Abstract's ETH Withdrawals Depend on Operators Ahead of Dec. 15 Shutdown
L2BEAT data showed about $17.1 million in canonically bridged ETH; the wind-down plan sets out no independent exit after Dec. 15.
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Starknet Weighs Layer 1 Shift to Pursue Quantum Security by 2027
An independent chain would let Starknet control security upgrades rather than wait for Ethereum, says StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson.
Ethereum Test Network Raises Block Limit to Over 3x Its Current Capacity
Ethereum's Sepolia test network activated Glamsterdam on October 6 with a block gas limit near 200 million, over three times mainnet's 60 million.
Derive V3 Goes Live, Moving Onchain Options Custody to Ethereum
Derive completes its V3 migration, moving onchain options custody to Ethereum and adding ETH, WBTC, and HYPE borrowing.
Vitalik Flags AI Risk to Crypto, Warns Against Rushed Wallet Moves
Vitalik Buterin has chimed in on Ethereum’s “bunker mode” debate, sharing practical tips for addresses and multisigs.
Will AI Break Crypto Encryption? Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs In on 'Bunker Mode' Shift
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin thinks the crypto industry needs to make sure encryption is both quantum and AI-resistant.
Hardhat v3.19.0
This release expands our support for the upcoming Amsterdam hardfork, including: EIP-7976, EIP-7981, EIP-7997, EIP-8024 and EIP-8037. In particular, EIP-8037's separation of execution...
Geth Protein Sludge Pack (v1.17.8)
This is a security-focused release, fixing several DoS risk issues ❤️🩹 . Note most of the the fixes related to bugs which only become possible after the activation of the Amsterdam...
Gnosis Bridges Adopt Fast Confirmation for Ethereum Deposits
Users and apps need no changes, but the faster processing relies on different security guarantees from Ethereum finality.
@nomicfoundation/hardhat-zod-utils@3.0.7
Changes • #8666 0295fef Thanks @schaable! - Fixed locally managed accounts silently dropping the blobs of EIP-4844 transactions; sending one now throws an error. 💡 The Nomic Foundation...
@nomicfoundation/hardhat-errors@3.1.2
Changes #8667 5793554 Thanks @schaable! - Improved the errors for invalid transactions sent from local accounts. #8666 0295fef Thanks @schaable! - Fixed locally managed accounts...
Initiate ‘bunker mode’ to protect crypto from AI, says Justin Drake
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has predicted that AI will “break” elliptic curve cryptography within “months.” The post Initiate ‘bunker mode’ to protect crypto from AI,...
Morning Minute: AI Could Break Crypto Encryption Before Quantum, Says Ethereum Researcher
Justin Drake is calling for crypto holders to start calmly planning for “Bunker Mode." But reactions so far haven’t been too calm.
‘Don’t rush anything’: Vitalik Buterin warns against hasty wallet migrations amid growing AI threats
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that the crypto industry should take risks to cryptography from AI-accelerated math seriously.
Ethereum Researcher Says AI May Break Encryption Before Quantum Does
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urged holders to calmly move funds to unused addresses, warning that AI-driven math could break crypto signatures before quantum computers do.
Bigger Blocks Are Coming to Ethereum
Sepolia's gas limit hit Glamsterdam's 200M target just 11 hours after the fork. Here's how Ethereum's next upgrade makes room for much bigger blocks.
How native transaction assertions could enforce a transaction's final outcome
The Ethereum Foundation's Trillion Dollar Security initiative has identified blind signing and transaction uncertainty as a user experience risk, and is exploring native transaction...
Blast L2 Winds Down, Sets Oct. 26th Withdrawal Deadline
Blast is sunsetting its Ethereum L2 after costs outran revenue.
Ethereum Foundation Launches zkAPI for Private AI Payments
The EF and Open Anonymity's new zkAPI lets you prepay for AI and other APIs on Ethereum, then spend with ZK proofs so usage isn't tied back to you.
Hardhat v3.18.1
This is a small bugfix release with fixes for simulated network predeploys and Solidity test error formatting. Changes #8631 d014d43 Thanks @Kropiunig! - Fixed edr-simulated networks...
@nomicfoundation/hardhat-utils@4.4.0
Changes • #8632 eb2b13d Thanks @schaable! - Added an abi module with encodeAbiParameters() for ABI-encoding values against a list of Solidity parameter types. • #8646 ac45dab Thanks...
Introducing zkAPI: private usage credits for any API
tl;dr: zkAPI lets you pay for a metered API without being known. Deposit credits into an Ethereum vault once, then authorize bounded usage with zero-knowledge proofs instead of an...
Geth Intact Neuro-Coil (v1.17.7)
This is a quick release, cut mainly because publishing v1.17.6 to the Ubuntu PPA failed. It also carries a few fixes merged since then. Both v1.17.6 and v1.17.7 are ready for the...
viem@2.57.1
Patch Changes • #5151 93ea7b3928b41929e5e8b1116937c0caf4f2606f Thanks @tmm! - Added Open USD (OUSD) token support on Ethereum, Tempo, and Base.