Week 87: Vitalik’s thoughts on Ethereum Alignment, Sui Bridge is Live, Solana Mobile integrated CUDIS, & QuillAudits’ Monthly Hack Synopsis Shows Total Loss ~$161.249M

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GM! Buidlers

In this latest issue of HashingBits, we’re diving deep into Ethereum’s Core Developers meetings, covering all the major updates in the Ethereum ecosystem. But that’s not all — we’ll explore the latest happenings in the Polygon, Sui & Base ecosystems, along with advancements in the AI & Web3 space. For developers, we’re highlighting new tools designed to assist smart contract developers and auditors. And, of course, we’ll delve into the headlines about Quillaudits’ September hack synopsis of ~$161.249M

EtherScope: Core Developments 👨‍💻

Layer1 & Layer2

  • Shape, the permissionless chain for all creators, is live now.
  • Renzo launches ezEIGEN.
  • Jitos will have Helius as one of the initial node operators on the Jito Restaking protocol.
  • LayerZero is now live on BitLayers, a L2 aimed to scale Bitcoin through ZK proofs and BitVM,
  • Zappier now supports ZKsync
  • DePerp now supports MOTHER, the Solana memecoin of Iggy Azalea, Perp markets on Base with 10x Leverage.
  • Aevo has finished the September AEVO buyback plan.
  • Hyperdrive by DELV, formerly Element, is now live on Base.
  • Ondo’s USDY is now live on Dolomite on Arbitrum.
  • Spark now fully supports farming on Sky, previously MakerDAO.
  • Resolv’s USR, a delta-neutral synthetic stablecoin, is now integrated with Hyperliquid.
  • Cudis, the AI-empowered Wearable DePIN product built on Solana, has now been integrated into the Solana Mobile.
  • Talent Passport, the resume for web3, introduces Base and Ethereum User Credentials.
  • Bedrock has resumed uniBTC staking on Babylon after addressing a smart contract vulnerability.
  • Ethena’s governance has proposed the launch of “Ethereal”.
  • Automata Network has launched on Optimism’s OP Stack as a machine attestation layer focused on hardware trust through on-chain machine attestations, including Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).
  • GnosisDAO has introduced a new brand identity and website at gnosis.io.
  • Cryptify, an AI-driven platform, has stealth-launched its $CRAI token.
  • Puffer Finance has launched UniFi AVS, which is designed to enhance Ethereum’s scalability and user experience.
  • Musubi is enabling users to seamlessly swap assets across Ethereum using fingerprint authentication, all without leaving their Kinto-insured wallets.
  • Rujira, a product born from the merger of KUJIRA and ThorChain, has officially launched its landing page and documentation.
  • EigenLayer and LayerZero have introduced a new framework for Crypto Economic Decentralized Verifier Networks (DVNs)
  • SWIFT, the world’s largest financial institution payment network, has announced that beginning next year, institutions globally will begin trialing live digital asset and currency transactions on its network.
  • Lombard has launched a limited-time flash event, offering 2x Lux rewards on all new BTC staked before Babylon’s Cap-2 event next Wednesday.
  • KelpDAO’s agETH can now be bridged from other networks to Linea through Axelar.
  • Ethervista has launched its Vista staking.
  • VOOI, a cross-chain perpetual DEX aggregator backed by Binance Labs, Consensys, and ZK Accelerator, has expanded its reach into the Telegram ecosystem.

EIPs (Ethereum improvement proposals)

ERCs

  • ERC 7776: Transparent Financial Statements
  • ERC 7777: Governance for Human Robot Societies
  • ERC 7779: Interoperable Delegated Accounts
  • ERC 7579: Validation Module Extension for ERC-7579

EcoExpansions: Beyond Ethereum 🚀

Sui

Base

Polygon

Hackathons, Workshops, CTFs & Events

Explore the Depths of Knowledge: Research Papers, Blogs and Tweets🔖

Twitter

Articles

Research Papers

Watch🎥

Web3 Security

Articles

Research Papers

Twitter

Community Spotlight

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