EtherWorld Weekly Newsletter — Edition 341

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

Featured

• Highlights from the All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) Call #225
  • Ethereum developers juggle Fusaka launch, Glamsterdam finalization, & early Heka talks during ACDC #170.
• Ethereum Foundation announces Devcon 8 in Mumbai, India
  • Ethereum Foundation announces Devcon 8 in Mumbai for Q4 2026, marking India’s growing leadership in global Ethereum development & adoption.
• 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
• 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

• Ripple Acquires GTreasury for $1 Billion
  • Ripple has officially integrated GTreasury, a treasury management platform used by 800+ corporations. This strategic acquisition embeds Ripple’s payment rails directly into corporate finance dashboards, allowing treasurers to manage cross-border liquidity and crypto settlements without leaving their existing accounting software.
• Klarna Launches "KlarnaUSD" on Stripe’s Blockchain
  • Buy-Now-Pay-Later giant Klarna has entered the crypto space with KlarnaUSD, a stablecoin built on the "Tempo" blockchain (developed by Stripe and Paradigm). The move allows Klarna’s 150 million users to bypass traditional credit card rail fees for global payments.
• Nike Officially Winds Down RTFKT
  • Marking the end of the "NFT Collectible" hype era, Nike announced the shutdown of its RTFKT studios. The brand is pivoting away from speculative digital assets to focus on integrated digital products, signaling a mature shift in how major brands approach Web3 infrastructure.
• Sony Launches "USDSC" for Gaming Ecosystem
  • Sony’s blockchain arm (Soneium) has unveiled USDSC, a regulated stablecoin designed for the PlayStation and Sony entertainment network. The token aims to facilitate instant, fee-free microtransactions for creators and gamers, further integrating blockchain into mainstream consumer tech.

Blogs By EtherWorld

• Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Goes Live
• Celebrating Five Years of the Beacon Chain
• The Real Problem With Non-USD Stablecoins
• Polygon Payments Ecosystem Hits $1 Billion Monthly Volume, Sets New All-Time High

ELI5

• EIP-5656: MCOPY - An efficient EVM instruction
• ERC-7683: The Key to Seamless Crosschain Interactions
• An overview of Account Abstraction in Ethereum blockchain
• EIP-4844 Explored: The Future of Shard Blob Transactions in Ethereum
• Ethereum's Infinite Endgame: Balancing Issuance, Staking, and Decentralization
• Understanding EIP-7639: Cease Serving History Before PoS
• BPO Forks Explained: How Fusaka Gradually Scales Blob Capacity

Client News and Versions

Client News

• Prysm Issues Workaround for Outdated Attestations
  • Nodes should add --disable-last-epoch-targets to stop generating old states. No validator client changes required.
• Lodestar v1.37.0 Maintenance Release
  • Recommended update for all networks; both v1.36.0 and v1.37.0 remain fully compatible with the Fusaka mainnet hard fork.

Client versions

• Execution Layer:
  • Nethermind 1.35.3
  • Geth 1.16.7
  • Erigon 3.3.0
  • Besu 25.11.0
  • Reth 1.9.3
  • EthereumJS
• Consensus Layer:
  • Teku 25.11.1
  • Nimbus 25.11.1 [New Release]
  • Prysm 7.0.0
  • Lodestar 1.37.0 [New Release]
  • Lighthouse 8.0.1

Ethereum Governance & Related Standards

Latest Ethereum Standards(Monthly):

ERCs

• Last Call:
  • ERC-8001: Agent Coordination Framework
    • Last Call Deadline: 2025-12-16
  • ERC-7634: Limited Transfer Count NFT
    • Last Call Deadline: 2025-12-16

Insights from EIPsInsights.com

Podcasts

• What’s Next for Ethereum After Fusaka? with Tomasz Stańczak | The Fusaka Files #ethereum #podcast
• Ethereum's Fusaka Upgrade Is Here. How Will It Impact Users and Projects?
• Ethereum’s Next Decade: Inside the EF’s Vision at Bankless Summit

Videos by EtherWorld

Upcoming Events

• Feb 1–28: ETH Riyadh

Jobs

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• Social Media Manager @ EtherWorld
• Content Writer @ EtherWorld
• Video Editor @ EtherWorld

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