Ethereum Magicians:
EIP-8375 eMBER proposes mandatory burn of execution rewards under ePBS
A proposal to burn execution layer rewards under proposer-builder separation aims to reduce ETH issuance and shift validator economics.
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Ethereum Magicians:
L1-zkEVM breakout #7 agenda posted, call August 12
Core developers will convene to discuss zero-knowledge EVM research and implementation challenges for Ethereum's scaling roadmap.
Ethereum Magicians:
RPC Standards #32 agenda posted, call coordination on eth_simulateV1 and testing APIs
Ethereum's execution API standards group refines simulation and block-building interfaces, advancing interoperability between clients and external tooling.
Lido Research:
Optimum requests Lido node operators test mump2p gossip protocol
Lido Curated Module operators are being asked to run and test mump2p, a gossip protocol aimed at accelerating peer-to-peer communication in the Lido ecosystem.
Ethereum Magicians:
Protocol Maturity and Ossification Framework proposed to formalize feature stability
Ethereum needs a process to declare parts of the protocol finished and off-limits to further change, complementing its existing proposal and upgrade procedures.
Lido Research:
Erigon introduces itself as Curated Module Public Good Operator on Lido
The Ethereum execution client team formally applies to operate infrastructure as a public good under Lido's new module framework, signaling client-level commitment to staking decentralization.
Ethereum Magicians:
EIP-8363 proposes burning validator rewards to cap staking ratio at 50 percent of ETH supply
A new Ethereum proposal would automatically burn growing portions of staking rewards as more ETH is staked, reaching zero yield at 50 percent staking ratio and lowering network issuance while raising concerns about validator consolidation.
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ethresear.ch:
Coordination Collapse and the Optimality of Silence: Two Results That Break Standard BFT and Oracle Design
Research post demonstrates how silence can be optimal in Byzantine fault tolerance and oracle systems, challenging assumptions in standard protocol design.
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Lodestar releases:
Lodestar v1.46.0-rc.1 released
Lodestar's latest release candidate advances the client toward its next stable version.
Aztec:
Aztec V5 Alpha proving system vulnerability identified and fixed for V6
Aztec's testing phase uncovered a critical flaw in its proving mechanism, demonstrating that alpha testing is catching and remediating serious issues before mainnet.