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This Week In Ethereum

Your weekly update of everything going on in Ethereum

CryptoGucci
Jul 31, 2022
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Top Ethereum News of the Week

Ethereum turns 7 years old

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dima.eth @BlockGeekDima
Happy 7 years Ethereum chain! You've grown so big! 🎂🥂🥳7️⃣
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10:46 AM ∙ Jul 30, 2022
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Ethereum daily active addresses hit new ATH

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IntoTheBlock @intotheblock
Ethereum daily active addresses reached a new all-time high Over 1.1M addresses made an $ETH transaction yesterday, making a total of 1.64M transactions
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10:02 PM ∙ Jul 27, 2022
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The first ever wallet integration for Optimism NFTs goes live

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Quixotic 🔴✨ - Optimism NFT Marketplace @quixotic_io
Also, now might be a good time to mention the FIRST EVER WALLET INTEGRATION for Optimism NFTs! Thanks to the team over at @rainbowdotme, it's now possible to view Optimism NFTs natively on your Rainbow wallet in addition to Quixotic. 🌈_ 🌈
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5:59 PM ∙ Jul 26, 2022
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Institutional investors are piling into ETH at the highest rate since November 2021

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Institutional investors are piling into ETH at the highest rate since November 2021
dailyhodl.comInstitutional Investors Pile Into Ethereum (ETH) at Highest Rate Since November 2021: CoinShares - The Daily HodlLeading digital assets manager CoinShares says Ethereum (ETH) institutional investment products just had their biggest week in over a year.
7:56 PM ∙ Jul 25, 2022
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Polygon co-founder says Ethereum will outpace Visa transaction with zkEVM rollups

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Polygon co-founder @MihailoBjelic says #Ethereum will outpace Visa transactions with zkEVM rollups
cointelegraph.comEthereum will outpace Visa with zkEVM Rollups, says Polygon co-founderEthereum’s transaction throughput could overtake Visa’s thanks to zkEVM scaling, says Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic.
5:56 PM ∙ Jul 29, 2022
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Stats

ETH is up 65% for the month of July

  • There are now over 500k unique addresses with an ENS domain

  • Last time ETH transactions per day were this high ETH was 4K

  • There is now over 114K .eth accounts on Twitter

Ethereum number of addresses in profit just hit an 1 month high

  • Ethereum number of addresses holding 1+ ETH hits new ATH

  • Ethereum number of addresses holding 10+ ETH hits new ATH

Ethereum News

Vitalik says the Merge, Surge, Verge, Purge, & Splurge are not in stages. They are all happening in parallel

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@argentHQ Merge + surge + verge + purge + splurge are not stages! They are all happening in parallel.
4:21 PM ∙ Jul 25, 2022
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  • Over $1.26 billion in Ethereum Options expire

  • SushiSwap launches on MetisDAO

  • @viamirror introduces Web3 subscriptions

  • Mercedes Benz launches blockchain-based data sharing platform on Polygon

  • MetaMask Mobile will be compatible with the Ledger Nano X in upcoming release

  • Optimism launches new onboarding flow. After completion users can claim a free NFT

  • WNBA drops POAPs for fans attending the 2022 WNBA Comissioners Cup Championship

Over 90% of ETH transactions now use EIP-1559

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Alex Svanevik🐧 @ASvanevik
>90% of ETH transactions now use EIP-1559
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4:05 AM ∙ Jul 26, 2022
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  • EthCC recorded talks are now posted

  • Trust Wallet integrates Polygon NFTs

  • Median gas prices on Ethereum hits 90 day low

  • @Doctor_Blox releases transcription of Vitalik's talk at EthCC

  • Arbitrum announces the Rinkeby Nitro migration was successful

  • @dannyryan announces The Academic Grants Round grantees

  • Immutable welcomes XYZZY and DIG to the Immutable X ecosystem

ETH surpasses BTC in futures trading volume

  • Rainbow (re)introduces swaps

  • Lenstube introduces Lenstube Bytes

  • Starkware StarkEx transactions go over 200 million since launch

  • GamestopNFT shows how to withdraw an L2 NFT to L1

  • Robot known for outperforming crypto markets increases allocation of ETH

  • ZORA x ETHGlobal Metabolism Hackathon is coming August 4 - 10

  • Bitwise CIO says Ethereum is that asset institutional investors may soon feel compelled to own

