• FOCIL declined in Glamsterdam.

• Veil integrates 0xbow.

• Do Kwon sentenced to 15yrs.

• Coinbase integrates Chainlink CCIP.

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During ACDC #171, Ethereum core developers declined the inclusion of Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) EIP-7805 for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, which is scheduled for the first half of 2026. The Glamsterdam upgrade is instead slated to include EIP-7688, EIP-8061, and EIP-8080. FOCIL aims to enhance censorship resistance by allowing multiple validators to enforce the inclusion of valid transactions, reducing reliance on centralized block builders and mitigating MEV. FOCIL will be considered for inclusion as a headliner feature for the subsequent upgrade, Heka. 

0xbow, the developers behind the Privacy Pools protocol, partnered with Veil Cash to significantly expand access to the Veil zk Privacy Protocol on Base. Veil, which uses ZK-SNARKs to provide privacy for users depositing ETH into fixed pools, was previously restricted to a small permission set of verified addresses. The integration leverages 0xbow’s Association Set Provider (ASP) Guardian product, which allows Veil to support deposits from a much wider range of unverified addresses. Both privacy protocols maintain OFAC compliance by screening all incoming deposits for links to illicit activity using Know Your Transaction checks.

Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs and creator of the Terra/Luna ecosystem, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in the Southern District of New York. The sentence follows Kwon's August 2025 guilty plea to conspiracy to commit commodities fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with the May 2022 collapse of Terra Luna. Notably, the Judge imposed a term above the 12 years requested by prosecutors. Describing the $40 billion in losses as “eye-popping,” the judge cited Kwon's infamous “Deploying capital, steady lads” tweet, as well as several victim-impact letters submitted to the court.

Coinbase integrated Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to power bridging for all Coinbase Wrapped Assets, including cbBTC, cbETH, and cbDOGE. Coinbase cited Chainlink's industry leadership, security, and reliability. Chainlink CCIP supports secure cross-chain messaging and enables improved capital efficiency across DeFi, with trillions in transaction volume. Coinbase Wrapped Assets have an approximate aggregate market cap of $7 billion.

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