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Featured

• Highlights from the All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) Call #220
  • Ethereum core devs in ACDE #220 reviewed Fusaka devnets, testnet timelines, Glamsterdam features, the Weld repo merger & key EIPs on gas & cryptography.
• 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

• India ranked top in global crypto adoption again
  • Report shows India leading adoption for a second year, with APAC crypto transaction value up 69% YoY.
• SEC proposes crypto rule changes in new agenda
  • Summary notes 20 proposed rules aiming to ease integration of digital assets into U.S. market infrastructure.
• Public company bitcoin treasuries surpass 1,000,000 BTC
  • Tracker shows aggregate corporate holdings crossing one million BTC, underscoring institutionalization trend.
• Galaxy’s Alex Thorn: US may launch a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
  • Research head says a formal U.S. bitcoin reserve announcement could come this year, citing policy direction signals.
• HTX unveils “Transparent Protection” security standard
  • Exchange outlines global security upgrades and transparency measures to strengthen user protection and incident response.

Stories By EtherWorld

• Polygon PoS Incident Postmortem: Milestone Bug & Hard Fork Resolution
• Ethereum Developers Target September 22 for Holesky Client Releases
• Ethereum Developers Face Blockers in Shadowfork Testing Ahead of Fusaka

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

• Nethermind v1.33.1 for L2s
  • Summary: Strengthens OP Stack support, smarter peering and finalized block handling, plus modular design improvements tailored for evolving rollups.
• Teku v25.9.2 Hotfix
  • Summary: Urgent fix addresses deadlock introduced in 25.9.1 that could stall nodes; update recommended to restore stable operation promptly.
• Lodestar v1.34.1 IPv6 Patch
  • Summary: Fix enables dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 using same port; both defaults now 9000, deprecating prior IPv6 9090 default in docs.

Client versions

• Execution Layer:
  • Nethermind 1.33.1
  • Geth 1.16.3
  • Erigon 3.0.17 [New Release]
  • Besu 25.8.0
  • Reth 1.7.0 [New Release]
  • EthereumJS
• Consensus Layer:
  • Teku 25.9.2 [New Release]
  • Nimbus 25.9.0
  • Prysm 6.0.4
  • Lodestar 1.34.1 [New Release]
  • Lighthouse 7.1.0

Ethereum Governance & Related Standards

Ethereum Standards(August):

EIPs

• Latest Drafts: EIP-8015, EIP-8013

ERCs

• Latest Drafts: ERC-7507, ERC-8001, ERC-7969

• 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.
• Stripe’s Trillion-Dollar Bet: How Stablecoins Eat Global Payments
  • We cover Bridge’s sale to Stripe, how “fiat L1 / stablecoin L2” rails unlock faster, cheaper cross-border payouts (from startups to government aid), the case for many issuer- and app-specific stablecoins with better yield sharing, and what the Tempo chain targets for payment-scale throughput, privacy, and finality.
• Tokenized Stocks: The $100 Trillion Onchain Shift
  • We break down why Ondo’s wrapper model is set out to win, how blockchain brings 24/5 primary markets with 24/7 secondary markets, Defi composability and liquidity at fair prices.
• Why the War Over the USDH Ticker on Hyperliquid Is Bullish for Crypto
  • In this episode, MegaETH co-founder Shuyao Kong, who just announced their own stablecoin USDm, speaks about why they chose Ethena as a partner, and why alignment with Hyperliquid matters more than short-term incentives.

Upcoming Events

• Sep 12 – 15: ETHTokyo
• Sep 16 – 19: EDCON
• Sep 23 – 25: ETHSofia
• Sep 25: Pragma New Delhi
• Sep 26 – 28: ETHGlobal New Delhi

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