The Ether: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Blocks: 25,993,482 - 26,000,650
Slots: 15,231,599 - 15,238,798

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The day in review
The day in review
Protocol
  • Glamsterdam's networking layer was locked and Sepolia's fork set for October 6, as Reth shipped default persistence.
  • Hegotá review advanced one fast payload broadcast EIP and rejected six others.
Apps
  • MetaMask blocked malicious tx previews, ENS added payment preferences, and World launched a stablecoin super app.
World
  • The CLARITY Act failed a Senate vote, but the SEC allowed tokenized stocks and S&P acquired OpenZeppelin.

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