Your Weekly Dose of "WTF is going on in crypto" is here 🫡

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In this latest issue of HashingBits, we’re diving deep into Ethereum’s Core Developers meetings, covering all the major updates in the Ethereum ecosystem. But that’s not all , we’ll explore the latest happenings in the Arbitrum, Base & Solana ecosystems, along with advancements in the AI & Web3 space. For developers, we’re highlighting new tools designed to assist smart contract developers and auditors.

EtherScope: Core Developments 👨‍💻

L1 & L2 Developments

Layer3 launched V3, along with introducing a redesigned experience with the new Layer3 Wallet.
Lista DAO highlighted features of its lending platform, including isolated risk, dynamic interest rates, and a real P2P model with customizable vaults.
Berachain released updated RFRV guidelines aimed at enhancing vault sustainability and aligning incentives across the BERA economy.
Origin Protocol integrated Super OETH with Curve on Base, deploying its Curve AMO to boost liquidity and maintain a tight ETH peg with under 0.01% slippage.
M^0 announced a broad rollout of $M stablecoin infrastructure on Solana, integrating with key players across the ecosystem.
Aave launched a new incentive program for EURC borrowers on Base, managed by Aave Chan and tracked through the Merit program.
LayerZero has gone live on XDC Network, enabling cross-chain connectivity between XDC's payment, DeFi, and RWA ecosystem and over 125 other chains.
Synthetix launched Synthetix Accounts, offering gas-free, 1-click trading across 100+ perps markets with no seed phrases or wallet popups.
Acelon Oracle is now live on peaq, enabling real-time crypto price data for smart contract execution.
Axelar integrated with Babylon’s Genesis mainnet to connect $BABY and Bitcoin staking to 72+ chains.
Clearpool’s Ozean integrated with Dinari to bring tokenized BlackRock, Blackstone, and Bloomberg ETFs to Port.
USDT₀ is now live on Sei Network, bringing native stablecoin liquidity to one of the fastest-growing Layer 1 chains.
The Aave DAO has approved the AAVE Buy and Distribute program, allowing the Aave Finance Committee to use aEthUSDT from the Collector contract for AAVE buybacks.
Euler has launched on Avalanche, bringing flexible lending to the high-speed L1 with $500K in stablecoin incentives.
KyberSwap rolled out a new router upgrade that cuts gas costs by 15–40% across all trades, aiming to improve efficiency and lower transaction fees for users.

EIPs

EcoExpansions: Beyond Ethereum 🚀

Arbitrum

DePIN on Arbitrum is accelerating with @huddle01com !
Arbitrum just became the first L2 to cross $300B in volume on the Uniswap Protocol
HUDL Testnet Act II: The Nexus is now LIVE

Base

@CoinbaseWallet is joining the @spindl_xyz ads network!
Introducing Creative Office - the team shaping the visual ID and design of Base
Fibrous is now LIVE on Base!

Hackathons, Workshops, CTFs & Events

Solana Summit is here
Venn is hosting a Wallet Security Hackathon

Partners Spotlight

TAN is now collaborating with @GXChainGlobal to advance blockchain innovation.
Aethir weekly recap
Weekly news at plumeberg

Explore the Depths of Knowledge: Research Papers, Blogs and Tweets🔖

Twitter

@redstone_defi introduces Miners Program for their community to engage, earn points, expert insights & more
@usualmoney partners with @brevis_zk to flip the Revenue Switch with $USUAL that shares their protocol revenue
@Gaianet_AI is integrating with @lagrangedev to bring cryptographic proof to AI agents
@0xautonome announces partnership with @DataHaven_xyz to provide tamper-proof, verifiable & censorship resistant data

Articles

Trust the Math, Audit the Code: What We’re Learning About zkRollup Security
Interops between agents

Research Papers

Impact of a Blockchain-based Universal Basic Income Pilot: The case of Circles UBI currency
Web3DB: Web 3.0 RDBMS for Individual Data Ownership
EvoChain: A Framework for Tracking and Visualizing Smart Contract Evolution

Watch🎥

Coordinated

@0xcoordinated

NEW EP: The Cross-chain struggle & how Polymer solves this
Cross-chain is broken.
The biggest culprit? User experience. 😵‍💫
In this episode, @satyaki44 sits down with @0xbodu from @Polymer_Labs to unpack why interops is still so clunky, & how Polymer is rebuilding it from the

7:19 PM • Apr 8, 2025

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Web3 Security

Articles

How Filament Finance got exploited of $572k
TRADE WAR THEATER - REKT
Sweet Betrayal - REKT

Research Papers

An overview of the efficiency and censorship-resistance guarantees of widely-used consensus protocols
The Myth of Immutability: A Multivocal Review on Smart Contract Upgradeability

Twitter

Trust isn't given, it is earned
Getting an audit ≠ guaranteed security.
Top 5 Attack vectors in Move Smart contracts

Community Spotlight

QuillAudits | Web3 Security 🥷

@QuillAudits_AI

When people don't understand why security is important😡

1:49 PM • Apr 11, 2025

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Preetam | QuillAI 🥷🏄

@raopreetam_

Smart Contract Security audits aren’t optional anymore.
If your token’s smart contract can be upgraded, paused, or controlled by someone — regulators will ask: who can do it, how, and what protections are in place.
 That’s why a third-party smart contract audit isn’t optional —  https://twitter.com/HesterPeirce/status/1910433707170594987

Hester Peirce

@HesterPeirce

We're not saying your crypto assets are securities, but if they are (and we're working on clarifying that) or your company is involved in the crypto industry, here's some disclosure guidance: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/cf-crypto-securities-041025

11:26 AM • Apr 11, 2025

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QuillAudits | Web3 Security 🥷

@QuillAudits_AI