• Ethereum upgrade named Hegotá.

• EigenLayer proposes Incentive Council.

• Sponsor an Ethereum core dev.

• SoFi launches SoFiUSD on Ethereum.

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During ACDE call #226, Ethereum developers officially named the H* Ethereum upgrade following Glamsterdam as Hegotá. The name combines the Execution Layer's Bogotoa upgrade, named after a Devcon host city, and the Consensus Layer’s Heze upgrade, named after a star. The headliner EIP for Hegotá will be chosen in February. There will be no ACD calls taking place over the next two weeks. Developers aim to finalize the scope for Glamsterdam by January 5th, when ACD calls resume.

The EigenFoundation published ELIP-012, a proposal to create an Incentive Council designed to transition from a programmatic rewards system to a flexible value-driven framework. Operating under the oversight of the Protocol Council, the new council will have the authority to adjust incentive allocations in weeks rather than months. The proposal redirects rewards from idle stake toward productive stake. The incentives will prioritize assets that are actively securing services through slashable or redistributable positions. The proposal introduces significant revenue-capture mechanisms with proceeds allocated to a fee contract intended for token buybacks.

The Protocol Guild, a collective supporting Ethereum core protocol contributors, introduced Sponsor a Core Dev, a new initiative that allows corporations, DAOs, and individuals to directly fund core developers to close a $160,000 annual compensation gap. Sponsors receive recognition through leaderboards and public visibility.. Sponsorships start at $160k and can be made using tokens, ETH, or stablecoins, which will be vested over one year to a curated pool of audited members. While this program focuses on direct gaps, the Protocol Guild still recommends the 1% Pledge for projects launching new tokens.

Fintech firm SoFi Technologies launched SoFiUSD, its native U.S. dollar stablecoin on Ethereum. SoFi is positioning itself as a stablecoin infrastructure provider, with the asset issued by its nationally chartered bank, SoFi Bank, N.A. While currently used for internal settlements, SoFiUSD will soon be available to SoFi members and enterprise partners. The launch makes SoFi the first nationally chartered retail bank to issue a stablecoin on Ethereum.

• ACDE #226 minutes | highlights

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• MegaETH is open to builders

• ETHGas Foundation introduced

• RAI dollar introduced

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