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

2023-05-04, 02:47

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## Eth News and Links
### Dencun (Cancun + Deneb) upgrade
Latest all core devs – execution (ACDE) [call video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajLQVC3E_mk&t=160s "call video"). Summary by [Tim Beiko](https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1651613083931119617 "Tim Beiko").  Notes from [Tim Beiko](https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1651991286738743296 "Tim Beiko") and [Christine Kim](https://www.galaxy.com/research/insights/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-call-160/ "Christine Kim"):

Cancun upgrade to include: EIP4844 (protodankscaling), EIP6780 (SELFDESTRUCT only in same tx), EIP1153 (transient storage) & EIP6475 (SSZ optional type)

Cancun may potentially include: EIP4788 (beacon block root in EVM), EIP6493 (SSZ tx signature scheme) & EIP2537 (BLS precompile)

EOF not in Cancun, discussed making main feature of future upgrade

[EIP4844 devnet 5](https://4844-devnet-5.ethpandaops.io/ "EIP4844 devnet 5") successfully launched

[KZG Ceremony](https://ceremony.ethereum.org/ "KZG Ceremony"): 91,000+ contributions, contribute with an [account nonce of 64](https://twitter.com/carlbeek/status/1651640315504361474 "account nonce of 64")
### Layer 1
[MEV-Boost relay vulnerability disclosed](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/disclosure-mitigation-of-block-equivocation-strategy-with-early-getpayload-calls-for-proposers/1705 "MEV-Boost relay vulnerability disclosed"), block equivocation strategy with early getPayload calls

[Rinkeby testnet](https://twitter.com/peter_szilagyi/status/1651606721532506112 "Rinkeby testnet") Q2/Q3 shutdown proposed for June 1

[Geth](https://twitter.com/peter_szilagyi/status/1651593996483870724 "Geth") removing Clique & PoW support
### Client releases
Consensus layer:

Nimbus [v23.4.0](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases/tag/v23.4.0 "v23.4.0"): fixes missed proposals (low probability)

Teku [v23.4.0](https://github.com/ConsenSys/teku/releases/tag/23.4.0 "v23.4.0"): fix for slow block processing with multiple voluntary exits

Execution layer:

Erigon [v2.43.0](https://github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/releases/tag/v2.43.0 "v2.43.0"): adds [Caplin](https://erigon.substack.com/p/announcing-caplin-erigon-full-consensus "Caplin") phase 1 (embedded Consensus Layer); [diagnostics](https://github.com/ledgerwatch/diagnostics#readme "diagnostics") web app
### Research
[MEV-Boost & fork choice rule](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2023/04/mev-boost-ethereum-consensus "MEV-Boost & fork choice rule"): impact of latency on consensus

[Overview of dankscaling](https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/an-overview-of-danksharding-and-a-proposal-for-improvement-of-das/ "Overview of dankscaling"): proposal to use 25% of samples for reconstruction

[Post quantum stealth addresses](https://ethresear.ch/t/towards-practical-post-quantum-stealth-addresses/15437 "Post quantum stealth addresses") using Commutative Supersingular isogenies (CSIDH)

[Confirmation rule](https://www.adiasg.me/confirmation-rule-for-ethereum/ "Confirmation rule"): typically under 1 minute, weaker guarantee than finality
### Layer 2
Proposal for [cross layer communication](https://ethresear.ch/t/cross-layer-communication-trivially-provable-and-efficient-read-access-to-the-parent-chain/15396 "cross layer communication") using a precompile to read the Layer 1 state root
### EIPs/Standards
EIPs:
[EIP6953](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6953/files "EIP6953"): Network upgrade activation triggers

ERCs:
[ERC6927](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6927/files "ERC6927"): NFT fusing protocol

[ERC6932](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6933/files "ERC6932"): Sub_script_ion-based token

[ERC6944](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/6944/files "ERC6944"): ERC5219 resolve mode

### Stuff for developers
Foundry Forge-std [v1.5.4](https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std/releases/tag/v1.5.4 "v1.5.4"): adds set breakpoint cheat and count overload to expectCall cheat

[Forge-deploy](https://github.com/wighawag/forge-deploy#readme "Forge-deploy"): track deployments by name and reuse in Solidity

[Solc-ast-rs](https://github.com/hrkrshnn/solc-ast-rs#readme "Solc-ast-rs"): Rust bindings for Solidity AST & visitors

[Slitherin](https://github.com/pessimistic-io/slitherin#readme "Slitherin"): custom Slither detectors with higher sensitivity but higher false positives

[Equivalence checker](https://medium.com/certora/how-to-optimize-your-gas-consumption-without-getting-rekt-695ece5354ca "Equivalence checker"): compare code in Yul/assembly, Solidity or Certora Verification Language

[Contract Fiesta](https://twitter.com/gf_256/status/1650512743349338119 "Contract Fiesta"): dataset of source code for 150k unique contracts

Safe: [ERC2535 (Diamond proxy) unsuitable for smart accounts](https://safe.mirror.xyz/P83_rVQuUQJAM-SnMpWvsHlN8oLnCeSncD1txyMDqpE "ERC2535 (Diamond proxy) unsuitable for smart accounts") (account abstraction)

[Governance proposal simulation framework](https://medium.com/elliotfriedman3/secure-governance-testing-framework-f7bd735e024e "Governance proposal simulation framework"): catch incorrectly linked contracts, invalid state transitions, broken dependencies and logic errors

