Nethermind: client 2.0.0 is out
23:14, with archive nodes dropping from about 30 TB to about 2 TB, a choice of how much history to keep, and blocks processing 2 to 3 times faster than the previous release on a fresh node.
Clients and core development
fede_intern: most engineering teams working on core Ethereum will disappear over the next 3 years
19:37, because there is no real money or much status in it and AI is quickly changing what it takes to implement a client (the post is long, and only the visible part is cited here).
EIP-8081: decisions from ACDC #187
Merged.
EIP-8297: reserved basic-data bytes must be zero
(CPerezz), found while building a cross-client conformance suite for PBT.
Account abstraction and intents
New ERC: AA-compatible solver
(Helkomine), where solver contracts orchestrate an account's existing execution and authorization capabilities to support intent-based execution without modifying existing smart wallets.
Other updates
EIP-8163: move non-L1 usage out of Specification
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ERC-8153 moves to Final
ERC-7730: let the active schema line receive patch and minor releases, merged.
ERC-7730: let the active schema line receive patch and minor releases
ERC-8153 moves to Final; ERC-7730: let the active schema line receive patch and minor releases, merged.
StarkWare hosts a Privacy Summit in Singapore
17:15.
Trail of Bits: the openclaw security assessment produced 27 advisories
03:39.
Community
Vitalik: glad Ethereum L1 will get a strong prediction market contender dedicated to decentralization and ethics
04:09.
Eli Ben-Sasson: the real problem of privacy is making it usable for end users
21:42; fede_intern: what happens to ETH if Ethereum adds privacy?, 19:37.
fede_intern: what happens to ETH if Ethereum adds privacy?
Eli Ben-Sasson: the real problem of privacy is making it usable for end users, 21:42; fede_intern: what happens to ETH if Ethereum adds privacy?, 19:37.