Ethereum News. Jan 16, 2026

Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director Tomasz K. Stańczak has shared a technical roadmap detailing how zkEVM proofs could be supported directly on Ethereum L1

Tomasz K. Stańczak@tkstanczak

zkEVM on L1 - the plan github.com/eth-act/planni…

11:18 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 48.5K Views

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Figure has officially announced OPEN (On-chain Public Equity Network) on Provenance, allowing companies to list public equity natively on blockchain, rather than as tokenized DTCC securities.

Figure@Figure

We’re officially announcing OPEN (On-chain Public Equity Network), running on @provenancefdn , which will enable companies to list public equity natively on blockchain, not as tokenized DTCC securities. OPEN brings issuance, trading, and financing of public equities fully

6:15 PM · Jan 14, 2026 · 122K Views

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Param launched Cryptoagg[.]io, a Crypto Card Aggregator, allowing users to compare crypto payment cards across multiple providers, including Kast, Tria, Etherfi Cash, Avici Money, Coinbase, and Binance

Param@Param_eth

Introducing: cryptoagg.io "The Crypto Card Aggregator" Compare cards: > Kast Card vs Tria > Ether fi Cash vs Avici Money > Coinbase Card vs Binance Card Compare: > FX Fee > Regions > ATM Limit > Annual Fee > Supported Assets Added new features: → Find My Card:

4:55 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 33.5K Views

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Boundless launched zk upgrade for OP-stack rollups, cutting finality to minutes. The release enables rollups to reduce finality from seven days to 24 hours using zk fault proofs, or to minutes with full validity proofs

Boundless@boundless_xyz

1/ Boundless for Rollups offers OP Stack teams a clear path to fast finality. A single framework that gives rollups the freedom to move from optimistic to full ZK as their needs evolve.

6:03 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 5.66K Views

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ethPandaOps analyzed the Ethereum mainnet blob data following the activation of the BPO forks, which increased the blob target, and observed that validator head vote percentages declined as blob usage rose. However, the analysis shows the degradation is not caused by higher blob counts themselves, but by proposer timing strategies.

ethPandaOps@ethPandaOps

BPO2 landed last week. It bumped the max blobs per block to 21. We've been going through the data. Initial analysis doesn't look good! Have a look at this scary chart. But there might be more to this story.. Link below!

7:43 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 5.08K Views

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All Core Devs ETH meeting #228 reviewed Glamsterdam devnet-2 scope, flagged challenges in EIP-7778 gas accounting

Pooja Ranjan | ranjan.eth@poojaranjan19

ACDE #228 - Quick recap 🧵 @adietrichs facilitated the meeting 🔷Glamsterdam Devnet-2 Scope 🔹EIP-7778 : Block Gas Accounting without Refunds - eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7778 - Clarifications on CumulativeGasUsed, - gasUsedForPaying, gasUsedForBlockLimit - Andrew acknowledged this as

ECH Institute Inc. @ECHInstitute

📢 Join Execution Layer Meeting 228! 🗓 Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, at 14:00 UTC 📺 Live on @ECHInstitute X/Twitter😺 Topics: Discuss Glamsterdam devnets scope and future planning, clarify key EIPs, finalize remaining Glamsterdam PFI decisions, and cover misc execution API review

4:11 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 5.22K Views

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Today at 6 PM UTC, The Apparatus, a privacy livestream, will host a privacy-focused livestream featuring Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, sci-fi author and historian Ada Palmer, and cybersecurity expert Sherri Davidoff. The discussion will explore why privacy keeps losing ground

Ethereum@ethereum

Today at 6pm UTC The Apparatus - A privacy livestream With @VitalikButerin, SciFi author and historian @Ada_Palmer, & professional hacker @SherriDavidoff, moderated by @ml_sudo. Why privacy keeps losing and how to turn the tables. Watch: https://t.co/Qi9jDi9YQL

5:18 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 24.3K Views

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Optimism announced upcoming scaling summit.

Optimism@Optimism

The Optimism Scaling Summit 🔗 RSVP here: luma.com/ufx1y9z8 More details soon.

5:29 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 8.35K Views

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SwissBorg has integrated Base into its Meta-Exchange

SwissBorg@swissborg

🟦 SwissBorg integrates Base into the Meta-Exchange. Base-native liquidity is now accessible on SwissBorg, all within one familiar interface. We're making onchain access simple — multi-currency fiat, no network hopping, no friction, just a clear path to participation. @base is

9:06 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 23.5K Views

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Chime has integrated ZKP2P, allowing users to onramp and offramp directly from their Chime accounts.

ZKP2P@zkp2p

It's Chime to announce another payment provider 🔔 You can now onramp and offramp directly from your Chime account using ZKP2P. Try it today 👉 zkp2p.xyz/swap?tab=buy

6:10 PM · Jan 14, 2026 · 26.3K Views

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Dolomite’s Ethereum instance has crossed $50 million in TVL

Dolomite 🏔️@Dolomite_io

TVL on our Ethereum instance has officially surpassed $50 Million. Thank you to the community for choosing Dolomite as the foundation for your "money Legos". We're just getting warmed up.

4:16 PM · Jan 14, 2026 · 16.9K Views

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8004scan by Altlayer launched on mainnet, for the agentic economy.

AltLayer@alt_layer

8004scan is ready for mainnet release! With @8004_scan entering mainnet, a new era for autonomous agents begins. Agent identity, reputation, and validation are now verifiable on-chain primitives. Discovery, evaluation, and trust no longer rely on centralized directories or

9:49 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 16.3K Views

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Obol publishes ecosystem report, sets 2026 focus on Ethereum decentralization.

Obol@Obol_Collective

We proudly present our latest ecosystem report. We’re still building with a clear goal: Obol will drive the staking end game and focus on decentralizing Ethereum in 2026.

5:15 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 35.3K Views

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Fluidkey now allows users to receive USDC and USDT payments from 9 additional blockchains like Tron, Solana, Binance Smart Chain, Near, Avalanche, Ton, Sui, Stellar, and Monad while maintaining full privacy protection. The integration also enables Bitcoin payments

fluidkey.eth@fluidkey

Your Fluidkey payment link now lets you receive USDC and USDT payments from 9 additional chains ✨ Same privacy protection ✔︎ Powered by @near_intents

11:08 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 2.61K Views

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