Curta CTF [Groovy Fruit Fiesta solution](https://twitter.com/gf_256/status/1651346013792227332 "Groovy Fruit Fiesta solution")

All Wallet Devs [call video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRmvcd2Ld50 "call video") and [notes](https://twitter.com/_SamWilsn_/status/1650549875816247320 "notes")

Zokrates [v0.8.7](https://github.com/Zokrates/ZoKrates/releases/tag/0.8.7 "v0.8.7"): Nova experimental support

[zkLLVM & Proof Market](https://blog.nil.foundation/2023/04/26/proof-market-and-zkllvm-pipeline.html "zkLLVM & Proof Market"): guide to integrating zk proofs
### Security
[Mysterious wallet drainer](https://mirror.xyz/blockmage-labs.eth/Kpb0z8WruhXOtNEal3AAjROzLlleGiu5JprgkHp2QgE "Mysterious wallet drainer") (described by Taylor last week): victims encouraged to come forward

Merlin DEX on zkSync [$1.8 million stolen](https://rekt.news/merlin-dex-rekt/ "$1.8 million stolen"), devs had unlimited approval

Blur NFT marketplace [canceled bids were accepted](https://twitter.com/PacmanBlur/status/1649650815592972288 "canceled bids were accepted")

<a href="/th/price/trust-wallet-twt" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Trust Wallet</a> [browser extension vulnerability disclosed](https://blog.ledger.com/Funds-of-every-wallet-created-with-the-Trust-Wallet-browser-extension-could-have-been-stolen/ "browser extension vulnerability disclosed"), mnemonics could be found by brute force, $100k bounty paid

[Profanity Brute-force](https://github.com/rebryk/profanity-brute-force#readme "Profanity Brute-force"): reconstruct a private key generated using Profanity
### Ecosystem
[Staking deposit queue](https://twitter.com/wenmerge2022/status/1651473751803072512 "Staking deposit queue") flipped exit queue

### Notable at app layer
ENS manager app [v3](https://twitter.com/dr3a_eth/status/1650996926806933505 "v3") and [ENS Name Wrapper](https://twitter.com/sadaf_eth/status/1651635520919961600 "ENS Name Wrapper") live

<a href="/th/price/gitcoin-gtc" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Gitcoin</a> Passport [Unique Humanity Score](https://twitter.com/gitcoinpassport/status/1650883101717848066 "Unique Humanity Score") of 15 needed for <a href="/th/price/gitcoin-gtc" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Gitcoin</a> Grants Beta Round matching

[Stelo Explore](https://blog.stelolabs.com/stelo-explore-safe-sharable-transactions-on-stelo-com/ "Stelo Explore"): universal contract interface

Eric Wall’s [Orb](https://eric.orb.land/ "Orb") NFT: holder can ask Eric a question a week, 300% Harberger tax
## 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 need a highly skilled [Developer Advocate](https://jobs.lever.co/ethereumfoundation/b9e33c9e-48ee-464f-a672-d51eece2b99d "Developer Advocate")

Mimic seek a [blockchain engineer ](https://mimic-fi.notion.site/Blockchain-engineer-f70df67acbba4dd1a39e974767f9c709 "blockchain engineer ")

### Regulation/business/tokens
Professor Gary Gensler in 2018 MIT course: “[3/4 of the market is non-securities](https://twitter.com/ZK_shark/status/1650689125580668931 "3/4 of the market is non-securities")“

Binance US terminated [$1 billion purchase deal of Voyager assets](https://twitter.com/investvoyager/status/1650921887512272917 "$1 billion purchase deal of Voyager assets")

[UK tax proposal](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-taxation-of-decentralised-finance-involving-the-lending-and-staking-of-cryptoassets/the-taxation-of-decentralised-finance-defi-involving-the-lending-and-staking-of-cryptoassets--2 "UK tax proposal") to not treat DeFi transactions as disposals

Paul Brody: [enjoy the final Crypto Winter](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/04/26/us-crypto-regulations-end-crypto-winter-opinion "enjoy the final Crypto Winter")
### General/crypto
[TxRank](https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.12749 "TxRank"): transaction anomaly detection tool using a Large Language Model

[HyperNova](https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/573 "HyperNova"): recursive arguments for customizable constraint systems

[Zator](https://github.com/lyronctk/zator/tree/main#readme "Zator"): verified inference of a 512-layer neural network using recursive SNARKs

## Upcoming Dates of Note
(new/changes in **bold**)
May 5-10 – [ETHTallinn](https://ethtallinn.org/ "ETHTallinn") hackathon & [NFT Tallinn](https://nfttallinn.com/ "NFT Tallinn") conference
May 9 – <a href="/th/price/gitcoin-gtc" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Gitcoin</a> Grants Beta Round ends (**support [Week in Eth News](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/1/0xaa40e2e5c8df03d792a52b5458959c320f86ca18/0xaa40e2e5c8df03d792a52b5458959c320f86ca18-53 "Week in Eth News")**)
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 11-14 – [Pragma Lisbon](https://ethglobal.com/events/pragma-lisbon "Pragma Lisbon")** & [ETHGlobal Lisbon](https://ethglobal.com/events/lisbon "ETHGlobal Lisbon") hackathon
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 5-6 – [ETHMilan](https://www.ethmilan.xyz/ "ETHMilan") conference**
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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