Optimism Introduces Actions
An open-source TypeScript SDK that allows app developers to integrate DeFi functionality.
Optimism introduces Actions.
ZERѲ Network is back online.
Generic introduces a stablecoin layer.
New Ethereum events page.
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Optimism introduced Actions, an open-source TypeScript SDK that allows developers to integrate DeFi functionality, such as lending, borrowing, swaps, and payments, into their products, without needing to build complex onchain infrastructure. The SDK supports embedded wallet providers, including Privy, Turnkey, and Dynamic. Developers can offer users access to DeFi yield powered by Aave and Morpho. Developers can configure supported assets and tokens, protocols, markets, and asset allow lists. It also features multi-chain support by default.
Zero Network, an EVM-compatible rollup built on zkSync's ZK Stack, is back online after a four-week pause in block production. According to Zerion co-founder Evgeny, the outage was caused by a synchronization issue between the chain state and the sequencer. The team worked with ZKsync and Caldera to restore the network. All core functions are now operating normally, including block production, batch and proof processing, and withdrawal verification. User funds remained safe throughout the disruption. Zero Network provides zero gas fees to verified wallets by leveraging ZKsync's native account abstraction and paymaster implementation.
Generic Protocol launched its neutral infrastructure layer for creating custom, private, yield-generating onchain stablecoins. By removing reliance on issuer-controlled models, Generic allows networks and apps to deploy native onchain dollars backed by existing assets such as USDC, USDT, and USDS, unifying liquidity. Its first deployment, GUSD, is built on Ethereum and sources yield through Steakhouse Financial on Morpho. GUSD also integrates LayerZero to provide seamless cross-chain accessibility.
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zkEVM On Ethereum L1
A technical document for getting zkEVM proofs supported on Ethereum L1.
zkEVM on Ethereum L1 milestones.
ethPandaOps insights on blobs.
Boundless introduces Boundless Rollups.
Ethereum hits 2.5m daily transactions.
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Listen to this episode from Ethereum News on Spotify. Tomasz shares a document for getting zkEVM proofs supported on Ethereum L1. ethPandaOps shares insights from the blob parameter increases. And Boundless introduces support for ZK Rollups. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/862 Sponsor: Arkiv is an Ethereum-aligned data layer for Web3.
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Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director Tomasz K. Stańczak shared a technical document for getting zkEVM proofs supported on Ethereum L1. Integrating zkEVM proofs into Ethereum L1 allows Ethereum to significantly raise the gas limit and support native zk-rollups, without sacrificing censorship resistance. The roadmap outlines how ZK proofs would be integrated into governance, client infrastructure, consensus validation, and security. It defines eight core projects: ExecutionWitness, zkEVM Guest Program, zkVM–Guest API Standardization, Consensus Layer Integration, Prover Infrastructure, Benchmarking & Metrics, Security, and ePBS.
ethPandaOps shared an analysis of Ethereum mainnet blob data following the activation of BPO forks, which increased the blob target. ethPandaOps observed a trend where attestation head vote percentages dropped as blob count rose. A head vote is part of a validator's attestation that votes for the latest valid block at a given slot. ethPandaOps found that the cause of the degradation is not blob count itself, but rather proposer timing games. Some block proposers intentionally publish blocks late to extract more MEV, which reduces the time attesters have to download and verify the block. The trend leads to fewer validators voting for the proposer's block, lowering head vote rates.
Boundless, a zero-knowledge verifiable compute layer, launched Boundless for Rollups, enabling OP-stack rollups to upgrade to ZK-powered security with faster finality, simpler dispute resolution, and lower proving costs. Rollups can now reduce finality from 7 days to 24 hours using ZK fault proofs, or to minutes with full validity proofs. The release replaces multi-step optimistic dispute games with a single non-interactive ZK proof. Through the Boundless Network, rollups gain access to 400 trillion cycles per day of proving capacity at a median cost of $0.04 per billion cycles, significantly lowering the cost of ZK proving. The feature is already live in production and used by rollups such as BOB and MegaETH.
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MegaETH Stateless Validator
MegaETH open-sourced its Stateless Validator, a lightweight client that verifies blocks using witness data without storing the full history.
MegaETH stateless validator.
Base App to focus on trading.
Digital Asset Market Structure Bill.
Erigon v3.3.3 release.
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Listen to this episode from Ethereum News on Spotify. MegaETH open-sources its stateless validator. The Base App shifts focus to trading. CoinCenter supports the current Digital Asset Market Structure Bill. And Erigon releases client v3.3.3. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/861 Sponsor: Arkiv is an Ethereum-aligned data layer for Web3.
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MegaETH, an EVM-compatible L2 targeting 100,000 TPS, has open-sourced its Stateless Validator, a lightweight client that verifies blocks using witness data without storing full blockchain history. The Stateless Validator runs on minimal consumer hardware, requires negligible local storage, and is used to verify the MegaETH sequencer. MegaETH also leverages SALT, a new data structure that replaces the Merkle Patricia Trie to eliminate a major EVM performance bottleneck while preserving execution compatibility. MegaEVM is MegaETH's high-performance, EVM-compatible virtual machine, featuring higher gas limits through a multi-dimensional resource model. Together, these open-source releases aim to deliver faster, more scalable Ethereum-compatible infrastructure.
The Base App, Coinbase's onchain social app and wallet, is shifting focus to provide a trading-first, finance-focused experience. Base contributor Jesse Pollak noted that users are seeking higher-quality and more diverse assets beyond social tokens, including stocks, predictions, protocols, apps, memes, and real-world assets. He added that social features such as copy-trading, feed-trading, and leaderboards will be built on top of financial tools, rather than leading the experience. The Base App currently combines a non-custodial wallet with secure XMTP messaging and an onchain discovery feed powered by the Farcaster social graph.
Crypto advocacy nonprofit Coin Center has expressed support for the current draft of the Digital Asset Market Structure Bill, which seeks to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. CoinCenter backs the legislation primarily because it includes the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA), which protects non-custodial software developers from being classified as unlicensed money transmitters. Coin Center also says the bill appropriately limits the regulatory reach of the SEC, CFTC, and Treasury over developers of genuinely decentralized protocols. However, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has withdrawn his support, citing concerns over DeFi regulations, restrictions on stablecoin rewards, and a ban on tokenized equities.
Erigon released Erigon v3.3.3, the latest version of its execution layer client, bringing stability, security, and syncing improvements. Called Rocky Romp, the release improves encrypted transactions handling and enables Discovery v5, Ethereum's peer discovery protocol, by default, improving node discovery speed and ensuring connectivity to a wider range of peers.
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