• UNIfication onchain vote goes live.

• EF prioritizes L1 zkEVM security.

• Coalition defending stablecoin rewards.

• Shutter proposes EIP-8105.

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Uniswap's UNIfication proposal, which introduces the protocol fee switch and a UNI burn mechanism, is now live for an onchain vote on Agora. The voting window closes in six days on December 25th. If the proposal passes, it will execute the proposal following a two-day timelock. Once triggered, the execution will activate eight key actions, including an immediate 100 million UNI token burn, the activation of protocol fees for Uniswap v2 and v3, and the approval of a 40 million UNI growth budget for the next two years. The proposal also moves Foundation staff to Uniswap Labs and eliminates the current Uniswap interface fee.

The EF zkEVM team published a blog post outlining a shift in L1 zkEVM development, transitioning focus to long-term cryptographic security. Having already achieved real-time proving, the foundation now aims to establish a "mainnet-grade" security. By securing the L1 zkEVM layer, Ethereum can safely increase the gas limit and support native zk-rollups while maintaining censorship resistance. By the Glamsterdam upgrade, slated for May 2026, the target is 100-bit provable security and a 600 KiB proof size limit. The Foundation is pushing to achieve 128-bit provable security with proofs compressed to 300 KiB by the Hegotá upgrade.

The Blockchain Association and a coalition of 125+ industry leaders, including Gemini, Coinbase, PayPal, and Uniswap, sent a letter to Congress to defend the GENIUS Act against new lobbying efforts by the banking industry. The coalition argues that the Act’s current structure, which allows third-party platforms to offer rewards, was a deliberate bipartisan compromise, not a "loophole." The letter asserts that the rewards are essential for competition, allowing consumers to capture yields that banks currently keep as profit. It also cites independent research to debunk bank claims that stablecoin rewards threaten community bank deposits, warning that reopening the law now would stifle innovation and create uncertainty.

Shutter Network introduced EIP-8105, a proposal for a native Universal Enshrined Encrypted Mempool aimed to protect users against malicious MEV at the protocol level. The implementation introduces a new transaction type that keeps transaction details hidden from block builders and bots until ordering is finalized. It also features a neutral onchain registry for Key Providers and a fast sub-slot mechanism to ensure decryption doesn't delay block production. Proposed for activation in the Hegotá upgrade, EIP-8105 brings an in-protocol solution that protects Ethereum users by default.

• Prysm v7.1.1 release

• ZisK v0.15.0 release

• Solidity v0.8.33 release

• Vitalik comments on walled gardens

• MEV supply chain retrospective

• Synthetix live on Ethereum L1

• Aragon Token Ownership Index

• Farcaster adds USDC lending

• Valuing Ethereum as a public good

• Ethproofs Day March 2026

• Lido turns 5

• Coinbase impersonator arrested

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• Ethereum upgrade named Hegotá.

• EigenLayer proposes Incentive Council.

• Sponsor an Ethereum core dev.

• SoFi launches SoFiUSD on Ethereum.

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During ACDE call #226, Ethereum developers officially named the H* Ethereum upgrade following Glamsterdam as Hegotá. The name combines the Execution Layer's Bogotoa upgrade, named after a Devcon host city, and the Consensus Layer’s Heze upgrade, named after a star. The headliner EIP for Hegotá will be chosen in February. There will be no ACD calls taking place over the next two weeks. Developers aim to finalize the scope for Glamsterdam by January 5th, when ACD calls resume.

The EigenFoundation published ELIP-012, a proposal to create an Incentive Council designed to transition from a programmatic rewards system to a flexible value-driven framework. Operating under the oversight of the Protocol Council, the new council will have the authority to adjust incentive allocations in weeks rather than months. The proposal redirects rewards from idle stake toward productive stake. The incentives will prioritize assets that are actively securing services through slashable or redistributable positions. The proposal introduces significant revenue-capture mechanisms with proceeds allocated to a fee contract intended for token buybacks.

