Week in Ethereum News -The Latest Ethereum News and Upcoming Events This Week

2023-04-23, 02:23

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## Eth News and Links
### Dencun (Cancun + Deneb) upgrade
A list of what [exactly might make it into Dencun](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/cancun-network-upgrade-meta-thread/12060 "exactly might make it into Dencun") besides 4844 (protodankscaling). Discussion at the next call on April 27

Latest [consensus layer devs call](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJULkA5YgP4 "consensus layer devs call"). Notes from [Christine Kim](https://www.galaxy.com/research/insights/ethereum-all-core-developers-consensus-call-107/ "Christine Kim")

[EIP4788](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4788 "EIP4788") (expose CL state in EL) likely included in Dencun

4844 devnet5 next week

discussion of [long-lived subnets](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/pull/3312 "long-lived subnets") to reduce bandwidth use

Latest [4844 implementor call](https://youtu.be/oCqfxb5CWAI "4844 implementor call")

[KZG ceremony](https://ceremony.ethereum.org/ "KZG ceremony") is open again for public contributions, but your Eth account needs over 128 mainnet transactions. If the waiting list declines, then the threshold will be reduced. [Follow @ carlbeek](https://twitter.com/CarlBeek/status/1647752476328878080 "Follow @ carlbeek") to find out if threshold is reduced
### Layer 1
Four options for [transitioning to Verkle trees](https://notes.ethereum.org/parithosh/verkle-transition "transitioning to Verkle trees") would look like

[Two slots proposer builder separation with unconditional payment](https://hackmd.io/rin5jq_ITA2TBuWjAn0OxA "Two slots proposer builder separation with unconditional payment")

[Paprika](https://github.com/NethermindEth/Paprika "Paprika"), Nethermind’s experimental storage abstraction of Patricia tree

[Equivocation attacks in MEV-boost and ePBS](https://ethresear.ch/t/equivocation-attacks-in-mev-boost-and-epbs/15338 "Equivocation attacks in MEV-boost and ePBS")

[Optimistic relays increase validator profits and are cheaper to maintain](https://frontier.tech/optimistic-relays-and-where-to-find-them "Optimistic relays increase validator profits and are cheaper to maintain")
### For Stakers
How to [track the performance of your validator](https://offchain.medium.com/validator-performance-tracking-a2ea9ab44b3a "track the performance of your validator")

Benchmarking [bandwidth consumption with Shapella](https://decentralfocus.substack.com/p/bandwidth-usage-after-ethereum-withdrawals "bandwidth consumption with Shapella") (Geth and Lighthouse) finds ~20% increase

Lighthouse [v4.1](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v4.1.0 "v4.1") - fix excessive CPU usage

Geth [v.1.11.6](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.11.6 "v.1.11.6")

Rocketpool [Atlas upgrade](https://medium.com/rocket-pool/rocket-pool-atlas-upgrade-7c69e39a3d5f "Atlas upgrade") live, allows staking with 8 ETH and triples Rocketpool’s capacity

[How to start running a distributed validator](https://medium.com/dsrv/validators-note-10-how-to-start-running-a-distributed-validator-with-obol-f7c9179cbd7e "How to start running a distributed validator") with Obol
### Layer 2
Client diversity coming with <a href="/ru/price/optimism-op" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Optimism</a>’s Bedrock upgrade:

Magi, a16z’s [Optimism client](https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/building-magi-a-new-rollup-client-for-optimism/ "Optimism client") in rust

[OP-Erigon](https://dev.optimism.io/client-diversity/ "OP-Erigon"), a fork of Erigon for <a href="/ru/price/optimism-op" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Optimism</a>
### EIPs/Standards
EIPs:

[EIP6888](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6888/files "EIP6888"): EVM math checking

[EIP6913](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6913/files "EIP6913"): SETCODE instruction

[EIP6914](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6914/files "EIP6914"): Reuse withdrawn validator indices

ERCs:

[ERC6882](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6882/files "ERC6882"): sharable interface for borrowing

[ERC6884](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6884/files "ERC6884"): Extendable Utility Tokens Derived from Origin NFTs

[ERC6916](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6916/files "ERC6916"): Automatic reset of testnet

[ERC6912](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6912/files "ERC6912"): Versioned TokenIDs for Dynamic NFTs

[ERC6909](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6909/files "ERC6909"): simplied alternative to erc1155

[ERC6900](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6900/files "ERC6900"): modular smart contracts

### Stuff for developers
viem [v0.3.x](https://github.com/wagmi-dev/viem/releases "v0.3.x"), bugfixes and ethcall batch aggregation

wagmi’s [plan for migrating to viem](https://github.com/wagmi-dev/wagmi/discussions/2207 "plan for migrating to viem")

[Diamond standard in Foundry](https://medium.com/urataps/diamond-foundry-a-unified-toolset-for-web3-builders-d4073b6671ea "Diamond standard in Foundry")

