Ethereum Weekly – July 15, 2025
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🔧 Protocol Upgrades
• ACDC #160 Meeting Summary: Fusaka Testnet & Glamsterdam Planning
• Capping Transaction Gas: Analysis Shows Minimal Impact
🧱 Layer 1 Updates
• TAC mainnet goes live alongside native token launch
⚡ Layer 2 and Scaling Solutions
• Arbitrum TVL surges to $2.5B as RWA activity accelerates
• Vitalik Buterin: L2s should maximize use of L1 security tools
📜 EIPs and Standards
• ERC-7968 Proposes Owner-Authorized Token Transfer Protocol
🔬 Research & Development
• Privacy-Preserving Sybil Resistance Protocol Proposed
• Ethereum Blog: Realtime Proving for L1 zkEVM
🛡️ Security & Audits
• DeFi platform Arcadia hit by $3.5 million exploit on Base
🌱 Ecosystem & Dapp Development
• Ethereum’s Big Bet on Onchain Apps
⚖️ Regulation & Compliance
• LA Sheriff Deputies Used Badges to Help Crypto 'Godfather' Extort Victims
• Trial starts for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm in New York
🔨 Developer Tools & SDKs
• New Solidity Compiler ‘Solx’ launches in beta
🗳️ Community & Governance
• The Future of Ecosystem Development at the EF
• Ousted Movement Labs Co-Founder Sues Startup in Delaware Court
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