Author: Michael Johnson

[05/03/2025] Sepolia Incident Update See this post. [27/02/2025] Holesky Incident Update On Feb. 24, 2025, the Pectra upgrade activated on the Holesky testnet. After the activation, a configuration issue in Besu, Nethermind and go-ethereum led to a chain split on Holesky. The issue was rapidly fixed, but the Holesky network performance is still degraded. More details on the incident can be found here. Sepolia Network Upgrade The Sepolia network upgrade timing is unchanged. The network is expected to fork at epoch 222464 (Mar. 5, 7:29 UTC). Node operators using the Besu, go-ethereum, Nethermind or Lodestar clients MUST upgrade their client…

Today, we are excited to announce the start of the Fusaka audit contest, co-sponsored by Gnosis and Lido, hosted on Sherlock, and running for four weeks from September 15th. The goal is simple: maximize scrutiny of the Fusaka upgrade and surface vulnerabilities before they can impact the network. To raise the stakes, valid findings reported in the first week have a 2x multiplier applied to their points rewarded, and those in the second week have a 1.5x multiplier. To help security researchers, we’ve prepared a Fusaka auditor guide. We’re grateful to Gnosis for contributing 100,000 USD and Lido for contributing…

Linea price has plunged over 90% after a chaotic airdrop rollout. Community backlash grew after Binance users claimed tokens first. Ecosystem shows Linea has hit a $2.5B TVL despite tokenomics and governance concerns. Linea’s much-hyped token launch has turned chaotic, with the LINEA price collapsing more than 90% within hours of its debut despite high-profile listings on Binance, Bybit, and OKX. The token, part of ConsenSys’ zkEVM Layer 2 network, surged briefly on September 9 from $0.030 to as high as $0.046 after its exchange listings. However, heavy profit-taking and a chaotic token airdrop process triggered a wave of selling…