[ZeroMEV API](https://data.zeromev.org/docs/ "ZeroMEV API"), transaction level MEV summary data
### Security
Hundred [hacked for 7.4m](https://rekt.news/hundred-rekt2/ "hacked for 7.4m") on <a href="/ru/price/optimism-op" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Optimism</a>, due to poorly deployed fork of <a href="/ru/price/compound-comp" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Compound</a> v2
### Ecosystem
[Scaffold-eth v2 hackathon winners](https://twitter.com/buidlguidl/status/1648820996005060608 "Scaffold-eth v2 hackathon winners")

[ETH Tokyo winners](https://twitter.com/ETHGlobal/status/1647524426450083840 "ETH Tokyo winners")

Gas prices highest this week since the Merge (ie ~80 gwei during UTC day and ~35 gwei during UTC night) lead to [over 100k burned since the Merge](https://twitter.com/evan_van_ness/status/1648904903861960705 "over 100k burned since the Merge")

[Devconnect announced in Istanbul](https://blog.ethereum.org/2023/04/20/announcing-devconnect-ist "Devconnect announced in Istanbul") for November 13-19
### Enterprise
Société Générale launches [Euro stablecoin on mainnet](https://www.sgforge.com/societe-generale-forge-launches-coinvertible-the-first-institutional-stablecoin-deployed-on-a-public-blockchain/ "Euro stablecoin on mainnet")
### Notable at app layer
[Kwenta launches SmartMargin](https://mirror.xyz/kwenta.eth/I9l_QSOvf6kGQos3SXltES9WCAvEklS56aIbKHccHUg "Kwenta launches SmartMargin") and currently has [3 different rewards programs](https://mirror.xyz/kwenta.eth/8KyrISnjOcuAX_VW-GxVqxpcbWukB_RlP5XWWMz-UGk "3 different rewards programs") for traders

[Use an onchain NFT](https://twitter.com/colingplatt/status/1648673944281464833 "Use an onchain NFT") as your <a href="/ru/price/uniswap-uni" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Uniswap</a> frontend

Brantly Millegan’s [proposal for an onchain follow protocol](https://twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/1648794925754974209 "proposal for an onchain follow protocol")

Who is [delegating to you in DAOs](https://www.karmahq.xyz/dao/delegators "delegating to you in DAOs")?

Ameen announces [Hai](https://community.reflexer.finance/t/announcing-hai-a-multi-collateral-rai-fork-on-optimism/461 "Hai"), multi-collateral Rai fork on <a href="/ru/price/optimism-op" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Optimism</a>

Alchemix [self-repaying .eth domains](https://ens.alchemix.fi/ "self-repaying .eth domains")

State of [zk-apps in Ethereum](https://mirror.xyz/andyguzman.eth/ZZRLBlx2KjlNnQ84v1doMKg_8QO-XRjYxFfT1Fm_ZDw "zk-apps in Ethereum")

[What can you do with zk-ECSDA](https://mirror.xyz/privacy-scaling-explorations.eth/djxf2g9VzUcss1e-gWIL2DSRD4stWggtTOcgsv1RlxY "What can you do with zk-ECSDA") at the app layer?
## Job Listings
[Snr React Native UI Dev](https://grnh.se/2fada6031us "Snr React Native UI Dev") at Status: [All jobs](https://grnh.se/9fc6e6fc1us "All jobs")

Solidity team are looking for a highly skilled [Dev Advocate](https://jobs.lever.co/ethereumfoundation/b9e33c9e-48ee-464f-a672-d51eece2b99d "Dev Advocate")

EF Ecosystem Support Program seek a [Grant Analyst & Liaison](https://jobs.lever.co/ethereumfoundation/92306cf4-1a7d-4e32-bc23-9762383522b1 "Grant Analyst & Liaison")

### Regulation/business/tokens
Coinbase [licensed in Bermuda to launch derivatives exchange](https://archive.ph/Tz4Oa "licensed in Bermuda to launch derivatives exchange")

Gensler repeatedly [refuses to say ETH is not a security](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhA1dZXeao0 "refuses to say ETH is not a security"), even though in 2018 he [recognized that ETH was not a security](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPkgJwJHYSc&t=1104s "recognized that ETH was not a security")

SEC labels [Algorand an unregistered security](https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2023/comp-pr2023-78.pdf "Algorand an unregistered security") in complaint against Bittrex.

In 2019, [Gary Gensler caught on tape pumping Algorand](https://youtu.be/2D3SbYzzJLc?t=2753 "Gary Gensler caught on tape pumping Algorand")

Gary Gensler’s [contradiction in the middle](https://leighton.mirror.xyz/eHwKtQneGUCwWxuUflDrYuTW4-d7IjTGrO3ZFVemOTY "contradiction in the middle")

Europe votes for [uniform legal framework](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230414IPR80133/crypto-assets-green-light-to-new-rules-for-tracing-transfers-in-the-eu "uniform legal framework") for EU crypto markets

Next week [Alex Pertsev to be released to house arrest](https://twitter.com/blockblanc/status/1648998168527360001 "Alex Pertsev to be released to house arrest") to prepare for June trial
### General/crypto
[Poseidon and Grobner basis attacks](https://twitter.com/Khovr/status/1648262661237350402 "Poseidon and Grobner basis attacks")

[Consensys reports data leak](https://consensys.net/blog/news/faq-customer-support-data-security-incident/ "Consensys reports data leak") of Metamask support tickets

