Welcome to Issue #0 of the Weekly Dev Bytes.

Every week, we bring you the key builder updates and developments from across the Ethereum ecosystem. Let's dive into it.

• Cross-Chain Similar Match to verify a contract instantly if previously verified on other Etherscan explorers
• Assets Tab: View Multichain Portfolio & Token Holdings in one place on the address page
• Hoodi Testnet Explorer is live for liquid staking protocols and validator operators to test

• Get ERC20-Token Account Balance for TokenContractAddress
• Get Historical ERC20-Token Account Balance for TokenContractAddress by BlockNo

FEATURED

Etherscan API V2: Multichain

Access EVM data across 50+ chains with a single API key, by specifying the chain ID.

• 4 options for how to proceed with EVM Object Format (EOF) in Fusaka
• Hoodi testnet has successfully finalized its Pectra epoch
• New Checkpoint series for high-level overviews of All Core Dev calls
• ENS integrates with Para wallet to register ENS name without wallet
• Suspected NK operative, targets crypto researchers with malware in year-long persona scam
• Besu team view on Fusaka
• The first ever Hub IBC transaction to Ethereum testnet
• Circle introduces USDCKit to simplify USDC payments
• Ethereum & Gnosis node operators, migration to Erigon 3 is mandatory for Pectra support
• Aave integrates Chainlink SVR to recapture liquidation MEV
• growthepie now provides weekly Engagement metrics for the whole Ethereum Ecosystem
• Privacy Pools announces mainnet launch enabling private withdrawals
• Demystifying the North Korean Threat
• OpenVM enters production as a full-featured and performant zkVM framework
• Comprehensive list of blockchain analytics tools used by ZachXBT

• Celo completes transition to Ethereum L2
• CCTP V2 live on Linea, enabling fast & secure cross-chain USDC transfers
• Alterscope launches testnet on Arbitrum for real-time, decentralized DeFi risk management
• USD₮0, an Omnichain Fungible Token, is live on the Superchain
• Shape L2 pledges 1% of its token supply to the Protocol Guild
• A simple Ethereum L2 security and finalization roadmap

Ethereum numbers for the past week:

• Transactions: 8.5M (up 8.54%)
• Account Abstraction Transactions: 12,515 (down 8.40%)
• Median Base Fee: 0.459 gwei, Max Base Fee: 3.42 gwei
• Total Burnt Fees: 520.68 ETH (up 13.04%)
• Total Blob Fees: 3.18 ETH (down 71.73%)