Welcome to Observer #12

This is a brief weekly roundup of Ethereum and wider industry news and headlines.
Find this week's link-list below, and comment if you'd like to join and help build this out!

Core Development (ACD) & L1

1/ @nixorokish Checkpoint Edition #1, ACD roundup on EF Blog

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@nixorokish

Initiating the "Checkpoint" series on the @ethereumfndn blog - accessible, non-technical overviews of the last 4-5 All Core Devs calls with a sentiment check with what's being focused on

2/ @nixorokish ACDE #208 TOMORROW

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@nixorokish

1/7

Ethereum's upcoming regular Thurs protocol development call: ACDE #208
27 Mar 14:00 UTC

Hoodi Pectra update, mainnet timing, upgrade process improvements, history expiry timeline, Fusaka deadlines, eth/69 & EOF

EOF may be the contentious topic that dominates this call

3/ @ralexstokes ACDC #153 Roundup!

stokes

@ralexstokes

Summary of ACDC #153 on 20 March 2025

We discussed Pectra, PeerDAS, and Fusaka:

4/ @barnabemonnot NEW "Protocol research call" starting 02APR

barnabe.eth

@barnabemonnot

We're hosting a pilot "Protocol research call" next week, Wed. April 2nd at 14 UTC, on the topic of protocol roles and node duties.

Long-term, we hope that this can be a good venue for research, core devs and the community to discuss some of the many questions facing Ethereum.

5/ @abcoathup Fusaka Planning

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@abcoathup

Fusaka upgrade planning

* March 24: Proposed for Inclusion deadline
* March 31: client team scope preferences deadline
* April 10: Fusaka scope frozen

I added my two cents, you can add yours.
ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-7607-fus…

6/ @abcoathup Scope Prefs

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@abcoathup

Client teams have started sharing scope preferences for the Fusaka upgrade.

ethereum-magicians.org

EIP-7607: Fusaka Meta EIP

Collection of Responses Client teams Nethermind https://x.com/m25marek/status/1896911082628727213 Reth Layer 2s Base Community

7/ @ladislaus0x EF Research Roundup

ladislaus.eth

@ladislaus0x

Another week - another weekly update from EF Research

You can expect these updates from me going forward, continuing the flow from @barnabemonnot

8/ @ethresearchbot NEW EF Research — Decoupling throughput from local building

ethresearchbot

@ethresearchbot

New post on EthResear.ch!

Decoupling throughput from local building

By:
- @barnabemonnot
- Alex Stokes
- Ansgar Dietrichs
- Carl Beekhuizen
- Caspar Schwarz-Schilling
- Dankrad Feist
- Data Always
- Drew van der Werff
- Eric Siu
- Francesco d’Amato
- Jihoon Song
-

ethresear.ch

Ethereum Research

Civilized discussion furthering Ethereum research

9/ @unnawut Beam roadmap!

unnawut 🦇🔊

@unnawut

I'm excited to share the brand new Beam Roadmap site!

Now you can find everything about the Beam Chain (new name soon), track its progress, access learning resources, and find the brilliant minds & teams behind it - all in one place.

Explore now at beamroadmap.org

10/ @abcoathup Hoodi upgrade TODAY

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@abcoathup

Hoodi testnet upgrades to Pectra tonight
dora.hoodi.ethpandaops.io

11/ @terencechain More on Hoodi

terence

@terencechain

Reminder: Hoodi testnet (the Holesky replacement) is upgrading to Pectra in ~2 days at Epoch 2048 — Wed, March 26 14:37 UTC

Everything you need to get ready: hoodi.ethpandaops.io

12/ @etherscan Explorer Live

etherscan.eth

@etherscan

Hoodi testnet explorer is live!

Namaskāra

13/ @christine_dkim Infinite Jungle 89 on Hoodi and More!

Galaxy

@galaxyhq

Pectra on Hoodi, The Final Testnet Upgrade

On #InfiniteJungle EP 89, @christine_dkim recaps the latest ACDC call, covering Pectra testing as it moves to Hoodi, the growing focus on history expiry, and early signs of heated debate around the scope of the upcoming Fusaka upgrade.

Ecosystem

14/ @sassal0x Latest @thedailygwei

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@sassal0x

The latest @thedailygwei Refuel is ready for your consumption!

