HashingBits Week #14: Slashing on Eigenlayer Mainnet, Introducing WAVS & Base Batches

GM! BUIDLers

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 👨💻

• beam call #3 (p2p networking) | April 4th, 2025
• L2 Interop Working Group Call #6
• EOF Implementers Call #70
• PeerDAS Breakout Room - Call #23

L1 & L2 Developments

• Securitize welcomed Apollo Global to DeFi via its Credit platform and sToken integration with Elixir.
• USD₮0 is now live on Unichain, bringing omnichain stablecoin liquidity and capital efficiency to the network.
• Sonic Labs has disabled $S to $FTM migrations.
• Scroll announced integration with Solana via Portal Bridge, enabling seamless token transfers between the two chains.

• Ondo Finance announced plans to bring stocks onchain through its upcoming Ondo Chain and Ondo Global Markets.
• Binji from Optimisim introduced superchainerc20, a new standard for truly cross-chain fungible tokens—minted on one chain, burned on another, with no wrapping and the same address across chains.
• Shardeum announced its mainnet launch is set for April 15, 2025.
• Circle has filed for an IPO, according to its S-1 registration with the SEC.
• Swell Network announced a rebrand to Swolechain, signaling a new phase for the project with a fresh identity.
• f(x) Protocol launched fxSAVE, a yield-bearing stablecoin vault offering auto-compounded returns with no gas fees.
• Everclear launched its $CLEAR Buyback Program, allocating 75% of protocol revenue to quarterly buybacks starting today.
• TornadoCashBot suggests the zkLend exploiter and the operator of the phishing site mimicking TornadoCash may be the same person.

EIPs

• Block-Level Access Lists
• History Expiry Meta

ERCs

• Ethereum Network Configuration for DApps

EcoExpansions: Beyond Ethereum 🚀

Arbitrum

• Arbitrum One's onchain usage activity is up 40.27% YTD
• Introducing GU Guilds: Meme Funds for the Degenerate Vanguard
• G23 is LIVE - and it's running on @arbitrum .

Base

• Definitive EDGE is available to trade on @base .
• Introducing App Coins
• Introducing Base Batches

Hackathons, Workshops, CTFs & Events

• Solana Summit is here
• Venn is hosting a Wallet Security Hackathon

Partners Spotlight

• March 2025 recap of Aethir
• ZetaChain is live in @binance ’s Vote to List batch 2!
• Athene Staking System Is Ready To Start
• Weekly recap at Aethir

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

Twitter

• Slashing is live on Eigenlayer mainnet
• Introducing Turing Roulette
• @LayerOnEth introduced WAVS - their next-gen AVS builder
• Fermah launched testnet phase 1

Articles

• A Complete Guide on Monad Testnet
• The Inevitable Rise of Specialized Language Models
• DeepSeek Ignites AI's "iPhone Moment" as Agent Tokens Integrate into Real-World Crypto

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

Web3 Security

Articles

• Vibe coding isn’t cool, broski
• What 7 Years of Audits Taught Us? (So You Don’t Have to Learn the Hard Way)
• Navigating Legal Risks in DeFi: Expert Insights from Dr. Rasit Tavus of LegalBlock

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

• Hack Synopsis - March 2025
• Onchain investigation tools list

Community Spotlight