• BALs EIP-7928 set for Glamsterdam.

• Gemini launches a smart wallet.

• Unichain activates Flashblocks.

• Puffer launches UniFi V2 testnet.

Ethereum core developers agreed to include Block-level Access Lists (BALs) EIP-7928 in the Glamsterdam upgrade, making it the second headliner proposal for the fork. BALs define in advance which accounts and storage slots will be touched by a block’s transactions, enabling validators to parallelize disk reads. Last week, developers confirmed the inclusion of ePBS EIP-7732 in Glamsterdam. Fork-choice enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) EIP-7805 remains under consideration and may be added as the third headliner proposal in the future. Developers also denied the inclusion of the six-second slot times EIP-7782 in Glamsterdam.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini launched Gemini Wallet, a self-custody smart wallet that works as both an embedded and portable wallet. Built on ERC-7579 modular accounts and powered by passkeys for a seedless experience, it features sponsored gas fees, free gemini.eth ENS subdomains, and seamless connection to Gemini exchange accounts. Users can also recover accounts by entering their ENS subname to resolve the wallet address, then authenticating via social login or a linked EOA. Gemini also introduced the Gemini Onchain Dashboard, a DeFi hub for tracking holdings, trading tokens, and accessing DeFi opportunities. Integrations include Morpho for Gauntlet vaults and Bungee for cross-chain swaps.

Unichain launched Flashblocks, enabling 200 millisecond transaction confirmations on its chain. Built by Uniswap Labs and Flashbots, Flashblocks run inside Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), combining sub-second speed with provable, fee-based transaction ordering for fairness and transparency. Instead of waiting for full blocks, Unichain streams and confirms 200ms sub-blocks, reducing slippage, keeping prices fresh, and improving execution accuracy for swappers. Liquidity providers benefit from smaller stale-price windows, the ability to rebalance more often at under-a-cent gas costs, and potentially ~20% higher adjusted returns compared to Ethereum mainnet. Flashblocks are live on Unichain, supported in Uniswap’s Web App, Wallet, Matcha, Odos, OKX, and Zerion.

Puffer Finance launched UniFi V2 on testnet, the latest iteration of its Layer 2 based rollup stack. UniFi V2 currently features multi-TEE, real-time proving, sub-10 ms preconfirmations via the UniFi AVS Gateway Registry on EigenLayer, and governance-optional based rollups with customizable fee markets. Future updates will introduce zero-knowledge proving as a fallback, fully decentralized proposer-delegated sequencing, and a combined ZK + TEE proving model for trustless, real-time finality, allowing UniFi to evolve into a native rollup.

• ACDE #218 notes

• Recent unstaking queue spike

• EF Dev Tool Coordinator role

• Meet the devs: Phill Ngo

• Morpho goes live on Arbitrum

• PSA on SAFE block tag consumer

• Octant announces Epoch 9 

• Dreamspace crypto vibe coding

• BTCS holds 70,140 ETH

• Citigroup stablecoin custody

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• Hardhat 3 production-ready release.

• EigenLayer $23b in restaked assets.

• Google clarifies its crypto wallet policy.

• Giveth introduces Causes.

Ethereum tooling provider Hardhat released Hardhat 3, the newest version of its development environment and task runner for Ethereum smart contracts. The production-ready release, despite still being in beta, features a full overhaul, including performance-critical components rewritten in Rust, a modernized TypeScript CLI, and a new plugin system. It also adds OP Stack simulation and first-class Solidity testing capabilities. Hardhat simplifies the process of writing, testing, and debugging contracts written in EVM-compatible languages. Missing features will be added in upcoming updates. Developers can now migrate from Hardhat 2.

EigenLayer, the largest restaking protocol, has hit a new all-time high in economic security, surpassing $23 billion in total value restaked across ETH and EIGEN deposits. EigenLayer supports native ETH restaking, LST restaking for more than nine LSTs, and restaking for over 45 ERC-20 tokens. Of the total, $16.8 billion comes from natively restaked ETH, including over $4 billion in Lido’s stETH and about $700 million from restaked EIGEN. Autonomous Verifiable Services (AVSs) leverage EigenLayer’s economic security, using Ethereum restakers to secure consensus for their own networks. EigenDA is the largest AVS with 4.5 million ETH in total value restaked. EigenLayer first launched on mainnet on April 9, 2024. 

