EF Seeks Pectra Audit Proposals
The audit seeks to find any vulnerabilities in the bytecode for smart contracts associated with the upcoming Pectra hard fork.
EF seeks proposals for a Pectra audit.
Base introduces a global buildathon.
ZKsync goes live on the Aave front end.
Optimism approves a 3m OP grant for Base.
The Ethereum Foundation is seeking proposals for an audit of the bytecode for smart contracts associated with the upcoming Pectra hard fork. The contracts correspond to EIPs 2935, 7002, and 7251. The audit will focus specifically on the bytecode, aiming to ensure that the EIPs correctly implement the intended functionality. EIP-2935 manages a ring buffer of historical block hashes, EIP-7002 handles staking withdrawal requests, and EIP-7251 oversees validator consolidation requests. Auditors are encouraged to identify any potential security vulnerabilities and suggest improvements. Proposals should be submitted by October 11, 2024.
ZKsync Era on Aave V3 is finally live on the Aave front end, offering users access to liquidity and lending services for USDC, USDT, WETH, wstETH, and ZK on ZKsync Era. The launch follows the initial deployment of contracts in August, which were temporarily halted due to a discovered security bug. Currently, the ZKsync market on Aave V3 has over $1.7 million in total value locked (TVL). The ZK token is in an isolated market structure, which mitigates cross-collateral risks by limiting borrowing power and using single-asset collateral. The Aave DAO intends to redistribute airdrops received from the ZKsync ecosystem to Aave users through liquidity mining incentives.
Base launched "Base Around the World," a global buildathon featuring regional events and meetups across Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Running from September 27th to October 13th, the buildathons will offer a total of 100 ETH in prizes to onchain builders. In addition to prizes, Base will provide marketing support and networking opportunities for builders developing onchain applications that tackle local challenges. Co-presented with local partners and managed by Devfolio, the initiative will conclude with a visit from the Base team in Nairobi, Bangalore, Bangkok, Singapore, and Manila.
Optimism Governance approved a 3 million OP token grant for the Base ecosystem to support DeFi builders in boosting ETH and BTC Total Value Locked (TVL) on Base. Each quarter, Base will distribute 750,000 OP tokens, divided between new and existing protocols. These grants will be awarded retroactively, rewarding the top 5 new protocols and top 10 existing protocols each quarter based on TVL growth. The initiative is part of Optimism’s Intent 3A Superchain Grants mission request. Grants were also awarded to the Cyber, Redstone, Mode, and Lisk ecosystems.
Vitalik Documentary Is Now Streaming
"Vitalik: An Ethereum Story" is now available for streaming in a limited onchiain release until October 20th.
Vitalik documentary is now streaming.
Basenames supports Farcaster Frames.
Polygon ZKEVM schedules Eggfruit upgrade.
"Vitalik: An Ethereum Story," a community-funded documentary feature film, is now available for streaming at ethereumfilm.xyz. Viewers can purchase an onchain streaming ticket NFT for $20 to access the film. The documentary had its in-person premiere earlier this week and will remain available for streaming until October 20th. A broader release on popular streaming platforms is planned for early next year. The documentary dives into the creation of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin's journey, and the global community of builders. The film has been three years in the making, shot across 28 cities and 15 countries.
Basenames introduced support for Farcaster Frames on its Base.eth subname identity platform. Users can now pin Farcaster Frames to their Base profiles, including a Paycaster tipping frame, a Build top nomination frame, a Slice store frame, and a Hypersub subscription frame. Users can also pin a custom frame implementation. Farcaster Frames offers an integrated experience that can be embedded directly into a cast or site, enabling users to interact with dynamic and responsive commands without leaving the app. Basenames, which are third-level domains under the Base.eth second-level ENS domain, have seen over 430,000 registrations since launching in August.
Polygon zkEVM is scheduled to undergo the Eggfruit upgrade on the mainnet on September 30th, following the activation of a 10-day timelock today. The upgrade will introduce a more performant rollup sequencer, which will improve transaction ordering and significantly increase transaction throughput. As part of this upgrade, all infrastructure providers must transition to the new cdk-erigon RPC Node, as the existing RPC Node will be deprecated. Polygon zkEVM, an EVM-equivalent ZK Rollup, is poised to eventually support the Polygon PoS chain as a ZKEVM validium.
Eth.link ENS Gateway Reactivates
The eth.link gateway, which enables users to access their .eth ENS domains over HTTPS, is now live under the eth.limo service.
Eth.link reactivates under eth.limo service.
A judge sides with the SEC over Consensys.
Core developers agree to split Pectra.
ArbitrumDAO approved Timeboost.
The eth.link gateway, which enables users to access their .eth ENS domains over HTTPS, is now live under the eth.limo service. The relaunch follows years of ownership disputes after the domain expired in 2022. Eth.link was initially owned by Virgil Griffith, an Ethereum developer serving a 56-month sentence for delivering a blockchain presentation in North Korea. ETH.LIMO, an alternative content delivery network solution, has collaborated with ENS Labs to power the eth.link domain. The gateway now offers full-featured support, including CCIP and ENSIP-10, subdomains, and compatibility with IPFS, IPNS, Swarm, Arweave, ARNS, and DNS over HTTPS. ENS domain holders can simply add .link or .limo to their ENS in a web browser to access their records over DNS.
U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor has ruled in favor of the SEC, granting its motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Ethereum infrastructure provider Consensys. In April 2024, Consensys filed a lawsuit against the SEC, accusing the agency of regulatory overreach and an inappropriate expansion into regulating Ethereum. Over the past year and a half, Consensys has faced multiple disruptions from the SEC. The SEC first issued subpoenas to Consensys in 2023, followed by a Wells notice in 2024. Most recently, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Consensys related to its MetaMask Swaps and MetaMask Staking services.
Ethereum core developers agreed to split the upcoming Pectra upgrade into two separate hard forks. Client teams agreed to prioritize finalizing the current EIPs in devnet3, along with any necessary improvements. Core developer Alex Stokes mentioned that the scope for the second fork, named Pectra B, will be determined at a later stage. This split is intended to expedite the upgrade process, avoiding the delays associated with a single large fork. Pectra as a single fork would mark the largest fork in Ethereum's history, incorporating 20 EIPs. Devnet 3, which launched on Monday, includes eight of these EIPs.
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