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Ethereum News

• Vitalik Buterin on Ethereum as the 'World Computer'

  • Vitalik Buterin’s talk at Devcon 2024 highlighted Ethereum’s evolution as a decentralized “World Computer,” emphasizing its shift to Proof of Stake, affordability through Layer 2 solutions, and global community-driven innovation.

• What is Beam Chain? Will It Lead to Ethereum 3.0?

  • You’ve probably heard of Justin Drake's exciting new proposal for Ethereum called Beam Chain. But what exactly is Beam Chain, and does it really mean Ethereum 3.0 is on the way? Let’s dive in and break it all down in simple terms.

• ENS Labs Announces Namechain, Layer 2 Network to Enhance ENS Services

  • ENS Labs announces Namechain, a layer 2 solution targeted at reducing cost and improving transaction speeds on Ethereum.
  • Namechain, built on top of zero-knowledge rollups, offers security at lower fees and faster finality than layer 1 networks.
  • Launching by 2025, Namechain aligns with ENSv2, interoperability and seamless Ethereum-based naming services

• Okto Partners with AggLayer to Revolutionize Web3 Interoperability

  • Okto integrates with AggLayer, a cross-chain solution by Polygon Labs, simplifying Web3 with a unified wallet for seamless multi-chain transactions. The collaboration introduces the Okto App Chain, enhancing scalability and customization for developers while enabling a secure, user-friendly blockchain experience.

World News

• Coinbase's new On-Chain Payments Platform Utopia

  • Utopia Labs’ team will join Base, Coinbase’s layer 2 scaling network, “to help accelerate our onchain payments roadmap within Coinbase Wallet”.

• BlackRock Launches New BUIDL Share Classes

  • BlackRock’s tokenized USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), launched on Ethereum in March 2024, is expanding to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism's OP Mainnet, and Polygon, enhancing cross-blockchain accessibility through new share classes in collaboration with Securitize.

• Consensys Launches Onchain Sovereignty Declaration via SOVS.xyz

  • Consensys introduces SOVS.xyz, enabling individuals to declare personal sovereignty through onchain attestations. Participants can choose from economic, data, technological, identity, cultural, legal, political, and environmental sovereignty, fostering decentralized communities and a healthier planet.

• LayerZero Enables Seamless Transfers of PYUSD Between Ethereum and Solana

  • LayerZero's interoperability protocol powers PayPal USD (PYUSD) transfers via the Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) Standard, eliminating liquidity fragmentation. Backed by decentralized verifiers like Paxos and Google Cloud, this integration ensures secure, flexible, and efficient cross-chain transactions for users and businesses.

Latest Tech Articles

• EIP - 7045 Increase Max Attestation Inclusion Slot
  EIP-7045 introduces a crucial Ethereum upgrade, extending attestation inclusion slots for improved security and efficiency. The article delves into its motivation, technical changes, implications, and impact on consensus and security.

• EIP-1153 and Transient storage
  EIP-1153 introduces transient storage, revolutionizing Ethereum's data handling. It addresses gas inefficiencies, enhancing smart contract performance. Explore its impact on inter-frame communication and gas cost efficiency.

• Eip - 7516 : BLOBBASEFEE opcode
  EIP proposes BLOBBASEFEE opcode for smart contracts to manage blob data costs efficiently. It enables trustless accounting and blob gas futures with a gas cost of 2, aligning with conventions, ensuring seamless integration and minimal impact on backward compatibility.

• EIP-7044- "Perpetually Valid Signed Voluntary Exits on Capella.
  EIP-7044 revolutionizes Ethereum's staking by introducing perpetual validity for signed voluntary exits on Capella. This streamlines operations, ensures Consensus Layer compatibility, and mandates transitioning pre-signed exits to the Capella fork domain. The proposal simplifies staking.

• EIP-4844 Explored: The Future of Shard Blob Transactions in Ethereum
  What are blobs? Working of Blobs to support Layer 2 projects. EIP4844 deep dive, key features and other use case.

Podcasts

• How Crypto AI Agents Will Take Over the World | Ejaaz Ahamadeen:

  • Is AI x Crypto the next big wave or just hype? Is any of it investible? Ejaaz, former Coinbase product manager and current Crypto-AI fund operator, shares what’s real, what’s not, where VCs are allocating their capital and much more in today’s episode.

• A New Era For Crypto: Where Do We Go From Here?!:

  • With a sweeping Republican win and Trump’s declaration of a ‘Golden Age of America,’ the U.S. election results have reshaped the crypto landscape overnight. Join us as we dive into the Polymarket effect on election night coverage, analyze the election’s impact on key crypto legislation, and explore the post-election market surge. We cover price action, pro-crypto shifts in Congress, and big players like Elon Musk and Michael Saylor making moves. Plus, is the DeFi Renaissance here? Tune in for an in-depth look at what this political shift means for the future of crypto.

• Why You Should Still Be Bullish ETH:

  • We’ve got Anthony Sassano on the podcast today. He’s a notable angel investor, ETH bull, and creator of Ethereum podcast The Daily Gwei. Anthony is here to bring us some clarity to all the noise that has been going around the ETH price these days. He answers the criticisms, gives us the bull case and tells us what’s next.

• Based Rollups: The Next Frontier of Ethereum Scaling with Justin Drake:

  • We’ve brought Ethereum Researcher and Bankless recurring guest, Justin Drake, to give us his reasoning on why he thinks the future of Ethereum is Based.
  • A handful of teams are already working on this Based Rollup future so, with this episode, and perhaps a few more, we’re front running it all and getting you downloaded on all things Based Rollups. Enjoy!

• Are L2s Extensions of Ethereum?:

  • Show highlights
    🔹 On one side, we’ve got Kyle Samani and Max Resnick proposing that the current Ethereum Rollup-Centric Roadmap is off-track. On the other side we’ve got David Hoffman and Jill Gunter defending L2s as successful extensions of Ethereum.

Tech Explainers

ETH Withdrawals: Everything You Need to Know
Validators, Ethereum's Validator Lifecycle, Types of Withdrawals, EIP-4895, How to make your Validator ready for Withdrawal?, EIP-4736 & Shapella Mainnet

The Future of Ethereum Goerli Testnet
What is Goerli Testnet?, Why Developers like Goerli?, Goerl Shapella, Future of Goerli Testnet & Holesky Testnet

How to Become Validator for Ethereum Blockchain?
Staking, Setup Node, Roles & Responsibilities

Client Diversity
Execution Layer, Consensus Layer, Why there is a need for multiple clients?, Advantages & Risks

Reth: Ethereum Execution Layer Client Written in Rust
Why new client?, Goals, Reth Book, Launch Date & Akula

ELI5 Explainers

We have tried to explain common ethereum blockchain concepts in under 60 seconds.

1. What is an Ethereum Account?
2. Externally Owned Accounts (EOAs) Vs Contract Accounts
3. What is an Ethereum Transaction?
4. Ethereum Transaction Lifecycle
5. What is Ethereum Validator?

Readers can follow more short videos here.

Client Updates

• Execution Layer:

  • Nethermind 1.29.1
  • Geth 1.14.11
  • Erigon 2.60.10
  • Besu 24.10.0
  • Reth 1.1.1
  • EthereumJS 8.1.1

• Consensus Layer:

  • Teku 24.10.3
  • Nimbus v24.10.0
  • Prysm 5.1.2
  • Lodestar 1.23.0
  • Lighthouse 5.3.0

Events

• Nov 15–17: ETHGlobal Bangkok
• Dec 1: ETH Riyadh
• Dec 2: ETH Venice
• Dec 6-8: ETH India