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Featured

• TheDAO Security Fund’s First Funding Round Goes Live with Over $1M for Ethereum Security: 500 ETH Ethereum Security QF round launches on Giveth to fund critical ecosystem security projects through community-driven matching.
• April 2026 Worst for DeFi, Over $635M Lost in Exploits: April 2026 recorded over $635M in DeFi exploits across 28 incidents, exposing critical vulnerabilities in cross-chain systems, user security & protocol design.
• All you need to know about Ethereum Hegota Upgrade: Curated resources by EtherWorld for Hegota Upgrade
• All you need to know about Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade: Curated resources by EtherWorld for Glamsterdam Upgrade

Stories by EtherWorld

• Carrot Shuts Down After Drift Exploit Fallout
• Golem Foundation Joins Aave-Led rsETH Recovery Effort
• Aave to Release 30,765 ETH for rsETH Recovery Moves to Vote
• Visa Adds Polygon Rails to Stablecoin Settlement Network
• Meta Launches Stablecoin Creator Payouts on Polygon
• Worldcoin Faces Fresh Backlash as ZachXBT Exposes Project
• Circle Ventures Backs Aave With $AAVE Purchase
• Foundation Shuts Down, Platform Goes Offline Indefinitely
• India’s Cybercrime Unit Warns of Rising Trust Wallet Scams
• Starknet Votes on Bitcoin Integration & Staking Future
• Legacy Ethereum Wallets Exploited as $800K Gets Drained
• Ethereum Staking Boom Sparks Liquidity & Incentive Debate
• Bybit Cleared in Malaysia, Leads $8M Hata Funding
• Uniswap Founder Pays $29K to Reclaim ENS
• Polygon Crosses $200M in Intent-Driven Payment Volume
• ZetaChain Halts Cross-Chain After $300K Hack
• Chiliz Expands Fan Tokens to Solana & Base
• Western Union Launches USDPT Stablecoin on Solana
• Ethereum Foundation Unstakes 17K ETH Worth $48.9M

Client Updates

• Execution Layer:

  • Nethermind 1.37.1
  • Geth 1.17.2
  • Erigon 3.4.0
  • Besu 26.4.0
  • Reth 2.2.0
  • EthereumJS 10.1.1

• Consensus Layer:

  • Teku 26.4.0
  • Nimbus 26.3.1
  • Prysm 7.1.3
  • Lodestar 1.42.0
  • Lighthouse 8.1.3

Ethereum Governance & Related Standards

Ethereum April Monthly Update Report

Insights from EIPsInsight.com

Podcasts

• AI Is Destroying Every Moat Except Bitcoin | Jordi Visser
• How EVVM is Solving Ethereum’s Gas & Privacy Problem (Demo) with German, Arturo & jistro | EPD 31
• How Arbitrum's Security Council Froze $70M of North Korea's Stolen Funds

Videos by EtherWorld

Upcoming Events

• ETHPrague (May 8-10)
• ETHGlobal New York (Jun 12-14)
• Devcon 8 in Mumbai (Nov 3-6)

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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• EtherWorld Weekly — Edition 361
• EtherWorld Weekly — Edition 360
• EtherWorld Weekly — Edition 359
• EtherWorld Weekly — Edition 358
• EtherWorld Weekly — Edition 357

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