EtherWorld Weekly — Edition 330

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

Featured

• Highlights from the All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) Call #165
  • Ethereum’s roadmap advances with Fusaka testing, Glamsterdam planning, governance debates, audit contests, & testnet forks leading toward mainnet readiness.
• Japan’s Web3 Momentum Meets Global Blockchain Leaders at EDCON Osaka 2025
  • International experts, major daimyos, local startups and educational institutions join Osaka government’s push for Kansai innovation hub.
• EIP Proposal Builder and Validation Issues with Legacy EIPs
  • Since the rules enforced by EIPW evolve over time, the builder uses the most recent rule set to catch formatting, structural, and semantic issues.

World News

• Ant Financial launches “Agentic Contract” on Layer 2 Jovay
  • New autonomous smart contract technology by Ant Financial enables adaptable onchain automation.
• Klever Wallet integrates Stellar for low-cost payments
  • Stellar blockchain added to Klever enhances fast, affordable crypto remittances.
• SEC launches “Project Crypto” regulatory agenda
  • New agenda aims to clarify digital asset classifications and onchain financing rules.
• Galaxy Digital publishes in-depth crypto research reports
  • Market, mining, and VC insights released to guide institutional and retail investors alike.
• Fortune urges US digital identity strategy emphasizing privacy
  • Calls for decentralized approach addressing privacy and efficiency in U.S. digital governance.

Stories By EtherWorld

• Countdown to Fusaka: Ethereum Locks Dates for Holesky, Sepolia & Hoodi Forks
• Sepolia’s Sunset? Ethereum Plots Testnet Replacement with Parallel Run
• Polygon Matches Ethereum in US Treasury Bill TVL, Leads in Euro Bonds
• From Rio to GigaGas: Polygon’s Path to 5,000 TPS & Beyond
• Real-Time, Verifiable Market Data Goes Live Onchain with 21X & Chainlink on Polygon
• Ethereum Launches $2 Million Fusaka Audit Contest to Fortify Protocol Security
• Ethereum Developers Announce "The Weld" Repository Merger

Technical Explainers

• EIP-4844 Explored: The Future of Shard Blob Transactions in Ethereum
• EIP - 7045 Increase Max Attestation Inclusion Slot
• EIP-1153 and Transient storage
• All you need to know about MEV
• Preventing Slashed Validators from Becoming Block Proposers

Client News and Updates

Client News

• Erigon 3.1 Pebble Paws Release
  • Major update improving stability, performance, and efficiency for users, validators, and node operators ensuring smoother, reliable Ethereum operation.
• Nimbus Execution Client v0.2.0 (alpha) Release
  • Newly released alpha version enhances execution client, adds ERC-20 balance verification on Nimbus Verifying Proxy, boosting wallet RPC security.

Client versions

• Execution Layer:
  • Nethermind 1.33.1
  • Geth 1.16.3
  • Erigon 3.1.0 [New Release]
  • Besu 25.8.0
  • Reth 1.7.0
  • EthereumJS
• Consensus Layer:
  • Teku 25.9.2
  • Nimbus 25.9.0
  • Prysm 6.0.4
  • Lodestar 1.34.1
  • Lighthouse 7.1.0

Ethereum Governance & Related Standards

Ethereum Standards:

EIPs

• Latest Drafts: EIP-2780, EIP-8016, EIP-8012

ERCs

• Latest Drafts: ERC-7893

• Last Call:

  • ERC-7950: Encode chain id with transaction hash
    • Last Call Deadline: 2025-10-01
  • ERC-6909: Minimal Multi-Token Interface
    • Last Call Deadline: 2025-09-11

• Reached Final:

  • ERC-7878: Bequeathable Contracts
  • ERC- 7858: Expirable NFTs and SBTs

Insights from EIPsInsights.com

Podcasts

• Privacy Pool with Compliant Privacy Solutions with Nathaniel Fried | 0xbow | Privacy Pools | EPD #24
  • In this episode, we discuss the importance of privacy in blockchain technology with Nathaniel Fried from Privacy Pools.
• The Fed Lowered Interest Rates: Here's What Means For Crypto
  • We highlight the SEC's easing of crypto ETF regulations, Tether's new compliant stablecoin, and SEC Chair Paul Atkins' vision for clearer regulations. Finally, we touch on how global finance is adapting to crypto innovations in Ghana and Nepal.
• FinTech Meets Crypto: The Future of Global Payments
  • We cover the rise of payments L1s, the regulatory roulette of stablecoins, and whether neutrality and permissionlessness can survive in corporate-led networks.
• Bits + Bips: Could a Base Token Be Coinbase's Key to a Super App?
  • We talk about how the potential Base token would alter the L2 landscape, and who should capture the value if Coinbase becomes the backbone for DeFi.

Upcoming Events

• Sep 23 – 25: ETHSofia
• Sep 25: Pragma New Delhi
• Sep 26 – 28: ETHGlobal New Delhi

Jobs

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• Full Stack Developer @ EIPsInsight
• Social Media Manager @ EtherWorld
• Content Writer @ EtherWorld
• Video Editor @ EtherWorld

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