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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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 v1.46.0-rc.1 released

Lodestar's latest release candidate advances the client toward its next stable version.

Paradigm quantifies latency advantages as fundamental MEV limit in onchain auctions

Latency arbitrage is one of the hardest sources of MEV to eliminate, and this analysis measures exactly how much of a structural advantage speed confers in auction mechanisms.