Vitalik calls for sanctuary tech.
Aave Chan Initiative leaves Aave.
Chainlink partners with ADI Chain.
Geth v1.17.1 release
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Vitalik Buterin called for Ethereum to focus on building sanctuary technologies, which are open-source tools that help people communicate, organize, and manage resources in ways that are resistant to surveillance, In a world facing growing challenges such as government and corporate overreach, war, toxic social media dynamics, and AI risks, he believes Ethereum cannot “fix the world,” nor should it attempt to remake society on the blockchain. Just as Ethereum has succeeded in open finance, it can expand its role within a broader ecosystem by providing shared, ownerless digital infrastructure. The goal is resilience: doubling down on Ethereum’s mission to support genuine, decentralized tools that create stable digital sanctuaries.
The Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), a core development contributor and service provider to Aave, announced that it will not renew its engagement with the Aave DAO and will wind down operations over the next four months. Over the past three years, ACI played a role in the protocol’s growth, helping drive 48% of total revenue, deploying $101 million in incentives, and expanding GHO’s market cap from $35 million to $527 million. The announcement follows the decision by BGD Labs to exit the Aave DAO. Other service providers will carry on contributions. Over the weekend, Aave governance passed the Aave Will Win proposal from Aave Labs, which included a $51 million funding request. Amid the news, the AAVE token fell 11%, trading at $108 at the time of writing.
Chainlink partnered with ADI Chain, an L2 built on ZKsync’s Elastic Network, to accelerate stablecoin and tokenization initiatives across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Chainlink will serve as the oracle and cross-chain infrastructure provider for ADI Chain, integrating its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable secure asset transfers for ADI Chain. Chainlink will support the UAE’s dirham-backed stablecoin (DDSC), developed by First Abu Dhabi Bank and IHC. ADI Chain aims to serve as a compliance-ready platform designed for institutional and real-world asset-regulated digital infrastructure, with the goal of onboarding 1 billion users onchain.
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