The Protocol Guild, a collective supporting Ethereum core protocol contributors, introduced Sponsor a Core Dev, a new initiative that allows corporations, DAOs, and individuals to directly fund core developers to close a $160,000 annual compensation gap. Sponsors receive recognition through leaderboards and public visibility.. Sponsorships start at $160k and can be made using tokens, ETH, or stablecoins, which will be vested over one year to a curated pool of audited members. While this program focuses on direct gaps, the Protocol Guild still recommends the 1% Pledge for projects launching new tokens.

Fintech firm SoFi Technologies launched SoFiUSD, its native U.S. dollar stablecoin on Ethereum. SoFi is positioning itself as a stablecoin infrastructure provider, with the asset issued by its nationally chartered bank, SoFi Bank, N.A. While currently used for internal settlements, SoFiUSD will soon be available to SoFi members and enterprise partners. The launch makes SoFi the first nationally chartered retail bank to issue a stablecoin on Ethereum.

• ACDE #226 minutes | highlights

• Nimbus v25.12.0 release

• JPMD migrates to Base

• Scroll activities Galileo

• 8004 roadmap to mainnet

• MegaETH is open to builders

• ETHGas Foundation introduced

• RAI dollar introduced

• Coinbase gaming board lawsuits

• Crypto GTM guide

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• Base App opens for everyone.

• Coinbase Custom Stablecoins.

• Future of Ethereum’s state.

• Fed withdraws 2023 policy.

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During the Coinbase System Update livestream, Coinbase launched the Base App for all users, providing global access to its social-focused onchain app. Now available in over 140 countries, the app integrates a non-custodial wallet with secure XMTP messaging and an onchain discovery feed powered by the Farcaster social graph. The launch opens the app to over 1.5 million users who had been on the waitlist. Coinbase is hosting a holiday rewards program that offers up to $2 million in incentives for successful Base App referrals. The program concludes on December 2nd.

Coinbase launched Custom Stablecoins, a new service that enables companies to issue their own branded stablecoins. The custom stablecoins are backed 1:1 by a flexible mix of USD-pegged stablecoins, primarily USDC, rather than direct fiat cash holdings. Collateral is custodied through Coinbase's infrastructure. The Custom Stablecoins launch was part of several major announcements, including U.S. stock trading, prediction markets through a Kalshi integration, perpetual futures trading, and tokenization tools for real-world assets, aimed at establishing Coinbase as an everything exchange.

The Ethereum Foundation’s Stateless Consensus team outlined the challenges of "state bloat," where the ever-expanding record of transactions demands higher requirements for node operators. While statelessness allows validators to verify blocks without storing the full state, it shifts data history to a small group of actors. The team proposes three paths: State Expiry to remove inactive data, State Archive to separate "hot" and "cold" data for stable performance, and Partial Statelessness to let nodes store only specific subsets of the state. The team is currently prioritizing low-risk initiatives like archive development, RPC infrastructure enhancements, and collaborative stress-testing.

The Federal Reserve has withdrawn a 2023 policy that restricted state member banks to the same activities as national banks, a rule that previously limited the ability of uninsured banks to engage in activities like crypto. According to Eleanor Terrett, the old policy effectively blocked uninsured banks from becoming Fed members and engaging in crypto. Citing the need to evolve with modern banking, the Board issued a new policy that creates a clear path for both insured and uninsured state member banks to pursue responsible innovation.

• Wonderland is hiring engineers

• ETHGas raises $12m seed

• Privacy Poools live on Arbitrum

• Coinbase product announcements

• Vitalik on network states

• Sophia Gold leaves EF

• Deep funding feedback requested

• Polygon experiences chain issues

• Polygon acquires Boys Club

• ENS guide to dwebsites

• SEC clarifies broker-dealer

• FDIC framework for banks

• Tom Lee buys $140m ETH

• Tempo introduces txs

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