EtherWorld Weekly — Edition 351

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• Stories by EtherWorld
• Client Updates
• Ethereum Governance & Related Standards
• Podcasts
• Upcoming Events
• Jobs

Featured

• Tomasz Stańczak Steps Down as EF Co-ED, Bastian Aue Steps In: Tomasz Stańczak steps down as Ethereum Foundation co-ED, with Bastian Aue stepping in as leadership signals continuity and renewed focus on AI & protocol execution.
• Highlights from the All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) Call #230: ACDE #230 saw Ethereum core developers focus on Glamsterdam Devnet performance, eth/70 networking safeguards, and a narrowing Hegotá headliner race led by encrypted mempool proposals.
• All you need to know about Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade: Curated resources by EtherWorld for Glamsterdam Upgrade

Stories by EtherWorld

• MetaLeX Launches cyberSign, DocuSign Alternative on Ethereum
• Polygon Powers Stablecoin Payments at 2026 Winter Olympics
• BlackRock’s BUIDL Goes Live on UniswapX
• Vitalik’s ZK API Proposal Aims to Make Ethereum the Home for AI
• Indian Govt Launches Crypto Task Force Against Darknet Drug Trade
• WhatsApp x Polygon: Dyadnum Redefines Retail DeFi
• U.S. Crypto Bill Faces Turbulence as Coinbase Pushes Back
• IMF Warns & Weighs In on the Future of Stablecoins
• Indian MP Raghav Chadha Pushes Crypto & Blockchain Reforms
• Vietnam Moves to Tax Crypto Like Stocks
• From Crypto.com to AI.com: The $70M AI Bet

Client Updates

• Execution Layer:
  • Nethermind 1.36.0
  • Geth 1.16.8
  • Erigon 3.3.7
  • Besu 26.1.0 - New Release
  • Reth 1.10.2
  • EthereumJS 10.1.1
• Consensus Layer:
  • Teku 26.2.0 - New Release
  • Nimbus 26.2.0 - New Release
  • Prysm 7.1.2
  • Lodestar 1.40.0 - New Release
  • Lighthouse 8.1.0

Ethereum Governance & Related Standards

Latest Ethereum Standards (Monthly):

EIPs – Status Updates

Draft → Stagnant

• EIP-7612: Verkle state transition via an overlay tree

Review → Stagnant

• EIP-3540: EOF - EVM Object Format v1
• EIP-7762: Increase MIN_BASE_FEE_PER_BLOB_GAS

Idea → Draft

• EIP-8131: Add Auth Data to EIP-7623 Floor
• EIP-8134: Hardfork Meta - BPO1
• EIP-8142: Block-in-Blobs (BiB)
• EIP-8148: Custom sweep threshold for validators
• EIP-8149: Multi KZG Point Evaluation Precompile

Last Call → Final

• EIP-7594: PeerDAS - Peer Data Availability Sampling
• EIP-7607: Hardfork Meta - Fusaka
• EIP-7918: Blob base fee bounded by execution cost

ERCs – Status Updates

Draft → Review

• ERC-8019: Minimal Wallet-Managed Auto-Login for SIWE
• ERC-8111: Bound Signatures
• ERC-8063: Groups - Multi-Member Containers

Last Call → Last Call

• ERC-7656: Generalized Contract-Linked Services
• ERC-8034: Referable NFT Royalties
  • Deadline: 2026-02-17
• ERC-7893: DeFi Protocol Solvency Proof Mechanism
  • Deadline: 2026-02-24

Last Call → Final

• ERC-7656: Generalized Contract-Linked Services

Insights from EIPsInsight.com

Podcasts

• Want to Hire an AI Agent? Check Their Reputation Via ERC-8004
• Do We Still Need L2s Now That Ethereum Has Scaled?
• Why Regulatory Clarity for Developers Will Decide Where Capital Flows

Videos by EtherWorld

Upcoming Events

• Feb 1–28: ETH Riyadh
• Feb 17-21: ETHDenver
• Mar 30-Apr 2: EthCC
• Apr 29-30: TOKEN2049 Dubai

Jobs

• Announcing the Avarch Internship Program: A professional internship program by Avarch offering students real project experience, open-source contributions, expert mentorship & industry-ready portfolio development.

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