If you're asked, "What is Ethereum?" how would you answer? The community seems to have different opinions on this and struggles to present a unified response. Perhaps, just perhaps, it's time we revisit the World Computer thesis.

On Etherscan, you can view Diamond Proxy contracts as well as share a transaction event log via permalink.

In this issue, we recap on the Devcon SEA experience that took place from Nov 12 - 15 at Bangkok. Answer the quiz on Devcon SEA Recap and stand a chance to win $10 in ETH.

Devcon SEA: Roundup and Insights

As Devcon SEA comes to an end, we recap on the event highlights, as well as key takeaways from Devcon, including:

• Ethereum's long-term thinking approach
• Unifying Ethereum
• Decentralization as Ethereum's defining principle
• Real world Ethereum

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Permalink to Transaction Event Log

Copy permalink that brings you to a specific event log in a transaction.

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Diamond Proxy Support (Beta)

ERC-2535 contracts now have facet contracts displayed in the Contract tab.

FEATURED

Etherscan API V2: Multichain

Access a world of EVM data with a single API key.

Ethereum Foundation Report 2024 Edition

Learn more about EF and their recent work, Ethereum's ecosystem of funders, new organizations, and conflict of interest policy.

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Proposal for the Beam Chain

At Devcon, Justin Drake proposed a consensus layer redesign to address tech debt, enable quantum resistance, and embrace the ZK era.

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2 Big Features in New MetaMask Version

You can swap tokens without needing ETH for gas, and sign transactions on any network without needing to manually approve the network switch.

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OFAC Sanctions on Tornado Cash are Unlawful

The court held that Tornado Cash's immutable smart contracts cannot be blocked under IEEPA and OFAC exceeded its statutory authority.

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Increasing Ethereum's Gas Limit

Ethereum's gas limit has been at 30M for ~3 years—is it time to increase it? If you run a validator & want to show support, learn how.

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Ethereum Protocol Attackathon is Live

The Attackathon, with a $1.5M reward pool, runs from Nov 25 to Jan 20 as a crowdsourced security audit to strengthen the Ethereum protocol.

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$15.5M Bug Bounty for Uniswap v4

This bounty covers critical vulnerabilities in the Uniswap v4 core contracts, more details available in the Uniswap v4 Github repository.

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Definition of a Solo Staker on Ethereum

Solo staker is a node operator who validates without anything between them and the Beacon Chain contract. It is the most "solo" way of staking.

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Struggles of an App Builder on Ethereum

Eric Wall discussed how decision paralysis caused by the fragmented Ethereum L2 ecosystem contributed to the eventual failure of his project.

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Transaction: $21M Winnings in Polymarket Election Markets

As the $3.6B presidential election market resolved for Republican candidate Donald Trump, a Polymarket whale profited $21M.

Address: Convince Freysa to Send All Its Funds

An onchain AI agent, Freysa, programmed never to send funds, was finally "tricked" after 482 attempts, transferring 13.19 ETH to the winner.

Questions received last month:

What is a transaction action?
It highlights key events in a transaction. With smart contracts enabling powerful yet complex transactions, this feature makes it easy to quickly understand what's going on at a glance. Read more.

How to find contract addresses for a project?
Visit the project's website and check the developer docs for keywords like "deployment addresses" (example). You'll find a list of addresses, which you can then search on Etherscan or other L2 explorers for more details.

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

View detailed token holdings of an address
On the token holdings page, you can check an address's net worth (in USD or ETH), along with the ERC-20 and NFT assets it owns. Click on a token to view its past transfers involving that address.

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Quiz: Devcon SEA Recap

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