EtherWorld Weekly — Edition 322

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• World News
• Stories By EtherWorld
• Featured
• Technical Explainers
• Client News and Updates
• Ethereum Governance & Related Standards
• Podcasts
• Upcoming Events
• Jobs

World News

• Highlights from the All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) Call #216
  • Fusaka Devnet-2 stability & bug fixes, Devnet-3 specs & timelines under Fusaka, & early headliner framework for Glamsterdam.
• Landmark U.S. Stablecoin Legislation Passed
  • The U.S. House of Representatives passed the GENIUS Act, creating a comprehensive national regulatory framework for stablecoins. This development has been widely hailed by both institutional investors and crypto innovators, as it provides legal certainty and a solid base for innovation in the U.S. digital asset space.
• Roadmap Set for Native Layer 1 zkEVM on Ethereum
  • The Ethereum Foundation outlined plans to integrate a native layer 1 zkEVM by late 2025. This upgrade aims to enhance scalability, improve security, and increase client diversity, further strengthening Ethereum’s leading role in blockchain progress.
• Spot Ethereum ETFs See Record Inflows
  • U.S.-listed spot Ethereum ETFs saw their highest weekly inflows, driven by increasing interest from institutional investors. Companies such as BitMine and Sharplink Gaming expanded their treasury holdings, reinforcing Ethereum’s position as a key digital asset reserve for enterprises.
• Major Corporate Ether Holdings Increase
  • Bit Digital’s ETH treasury grew to over 120,000, following new acquisitions. BitMine surpassed prior records, now holding over 300,000 ETH valued above 1 billion. Sharplink Gaming expanded its ETH reserves, reporting 280,706 ETH as of July 13, 2025, and becoming the world’s largest corporate holder at the time.
• Global Support for Crypto Innovation Expands
  • A number of European and Asian countries ramped up crypto-friendly policies, echoing advances in the U.S. and boosting institutional confidence in digital asset adoption on a global scale.

Featured

• Blob Parameter Only (BPO) Forks (EIP-7892):
  • Overview of BPO Forks, Why do we need BPO Forks?, Limitations of Traditional Ethereum Hard Forks, BPO Forks Design
    Bandwidth Constraints & the Role of Solo Stakers in Blob Growth, Why BPO Forks Are Needed Before Fusaka?, Proposed Upgrade Paths to BPO Forks.
• Enshrined Proposer Builder Separation (ePBS) (EIP-7732)
  • What is ePBS?, Why Do We Need ePBS?, Key Architectural Changes Proposed in ePBS, PBS Vs ePBS, ePBS Advantages, Compatibility of ePBS with Other Ethereum Proposals, Challenges to ePBS
• All you need to know about Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade
  • Curated resources by EtherWorld for Fusaka Upgrade
• All you need to know about Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade
  • Curated resources by EtherWorld for Glamsterdam Upgrade

Stories By EtherWorld

• Ethereum Sets Sights on Glamsterdam Post-Fusaka Rollout
• Sunny Side Labs Hits 72 Blobs/Block in 48-Hour Fusaka Devnet
• Ethereum Community Debates EIP-7907 Ahead of Fusaka Devnet 3
• Ethereum Clients Race to Implement 45M Gas Limit
• Fusaka Devnet 3 Launch Nears as Final PRs Merge
• Ethereum Devs Narrow Down Glamsterdam Headliner EIPs
• Ethereum Core Devs Back 45 Million Gas Limit
• Roadmap to Fusaka Mainnet & Beyond
• No Plans for Fusaka Devnet 4 Ahead of Fusaka Devnet 3

Technical Explainers

• Ethereum's Infinite Endgame: Balancing Issuance, Staking, and Decentralization
• EIP-4844 Explored: The Future of Shard Blob Transactions in Ethereum
• EIP-5656: MCOPY - An efficient EVM instruction
• An overview of Account Abstraction in Ethereum blockchain
• EtherStrategy vs. MicroStrategy: Onchain Ethereum Advantage Explained
• A Deep Dive into Blob-Parameter-Only (BPO) Forks