Yahoo Finance releases article on .eth becoming the new .com

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Brian McGleenon @BMcGleenon
Brands scooping up domains with .eth suffix, the web3 version of .com. An ENS domain is a first step into the web3 world. Have you acquired your .eth name? Is it the new .com or another gimmick? @samanthawyap @makoto_inoue @ensdomains #ens @gnosisSafe
uk.finance.yahoo.comIs .eth the new .com?Big brands are scooping up domain names with the .eth suffix, the .com of web3. But is .eth the new .com, or just more web3 hype?
11:44 AM ∙ Jul 28, 2022
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  • Atlantis World launches Optimism integration

  • Nexus Mutual announces ETH2 Staking Cover

  • Arbitrum's bridge gets complete new redesign

  • There was 3.5 million transactions on Starkware mainnet this week

  • @ArbitrumDevs shows list of scheduled dates for testnet upgrades

  • DefiLlama is launching LlamaFolio, an open-source portfolio tracker

  • U.S. Senators introduce a new bill to make crypto transactions less than $50 tax free

MetaMask 10.18.0 is out. This update shows when an transaction is requesting “Set Approval For All”

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Wallet Guard @wallet_guard
.@MetaMask 10.18.0 is out 🙌 This update includes the much-needed emphasis for when a transaction is requesting "Set Approval For All" Kudos to the team for addressing this quickly
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4:24 PM ∙ Jul 27, 2022
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  • zeroDAO is now live on Optimism

  • RadiantCapital goes live

  • OP Token Rewards go live on PoolTogether

  • @ETHeyAndBeTChy releases new comics

  • Premia Finance’s portfolio is now tracked on DeBank

  • Swell Network Mainnet Release Candidate is now live

  • Orbiter Finance announces Orbiter has been integrated into StarkGate

Uniswap surpasses Ethereum in daily fees

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hayden.eth 🦄 @haydenzadams
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2:46 PM ∙ Jul 25, 2022
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  • @SuhailKakar introduces Lens.js for LensProtocol

  • EPNS is looking to hire a Content Manager

  • Quadrata goes live on Ethereum Mainnet

  • Geth v1.10.21 was released

  • Synapse Protocol introduces Synapse Chain

  • @0xKofi announces Vyper 0.3.4 is here

  • Dune announces the first speakers for DuneCon

The Merge

Ethereum Mainnet Shadow Fork 10 was successful

The Goerli/Prater Merge Announcement is out!

Goerli will be the final testnet before the Merge and will transition between August 6th- 12th

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Tim Beiko | timbeiko.eth 🐼 @TimBeiko
📢📢📢 Goerli/Prater Merge Announcement 📢 📢📢 Prater will run through the Bellatrix upgrade on August 4th, and merge with Goerli between August 6-12th: if you run a node or validator, this is your last chance to go through the process before mainnet 🚨 blog.ethereum.org/2022/07/27/goe…
blog.ethereum.orgGoerli/Prater Merge AnnouncementFor the last testnet proof-of-stake transition, Goerli will merge with Prater. The combined Goerli/Prater network will retain the Goerli name post-merge. Bellatrix, the Prater upgrade readying it for The Merge will happen at epoch 112260, expected at 12:24PM UTC on August 4, 2022. After Bellatrix is…
7:55 PM ∙ Jul 27, 2022
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wen merge? 🔜

Future talks with @dannyryan about The Merge

@benjaminion_xyz releases What’s new in Eth2

The next Merge Community Call #6 will be on August 12th

@sajidazouarhi explains The Merge at EthCC

JPG announces New Home of the Heart NFT that benefits core devs working on the Merge

@VivekVentures says the Merge is Ethereum’s chance to overtake Bitcoin

@dunleavy89 releases thread on is the Merge rally stronger than poor macro conditions

@eli5_defi releases Ethereum Merge Basic Visual Guide

@remy_roy releases Guide on how to join the Goerli/Prater Merge testnet

@defipulse releases Ethereum Merge and the Impact on Supply Dynamics

Cointelegraph interviews @VivekVentures about The Merge and the future of Ethereum

