Ethereum Weekly Digest, June 8, 2025
Eth News and Updates
Eth R&D protocol call (All Core Devs)
Execution layer focused protocol call (ACDE #213):
Fusaka
Gas Limit Increase: Agreed the target remains 60 M gas but will postpone a mainnet vote until fresh performance & security data arrive in ~2 weeks.
EIP scope: The maximum scope now includes EIP-7951, 7934 and—conditionally—7907, while EIP-5920 was removed and 7883 received a minor gas-cost tweak. Anything not on this short list is deferred, and Devnet-2 will be the last intake unless critical issues force a Devnet-3.
Glamsterdam
Scope: FOCIL, EVM-64, and Available Attestations as potential headline features; block-level access lists were explored as a companion to FOCIL and delayed execution.
Layer1
Consensus specs update to v1.6.0-alpha.1 (Ninetales): alpha release for the Fulu upgrade
Includer Fee Economics: Two candidate schemes—Double (user-split) and Single (protocol-split)—were compared, each balancing user simplicity against fine-grained control.
Randomized Inclusion-Lists: A PR adds a per-builder random flag so committees produce less overlapping lists, giving fresh transactions a fairer chance at first-slot inclusion. Reviewers will assess how the change impacts builder logic and block-space efficiency.
Stateless Implementers Call #37
State Expiry Impact: Data show ~70 % of accounts and ~80 % of storage slots are untouched for a year, so pruning could cut Geth’s flat DB from 107 GB to 26 GB. Participants agreed to extend the study to intermediate nodes and quantify client-level speed-ups before proposing a testnet.
Binary Tree Shadowfork: Performance issues in Verkle block creation led the group to switch the next shadow-fork to the Binary Tree structure. Will publish an initial Binary Tree implementation within two weeks.
Research Next Steps: Open questions include how gas-limit changes alter expiry ratios and whether accounts should be exempt from pruning while storage slots expire. New literature on DHT-based historical state distribution and hashmap-friendly storage layouts will be reviewed before the next call.
Client Release
Consensus Layer
Lodestar v1.31.0: fix some user experience issues and some user incompatibility issues
Prysm v6.0.4: has more work on PeerDAS, and light client support
Execution Layer
Besu v25.6.0: contains experimental history expiry features
Nethermind v1.32.0: Bump to 1.32.0
Reth v1.4.8: contains a critical bug fix in the chain reorg logic
Erigon v3.0.5: Polygon Bhilai Fork Updates
Ecosystem
EF Protocol: Protocol Research & Development team layoff; three strategic goals: scaling the L1, scaling the blobs, and improving UX
EF Treasury Policy: a.Annual Opex(goal: 15% of treasury); b.Years of Opex Buffer(goal: 2.5 years)
EF Devconnect ARG Scholars Program: five categories: 100 leaders, application deadline June 30th
Research & Paper
Different RPCs and Order Flow Auctions (OFAs) yield varying outcomes, making it crucial for order flow originators to select their providers carefully for improved transaction efficiency. This choice directly impacts the execution quality, potential rebates, and overall profitability of transactions on the network.
EIP-7691, which increased the blob count from 3 Target 6 Max to 6 Target 9 Max, allows home users, including solo stakers, to handle the higher blob count. The 6/9 configuration has proven safe and effective for home users. However, MEV Boost blocks face challenges due to relay timing delays. Overall, the change has been positive, but ongoing monitoring is needed.
Stats
Fees:
Gas: 0.3 to 24.5 gwei, 2.4 gwei average; zero net issuance at 20.1 gwei
16.1k ETH net issuance this week
ETHUSD: $2,420 – $2,667, currently $2,509, all time high $4,878
ETH/BTC: currently 0.024 (Flippening at ~0.164)
L2 Total Value Locked: 14.36 M ETH, -0.34% in 7 days
ETH ETF: 109.64K ETH net inflow (June 2 – June 6)