# Ethereal news weekly #8

> NYSE tokenized securities platform, Neynar new steward of Farcaster, Glamsterdam upgrade Considered for Inclusion scope finalized

Date: 2026-01-23
Source: https://ethereal.news/ethereal-news-weekly-8/
Editor: Andrew B Coathup

NYSE tokenized securities platform, Neynar new steward of Farcaster, Glamsterdam upgrade Considered for Inclusion scope finalized

### Ecosystem

* Vitalik calls for:  
  * [protocol simplicity](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qg4ay1/protocol_simplicity_as_necessary_part_of/): minimize lines of code, avoid unnecessary dependencies & add more invariants  
  * [take back lost ground](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qer9cy/2026_the_year_that_we_take_back_lost_ground/) in self-sovereignty & trustlessness   
* [Daily new addresses](https://x.com/SharpLink/status/2014420691064377605) all time high  
* [Vitalik: an Ethereum story](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4QiSilstV0) movie available on YouTube  
* ETH metrics:  
  * [Gas](https://ultrasound.money/#gas) (gwei): 0.1 average, 0.0 \- 3.9 (12.3 for zero net issuance)  
  * [ETH supply change](https://ultrasound.money/): 19k net issuance  
  * [ETHUSD](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum): $2,898 \- $3,361 (all time high $4,946, August 24, 2025\)  
  * [ETH ETFs](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth-etfs): 5% of ETH supply  
  * [ETHBTC](https://ratiogang.com/): 0.033 (0.166 for the Flippening)

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### Enterprise

* [NYSE tokenized securities platform](https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2026/The-New-York-Stock-Exchange-Develops-Tokenized-Securities-Platform/default.aspx): seeking regulatory approval for 24/7 trading, immediate settlement via tokenized capital and capability to support multiple chains for settlement & custody  
* [Bermuda](https://www.circle.com/pressroom/the-government-of-bermuda-announces-plans-to-be-the-worlds-first-fully-onchain-national-economy-with-support-from-circle-and-coinbase) plans onchain economy supported by Circle & Coinbase; pilot stablecoin payments, integrate tokenization tools to financial institutions & digital literacy for residents

### Applications

* Octant [epoch 10](https://x.com/OctantApp/status/2013659808402936038) (public goods funding) distributed 283 ETH to 24 projects  
* [Privacy Pools](https://x.com/0xprivacypools/status/2014371199204430052) live on Starknet  
* MetaLeX [v2](https://x.com/MetaLeX_Labs/status/2013643745871147371): cyberRaise v2 (onchain venture fundraising), LeXcheX v2 (accredited investor verification) & tokenized securities protocol  
* Vitalik: [need more & better DAOs](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qgxapi/we_need_more_daos_but_different_and_better_daos/), use ZK to solve privacy & AI for decision fatigue  
* Fileverse [walkaway v2](https://x.com/fileverse/status/2013639984603963645) (static page), access docs & spreadsheets if apps not available  
* Social media stewards change: [Farcaster](https://neynar.com/blog/neynar-is-acquiring-farcaster) to Neynar & [Lens](https://lens.xyz/news/mask-network-to-steward-the-next-chapter-of-lens) to Mask Network  
  * [Vitalik](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qis2l9/back_to_decentralized_social_in_2026/) returns to decentralized social media (via [Firefly](https://firefly.social/))  
* EF Use case lab: [verifiable cities](https://www.usecaselab.org/verifiable-cities): call for implementations to expand civic capacity

### Developers

* Josselin Feist: [rounding in DeFi](https://seceureka.com/blog/rounding-in-defi), framework to help get it right  
* Process to recover Solidity from bytecode: [decompile bytecode & reimplement functions](https://x.com/0xf4d3/status/2012210676454875410) and [mine selectors & update Solidity for differences](https://x.com/0xf4d3/status/2013626979191267655)  
* Hardhat [v3.1.5](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/releases/tag/hardhat%403.1.5) (dev framework): Solidity tests improved display & Solidity compiler hook for plugins  
* [Remix guide for DevRels](https://ethereumremix.substack.com/p/remix-ide-the-goto-devrel-tool): deep link using URL parameters, create a tutorial (LearnEth), run Remix Desktop (for offline demos) and use templates & plugins   
* Slither (static analyzer):  
  * Slither [0.11.5](https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.5): adds reentrancy balance detector   
  * Slither MCP Server [v2.3.0](https://github.com/trailofbits/slither-mcp/releases/tag/v2.3.0): adds 11 analysis tools & expands tool descriptions to follow Anthropic best practices  
* [EVM storage chronicle](https://medium.com/@brotherbarzzz/introducing-evm-storage-chronicle-rebuilding-a-missing-piece-of-ethereum-infrastructure-8c9fb89eb22b) (web tool): inspect mainnet contract storage, includes variable & slot history   
* [ENS community dataset](https://ens.domains/blog/post/google-bigquery-community-dataset) on Google Cloud BigQuery  
* Uniswap [Continuous Clearing Auctions](https://x.com/Uniswap/status/2014094900728373541) deployed on Base  
* EF Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF): [private zero-coupon bonds](https://iptf.ethereum.org/building-private-bonds-on-ethereum/), proof of concept  
* [Zorgz](https://x.com/z0r0zzz/status/2014044098207047864): onchain SVG NFT created via Claude Code prompts  
* Application layer standards (ERCs):  
  * [ERC8128](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1478/files): Signed HTTP requests  
  * [ERC8129](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1479/files): Non-transferable token  
  * [ERC8132](https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1485/files): Wallet call gas limit override capability