Client News and Updates

Client News

• Nethermind Launches Open SoK Project for Ethereum Preconfirmations
  • Nethermind has begun an open-source Systemization of Knowledge (SoK) project devoted to preconfirmations in Ethereum. Supported by Taiko and the Ethereum Foundation ESP, this collaborative effort aims to consolidate theory, designs, critiques, and real-world implementations for enhancing Ethereum’s transaction confirmation experience.
• Collaborative Prysm/Glamsterdam Headliner Notes Published on HackMD
  • A detailed, open collaboration on the Prysm implementation and Glamsterdam’s prospective headliner EIPs is now available. The document helps developers and researchers explore technical comparisons, implementation readiness, and protocol tradeoffs discussed for Ethereum’s next major consensus upgrade.
• Lodestar v1.32.0 Released with Apache-2.0 Licensing for All Packages
  • The Lodestar team announced version 1.32.0, marking a milestone with all packages now officially Apache-2.0 licensed. This release ensures greater open-source clarity and strengthens compatibility within the Ethereum staking ecosystem. Full changelog details are shared for community review.
• LightHouse's Glamsterdam Headliner: EIP-7732 Recommended for Main Upgrade
  • EIP-7732 emerges as the favored “headliner” for Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, promoting slot restructuring, higher gas limits, more blobs per slot, and improved network scalability. This proposal is mature, efficient, and advances core protocol goals better than alternative EIPs.

Client versions

• Execution Layer:

  • Nethermind 1.32.2
  • Geth 1.16.1
  • Erigon 3.0.14 new version
  • Besu 25.7.0
  • Reth 1.5.1 new version
  • EthereumJS

• Consensus Layer:

  • Teku 25.7.0
  • Nimbus 25.6.0 new version
  • Prysm 6.0.4
  • Lodestar 1.32.0 new version
  • Lighthouse 7.1.0 new version

Ethereum Governance & Related Standards

Ethereum Standards(June):

• Latest Drafts: EIP-7825, EIP-7942, EIP-7966, EIP-7981, EIP-2926

ERCs and Their Current Status:

• ERC-5725: Transferable Vesting NFT [Reached Final]
• ERC-7631: Dual Nature Token Pair [Reached Final]
• ERC-7746: Composable Security Middleware Hooks [Reached Last Call]
  🗓️ Deadline: July 29
• ERC-6224: Contracts Dependencies Registry [Reached Last Call]
  🗓️ Deadline: July 31
• ERC-4361: Sign-In with Ethereum [Reached Last Call]
  🗓️ Deadline: July 29
• ERC-7744: Code Index [Reached Last Call]
  🗓️ Deadline: July 29
• Latest Drafts: ERC-7846, ERC-7930, ERC-7828, ERC-7836, ERC-7965, ERC-7968

Insights from EIPsInsights.com

Podcasts

• AllWalletDevs 34 | 16 July, 2025
  • Agenda: https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1558
• Roadmap for funding Ethereum's open source with Sejal Rekhan & Devansh Mehta | EPD #23
  • The conversation emphasizes the importance of open-source contributions, community engagement, and innovative solutions to ensure the long-term viability of the ecosystem.
• With the GENIUS Act Passed, Can Crypto Compete With Banks?
  • In this episode, Dante Disparte, Circle’s chief strategy officer and one of the key players behind the legislation, joins Unchained to explain:
    👉 How the bill won bipartisan support despite political tensions
    👉 Why banks may think twice before issuing stablecoins
    👉 And why Circle is applying for a national trust bank charter
• Bitcoin All-Time-High, Is ETH Next?
  • This week, Ryan and David celebrate Bitcoin's new all-time highs as Ethereum sentiment explodes. ETH treasury firms are racing to stockpile billions, Fidelity is framing ETH as a store-of-value, and mainstream media is finally paying attention. So why isn't the price moving faster?

Upcoming Events

• July 30 : 10 Years of Ethereum Global Meetups
• Aug 4 – 6 : SBC (The Science of Blockchain Conference 2025)
• Aug 4 – 16 : ETH Enugu '25
  
• Aug 9 – 10 : ETHVietnam 2025

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