A new Google Play policy required all cryptocurrency software wallets to obtain licenses before being listed, covering 15 jurisdictions, including the US, EU, and others. The requirements include proof of FinCEN registration, a state money transmitter or banking license in the US, or MiCA authorization in the EU. Following a report by The Rage that the policy would also apply to non-custodial wallets, imposing regulatory burdens they are not legally required to meet, Google clarified that non-custodial wallets were never intended to be in scope. The company said it will update the policy language to reflect this. Rich Widmann, Google Cloud’s Head of Web3 Strategy, added that Google is working with dozens of crypto development shops and protocols to grow the ecosystem.

Public goods funding platform Giveth introduced Causes, which are collections of mission-aligned projects with allocations managed by an AI-powered Donation Agent. Users can donate to a Cause, and their contribution is automatically distributed across all projects in that Cause. Anyone can create a Cause to earn 3% of GIVbacks from every donation their Cause receives. All donations are converted to $GIV on Polygon and placed into the Cause pool, enabling a new flywheel for the GIVeconomy. The AI Donation Agent then evaluates each project using Giveth platform data, donation history, project updates, social media activity, and GIVpower rankings to redistribute funds to the most relevant projects.

• Aave hits $70b in TVL

• Etherscan turns 10

• Lido DVV hits $100m TVL

• Reducing SNARKs proof size

• Superbridge integrates Hyperlane

• Fount launches USD vault

• DEF mid-year letter

• DATs ready to buy ETH

• Gemini uses .eth

• DPRK IT worker scheme

• Free USDC sends for NY residents

• GameSquare to collaborate with Azuki

• BTCS earnings

• Do Kwon pleads guilty

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• EIP-7999 proposal introduced.

• BitMine $20b stock offering.

• OpenZeppelin Contracts UI Builder.

• Building the World Ledger report.

The price of ETH is up 9% in the last 24 hours, trading above $4,600 at the time of recording.

Ethereum researcher Anders Elowsson introduced EIP-7999, a proposal for a unified multidimensional fee market on Ethereum, which would allow each transaction to specify one aggregate max gas fee. Under the proposal, transactions declare the maximum total ETH they’re willing to pay, and the protocol treats the budget as fungible across all resource types. A unified fee market combines separate fee mechanisms into one, with a single fee adjustment rate, generalized reserve pricing, and a gas normalization process that keeps relative prices stable even when gas limits change. The proposal initially applies to calldata as the first multidimensional resource, with potential future expansion to other EVM resources. The update aims to make Ethereum’s fee system more flexible and efficient.

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. filed a supplement to its Form S-3 shelf registration with the SEC to increase its “at-the-market” stock sale program to a total of $24.5 billion, a $20 billion increase from prior filings. The company has already sold about $4.5 billion of stock. Proceeds may be used for ETH purchases. BitMine is building on its strategic ETH reserve, which currently holds $5 billion worth of ETH, and aims to generate£¢££ yield through staking and other DeFi activities, while continuing its infrastructure business.

OpenZeppelin launched Contracts UI Builder, a no-code tool for quickly generating frontends for deployed smart contracts. Users can select any contract function and create a React-based interface in seconds, complete with wallet connection and multi-network support. Users can spin up a functional UI and export a fully packaged app.

• Building the World Ledger report

• Vitalik: On idea-driven ideas

• ETH ETF flows hit ATH of $1b

• Coinbase Stablecoin Bootstrap Fund

• Zak drained from extension

• ENS simple page

• Taiko Alethia client hotfix release

• ETHZilla buys 83k ETH

• SharpLink buys 5,226 ETH

• Stablecoins in Africa Part 2

• Circle introduces Arc L1

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