• ETH surpasses $4,000.

• Coinbase integrates DEX trading.

• Octant Streaming Quadratic Funding (SQF).

• Ethereum.org 2025 translatathon.

Coinbase integrated DEX trading directly within its mobile app, giving over 100 million users access to millions of tokens, up from just 300 previously listed. The initial rollout supports Base assets deployed from projects such as Virtuals AI Agents, Reserve Protocol DTFs, SoSo Value Indices, Auki Labs, and Super Champs. Additional Base tokens will be added in batches in the coming weeks. The integration allows new token launches to be tradable on Coinbase within minutes of creation. The integration leverages a DEX aggregator and includes a built-in self-custody wallet, sponsored network fees, and funding via Coinbase balances or USDC.

Public goods funding platform Octant introduced Streaming Quadratic Funding (SQF), a model that delivers continuous, adjustable funding streams, matched using quadratic funding. Unlike fixed-term, lump-sum quadratic funding rounds, SQF enables real-time funding, giving projects predictable and sustainable revenue. SQF was developed in collaboration with token streaming platforms Superfluid and Flow State. SQF is also powered by Octant v2, Octant’s latest funding framework that integrates Yield Donating Vaults. Users deposit assets into vaults, where the yield generated is directed to public goods. Combined with streaming, the solution enables passive funding.

Ethereum.org announced the return of its annual Translatathon program, a community-driven initiative to translate Ethereum educational content into more languages. Individuals and small teams are invited to participate, with translation contributors competing for prizes. Applications are now open, with the program running between August 25th and 31st, 2025. The 2024 Translatathon had 327 participants translate 2.1 million words across 70 target languages.

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• ePBS EIP-7732 SFI'd for Glamsterdam.

• Executive Order allows crypto in 401(k) plans.

• Chainlink launches the LINK reserve.

• FG Nexus is raising $5b for its ETH reserve.

Ethereum core developers have scheduled EIP-7732, a formal specification for Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS), for inclusion in the Glamsterdam upgrade. EIP-7732 is a consensus layer-only upgrade that decouples block proposal from block building by enshrining PBS directly into the consensus layer. PBS refers to the separation of block proposer and builder. ePBS will enable faster block propagation and protocol-enforced payments between builders and proposers. ePBS marks the first headliner EIP for Glamsterdam, which is the next upgrade after Fusaka. Developers also moved Fork-choice enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) EIP-7805 to considered for inclusion.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order expanding the types of investments allowed in 401(k) retirement savings plans to include crypto assets, along with private equity, real estate, commodities, and infrastructure projects. The order provides clearer guidelines for fiduciaries, helping them weigh the potential long-term benefits of alternative assets. The move eases previous regulatory restrictions on plan sponsors, enabling broader access to crypto options within retirement plans. Crypto assets can now access the 401(k) retirement market in the United States, which currently has an estimated $9 trillion in assets.

Decentralized oracle provider Chainlink launched the Chainlink Reserve, an onchain smart contract that holds a strategic supply of LINK tokens sourced from both onchain service fees and offchain enterprise revenue. The reserve is launching with an initial $1 million worth of LINK, aiming to support long-term network growth and sustainability The Chainlink Reserve operates as an extension of Payment Abstraction, a mechanism that allows users to pay for Chainlink services in any asset, with payments automatically converted into LINK via Chainlink’s CCIP, Automation, Price Feeds, and Uniswap V3.  Chainlink is also allocating 50% of revenue from Chainlink’s Smart Value Recapture (SVR) service into the Reserve.

Fundamental Global Inc. is the latest company to launch a new Ethereum treasury strategy, funded initially by a $200 million PIPE offering, with plans to use proceeds to acquire ETH and pursue staking, restaking, liquid staking, and DeFi activities to grow ETH per share. The company filed a $5 billion shelf registration with the SEC, with proceeds available to purchase ETH for its treasury.

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• US vs Storm trial ends with MTB conviction.

• Aave releases the V3 dev toolkit.

• Pendle launches a funding rate trading protocol.

• Cosmos Health $300 million ETH reserve strategy.

In the U.S. v. Storm trial, the jury convicted Roman Storm of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions, leaving possible re-prosecution by the U.S. government. Neeraj Agrawal, Director of Communications at Coin Center, noted that the charge contradicts FinCEN’s own guidance. He called the outcome a significant setback for developers of non-custodial software, such as those building DeFi applications. Prosecutors requested that Storm be taken into custody ahead of sentencing, but Judge Katherine Failla denied the request, referencing that Storm has an incentive to stay and appeal.

Aave launched the Aave V3 Developer Toolkit, a new suite that includes an SDK, React Hooks, and an API. The toolkit enables developers to integrate Aave markets and deploy vaults into their apps. Apps can connect to lending pools based on specific risk profiles, and offer users the ability to earn yield or borrow against their assets. MetaMask recently integrated Aave to bring DeFi yield directly into its wallet, giving its 100 million users access to Aave yield opportunities without leaving the app. Aave is the largest DeFi protocol with over $60 billion in TVL.

Pendle Finance, a tokenized yield protocol, launched Boros, a new platform for trading funding rates. Now live on Arbitrum One, users can trade BTC and ETH funding rates on Boros. Similar to Pendle's Yield Tokens, users can speculate on or hedge funding rate yields using Yield Units. Each yield unit represents the funding yield of one unit of the collateral asset until maturity. Liquidity providers can also earn through Boros Vaults, which earns yield from Pendle incentives, swap fees, and APR movements. At launch, Boros has a $10M Open Interest cap per market and a 1.2x leverage limit. In the future, Boros aims to expand into traditional assets, including bonds and equities.

Cosmos Health Inc. (NASDAQ: COSM) announced a $300 million financing facility to launch its strategic Ethereum treasury reserve. Following in the footsteps of companies like BitMine, SharpLink, BTCS Inc., and BitDigital, Cosmos Health plans to accumulate ETH as part of a broader strategy to boost ETH-per-share and enhance long-term shareholder value. The company will stake its ETH through crypto custodian BitGo. A total of 3 million ETH, valued at over $11 billion, is already held in strategic ETH reserves.

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