For a moment, it felt like the whole world was living in a Studio Ghibli film, thanks to GPT-4o's stunning image generation capabilities!

On Etherscan, you can easily view your multichain assets in one place, and instantly verify similar match source codes.

In this issue, we explore the new era of high-performance blockchains. We also just kicked off the Weekly Dev Bytes newsletter to bring you more up-to-date builder updates and ecosystem news, be sure to check it out.

Into the Era of High Performance Blockchains

As new blockchains race to offer lightning-fast speeds and near-zero fees, a new era of performance is unfolding in crypto. But is speed alone enough? In this article, we explore:

• How Blockchain Performance is Measured
• How it Impacts Your Real-World Experience
• If this Performance Gains Comes at a Cost

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Assets Tab

View your Multichain Portfolio and Token Holdings in one place on the address page.

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Cross-Chain Similar Match

Instantly verify contract source code already verified on other Etherscan explorers.

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MonadScan Testnet Explorer

Monad is a high-performance, Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain.

Ethereum Pectra Upgrade to Go Live on May 7

The first major upgrade since Dencun in March 2024, Pectra is the most ambitious Ethereum upgrade yet. Read the upgrade guide here.

x.com/ralexstokes

U.S. Government Removes Tornado Cash Sanctions

Tornado Cash was removed from the U.S. Treasury's global blacklist, with >100 ETH addresses delisted from the Specially Designated Nationals list.

coindesk.com

Report on TradFi's Interest and Adoption of DeFi

300 TradFi professionals near-unanimously agree today's financial system is inefficient. DeFi is seen as the fix and the future. Full report here.

x.com/0xask

Celo Transitions into Ethereum Layer 2

First launched as a Proof-of-Stake Layer 1 chain & Geth fork, Celo is now an Ethereum L2 built on OP Stack with EigenDA.

x.com/celo

Ethereum Researcher Virgil Griffith Released From Prison

Arrested in 2019 for showing how crypto could be used to evade sanctions in North Korea, he's now out in a halfway house and on parole.

cointelegraph.com

Checkpoint Series: High-Level Updates of Core Development

Brief high-level overviews of the last 4-5 Ethereum All Core Developer calls with a sentiment check with what's being focused on.

blog.ethereum.org

Current State of Developer Experience on Ethereum

Timdaub.eth, a builder since 2015, sheds light on the declining devex, technical frustrations, & financial challenges facing Ethereum developers.

x.com/timdaub

Privacy Pools Mainnet Launch

It's a privacy solution that enables anonymous Ethereum transactions while ensuring compliance by dissociating from illicit funds.

x.com/0xbowio

Consensus Toronto 2025 (May 14-16)

Join the premier event for Blockchain, Crypto, AI, and Web3. Grab your tickets and get 20% off with code: ETHERSCAN.

consensus2025.coindesk.com

Transaction: Swap 220k USDC for 5k USDT

A trader swapped ~733K USDC for ~19K USDT in a sandwich attack, sparking suspicions of a possible money laundering scheme.

Address: zkLend Hacker Allegedly Phished for 2930 ETH

The hacker claimed they were phished while moving funds to Tornado Cash, though some suspect the hacker and phisher are the same person.

As the world goes onchain, here are some apps you can explore:

Pendle
Pendle is a DeFi platform that lets you tokenize and trade future yields on your crypto assets, you can either lock in a fixed return or amplify it with leverage. Here's a full guide to help you master yield trading.

Fileverse
A privacy-focused alternative to platforms like Google Workspace and Notion, enabling users to securely share files, collaborate on documents, and manage knowledge bases using blockchain technology.

Note: We're highlighting apps by the community, please do your own research before using them!

View Aave v3 liquidations in the past 24 hours
Go to etherscan.io/advanced-filter, and under "Additional Filters", enter Aave: Pool V3 under the Address parameter and LiquidationCall in the Topic 0 parameter, and set Age filter to "Last 24H".

Looking for a job in crypto? Check out these roles below:

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