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Dencun (Cancun + Deneb) upgrade

Latest all core devs – consensus (ACDC) call video. Notes from Christine Kim:

Deneb upgrade Engine API changes: deprecate Merge config exchange and proposed flag for EL to suggest local block building

EIP7251 (increase max effective balance) discussion

E-star name upgrade candidate for inclusion: EIP7002 (EL triggerable exits)

EIP4844:

EIP4844 devnet 7 launched (same spec as devnet 6)

Latest EIP4844 implementer call video. Notes from Terence. Devnet 8 should include Dencun EIPs

Execution-spec-tests v1.0.0: upgraded to PyTest, EIP4844 tests

Layer 1

Holešky testnet (Goerli successor) coordination call notes: 1.7M validators planned, with 800k run by client teams, genesis planned for September 15 (Merge day)

MEV-Boost v1.6: additional data availability and logging improvements

Proposal to remove RIPEMD-160 & blake2f precompiles

Understanding enshrined PBS

Client releases

Consensus layer:

Lodestar v1.9.1: patch for peering/attestation issues & logging UX

Nimbus v23.6.1: database pruning performance improvement for history prior to April 2021

Execution layer:

Besu v23.4.4: new flat database improves block processing time & attestation performance, BlobDB for non-state blockchain data improves sync time & disk IO

Research

BaseSAP: stealth address protocol, extendable for particular cryptographic schemes

EIPs/Standards

EIPs:
EIP7251: Increase the MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE

ERCs (application layer):
ERC7229: Minimal upgradable proxy contract
ERC7231: Identity aggregated NFT
ERC7246: Encumber (ERC20 extension)
ERC7253: Universal wallet uplink
ERC7254: Token revenue sharing

Stuff for developers

Remix v0.34.0: EVM version label, adds SolHint linter to Solidity analyzers, Etherscan contract verification adds L2 support, constructor arguments & proxy support

Foundry:

ForGePT: trained on Foundry book & Telegram support channel, OpenAI API key required

Solidity events: guide to logging and using web3.js to retrieve/listen

Function Requirements-Effects-Interactions + Protocol Invariants (FREI-PI) pattern

Viem v1.2: extend a client with custom actions

Raw transaction signing script using ethers.js

Overview of Python ecosystem: web3.py, py-evm, eth-tester, Ape, Woke, Vyper & Titanoboa

Noble-ciphers: Salsa20, ChaCha, Poly1305 & AES-SIV in Javascript, no dependencies

Slither v0.9.4 & v0.9.5 patch: new detectors: cache-array-length, encode-packed-collision & incorrect-using-for; new printer: lines of code; adds interface generator and support for custom storage layouts

RareSkills: Tornado Cash code base explainer

CTF: Decently Safe DeFi, 4 challenges, uses Foundry

E2PG: Ethereum to Postgres indexer

Security

Themis (lending) on Arbitrum $370k exploit via oracle manipulation

Ecosystem

EF academic grant recipients: 43 projects share $2 million in funding

ETHGlobal Waterloo hackathon finalists & videos

Notable at app layer

USDC Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) live on mainnet & Arbitrum

The Graph served 1 trillion queries

Mirror Writing NFTs v2: read post in NFT and open editions

Diva (DVT liquid staking) DAO airdrop claimable by stakers, non-transferable so presumably no taxes incurred, frontend blocks US/Canada

CLRFund round 9 live on Arbitrum, contribute to public goods

Job Listings

Devconnect Istanbul: Production Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator

Solidity team need a highly skilled Developer Advocate

Regulation/business/tokens

UK Financial Services & Markets act enables regulation of crypto

HSBC Hong Kong allows customers to buy/sell Ether ETF

Upcoming Dates of Note

(new/changes in bold)
Jul 5-9 – ETHBarcelona conference & hackathon
Jul 17 – CLRFund round 9 ends
Jul 17-20 – EthCC (Paris)
Jul 20–23 – Pragma Paris & ETHGlobal Paris hackathon
Aug 11-13 – ETHMunich hackathon
Aug 15-16 – ETHToronto & ETHWomen
Aug 16-19 – Ethereum Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Aug 28-30 – Science of Blockchain Conference (Stanford University)
Aug 30 - Sep 3 – ETHWarsaw conference & hackathon
Sep 1-3 – Ethcon Korea hackathon
Sep 10-12 – Ethereum Singapore hackathon & conference
Sep 11-13 – DappCon (Berlin)
Sep 15 – Protocol Berg (Berlin)
Sep 15-17 – ETHChicago conference & hackathon
Sep 18-21 – ETH Montréal hackathon & conference
Sep 22–24 – ETHGlobal New York
Oct 5-6 – ETHMilan conference
Oct 6-8 – ETHRome hackathon
Oct 6–27 – ETHOnline (ETHGlobal) virtual
Oct 13–15 – Ethereum Kuala Lumpur conference & hackathon
Oct 27–29 – ETH Miami festival + hackathon
Oct 28–30 – ETH Lisbon hackathon
Oct 31 – Road to Devcon grants application deadline
Nov 3-5 – ETH Lisbon hackathon
Nov 13-19 – Devconnect (Istanbul)
Nov 17-19 - ETHIstanbul (EthGlobal)