Ethereum News. Feb 26, 2026

Feb 26, 2026

Octane Security’s AI detected a high-severity liveness bug in Nethermind that could have paused block production for ~38% of Ethereum validators. The flaw was patched through the Ethereum Foundation bug bounty with no exploitation reported.

Octane Security@octane_security

1/ Octane’s AI found a high-severity liveness bug in the @Nethermind execution client that could have stopped local block production for 38% of @ethereum mainnet validators. This bug was patched via the @ethereumfndn bug bounty program, with no exploitation observed.

4:09 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 33.5K Views

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ETHZilla shares surged 13% to $3.91 after rebranding as Forum Markets, shifting focus from Ethereum acquisition to tokenization.

The Block@TheBlock__

ETHZilla stock climbs on Forum rebrand as firm pushes further into tokenized assets theblock.co/post/391330/et…

8:40 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 3.35K Views

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Ethereum Foundation launched Strawmap, a long-term roadmap targeting fast finality, zkEVM throughput, teragas L2 scaling, post-quantum security, and native ETH privacy.

Justin Drake@drakefjustin

Introducing strawmap, a strawman roadmap by EF Protocol. Believe in something. Believe in an Ethereum strawmap. Who is this for? The document, available at strawmap[.]org, is intended for advanced readers. It is a dense and technical resource primarily for researchers,

8:27 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 260K Views

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Vitalik described Strawmap’s Fast L1 as gradually shortening slot times through data-driven consensus evolution, with ePBS, FOCIL, and fast confirmation rules managing the added complexity.

vitalik.eth@VitalikButerin

A very important document. Let's walk through this one "goal" at a time. We'll start with fast slots and fast finality. I expect that we'll reduce slot time in an incremental fashion, eg. I like the "sqrt(2) at a time" formula (12 -> 8 -> 6 -> 4 -> 3 -> 2, though the last two

Justin Drake @drakefjustin

10:01 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 208K Views

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Polymer Labs unveiled a zero-slippage USDC bridge in partnership with LIFI, live on Jumper.

Polymer Labs 🛜@Polymer_Labs

1/ Polymer is thrilled to announce our zero-slippage USDC bridge, in collaboration with @lifiprotocol and @JumperExchange. Swap any amount of USDC 1:1 across 16 chains (more coming). Bridge here 🌉: jumper.exchange

3:10 PM · Feb 24, 2026 · 13.3K Views

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ACI’s governance review slams Aave Labs for poor accountability despite $86M+ received, zero major BD wins, 6 unprofitable products, 2.5% governance participation, and risky migration to an untested V4.

Marc ”七十 Billy” Zeller@Marczeller

As the Aave DAO is about to vote on the largest funding proposal in its history involving a controversial contributor, Aave Labs, we published a full audit of their (lack of) performance. It's a very long read, but I invite everyone to dive in and form their own opinion based on

Aave-Chan Initiative {ACI} @AaveChan

As the Snapshot for the $51M "Aave Will Win" ask drops tomorrow, take a look at our Audit of Aave Labs' performance and their ~$86M in funding they've received to date. This deserves the community's full attention before any major decisions. Read the full post here:

8:13 AM · Feb 25, 2026 · 59.7K Views

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Liquity V2 generated $2 million in revenue.

Liquity@LiquityProtocol

Liquity V2 hits $2m in revenue. that's it, that's the tweet.

3:03 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 1.49K Views

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Sigma Prime is looking for a Cryptographer, Security Engineer to audit cryptographic protocols across Web3 systems.

Sigma Prime@sigp_io

We’re hiring a Cryptographer / Security Engineer to audit cryptographic protocols in Web3 systems. The ideal fit has advanced knowledge of elliptic curves, pairing-based cryptography, and zero-knowledge systems, with strong systems programming skills in Rust, Go and Solidity.

5:28 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 6.37K Views

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Ethereum Foundation’s Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) opened a new Wishlist funding round focused on sustaining, improving, and extending existing developer tools that the Ethereum ecosystem relies on.

EF Ecosystem Support Program@EF_ESP

📢New ESP Wishlist item: Existing Tooling for Ethereum Developers We're inviting proposals to sustain, improve, and extend the existing developer tools the Ethereum ecosystem relies on 🗓️ Applications open now through April 15 Apply → esp.ethereum.foundation/applicants/wis…

esp.ethereum.foundation

Apply for Existing Tooling for Ethereum Developers | Ethereum Foundation ESP

1:14 PM · Feb 24, 2026 · 3.8K Views

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0x introduced a Cross-Chain API designed to unify routing, bridging, execution, and tracking into a single integration. Currently in private beta.

0x@0xProject

Introducing 0x Cross-Chain API ⛓️ One integration to unify routing, bridging, execution, and tracking in a single flow. Ship cross-chain swaps faster. Operate with less overhead. Now in private beta 👇

6:21 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 9.93K Views

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Blockscout added Enscribe Identity Scores to its explorer, giving every smart contract a measure of how clearly it is identified onchain.

Blockscout 🔭@blockscout

Every contract deserves a name. Identity Scores by @enscribe_ are now live on Blockscout, helping you instantly see how clearly a contract is identified onchain Find it in the Widgets section on the contract pages Read more 👇 blog.blockscout.com/smart-contract…

3:46 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 12.4K Views

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Obol released Charon v1.9.0 with stability and efficiency improvements.

Obol@Obol_Collective

Charon v1.9.0 is here. 👇 for all the details

5:02 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 1.08K Views

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Rainbow launched smart wallet functionality powered by EIP-7702, allowing the app to bundle approvals and actions into a single transaction.

Rainbow@rainbowdotme

Smart wallets are live in Rainbow 🌈 Buy, swap, and use crypto in one tap. This update leverages EIP 7702 delegations to let Rainbow bundle approvals and actions into a single transaction — so your trades feel faster, simpler, and cheaper. Your wallet stays yours. It just

8:18 PM · Feb 25, 2026 · 4.28K Views

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SSV Network launched its cSSV alpha program, rewarding testers $5K to stake testnet SSV, mint cSSV, earn ETH fees, and complete a staking-to-feedback test flow.

SSV Network@ssv_network

Ethereum doesn’t get stronger by accident. Today, we battle-test the biggest upgrade in SSV’s history. cSSV Alpha Testers Program is live. 🔴 $5,000 in rewards. We’re inviting you to help harden the next evolution of SSV staking. Details below 🧵👇

2:41 PM · Feb 24, 2026 · 24.9K Views

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