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We're seeing more real-world assets land onchain, from treasuries and funds to public equities. SpaceX goes public on June 12 in the biggest IPO ever, and we expect tokenized versions to land onchain soon after.

On Etherscan, you can revoke multiple token approvals at once with the Token Approvals tool, and quickly filter activity while browsing any address page.

This issue, Takens Theorem surveys a wave of recent Ethereum art where the chain's own components, from bytecode to token standards, are the medium itself.

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Guest Post

Alive on Chain: Art Where the Medium Is the Work

Alive on Chain: Art Where the Medium Is the Work

A wave of recent Ethereum projects treats the chain's own components, from bytecode to token standards, as creative material. Guest author Takens Theorem surveys the work, covering:

  • Why Onchain Art Is More Than an Archive
  • Blockchain as a Conceptual Substrate for Artists
  • A Look at To Be a Machine, Normies, and The Vessel
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Trending

Where the Ethereum Foundation is Heading

Vitalik and Aya shared their perspectives on EF's direction: a smaller, more opinionated foundation centered on Ethereum's CROPS values.

x.com/VitalikButerin

Mastercard Adds Stablecoin Settlement

Mastercard plans to let partners settle in regulated stablecoins alongside fiat. They also introduced Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M).

x.com/Mastercard

White Hat Frees $2M Stuck in a 2016 ICO Contract

0xflorent.eth unlocked 1,003 ETH stuck in a 2016 ICO contract for 9 years due to a bug in the refund function, allowing the original investors to claim it.

x.com/0xFlorent_

Is All of DeFi Unsafe?

OpenZeppelin co-founder Manuel Araoz says coding agents made all of DeFi unsafe, though the community counters most hacks are opsec failures.

unchainedcrypto.com

Quantum Timelines Are Moving Up

Justin Drake puts the odds of quantum breaking production cryptography at 50% by 2032, with Ethereum's migration set for 2029.

x.com/drakefjustin

Developers

Universal Deposit Addresses by Privy

A single persistent address for funding a wallet from any chain, with bridging, swapping, and settlement handled for your app.

x.com/privy_io

EVM Compiler Bench

An interactive report of 7,000+ measurements comparing Solidity and Vyper on gas, bytecode size, and compile time.

x.com/banteg

Community

Devcon 8 Tickets Are Live

The first wave of tickets is open for Ethereum's next major gathering in Mumbai, India, which will take place from November 3 to 6, 2026.

x.com/EFDevcon

A Lottery That Funds Ethereum Developers

Megapot and Protocol Guild launch a charity lottery that directs a portion of ticket referral fees and winnings towards supporting Ethereum core devs.

coindesk.com

Pick of the Month

Transaction: An MEV Bot Accidentally Tipped a User 167 ETH

The bot developer later sent an IDM requesting a return while keeping a % as a bounty, but the user has not returned the ETH at the time of writing.

Address: 68 NFTs Rescued From the Flooring Exploit

Yuga Labs developers recovered over $500K in NFTs, including Bored Apes and CryptoPunks, after an exploit hit the Flooring Protocol pools.

Apps to Try

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

Across
A bridge for fast, low-cost asset transfers between Ethereum and supported chains, where you submit a deposit intent on the origin chain, and a network of relayers races to fulfill that intent on the destination chain.

Ondo Finance
A platform bringing real-world assets onchain, from tokenized U.S. Treasuries to tokenized stocks and ETFs accessible through Ondo Global Markets to everyone.

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

Pro Tip

Find out how many projects an address has accumulated points for
On the address page in Etherscan, open the Cards tab and look for Wallet Points Overview. Checkpoint's Points Aggregator gives you an overview of rewards collected across many supported protocols.

Jobs

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

Brand Director, Collectible Toys & Character IP at PlayToEarn | Remote

Sales Representative (B2B Crypto & Gaming) at PlayToEarn | Remote

Head of Marketing (Fintech/Digital Assets) at Digital Finance | Remote

Web3 BD / Crypto Sales Manager (Presale Focus) at BLON / BLONEX

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