• Morpho expands to multiple chains.

• L2Beat clarifies Stage 1 rollup criteria.

• Fileverse releases updates for dDocs.

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Morpho, a base infrastructure layer for lending applications, expanded its Morpho Stack—a suite of smart contracts—across Polygon POS, Arbitrum, Optimism, Scroll, Ink, World Chain, and Fraxtal as part of its multichain strategy. The deployment includes Morpho Vaults 1.1, Oracles, the Universal Rewards Distributor, and key infrastructure components. Developers can leverage Morpho’s infrastructure to build customized lending and borrowing applications, as seen with Moonwell and Morpho Blue. Morpho allows developers to set custom risk parameter configurations. Morpho Blue is the protocol’s native lending platform and the largest lending protocol on Base by TVL.

L2Beat proposed changes to its Stage 1 rollup decentralization criteria, focusing on upgrade powers and exit mechanisms. The updated requirements clarify that a Stage 1 rollup can only indefinitely block an L2→L1 message or push an invalid L2→L1 message if at least 75% of the Security Council is compromised. To meet Stage 1, rollups must either implement a forced transaction mechanism or allow a Security Council minority (<25%) to enforce censorship resistance. Under the refined definition, OP Mainnet, ZKSync Era, and Starknet no longer qualify as Stage 1 in their current form. L2Beat is providing a 6-month transition period for projects to adjust before implementing the changes. OP Mainnet noted that it will upgrade accordingly.

Onchain file-sharing platform Fileverse released its first 2025 update for dDocs, its end-to-end encrypted, privacy-preserving word processing tool. The latest update introduces PDF export support, page break shortcuts, custom zoom, and auto-suggested titles. dDocs enables both public and private document creation, with content stored on IPFS.

• Ethresearch: Blob Aggregation

• Hyperdrive announces points program

• Prysm: Faster blob propagation

• Univ4 deployment

• Privy automated bridging

• Fed pauses rate hikes

• D3 raises $25 million

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• Consensys raises the gas limit on its validators.

• Symbiotic goes live on Ethereum mainnet.

• Andre Cronje reveals SEC investigations in 2021.

• Geth is looking to hire a software engineer.

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Consensys announced that it increased the gas limit for its ConsenSys and MetaMask validators, aligning with more than 40% of Ethereum validators now signaling support for a higher gas limit to improve network capacity. Coinbase adopted this increase in December 2024. Data from gaslimit.pics reveals that over 42% of validators now signal a gas limit exceeding 30 million. Raising the block gas limit allows each block to contain more data, which improves transaction throughput and allows developers to build more complex applications. The adjustment does not require a hard fork; validators can implement the change simply by modifying their node configurations. When more than 50% signal for an increase, the block gas limit will automatically increase.

Symbiotic, a restaking-based shared security protocol, is now live on Ethereum mainnet. The launch includes its immutable core contracts, configurable slashing mechanisms, and Vaults—specialized smart contracts that enable flexible stake delegation while maintaining security through slashing. Vaults facilitate seamless collaboration between stakers, operators, and networks, allowing stake to be shared across multiple ecosystems. With a modular framework, Symbiotic empowers networks to configure their security parameters, including collateral assets, asset ratios, node operator selection, rewards, and slashing mechanisms. Since opening for deposits in June 2024, Symbiotic has attracted over $1.8 billion in TVL, with 50 networks, 78 operators, and 55 Vaults integrated.

Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic Labs and creator of Yearn Finance, revealed that the SEC began investigating Yearn Finance in 2021. Despite having no token sales, no fundraising, and no personal financial benefit, the inquiries lasted multiple years focusing on potential securities violations. Cronje explained that the investigations drained his time, energy, and financial resources, ultimately forcing him to step away from public development in the DeFi space. Having previously been advised by investigators to remain silent about the investigation, Cronje says that changes in the SEC’s new direction have now allowed him to share his experience.

Geth, the most widely used Ethereum execution client, is hiring a software engineer to join its team. The role involves developing Ethereum execution layer protocol features, contributing to the Ethereum protocol roadmap, and enhancing Geth's reliability and efficiency. The position is fully remote, though there is a preference for candidates located near the Ethereum Foundation offices in Boulder or Berlin. Paradigm is also offering a $20K bounty for successfully referring a candidate for the role.

• Paradigm donates $1.25m to Roman Storm

• ai16z rebrands to ElizaOS

• ConnectKit hits 1m downloads

• Aerodrome VVV investigation

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• Venice AI launches VVV on Base.

• Abstract goes live on mainnet.

• ethPandaOps releases Contributoor.

• Solady releases v0.1.

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Venice AI, an AI platform founded by Erik Voorhees, introduced VVV, its native token on Base, alongside the public release of the Venice API. By staking VVV, users gain ongoing, private, and uncensored access to the Venice API for generative text, images, and code. Stakers also earn yield through token emissions. The platform supports advanced AI models, including Llama 3.3, Qwen 2.5 Coder, and Deepseek AI. As part of its launch, 50% of the 100 million VVV token supply was airdropped to Venice users and crypto AI community projects. Since its launch in May 2024, Venice has attracted over 400,000 registered users.

Abstract, a consumer-focused rollup built on ZKsync’s ZK stack and EigenDA for data availability, is now live on mainnet. With the launch, users can earn XP and badges by completing tasks on the network. It also includes the Abstract Global Wallet, a cross-application smart contract wallet powered by the embedded wallet provider Privy, enabling seamless interactions across apps and services. Users can manage their Abstract Global Wallet, track and earn XP and badges, and discover leading apps and creators in the ecosystem via the Abstract Portal. Among the applications currently live on the network are Relay, Jumper, and Zero Lend. Abstract aims to onboard the next era of consumer crypto with a user-friendly experience.

The Ethereum DevOps team, ethPandaOps, launched Contributoor, a streamlined companion tool for beacon nodes designed to monitor and gather Ethereum network data. Tailored for home stakers, Contributoor enables stakers to contribute valuable data to support Ethereum research and network improvements. Operating as a sidecar process alongside a beacon node, Contributoor collects and securely forwards essential metrics such as block events, sidecar events, chain reorganizations, and finalized checkpoints. The data is leveraged by researchers to identify issues early and improve client implementations.

Vectorized.eth unveiled Solady v0.1, a gas-optimized Solidity library designed to boost smart contract performance. Solady provides a collection of efficient, reusable building blocks to help developers create secure and high-performing smart contracts. Developed by Vectorized with funding support from Coinbase, Solady aims to reinforce ecosystem-wide reliability while showcasing a strong commitment to advancing open-source public goods.

• Paradigm on Etheruem acceleration

• ERC-7802 token deployments

• Introducing Ethproofs

• EIP: hardware and bandwidth specs

• Safe announces Agentathon

• WLF buys more ETH

• OpenSea 2 beta release

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