• ZKsync releases 2026 roadmap.

• Taiko introduces TaikoProofs.

• Ethereum must pass the walkaway test.

• Bitmine stakes 1.25 million ETH.

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ZKsync released its 2026 roadmap, shifting focus from building core infrastructure and tools to supporting large-scale, real-world adoption. In 2025, ZKsync delivered the Atlas high-performance upgrade, privacy execution with Prividium, the Airbender zkVM, and the institution-focused ADI Chain. In 2026, ZKsync aims to seamlessly integrate Prividiums with existing enterprise workflows. The network will also focus on orchestrating public and private ZK Stack chains with native cross-chain composability and shared liquidity, without relying on external bridges. Lastly, Airbender will undergo deeper audits and formal verification to support broader adoption beyond the ZKsync ecosystem.

Taiko, an EVM-equivalent ZK-Rollup, introduced TaikoProofs, a new transparency dashboard to show real-time ZK proof performance for its based rollup. The dashboard tracks ZK Coverage, which shows which batches have ZK proofs, proof times, and any operational gaps, and Proof Latency, measured by how quickly proofs are generated, verified, and batches are finalized. It tracks which prover and execution stack is used for each batch, including configurations based on Succinct's SP1 zkVM, Intel SGX, and RISC Zero's zkVM.

Vitalik Buterin argues that Ethereum must pass the "walkaway test," meaning the network should remain usable and secure without relying on any single vendor or ongoing development for maintenance. The goal is to build Ethereum into a system that can safely run for decades with minimal dependence on future protocol changes. To reach the point of ossification, Vitalik says Ethereum must achieve full quantum resistance, a scalable architecture, a sustainable state model, a general-purpose account system, a gas schedule resistant to DoS attacks, a decentralized PoS economic model, and a censorship-resistant block-building process.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has staked 1.25 million ETH, valued at $3.9 billion, accounting for 30% of its total ETH treasury holdings. The company staked 596,864 ETH just in the past week. Overall, Bitmine owns 4.16 million ETH, equivalent to 3.45% of the total ETH supply. In addition, Bitmine holds $23 million in Eightco Holdings (ORBS), which maintains a WLD token treasury. Chairman Tom Lee is encouraging BMNR shareholders to vote YES on a proposal to increase authorized shares, which would allow the company to continue its aggressive ETH accumulation strategy.

• Geth v1.16.8 security release

• Proving Day ZKID recordings

• Human verification on Linea

• Michael steps down from Euler

• Powell comments on DOJ threat

• X announces smart tickers

• $454m weekly DAT outflows

• Tempo launches mainnet explorer

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• ethPandaOps 2026 roadmap.

• ArbOS Dia upgrade goes live.

• Truebit suffers $26m exploit.

• Ondo expands onchain equities.

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ethPandaOps, the Ethereum DevOps team that tests protocol upgrades, released its 2026 roadmap focused on scaling, data visibility, upgrade pipelines, zkVM testing integration, and network hardening. In 2026, ethPandaOps will help Ethereum securely ship the Glamsterdam and Hegota protocol upgrades. Other priorities include maintaining critical tooling, improving benchmarking frameworks, working on Partial Cell Proofs, and expanding its open-source Xatu data pipeline to support broader execution, state, and L2 insights. The team will also enhance its Protocol Visualization Platform with execution layer views, state analysis, and data availability monitoring.

Arbitrum activated the ArbOS Dia upgrade, a major update to its tech stack that introduces support for Fusaka EIPs and enhances the overall user experience. The upgrade improves gas fee stability, making pricing smoother and more predictable during periods of high demand, with fewer spikes and delays. The upgrade also supports passkeys, biometrics, device-secured keys, and enterprise-grade authentication methods powered by the new EIP-7951, which brings native secp256r1 (P-256) signature verification. ArbOS Dia also supports a wider range of native gas tokens with improved cross-chain compatibility for Custom Arbitrum chains.

Truebit Protocol, an Ethereum-based verification layer, suffered a smart contract exploit that resulted in the loss of 8,535 ETH, worth approximately $26 million. The attacker exploited an integer overflow vulnerability in the Truebit Protocol Purchase contract, which was deployed in 2021. The attacker was able to mint an excessive number of TRU tokens at nearly zero cost, which were then redeemed for the ETH held in the contract. Following the incident, the price of TRU plummeted by more than 99%. Truebit advised users to avoid interacting with the affected contract until further notice and stated that it is actively working to trace the stolen funds.

Ondo Finance expanded its Ondo Global Markets platform on Ethereum with 98 new tokenized stocks and ETFs across AI, tech, metals, finance, EV, oil, and large caps. The platform provides access to U.S. equities and ETFs backed by assets held with U.S.-registered custodians, enabling 24/7 transfers, full transferability, 24/5 minting and redemption, and liquidity sourced from traditional financial markets.

• Ethereal news weekly #6

• ACDC #172 minutes

• Polygon tx activity surges

• Cork Phoenix goes live

• Sky hits $10b supply

• BitMine appoints CFO

• Roman Storm letter of support

• OpenZeppelin x Linux Foundation

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• OP token buyback proposal.

• ADI Chain partners with M-Pesa.

• SharpLink deploys $170m on Linea.

• Vitalik Buterin on increasing bandwidth.

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The Optimism Foundation published a proposal to direct 50% of incoming Superchain revenue toward OP token buybacks, aiming to align the token's value with Superchain growth. Governance will later decide whether to burn or redistribute the purchased tokens. In the past year, the Optimism Collective has collected 5,868 ETH in revenue. Beyond the buybacks, the proposal seeks to grant the Foundation power to actively manage the remaining ETH in the Optimism treasury. The proposal goes to a governance vote on January 22; if approved, the 12-month buyback program will launch as soon as February, using 50% of January's revenue. Disclosure: ETH Daily is an OP RetroPGF3 recipient (2024).

ADI Chain, an EVM L2 network powered by GPU computing, announced a partnership with M-Pesa Africa, the largest mobile money platform across Africa, to power cross-border payment settlements. ADI Chain provides compliance-ready and institutional-grade infrastructure for real-world assets. ADI Chain is home to a Dirham-backed stablecoin developed by First Abu Dhabi Bank and IHC. ADI Chain is built on ZKsync's Elastic Network, leveraging Airbender, ZKsync's RISC-V–based zkVM.

SharpLink Gaming deployed $170 million worth of ETH from its strategic ETH reserve on Linea, a ZK-EVM rollup by Consensys. The deployment aims to earn staking yield and higher risk-adjusted returns through EigenCloud, with direct incentives from Linea and EtherFi. Custody of the deployment is managed by Anchorage Digital. SharpLink is also a member of the Linea Consortium, which manages the Ecosystem Fund containing 75% of the Linea token supply. With 863,000 ETH in its treasury, SharpLink is the second-largest corporate holder of ETH. Linea is third largest validity rollup with over $689 million in Total Value Secured.

Vitalik Buterin calls for prioritizing bandwidth expansion over latency reduction on Ethereum. He notes that ZKPs allow for massive scaling without violating the laws of physics or compromising decentralization, whereas reducing latency faces much harder physical and social constraints. He added that any application requiring sub-second performance will need to use offchain components.

• Charon v1.8.0 release

• Morpho 1m verified humans

• LlamaAI new features

• Token fair launch handbook

• Gitcoin x Octant Yield proposal

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