### Security

* Makina [$4M exploit](https://makinafi.substack.com/p/incident-update-regarding-the-dusdusdc) of DUSD/USDC Curve pool, frontrun, [builder returned 921 ETH](https://x.com/makinafi/status/2014349539847573565)  
* MegaETH projects [security review readiness](https://x.com/raopreetam_/status/2014338191290212824), issues when building on a real-time EVM

### All core devs (main protocol calls)

#### All core devs \- consensus (ACDC) [\#173](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdc/173)

* [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026):  
  * Timing target: mainnet upgrade June-August (to allow two upgrades a year), public testnets \~May & devnet development completed \~April  
  * [EIP7732](https://forkcast.org/eips/7732/) ePBS:  
    * [epbs-devnet-0](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/epbs-devnet-0): targeting late February, consensus-specs [v1.7.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha.1)  
    * Option for Glamsterdam without ePBS if it isn’t ready in time  
  * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/eips/7928/) Block-level Access Lists:   
    * Lighthouse & Lodestar implemented BALs & [EIP7843](https://forkcast.org/eips/7843) SLOTNUM   
* [Hegotá](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota/) upgrade (targeting late-2026)  
  * Reminder: [Headliner proposals](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-8081-hegota-network-upgrade-meta-thread/26876) deadline February 4, requires Eth Magicians post & presentation at ACD   
* Blob increase:  
  * Cells via partial messages: [blob-devnet-0](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/blob-devnet-0) launched with Lighthouse & Prysm; needed before next blob parameter only upgrade (BPO3)  
  * Teku experienced issues with LevelDB during blob spamming

#### All core devs \- testing (ACDT) [\#66](https://forkcast.org/calls/acdt/066)

* [Glamsterdam](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) upgrade (targeting mid-2026):  
  * [EIP7928](https://forkcast.org/eips/7928/) Block-level Access Lists:  
    * [bal-devnet-2](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-2): targeting late January, adds non-headliners: [EIP7843](https://forkcast.org/eips/7843) SLOTNUM, [EIP8024](https://forkcast.org/eips/8024/) SWAPN, DUPN & EXCHANGE, [EIP7708](https://forkcast.org/eips/7708/) ETH transfers emit a log and [EIP7778](https://forkcast.org/eips/7778/) block gas accounting without refunds  
  * [Considered for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#considered-for-inclusion) scope finalized:  
    * [EIP8037](https://forkcast.org/eips/8037/) state creation gas cost increase  
      * Marius van der Wijden: [EIP8037 explainer](https://notes.ethereum.org/@MariusVanDerWijden/SJD3CGdSbx), allows for gas limit increases without repricing state operations every time  
      * App developers: feedback needed on dynamic cost

### Layer 1

* EF zkEVM team: [Repricings for block proving](https://zkevm.ethereum.foundation/blog/repricings-for-block-proving-part-2), tools & workflows to benchmark worst case blocks  
* [Ben Edgington](https://x.com/benjaminion_xyz/status/2014379792561283338) returns, working on fast finality at Ethereum Foundation  
* [Lean consensus](https://github.com/leanEthereum/leanSpec/blob/main/lean_consensus.pdf) (book): companion to the spec, work in progress  
* Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs):  
  * [EIP8130](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11144/files): Account abstraction by account configuration  
  * [EIP8131](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11148/files): Add auth data to [EIP7623](https://forkcast.org/eips/7623/) floor

### Research

* [EOA migration strategies](https://ethresear.ch/t/migration-strategies-for-eoas-under-the-quantum-threat-breakages-and-open-questions/23864) under quantum threat

### Staking

* Vitalik: [native distributed validator technology](https://ethresear.ch/t/native-dvt-for-ethereum-staking/23894) (DVT) proposal for large stakers  
* [Client diversity](https://clientdiversity.org/#distribution):  
  * Consensus layer: Lighthouse \~38% (data may not be accurate)  
  * Execution layer: Geth \~41%, Nethermind \~38% (estimated from self reports)  
* [Staking marketshare](https://dune.com/hildobby/eth2-staking): Lido 24% \[Note: [dual governance](https://dg.lido.fi/)\]  
* [Validators](https://pectrified.com/mainnet): 976k active  
* Client releases:  
  * Execution layer:  
    * Erigon [v3.3.4](https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/releases/tag/v3.3.4) (recommended): improves receipts correctness & reliability  
    * Reth [v1.10.2](https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/tag/v1.10.2) (maintenance): resolves vergen dependency for SDK users & fixes performance regressions in v1.10.1

### Layer 2

* MegaETH (real-time L2) [stress test](https://stress.megaeth.com/) prior to public mainnet  
* [Mantle migrating to blobs](https://docs.mantle.xyz/network/introduction/updated-notices/migration-of-data-availability-to-ethereum-blobs) for data availability, transitioning from a Validium to a ZK rollup  
* [Zero Network](https://x.com/evgeth_/status/2012280835538293050) (ZK Stack) back online after pause on December 19 due to synchronization issue between chain state & sequencer  
* Arbitrum [Nova tooling changes](https://docs.arbitrum.io/for-devs/dev-tools-and-resources/chain-info#nova-specific-tooling), Alchemy RPC, Nova Arbiscan & Tenderly no longer supported from January 31

### Regulation

* US crypto market structure legislation (Clarity act):  
  * [Senate agriculture committee](https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep/press/release/chairman-boozman-unveils-updated-market-structure-legislation-schedules-business-meeting): draft text released, markup on January 27  
* [SEC & CFTC harmonization](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-13) joint event, January 27

### General

* Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) provisional registration for [caip](https://x.com/PatrickAlphaC/status/2012276751964000676) (chain-agnostic chain identifier) URI scheme  
* Vitalik: take back lost ground [beyond Ethereum](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/1qk7u95/taking_back_lost_ground_in_computing/)

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