4PM UTC Ethereum art updates + a Ted Talk-style talk Featuring @0xdiid and his talk titled: "Onchain Art is Boring" Set a reminder x.com/i/spaces/1rmxP… 176 8:24 PM • May 29, 2025 11/ @EFNextBillion invites you to intern this summer and explore grassroots applications of Ethereum. EF Next Billion @EFNextBillion Still thinking about hosting an intern this summer? We’ve extended applications until June 4, 2025! Join the Season of Internships and help onboard the next generation of Ethereum contributors by offering hands-on experience with your project. blog.ethereum.org Announcing the Ethereum Season of Internships | Ethereum Foundation Blog Host a Summer Intern and Help Build the Next Generation of Ethereum Contributors 135 5:30 PM • May 28, 2025 12/ @ETHGlobal has @tkstanczak on a podcast about interconnected L2s, rollup-centric future, and more. ETHGlobal @ETHGlobal Who is Ethereum competing with? Everyone who chose to build their own chain. @tkstanczak 's strategy: Help build Ethereum into the hub of all economic activity and the strongest base to built on top of. Interconnected L2s on Ethereum will beat all alt-L1s. 265 12:11 PM • May 29, 2025 13/ @sassal0x shares Ethereum’s Treasury Strategy, co-led by @ethereumJoseph. sassal.eth/acc 🦇🔊 @sassal0x A company called 'SharpLink Gaming' has announced a $425 million strategic Ethereum reserve strategy ConsenSys is the lead investor with @ethereumJoseph joining the board of the company. The ticker is ETH! 2,122 2:31 PM • May 27, 2025 14/ @VitalikButerin reflects on cashless societies and their discontents. vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin Nordics are walking back the cashless society initiative because their centralized implementation of the concept is too fragile. Cash turns out necessary as a backup. Ethereum needs to be resilient enough, and private enough, to be able to credibly play this kind of role. 4,607 2:28 PM • May 25, 2025 15/ @MikeSeligEsq argues staking activities aren’t securities transactions, pushing back on regulatory assumptions. Mike Selig @MikeSeligEsq SEC.gov | Statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities sec.gov/newsroom/speec… 107 11:49 PM • May 29, 2025 16/ @Etherealize_io is hiring! Work directly with @dannyryan on cutting-edge Ethereum projects. Etherealize @Etherealize_io Apply here and help build the next era for Ethereum. - Founding Engineer - General Counsel - Marketing Lead - Business Operations etherealize.notion.site Open Roles at Etherealize | Notion Etherealize is building the rails to bring Wall Street on-chain, starting with institutional-grade infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets. We’re a team of crypto natives and Wall Street... 132 5:04 PM • May 29, 2025 17/ @NathanSexer shares 2025 Ethereum events — mirrored 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 L2s 18/ @Memento_Bc announces zk-based rails are live from @deutschebank and @zksync. Memento @Memento_Bc BOOOM! This is not a concept. Not an idea. Not a plan. This is now a product—a working product! $DEXTF 175 1:00 PM • May 27, 2025 19/ @zksync introduces Prividium, a private ZK-rollup infra layer tailored for enterprise. ZKsync (∎, ∆) @zksync 1/ Introducing ZKsync Prividium: an enterprise-grade blockchain platform for secure, compliant onchain finance. Private. Permissioned. Anchored to Ethereum. In use by @Memento_Bc: an institutional entry point to the Elastic Network designed for compliant asset origination. 756 1:15 PM • May 27, 2025 20/ @Scroll_ZKP unveils subcommitments, improving data availability and SNARK costs. Scroll @Scroll_ZKP The finality trilemma solved: fast, secure AND cheap. @scrollresearch introduces subcommitments - giving rollups fast off-chain finality without the usual tradeoffs ↓ Scroll Research @scrollresearch 1/ Subcommitments: Off-Chain Finality — Fast, Secure, and Cheap We introduce subcommitments, a new mechanism that boosts off-chain finality without sacrificing security or cost efficiency. Let’s break it down 18 11:20 AM • May 30, 2025 21/ @js_horne shares that @zora has entered the top 100 US websites — a milestone for NFT infra. jacob @js_horne Zora is now in the top 100 social apps in US 489 4:17 PM • May 29, 2025 22/ @Celo releases StableMag V4, spotlighting ecosystem updates and new governance proposals. Celo.eth/acc 🦇 🌳 @Celo Stable Mag is back for edition #4 As always, we're here to share updates on the latest developments in the Celo & @Ethereum stablecoin ecosystems, from integrations to mainstream adoption & beyond! Keep reading for highlights from the past two weeks ↓ 61 8:02 PM • May 29, 2025 23/ @StarkWareLtd unveils S-two, the world’s fastest prover, optimized for real-time ZK performance. StarkWare 🐺🐱 @StarkWareLtd 1/ S-two is live. The fastest prover in the world, and the first to make client-side proving actually possible on everyday devices. Now open to all, and coming soon to Starknet 691 2:00 PM • May 27, 2025 24/ @jessepollak says @base sustains 1K+ TPS even in steady-state — a sign of L2 maturity. jesse.base.eth @jessepollak . @base sustained ~1k TPS today during a @virtuals_io launch 899 6:28 PM • May 29, 2025 📚 Last Week’s Edition: https://paragraph.com/@observer/20 Want to get involved? DM or comment to support with threads, editing, or tooling. 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