Tayvano on a [mysterious wallet drainer](https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1648187031468781568 "mysterious wallet drainer"), where there is no common thread between compromised keys

If you haven’t yet, [make sure your iPhone and iOS are up to date](https://siliconangle.com/2023/04/10/apple-patches-vulnerabilities-used-target-iphones-ipads-macs/ "make sure your iPhone and iOS are up to date")

## Upcoming Dates of Note
(new/changes in **bold**)
Apr 25 - May 9 – [Gitcoin Program Beta Round](https://gitcoin.notion.site/Gitcoin-Grantee-Portal-6adfc92627474bd48a5dfcd1e8438d20 "Gitcoin Program Beta Round")
Apr 27-30  – [Istanbul ETH Privacy](https://www.leadingprivacy.com/istanbul "Istanbul ETH Privacy") conference & hackathon
Apr 28 – deadline for EF’s [Next Billion fellowship cohort 3](https://blog.ethereum.org/2023/03/16/fellowship-cohort-3-applications "Next Billion fellowship cohort 3")
May 5-10 – [ETHTallinn](https://ethtallinn.org/ "ETHTallinn") hackathon & [NFT Tallinn](https://nfttallinn.com/ "NFT Tallinn") conference
May 9-12 – [EY blockchain summit](https://web.cvent.com/event/c066d44d-4e50-4d7e-b6fb-3cc0abdae7ff/websitePage:34e89f81-7647-4dff-b5f8-cd05d75a1ea7 "EY blockchain summit")
May 12-14 – [ETHGlobal Lisbon](https://ethglobal.com/events/lisbon "ETHGlobal Lisbon")
May 19-23 – [Edcon](https://edcon.io/ "Edcon") Montenegro (changed from Vienna)
May 20-21 – [ETHDam](https://www.ethdam.com/ "ETHDam") (Amsterdam) conference & hackathon
May 24-26 – [Spaghett ETH](https://naples.spaghett-eth.com/ "Spaghett ETH") (Naples) conference
May 26-28 – [ETHDublin](https://www.ethdublin.io/ "ETHDublin") hackathon
Jun 2-4 – [ETH Seoul](https://2023.ethseoul.org/ "ETH Seoul")
Jun 2-6 – [ETH Belgrade](https://ethbelgrade.rs/ "ETH Belgrade") conference & hackathon
Jun 9-11 – [ETHPrague](https://ethprague.com/ "ETHPrague") conference & hackathon
Jun 23–25 – [ETHGlobal Waterloo](https://ethglobal.com/events/waterloo2023 "ETHGlobal Waterloo") (changed from Toronto)
Jul 5-7 – [ETHBarcelona](https://ethbarcelona.com/ "ETHBarcelona")
Jul 15-16 – [DeFi Security Summit](https://defisecuritysummit.org/ "DeFi Security Summit") (Paris)
Jul 17-20 – [EthCC](https://ethcc.io/ "EthCC") (Paris)
Jul 21–23 – [ETHGlobal Paris](https://ethglobal.com/events/paris2023 "ETHGlobal Paris")
Aug 13-16 – [ETHToronto](https://www.ethtoronto.ca/ "ETHToronto") & [ETHWomen](https://www.ethwomen.com/ "ETHWomen")
Aug 16-19 – [Ethereum Argentina](https://twitter.com/EtherArgentina/status/1625857633260552200 "Ethereum Argentina") (Buenos Aires)
Aug 28-30 – [Science of Blockchain Conference](https://cbr.stanford.edu/sbc23/ "Science of Blockchain Conference") (Stanford University)
Aug 30 - Sep 3 – [ETHWarsaw](https://www.ethwarsaw.dev/ "ETHWarsaw") conference & hackathon
Sep 1-3 – [Ethcon Korea](https://ethcon.kr/ "Ethcon Korea") hackathon
Sep 10-12 – [Ethereum Singapore](https://www.ethereumsingapore.com/ "Ethereum Singapore") hackathon & conference
Sep 11-13 – [DappCon](https://www.dappcon.io/ "DappCon") (Berlin)
Sep 15 – [Protocol Berg](https://protocol.berlin/ "Protocol Berg") (Berlin)
Sep 18-21 – [ETH Montréal](https://ethmontreal.xyz/ "ETH Montréal") hackathon & conference
Sep 22–24 – [ETHGlobal New York](https://ethglobal.com/events/newyork2023 "ETHGlobal New York")
Oct 6–27 – [ETHOnline](https://ethglobal.com/events/ethonline2023 "ETHOnline") (ETHGlobal) virtual
Oct 27–29 – [ETH Miami](https://ethmiami.net/ "ETH Miami") festival + hackathon
Oct 28–30 – [ETH Lisbon](https://www.ethlisbon.org/ "ETH Lisbon") hackathon
**Nov 13-19 – [Devconnect](https://blog.ethereum.org/2023/04/20/announcing-devconnect-ist "Devconnect") (Istanbul)
Nov 17-19 - [ETHIstanbul](https://ethglobal.com/events/istanbul "ETHIstanbul") (EthGlobal)**

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