Today's topics:
- Hoodi testnet now live

- Tornado Cash sanctions removed

- ETH is a triple point asset

- and much more

Watch

youtu.be/UJgLjc8K6s0

15/ @barnabemonnot and @ralexstokes on @laurashin

barnabe.eth

@barnabemonnot

Had a great chat with @laurashin and @ralexstokes on @Unchained_pod !

Some of the points we discussed:
- Scaling the blobs 2x with Pectra (soon!) and hopefully 8x more with PeerDAS in Fusaka
- Why opting for a market-driven rollup-centric roadmap instead of pursuing in-protocol

Laura Shin

@laurashin

Ethereum Foundation Research co-leads admit, “We can do better.”

The @ethereumfndn’s Research co-leads @ralexstokes and @barnabemonnot explore whether Ethereum can stay ahead of the competition, detailing:

The Pectra and Fusaka Upgrades

How Ethereum can compete

16/ @custodiabank America’s first bank-issued stablecoin on Ethereum

Custodia Bank ™

@custodiabank

BIG NEWS: @custodiabank & @Vantage_Bank have issued America's first bank-issued #stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain. First-ever tokenization of a U.S. bank's U.S. dollar demand deposits for a bank customer on a permissionless blockchain:
custodiabank.com/press/custodia…

17/ @matthuang @WSJ on @rstormsf

Matt Huang

@matthuang

Great overview of @rstormsf's case in today's WSJ

As I say in the article: “Roman is being unfairly prosecuted,” Huang told the Journal. “Software developers shouldn’t be threatened with criminal sanctions for building neutral infrastructure, which is what Tornado Cash was. You

18/ @BanklessHQ OFAC removed Tornado Cash contracts

Bankless

@BanklessHQ

BREAKING: OFAC removes Tornado Cash contract addresses from its SDN list

19/ @Rue1776 Latest Ethereum Daily

Ethereum Daily

@Rue1776

~ Ethereum Daily ~
March 25th, 2025

@Celo L2 Hardfork

1st US Bank-Issued Stablecoin, @custodiabank

@worldlibertyfi brings T-Bills Backed Stablecoin, USD1

New "Checkpoint" ACD Blog Series & Protocol Research Call

Plus Much More in the Thread Below

20/ @alignedlayer Latest Zk Newsflash

Aligned

@alignedlayer

ZK-Newsflash!

Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from March 13th to 19th — presented by @BJ_Dyakov.

@Ingo_zk released ICICLE-Snark, offering enhanced performance for ZK applications.

@eigen_da and @Mantle_Official announced partnership to

21/ @CoinbasePltfrm Coinbase Staking report — 11.4% of stake

Coinbase Platform

@CoinbasePltfrm

We’re excited to announce our first Ethereum Validator Performance Report, marking a new level of transparency in our ETH staking operations.

This comprehensive report covers:
→ Validator uptime at 99.75%
→ Participation rate of validators at 99.75%
→ Zero slashing or

L2

22/ @TheDeFinvestor @ZkSync and @Ethereum total 80% of RWA mcap

The DeFi Investor 🔎

@TheDeFinvestor

Ethereum and its L2s hold over 80% total market share in the RWA sector.

Ethereum still leads in tokenization.

23/ @Celo Officially an L2 on @Optimism stack!

Celo.eth 🦇 🌳

@Celo

@Ethereum, we're home!

Following a successful "hard hard fork" led by core contributors at @cLabs & L1 validators, Celo is officially an Ethereum Layer 2

What does that mean for the diverse, global decentralized ecosystem? Keep reading to find out ↓

Events

24/ @EthPrague Unveils @VitalikButerin & @timberners_lee!

ETHPrague

@EthPrague

Beyond excited to announce a historic fireside chat between @timberners_lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, and @VitalikButerin, creator of Ethereum, at @EthPrague!

The two brilliant minds will explore tech acceleration, open networks, and visions for Web3.0!

May 27-29

25/ @EFDevcon Devconnect Venue!

Devconnect ARG

@EFDevcon

Announcing La Rural will be the main Devconnect venue this year!

It will be our Schelling Point for the week.

Ethereum world’s fair

coworking space

kickoff day on Nov 17

All in a giant venue with a huge outdoor space, located in the beautiful neighborhood Palermo.

26/ @not_qz D/Acc Day and EthTaipei next week

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@not_qz

Join us once again for dacc day, exploring a more thoughtful approach to technological acceleration—one that prioritizes decentralization, defense, and democracy.

This time at @EthTaipei, once again hosted by @VitalikButerin featuring speakers such as @hwwonx

Link below