Ethlabs week 15: Quick Slots moved to Considered for Inclusion, FCR live with Chainlink
Ethereum's applied research team updates its progress on protocol scaling, account abstraction, and data availability work shaping the next forks.
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Chainlink CCIP 2.0 goes live with Fast Confirmation Rule, cuts cross-chain settlement to under 24 seconds
The upgrade scales interoperability efficiency by slashing settlement times, enabling faster cross-chain transactions and intent settlement on Ethereum and its ecosystem.
Ethlabs week 13: L1 ecosystem survey, blob scaling, native AA migration paths
The Ethereum Foundation's research group surveys Quick Slots throughput gains, L2 blob demand curves, and concrete account abstraction migration strategies as core scaling work accelerates.
Ethlabs week 12: interop sprint, updated Hegotá view, faster Ethereum shipping progress
Ethlabs publishes its weekly update on account abstraction collaboration, upgrade roadmap tracking, and L2 developer priorities.
Hegotá view shows September 9 checkpoint, testnet readiness traced
Ethlabs published an updated view of the Hegotá upgrade, showing the current state of proposals and testnet progress as Glamsterdam prepares for October 6.
Ethlabs week 11: account abstraction collaboration, faster Ethereum progress, L2 developer lessons
Ethlabs' weekly update covers near-term priorities including AA coordination, execution layer improvements, and insights from L2 outreach that inform Ethereum's roadmap.
Ethlabs Week 10 update: account abstraction on L1, fast Ethereum principles, fast finality milestone
Ethlabs research team shares progress on protocol design including native account abstraction readiness, fast Ethereum architecture principles, and a finalization in formal fast finality research.
EIP-8130 vs Frame Transactions: account abstraction design debate
Ethlabs examines competing proposals for how Ethereum should handle account abstraction, weighing the tradeoffs the ACD must resolve.
Ethlabs Week 9 offsite notes: emerging theses and team growth
The Ethlabs team convened in person for the first time, surfacing five new research directions and welcoming a team member.
EF Researcher Francesco D'Amato Joins Ethlabs
A senior Ethereum Foundation protocol researcher departed to join Ethlabs, citing expanded opportunity for serious protocol work outside the Foundation.
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Revoke.cash Launches Auto-Revoking Feature with ERC-7715
Users can now automatically cancel dangerous token permissions in one step using a new standard that MetaMask supports, reducing the manual work needed to stay safe after exploits.
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EthSystems Launches as EF Privacy Spinout, ETHLabs Echoes EF Fragmentation
Multiple Ethereum Foundation teams are spinning into independent firms, raising questions about governance coordination and the future of EF's role.
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