@akshayjain865 releases why the ETH Merge matters for everyone

Articles and Threads

@Swagtimus releases StarkNet Roundup #27

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Swagtimus.eth🦇🔊L2'22 @Swagtimus
I just published StarkNet Roundup #27✨🐺 Every week, I publish a comprehensive summary of everything that's happening in the StarkNet protocol and ecosystem. Here's this week's roundup. Don't forget to subscribe, it's free! swagtimus.substack.com/p/starknet-rou…
swagtimus.substack.comStarkNet Roundup #27Weekly summary of all things StarkNet
4:20 PM ∙ Jul 31, 2022
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  • @dennis_qian releases new Monday DeFi Market Alpha

  • @0xNurstar releases Recap of the previous Day on StarkNet

  • @samcmAU releases How To: Checkpoint Sync

  • @blockworksres releases SushiXSwap is live and ready for the multi-chain future

  • @defiprime releases The Defiprime Post #103

  • @cmsintern & @MarkMBissell release Intern Breakdown #2: MEV

  • @0xpemulis releases Optimistic Rollups In Practice

  • @DefiIgnas releases The top 7 trends coming for DeFi

@rhinofi breaks down the key stages of how Ethereum will scale

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rhino.fi (previously DeversiFi) @rhinofi
#Vitalik broke down some of the key stages of how Ethereum will scale into 5 phases, they are: ➡️ The Merge ➡️ The Surge ➡️ The Verge ➡️ The Purge ➡️ The Splurge Here's what they mean👇
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2:09 PM ∙ Jul 28, 2022
  • @OmarOnChain releases Maximal Extractable Value Explained

  • @Delphi_Digital releases thread on the DEX Wars

  • @zkxprotocol releases Why does Vietnam matter in web3 adoption

  • @DeFiDave22 releases EthCC Journal on DefiantNews

  • @epnsproject releases recap of EthCC

  • @sgoldfed releases Some scattered thoughts on Arbitrum Nitro, zk-rollups, and plumbing

  • @SalomonCrypto releases thread on how The World Computer works

  • @indexcoop releases July 27th Newsletter

@sanjaypshah releases How do theoretical estimates compare to the actual gas costs of rollups

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Sanjay Shah ⚡️ @sanjaypshah
1/ @VitalikButerin provided some theoretical estimates of what fixed and variable gas costs might be for rollups. How do theoretical estimates compare to the actual costs? I checked and got some surprising results 👇
3:36 PM ∙ Jul 28, 2022
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  • @SpencerNoon releases OurNetwork #131

  • @MulletMan_eth releases ENS is the future thread

  • @WeekInEthNews releases Latest Week in Ethereum News

  • @AlexSlobodnik releases thread on what is the ENS name wrapper

  • @donovanchoy releases What You Missed From EthCC on Bankless

  • @IamSuperMassive releases video on zkEVM - who's announced it and wtf is it

  • @evan_van_ness releases Things to do when gas prices are low on Ethereum thread

Twitter Spaces

Grateful Show #25: Everything you need to know about the Merge w/ @GratefulApe_eth @beast_eth @tinoforbidden @Ape4249 and myself

Polygon Tuesday ZK Update w/ @sandeepnailwal @jbaylina @davidsrz @bobbinth @_bfarmer & @dlubarov

Blockworks Pulse: Defi Growth on L2s @Blockworks_ @ElenaCryptoChic of @MetisDAO & @StaniKulechov of @AaveAave

Podcasts

Bankless The Merge Isn’t Priced In | EthCC 2022 Experience #1 w/ @TrustlessState & @VitalikButerin

EthStaker Community Call #19 w/ @stakewise_io

Polygon Alpha Podcast w/ @Crypto_Texan & @tsu_kareta of @Railgun_Project

  • EthCC Maximal Decentralization On All Axes w/ @evan_van_ness

  • DeFi Talks with DeFi Dad - Building the Ultimate Web3 Explorer w/ @sebaudet26 & @DeFi_Dad

  • Real Vision Is The Bottom In w/ @RaoulGMI

  • DeFi Lunch Ep 168 w/ @b05crypto & Joe Cawly


If you missed This Week In Ethereum last week, make sure to check it out👇

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New This Week In #Ethereum is out! - Goerli Shadow Fork 5 was successful - Vitalik confirms Merge testing is 90% complete - Polygon introduces Polygon zkEVM - Galaxy Digital buys $75M worth of ETH - Someone buys $1.7B worth of ETH Futures Contracts + more
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