EF Protocol: The Hegotá EIP Opinion Post and Tier List north This is the EF Protocol cluster’s tier list for Hegotá. We evaluated the 62 EIPs proposed for inclusion, each with a tier and a short note on the grade. It is the first time the cluster has published one unified view rather than per-team opinions. Geth, of course, being...
EF Protocol: Current and Emerging Priorities north In May, the Protocol cluster welcomed a trio of new cluster coordinators and promised updates to follow. After months of settling in and aligning with contributors cluster-wide, across the EF and across the Ethereum ecosystem, we are now happy to share Protocol's priorities: what Protocol is [...]
Week Ahead: Yen in Play, ECB Hikes, and US CPI to Impact FOMC north The G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Council held their respective summits. The American agenda was to convince countries to take a harder stand against Chinese exports while still threatening some members with sanctions due to trade or facilitating trade with Iran, including airlines. The G20 [...]
Yen Stabilizes as Market Awaits US Employment Data north The US dollar is mostly consolidating quietly ahead of the employment data. Seasonal factors, and the challenge economists experience in forecasting August job growth in part because of the distortions around local governments and the beginning of the new school year. While Federal Reserve [...]
Solana Ecosystem Roundup: August 2026 north Solana’s August 2026 roundup: record transactions, $4B in RWAs, growing stablecoin payments, tokenized stocks, DeFi innovation, ETFs, and governance.
The Yen Squeezes Higher, Though Official Fingerprints are Elusive north The main story today is the Japanese yen. It is sharply higher today. The move began early North America yesterday. No one claimed intervention and many, including ourselves, thought it may have been a rate check. An initial look at the BOJ’s balance sheet suggests that Japan likely did not [...]