Security: rsETH aftermath

barnabemonnot: hacks like these remind us that for many assets the goal should be to make Ethereum not only the transport layer but also the issuer of record; validity proofs and fast finality are essential to remove latency and compete with faster alternatives

14:12.

https://x.com/barnabemonnot/status/2046124822942359575 2026-04-20

LefterisJP: LayerZero blames Kelp, Kelp blames LayerZero, Aave is silent, and the three seem not to be communicating

22:34.

https://x.com/LefterisJP/status/2046251265181544621 2026-04-20

potuz_eth: most of CT focuses on the attack vector and the LayerZero and rsETH security model, but as an Aave creditor his anger is at the curators who failed to assess this risk

18:35.

https://x.com/potuz_eth/status/2046191102802194828 2026-04-20

peter_szilagyi: technical solutions definitely should be investigated and implemented

15:26.

https://x.com/peter_szilagyi/status/2046143522957353354 2026-04-20

Transactions and gas

EIP-8037: per-dimension block gas limit check

(misilva73), merged, submitted on April 17; EIP-8037: SSTORE restoration refund rollback semantics (spencer-tb), merged.

https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11536 2026-04-20

EIP-8037: SSTORE restoration refund rollback semantics

EIP-8037: per-dimension block gas limit check (misilva73), merged, submitted on April 17; EIP-8037: SSTORE restoration refund rollback semantics (spencer-tb), merged.

https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11548 2026-04-20

EIP-7708: add CREATE and CREATE2 to the transfer log list

(s1na), merged.

https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11474 2026-04-20

EIP-7928: change the block access list index to uint32

(nerolation), submitted.

https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11550 2026-04-20

Other updates

ethresear.ch: bridge attacks like the recent Aave rsETH exploit can be eliminated by a new N-VM architecture

02:32.

https://ethresear.ch/t/bridge-attacks-like-the-recent-aave-rseth-exploit-can-be-eliminated-by-a-new-n-vm-architecture/24690 2026-04-20

FOCIL Breakout #33 agenda

23:11; ERC-7796: move to Review (forshtat), submitted.

https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/focil-breakout-33-april-21-2026/28291 2026-04-20

ERC-7796: move to Review

FOCIL Breakout #33 agenda, 23:11; ERC-7796: move to Review (forshtat), submitted.

https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/1692 2026-04-20

solidity_lang: Solidity Developer Survey 2025, 70% of respondents are smart contract developers

21:14.

https://x.com/solidity_lang/status/2046231020090151072 2026-04-20

Community

binji_x: the silver lining is the market may begin to value cypherpunk approaches again

03:38.

https://x.com/binji_x/status/2045965364018966819 2026-04-20

zooko: two ways adding more privacy can make something worse

05:30.

https://x.com/zooko/status/2045993492850331783 2026-04-20