Obol:
Obol publishes strategic case for Simple DVT adoption in Lido
Ethereum's largest staking pool could distribute validator responsibility across multiple operators, reducing the risk that any single entity controls too much of the network.
The Ether: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Blocks: 25,735,201 - 25,742,366
Slots: 14,972,399 - 14,979,598
Posted to Farcaster.
The day in review
The day in review
Protocol
- Obol pushed a framework for Lido to distribute validator operations across multiple operators, lowering concentration risk on the network.
Apps
A quiet day here.
World
- Fidelity's Ether ETF will stake its holdings to generate quarterly rewards, while Franklin Templeton won SEC clearance to use a blockchain system for fund cash…
Fidelity Ether ETF gains staking payouts as AUM nears $900 million
Fidelity's Ethereum ETF will stake its holdings to generate quarterly rewards for investors, expanding institutional onchain participation.
More: Decrypt
Franklin Templeton wins SEC clearance to use onchain BENJI system for fund cash management
The SEC's no-action letter enables a major traditional asset manager to deploy blockchain infrastructure for institutional fund operations, validating onchain settlement at institutional scale.
Also in the news this day
Stories that gathered new coverage this day but broke earlier, so they live on their own day's page.
- EVM gas accounting and censorship resistance in EIP-7999 multidimensional fee market
- Namespace launches onchain subname infrastructure for ENSv2
- Aave V3 security program expands to AI-assisted reviews alongside manual audits and contests
- Gnosis Chain launches first Ethereum Economic Zone implementation
- Ethereum staking climbs to 34% as proposal targets validator rewards and ETH treasury firm yields
- Panetière anonymous broadcast protocol draft posted by Flashbots
- Ethrex v24.0.0 ships deep-reorg support and eth_getLogs topics fix
- Aave Governance Emergency Guardian signer roster rotation proposed