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In this issue, we explore the ingenious ways an onchain art is being manipulated. Answer the poll to test your knowledge on Read/Write Contracts and stand a chance to win $10 in ETH!

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Creating, Destroying, and Restoring Onchain Artwork

Creating, Destroying, and Restoring Onchain Artwork

The recent NFT project "Rothko on Pennies" stores an image across a thousand tiny contract balances. We explore the ingenious ways this onchain art is being manipulated, including:

  • Vandalism
  • Destruction
  • Full Restoration
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Trending

Only L2s at Stage 1 or Above Will Be Publicly Mentioned

Starting next year, Vitalik views Stage 1+ L2s with limited training wheels as an achieveable milestone to move beyond rollups being glorified multisigs.

x.com/VitalikButerin

Coinbase Launches cbBTC, Backed 1:1 by Bitcoin

Coinbase will convert BTC to cbBTC at a 1:1 ratio for transfers to Base or Ethereum, with cbBTC trading available on DEXes.

x.com/coinbase

Investigation on the $243M Social Engineering Attack

Funds stolen through social engineering were split, laundered, and spent lavishly. Hacker identities were leaked, leading to arrests in Miami and LA.

x.com/zachxbt

Pectra Ethereum Upgrade to be Split into 2 Hard Forks

As Pectra grows too large, core devs are splitting the EIP set into two hard forks and moving Verkle EIPs to the Amsterdam fork after Fusaka.

hackmd.io/@ralexstokes

Ethena's UStb to be Fully Backed by BUIDL

The new fiat stablecoin alongside USDe will have reserves in BlackRock's BUIDL fund. It will help Ethena better weather tough market conditions.

x.com/ethena_labs

Developers

Malicious VS Code Extension Targeting Windows

It runs obfuscated code, executing a malicious payload upon installation. It's now removed from VS Marketplace and uninstalled from all machines.

x.com/LehmannLorenz

Flash Loans: Everything You Need To Know

Flash loans are unique financial products, only available in DeFi. This blog explains what they are, how they work, and their use cases.

cyfrin.io/blog

Community

2024 State of Web3 Grants Report

Grants are shifting to a data-driven stage, with more focus on reporting and impact. Grant toolings are evolving to meet these needs.

x.com/arlery

Ability to Post from Another X Account via a One-Time Link

This technology utilizes a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) to listen for the NFT event and post it via X's API. The link is destroyed after use.

x.com/Credzilla

Pick of the Month

Transaction: Vanity Transaction Hashes Starting with 0xbeef

The MEV bot "bigbrainchad.eth" flexes by using vanity transaction hashes, function selectors, and calldata while exploiting vulnerable contracts.

Address: CryptoPunk #2386 Sold for Only 10 ETH

Clever sleuthing and a miscalculation led to a seven-figure payday for 0x282, who bought it after a 14-day buyout proposal with no counters.

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Can I customize my Etherscan homepage to display the data I want?
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What is a Last Finalized Block?
The last finalized block becomes a permanent part of the canonical Ethereum chain and cannot be reverted without slashing at least one-third of all validators. Learn more.

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