ETH Weekly Report | ConsenSys zkEVM has changed its name to Linea to start public testing; Beacon chain ETH pledged APR rose by more than 5% (3.27-4.2)
1. Overall overview
1. Overall overview
According to official news, ConsenSys zkEVM has been renamed Linea, and natively integrates tools such as MetaMask and Truffle. Currently, Linea is open testnet to any developer, user or protocol. Combining zero-knowledge proofs with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) equivalence, Linea enables builders to extend new or existing dapps, aiming to provide developers with flexibility and scalability.
Polygon announced that its zkEVM mainnet beta is live, with ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin making a token first transaction. Polygon has updated the Polygon zkEVM mainnet related matters in its official documents. It pointed out that the main network of Polygon zkEVM will not issue separate tokens, ETH will be used to pay network gas fees, and it is expected that MATIC will be used for pledge and governance in Polygon zkEVM in the future. Additionally, since Polygon zkEVM supports account abstraction via ERC-4337, this will allow users to pay fees with any token.
Second, the secondary market
Second, the secondary market
1. Spot market
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ETH daily chart via OKX
The daily chart shows that the price is currently consolidating around $1,750-$1,800, and the support level is $1,750. If the support is valid, it is expected to continue to hit $1,800 and $1,850.
2. Network operation
etherchain.org3. Large transaction
3. Large transaction
OKlink data4. Rich list address
4. Rich list address
OKlink data3. Ecology and technology
3. Ecology and technology
1. Technological progress
(1) Ethereum Foundation: The Shapella upgrade will be activated at 6:27:35 on April 13, Beijing time
Tim Beiko, the core developer of Ethereum, tweeted that the upgrade test of Ethereum Shanghai has entered the final stage, and the last shadow fork of the mainnet is planned to be carried out from April 3rd to April 9th, and the latest version will be cross-client EVM fuzzy test. Lodestar has released a new (optional) version, and Prysm may also be released before the upgrade.
2. Voice of the Community
Ethereum co-creator Joseph Lubin: The encryption ecosystem is strong, and clearer regulation will benefit the industry
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said in a recent interview with CNBC that the crypto ecosystem "has never been stronger than it is now." While he noted that "there are definitely some headwinds in the world -- some microeconomic, financial headwinds," and "banking issues for a handful of companies" in the crypto space, he emphasized that "the scale of the conferences in Paris, Denver, and Los Angeles has never been greater." So big.” He added, “Once builders come into our ecosystem and basically build an alternative economy, they don’t leave. Speculators come in and go out, but building has never been better.”
When asked if he believes ethereum is not a security, Joseph Lubin replied, "I don't see any reason to speculate on an extremely unlikely event." (Bitcoin.com)
3. Project trends
(1) ConsenSys zkEVM has been renamed to Linea, starting public testing
(2) Polygon announced that the beta version of its zkEVM mainnet has been launched
Polygon announced that its zkEVM mainnet beta is live, with ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin making a token first transaction. Polygon also said that to make the network censorship-resistant, users will eventually be able to force transactions to ethereum L1 in the event of a failure, a mechanism that will be enabled briefly after launch.
(3) The number of Metamask Swap users exceeded 1.6 million, and the cumulative transaction volume exceeded 55.6 billion US dollars
(4) ssv.network launched the latest version of the public test network Jato
According to official news, decentralized Ethereum staking infrastructure ssv.network announced that it will launch the latest version of the public testnet Jato today. It is reported that Jato’s Gas cost has been optimized, the validator account management has been improved, and the number of nodes running validators has been increased. The previous testnet Shifu will be gradually shut down. As for the launch time of the mainnet, ssv.network stated that the mainnet will be launched after the smart contract audit, the implementation of feedback and suggestions for Jato, and the release of the mainnet candidate version.
(5) Web3 infrastructure provider Caldera launches EVM-compatible public testnet
According to official Twitter, Web3 infrastructure provider Caldera announced the launch of two public testnets (EVM compatible) on Ethereum Goerli and Polygon, allowing developers to deploy smart contracts and connect through common tools such as Ethers.js and Thirdweb, ordinary users You can add a wallet to the test network to interact with the deployed contract. This testnet is not an incentivized testnet, and participation does not grant any token rights.
(6) Cega, a DeFi derivatives agreement, completed a financing of US$5 million, led by Dragonfly Capital
(7) Starknet Alpha v 0.11.0 may be launched on the mainnet this week
(8) Lido V2 is currently being tested on Goerli, and it has been confirmed that the first withdrawal was successful
Lido V2 is currently being tested on Goerli and the first withdrawal has been confirmed successful. A Lido contributor successfully tested the user flow for Ethereum withdrawals. The plan now is to extensively test Turbo mode (normal functionality), with a particular focus on validator exits (to ensure withdrawal requests are processed in a timely manner under various circumstances). According to previous news on March 15, ido V2 will be launched on the Goerli test network next week. After about 4 weeks of testing, the Ethereum mainnet is expected to be launched in mid-May.Mariya MuzykoLido Product Manager
(9) Ankr announced infrastructure support for Polygon zkEVM
According to official news, Ethereum liquidity staking protocol Rocket Pool said on Twitter that it will perform an Atlas upgrade on April 13. This upgrade will launch a new 8 ETH mini mining pool, that is, only 8 ETHs are required to participate in the node pledge (under the condition that Rocket Pool requirements are met). The features of this Atlas upgrade include improving protocol efficiency, distributing higher rewards for node operators, increasing rETH capacity, and still completely requiring no permission.
4. Borrowing
DeFiLlamaThe data shows that the value of locked collateral on the chain rose from $29.02 billion to $29.03 billion last week, largely unchanged. Specifically, the amount of ETH collateral dropped from 16.55 million to 16.15 million last week, a drop of 2.4%. From the perspective of individual projects, the top three lock-up values are: Lido $10.6 billion; MakerDAO $7.61 billion; Aave $4.65 billion.
4. News
4. News
(1) CFTC: Digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin are recognized as commodities
(2) The ETH pledged APR of the Ethereum beacon chain broke through 5%, temporarily reported at 5.22%
(3) Announcement of the second round of funding for the Ethereum Research Grant
The list of projects and fund allocation for the second round of Ethereum Research Grant (ETH Research Grant) has been announced on DoraHacks.io, an open source developer incentive platform. In this round, a total of 5 BUIDL teams were selected for the community voting session, and the grant funding of US$5,000 has been distributed based on the community MACI voting results. The projects entering the Grant voting round in this round are: Antsyb, Eigen Network, Topia, DeGov MODEL, MemeBook.
