Ethereum News. April 15, 2026

Apr 15, 2026

Ethereum Foundation launched a $1M security audit subsidy program giving builders access to 20+ audit firms, covering up to 30% of audit costs

Ethereum Foundation@ethereumfndn

1/ The Ethereum Audit Subsidy A joint initiative with audit providers to subsidize the cost of audits for Ethereum builders. Security audits are a best practice, yet expensive. The subsidy program makes audits accessible and strengthens the Ethereum ecosystem.

Findlay @0xboo

1/ We've teamed up with @ethereumfndn Trillion Dollar Security Initative, @nethermind, and @chainlinklabs to bring $1m in audit subsidies to @ethereum builders! The Ethereum Security Subsidy Program is a joint initiative with top-tier audit providers, anchored by an Expert

3:13 PM · Apr 14, 2026 · 17.1K Views

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Etherfi committed $3B in ETH as validator liquidity to ETHGas over three years, sourced from its 2.8M ETH under management

The Block@TheBlockCo

EXCLUSIVE: Ether.fi commits $3 billion in ETH as 'validator liquidity' to ETHGas over three years

theblock.co

Ether.fi commits $3 billion in ETH as 'validator liquidity' to ETHGas over three years

12:00 AM · Apr 15, 2026 · 7.48K Views

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Lido’s CSM now has 17,492 validators with 99.70% average performance, up 3,221 validators in the latest period

Lido@LidoFinance

The latest CSM Performance Oracle report: • Operator Rewards: 50.9851 stETH (+0.3974) • Validators: 17,492 (+3,221) • Avg. Performance: 99.70% (+0.32pp) • 0 validators ejected due to poor performance. Well played, home stakers 🫡

10:41 AM · Apr 14, 2026 · 3.84K Views

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Aave crossed $15.5B in all-time Pendle asset deposits

Aave@aave

Aave crossed $15.5 billion all-time @pendle_fi asset deposits. The number one protocol for PT collateral.

12:07 PM · Apr 14, 2026 · 16K Views

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Morpho’s fixed rate protocol gets a name — Morpho Midnight — framed as a completely new paradigm for onchain lending, not a V2 of Morpho Blue

Paul Frambot 🦋@PaulFrambot

Morpho's fixed rate protocol now has a name: Morpho Midnight. Morpho Midnight is not an iteration of Morpho Blue. It is a completely new paradigm for onchain lending, and should not be considered a "V2" of Blue. Blue = pool-based open term variable markets with externalized

12:04 PM · Apr 14, 2026 · 55.9K Views

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Base launches its first AI Agent Hackathon in Seoul on April 25th with a $5,000 prize pool, building on Virtuals ACP, x402 and AgentKit

Virtuals Protocol@virtuals_io

Launching our First Agent Hackathon in Seoul 🇰🇷 Build with Virtuals agent commerce protocol, trade with agent frameworks, transact with x402. Details below.

Base Korea @daehan_base

Base Agent Hackathon #1: Build AI Agents on Base Korea's first-ever Base AI Agent Hackathon is here! Build, Demo, Ship: build an AI agent on Base in a single day. This is a one-day competitive hackathon where you'll build AI agents using Base ecosystem technologies including https://t.co/UtjtztkOmN

10:52 AM · Apr 14, 2026 · 20K Views

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Zebec card and payments suite now supports Base, with payroll on Base coming soon

Zebec Network@Zebec_HQ

Everyday payments, now on @base. Our card and product suite now supports Base, bringing low-cost, onchain dollars into real-world use. From payments to payroll, Zebec helps move money on Base from wallets into everyday life.

4:02 PM · Apr 13, 2026 · 85.7K Views

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Lattice is shutting down its Redstone L2, with the blockchain going offline on May 15, 2026; users are urged to withdraw funds before then as assets in smart contracts will be unrecoverable

Lattice@latticexyz

After five years, Lattice is winding down. Redstone shuts down May 15, 2026 (23:59 UTC). If you have funds on Redstone, withdraw before then — especially anything held in contracts like Uniswap pools. After shutdown we'll deploy an L1 withdrawal contract for EOA balances, but

5:20 PM · Apr 14, 2026 · 64.8K Views

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Polygon launched sPOL, its native liquid staking token, backed by up to 100M POL in liquidity support from the treasury, targeting the ~95% of staked POL that currently sits illiquid

Polygon | POL@0xPolygon

https://t.co/1Brbk740lb

2:18 PM · Apr 14, 2026 · 56.9K Views

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Zerion suffered a DPRK-linked AI social engineering attack on a team member’s device, resulting in ~$100K in company hot wallet losses; no user funds or app infrastructure were affected

Zerion@zerion

https://t.co/SOCjuk0VZi

9:34 PM · Apr 14, 2026 · 34K Views

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EFP integrated into Etherscan, displaying onchain follower/following counts alongside ENS names on every account page

brantly.eth@BrantlyMillegan

I'm happy to announce @efp is now integrated into @etherscan! 🍾🍾🍾 on every account page click the "Cards" tab to see the account's @ensdomains name & avatar plus their onchain EFP follower/following counts 🔥 onchain social is very much alive, my friends

5:09 PM · Apr 14, 2026 · 29.7K Views

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Base app launched referral rewards, giving referrers 25% of net swap fees while their friends get 10% off, capped at $100K USDC per month per referrer