Account and transaction rules: SETCODEFROM on the 4337 ban list

ERC-7562 PR: block SETCODEFROM

(CPerezz, merged the next day). ERC-7562 sets the opcode and storage access limits that 4337 bundlers apply to UserOperation validation.

https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/pull/2066 2026-10-12

EIP-8141 PR: state the EIP-1559 fee validity rules and define effective_gas_price

(AnkushinDaniil).

https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/12486 2026-10-12

EIP-8298 closes spec gaps and assigns opcode 0xA7

Merged.

https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/12480 2026-10-12

Privacy by default, starting with stealth addresses

Kassandra: the goal is for privacy to be the norm for Ethereum users

19:41. Step one is wallets interoperating on basic stealth address support, but first comes a post-quantum private stealth address scheme.

https://x.com/kassandraETH/status/2109625616156828000 2026-10-12

Magicians: a private stablecoin on Ethereum backed by USDC/USDT

07:24, the same project as the ethresear.ch post three days earlier, with 11 posts that day.

https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/private-stablecoin-on-ethereum-backed-by-usdc-usdt/29946 2026-10-12

StarkWare: Europol's report on quantum threats mentions account abstraction and ZK-STARKs

11:59, as tools to reduce wallets' quantum exposure.

https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2109509154314518979 2026-10-12

Other updates

L2BEAT: launching a Blobs page and retiring DABEAT

20:07, because Ethereum has plenty of unused blob capacity and it will keep growing.

https://x.com/ethbeat_org/status/2109632003393925218 2026-10-12

Derek Chiang: Gnosis is live with FCR, and L1 deposits now take 12 to 24 seconds instead of 14 minutes

21:30; Ethlabs: FCR is paving the road to better onchain markets, 20:54.

https://x.com/decentrek/status/2109653029129453709 2026-10-12

Ethlabs: FCR is paving the road to better onchain markets

Derek Chiang: Gnosis is live with FCR, and L1 deposits now take 12 to 24 seconds instead of 14 minutes, 21:30; Ethlabs: FCR is paving the road to better onchain markets, 20:54.

https://x.com/ethlabs_org/status/2109643922926354678 2026-10-12

Magicians: 8415Wallet beta with native ERC-8415 support

02:53.

https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/8415wallet-an-erc-8415-based-wallet-now-available-for-beta-testing/29945 2026-10-12

EIP-4758 (deactivate SELFDESTRUCT) moved back to Draft

New EIP: hardware and bandwidth recommendations.

https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/12492 2026-10-12

new EIP: hardware and bandwidth recommendations

EIP-4758 (deactivate SELFDESTRUCT) moved back to Draft; new EIP: hardware and bandwidth recommendations.

https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/12490 2026-10-12

StarkWare: a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction now costs about $59, down from $320

21:22.

https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/2109651021622354225 2026-10-12

Community

binji: people are vastly underestimating Aztec's acquisition of ZKPassport

18:51.

https://x.com/binji_x/status/2109612936016564300 2026-10-12

Eli Ben-Sasson: until a week ago we never said anything like that

21:17, responding to the debate over Starknet's alignment with Ethereum.

https://x.com/EliBenSasson/status/2109649697929347080 2026-10-12