The rise of AI and concerns about unchecked risks led to Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI, but he has since returned as CEO. In a recent article titled 'My techno-optimism', Vitalik advocates for being more selective & intentional in building things that help humanity thrive.

At Etherscan, we released a feature to summarize token transfers within a transaction, as well as Advanced Filter Leaderboard to encourage community curation of unique filters.

In this issue, we're doing a recap on the key topics from Devconnect Istanbul. Answer the poll on the AI-powered Code Reader for a chance to win $10 in ETH!

Learnings from Devconnect Istanbul

We recap on key topics covered in Devconnect Istanbul, including:

• Enhancing UX
• Scaling Ethereum
• Programmable Cryptograrphy

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Net Transfers

Get the net change of token transfers for each address within a transaction.

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Advanced Filter Leaderboard

Explore the top public filters as published and curated by the community.

Binance Reaching Resolution With US Regulators

The resolution sees Binance settle a $4.3B fine and CEO CZ stepping down, allowing Binance to keep operating with Richard Teng as successor.

twitter.com/binance

KyberSwap's $54M Exploit Was Highly Sophisticated

The hack was executed through a precise sequence of onchain actions. Hacker is unwilling to comply and threatens a hostile takeover.

twitter.com/KyberNetwork

Blast Aspires To Be A Yield-Bearing L2

The project sees $700M+ TVL in 2 weeks despite withdrawals only in February. Paradigm says Blast 'crossed lines' in messaging & execution.

twitter.com/blast_l2

Platypus Finance Hackers Cleared Of Criminal Charges

The Paris criminal court found the $8.5 million flash loan attack did not constitute fraud but Platypus could still pursue the case in civil court.

theblock.co

Blockchain Domain Name Patent Pledge

ENS founder Nick Johnson urged Unstoppable Domains to make a legally binding pledge of their filed patent to ensure open innovation in Web3.

twitter.com/nicksdjohnson

Goerli Testnet Long Term Support Update

Goerli support ends 3 months after Dencun Goerli or 1 month after Dencun mainnet activation, whichever is later. Migrate to Sepolia or Holesky.

blog.ethereum.org

monobase VSCode Extension Beta

The extension simulates local contracts as if deployed onchain, and the notebooks feature enables creation of 'Shareable POCs' with live values.

twitter.com/nazar_ilamanov

Twitter Security Self-Audit

Follow the simple guide to protect you or your protocol's Twitter and Telegram account from being hacked.

twitter.com/samczsun

Ethereum Events List For 2024

As the year comes to a close, it's time to plan your schedule for 2024 with a list of Ethereum events happening throughout the year.

twitter.com/NathanSexer

Transaction: 22,000 USDT Sent For Lada Purchase

Deltaxbt asked for a Lada under Andrei Grachev's post on X, and Andrei agreed to send USDT if they're committed to buying and branding it.

Address: Tether Freezes 225M In Stolen USDT

Tether freezes USDT linked to International Crime Syndicate following investigations alongside OKX and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Questions received last month:

How to check the owner of a smart contract?
Check for an 'owner' function in the Read Contract tab. If it's an EOA, you're done. For contract/multisig wallets, click the listed address to visit the corresponding page. Learn how to check for multisig holders here.

How to find token balances of an address on a certain date?
Go to Account Balance Checker, select 'Token (ERC-20)' from the dropdown menu, and then enter the address and token contract you want to query. Choose a date and click on 'Lookup'.

Confused with some terms in this newsletter?
Remember to check the Etherscan glossary!

Monitor high-value transactions from the last 24 hours
Navigate to the Advanced Filter, choose ETH in the Asset field, enter an amount range of 10,000 - 100,000,000, and then select 'Last 24H' in the Age field. You can adjust the Asset and Amount values to your preference.

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