#922 - Polygon Onchain FX Markets
FX pools using fxUSD as a base asset for fast, low-cost currency swaps.
Polygon onchain FX markets.
Linea improves prover speed.
Etherscan redesigns contract interface.
Hegotá non-headliner proposal period.
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Polygon Labs, Frax, Curve Finance, and DFB have launched onchain foreign exchange (FX) liquidity pools on the Polygon PoS network, enabling fast, low-cost currency swaps. The pools use the frxUSD dollar-pegged stablecoin as the base asset. Initial pairs include the BRZ (Brazilian real), IDRX (Indonesian rupiah), tGBP (British pound), AUDF (Australian dollar), and KRWQ (Korean won). Curve Finance provides the trading infrastructure through its FXSwap pools, designed for low slippage and tight spreads, while DFB handles liquidity and market-making for non-USD stablecoin pairs. Together, the system enables near-instant settlement, lower fees, and transparent pricing, bringing FX markets onchain.
Linea, the EVM-equivalent ZK rollup developed by Consensys, improved the speed and efficiency of its proving system. The improvement comes from a redesign of its core architecture, replacing 252-bit "large fields" with much smaller 31-bit fields, which dramatically lowers computation costs. Although the Ethereum Virtual Machine operates on 256-bit numbers, Linea splits them into smaller chunks and processes them in parallel, taking advantage of modern CPUs that are optimized for efficient 32-bit operations. Linea also introduced zkASM, a flexible constraint-writing system that works across different field sizes, avoiding the need for a full rewrite of existing logic. Together, the improvements make proofs faster, cheaper, and more efficient, enabling faster withdrawals and better liquidity, lowering hardware requirements for developers, and reducing transaction fees for users.
Etherscan released a revamped smart contract tab on its block explorer, making it easier to explore and interact with contracts. The update introduces a full IDE-style code browser, letting developers navigate using a file tree, jump between functions with a contract outline, open multiple files in tabs, and search across all contract files. It also features improved Read/Write tabs with a cleaner interface for understanding and interacting with contract functions.
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#921 - Reth 2.0 Mainnet Release
Reth 2.0, delivers 1.7 Ggas/s throughput on large blocks and a major storage reduction to around 240 GB for mainnet nodes.
Paradigm releases Reth 2.0.
Polygon activates Giugliano.
Coinbase releases CDP CLI.
Morpho launches Agents Beta.
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Paradigm released Reth 2.0, the latest version of its Ethereum execution node written in Rust, delivering 1.7 Ggas/s throughput on large blocks and a major storage reduction to around 240 GB for mainnet nodes. The release introduces an upgraded snapshot system, allowing users to download only the data they need. Architecture improvements in the release include parallel state calculation, with the Sparse Trie Cache enabling in-memory persistence across blocks and eliminating the state root as a bottleneck. The parallel execution is enabled through Ethereum Block Access Lists (BALs).
Polygon activated the Giugliano upgrade on its PoS network, delivering faster transaction finality, more predictable and transparent fees, and improved overall performance. Confirmation times have dropped to around 5 seconds, down from roughly 7 seconds. Gas fee parameters are now embedded directly in block headers, making it easier to estimate transaction costs. The upgrade also introduces enhancements such as improved block propagation, restored snap sync, and stronger Heimdall failover support. Giugliano is part of a series of recent upgrades pushing Polygon closer to its Gigagas goal, as it continues evolving into a platform optimized for payments.
Coinbase launched the Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) CLI, a unified command-line tool for accessing payments, trading, wallets, custody, and onchain workflows. The CLI also doubles as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and agent skill, enabling AI agents to call Coinbase APIs directly without custom code. Built from an OpenAPI spec, the tool automatically incorporates new features, keeping both the CLI and agents up to date. CDP CLI effectively turns Coinbase's full crypto infrastructure into a single, AI-ready interface. The CLI simplifies development, automation, and agent interactions with onchain systems.
DeFi lending protocol Morpho launched Morpho Agents in beta, an AI-optimized interface designed for onchain lending. The platform enables AI agents to seamlessly integrate with Morpho, with full read, simulation, and write capabilities across Ethereum and Base. It also introduces a Builder Agent, a protocol knowledge base that equips AI coding agents to generate and verify Morpho integrations. The solution is aimed at enterprises, institutions, and developers building lending infrastructure.
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#920 - Block-in-Blobs (BiB) EIP-8142
A proposal to move Ethereum transaction data into blobs so validators don’t need to download every transaction.
Block-in-Blobs (BiB) EIP-8142.
Biconomy Smart Batching ERC-8211.
KPK launches a web app.
Privy supports swaps.
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Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter introduced Block-in-Blobs (BiB) EIP-8142, which proposes to encode transaction data into blobs, similar to EIP-4844, so validators don't need to download every transaction. BiB makes data availability explicit and efficient, rather than implicit. While zkEVM removes the need to re-execute, it does not eliminate the need to access transaction data. BiB packs RLP-encoded transaction bytes into blobs with cryptographic commitments, allowing validators to then verify the commitments and use data availability sampling (DAS) to ensure all data is available, maintaining full security, drastically reducing bandwidth requirements, and scaling Ethereum L1.
Biconomy, a cross-chain execution protocol, has introduced Smart Batching ERC-8211, a proposed Ethereum standard that transforms transactions into dynamic, multi-step programs. It enables onchain agents and users to execute complex workflows with a single signature, without deploying custom contracts. The standard addresses the limitations of current static batching, where parameters are fixed at signing and can become outdated. Instead of hardcoding values, smart batches fetch real-time onchain data, validate it against constraints, and execute only when predefined conditions are met. ERC-8211 enables fully composable, cross-protocol and cross-chain workflows, reduces failed transactions and leftover balances, and provides a shared execution standard for autonomous onchain agents.
KPK, a DAO treasury manager, launched the KPK App, a web interface for tracking and allocating assets across KPK yield strategies. The app features live performance data across all strategies, risk tiers tailored to different user profiles, and unified position tracking across both Vaults and Funds. KPK currently offers two vault types. Prime Vaults are designed for capital preservation and high liquidity, relying on established collateral like ETH and strict risk controls. Yield Vaults, by contrast, target higher returns through broader collateral exposure and active rebalancing, often focused on stable assets. KPK, originally incubated by Gnosis in 2021, manages treasuries for organizations such as ENS DAO.
Privy, an embedded wallet infrastructure provider, integrated swaps powered by Uniswap, allowing developers to support conversions between assets with a single API call. Privy abstracts away the complexity of routing, calldata, slippage, and transaction execution, while leveraging the Uniswap API for liquidity. Privy enables apps to embed crypto wallets using familiar Web2 login methods such as SMS, email, Google, X, and Farcaster.
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