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Arbitrum freezes $189 million in ETH tied to Binance exploit
Arbitrum's Security Council froze $189 million in ETH and ARB linked to a Binance hot-wallet exploit, while Aave restricted new positions.
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Ethereum
Optimism proposes OP Mainnet proposer-key rotation for Nov. 5
Optimism proposes an OP Mainnet proposer-key rotation for November 5, 2026, swapping operator addresses as part of a maintenance upgrade.
Ethereum
EIP-8425 tightens who can recover after Ethereum drops `ecRecover`
Ethereum's EIP-8425 proposal, updated on October 24, tightens account eligibility for post-ECDSA recovery and removes the `ecRecover` precompile at the quantum freeze time.
Ethereum
EIP-8279 tightens gas accounting ahead of Glamsterdam
A new Ethereum EIP commit for EIP-8279 tightens gas accounting, removing an unsafe refund path and adding execution-gas budget checks ahead of the Glamsterdam hard fork.
Ethereum
JPM Coin is coming to public Ethereum
JPMorgan is bringing its JPM Coin, a dollar-deposit token, to public Ethereum, following its existing presence on Kinexys and Base networks.
Analysis
Ethereum EIPs add LLVM compiler claiming up to 971x gains
Ethereum EIPs received two commits adding an LLVM optimizing compiler, claiming performance gains of up to 971x over interpreted bytecode in benchmarks.
Ethereum
Lighthouse v8.2.1 follows same-day security patch with two further fixes
Lighthouse released v8.2.1 with two new security fixes for rust-libp2p and missed validator duties, following a same-day v8.2.0 patch addressing five issues.
Ethereum
Quantova proposes hash-based shield for Ethereum bridges
Quantova proposes a new ERC, the "Quantum Bridge Shield," to secure Ethereum bridges with hash-based LMS signatures, costing up to 1.69 million gas for a 6-of-10 committee.
Ethereum
EIP-8440 proposes recursive proofs for Ethereum execution sync
EIP-8440 proposes recursive proofs for Ethereum execution sync, replacing 110,000 payloads and 21 GB of data with a single verification.
DeFi
Aave ARFC proposes USAT for Ethereum V3 and V4
Aave Labs has proposed adding USAT, a dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., to Aave V3 and the upcoming Aave V4 on Ethereum.
