PANews reported on August 16th that Tim Beiko summarized the 218th Ethereum Core Developers' Executive (ACDE) meeting, which reviewed the achievements of Fusaka Devnet-4, addressed stability issues, and set priorities for the upcoming Devnet-5. The meeting focused on resolving differences in blob fee calculations across clients, improving the diversity of startup nodes, and unifying fork parameter logic through updated specifications and static tests.
Developers have postponed the timeline decision for the Sepolia and Holesky forks until Devnet-5 is finalized to ensure stability before scheduling a public testnet launch. The Glamsterdam upgrade is progressing, with ePBS (EIP-7732) and BAL (EIP-7928) confirmed as primary proposals, while other proposals, such as FOCIL, remain conditionally considered for inclusion. Discussions also covered improvements to the BAL specification, a more robust pre-ACD testing process, feedback on the "Safe-Head" proposal, and consensus on ModExp repricing and contract size increases, which will be stress-tested in Devnet-5.



Wormhole’s native token has had a tough time since launch, debuting at $1.66 before dropping significantly despite the general crypto market’s bull cycle. Wormhole, an interoperability protocol facilitating asset transfers between blockchains, announced updated tokenomics to its native Wormhole (W) token, including a token reserve and more yield for stakers. The changes could affect the protocol’s governance, as staked Wormhole tokens allocate voting power to delegates.According to a Wednesday announcement, three main changes are coming to the Wormhole token: a W reserve funded with protocol fees and revenue, a 4% base yield for staking with higher rewards for active ecosystem participants, and a change from bulk unlocks to biweekly unlocks.“The goal of Wormhole Contributors is to significantly expand the asset transfer and messaging volume that Wormhole facilitates over the next 1-2 years,” the protocol said. According to Wormhole, more tokens will be locked as adoption takes place and revenue filters back to the company.Read more