Ethereum News. March 3, 2026

Vitalik proposes switching Ethereum’s state tree to binary (with a better hash) and adopt a proof friendly VM like RISC-V to slash proving costs by 80%+ and enable client-side zk proofs

Vitalik Buterin said EIP-8141 introduced “Frame Transactions,” enabling batching, gas sponsorship, and privacy natively, and could be implemented within a year via the Hegota fork.

Vitalik Buterin warned Ethereum’s ePBS could centralize block building, proposing FOCIL and encrypted mempools to curb censorship and MEV.

ETH foundation’s Toni Wahrstatter, introduced stealth address support for AI agents operating on Ethereum, enabling private interactions by hiding links between senders and recipients.

Lido completed V3 upgrade, enabling modular and permissionless stETH minting.

lodestar eth is now running on 6-second slot times as part of EIP-7782 testing, inviting other Ethereum clients to join the experiment and evaluate performance, coordination, and network impact under faster block intervals.

Privacy Pools introduced self-reporting for compromised addresses.

Mantle surpassed $1 billion in total lending and borrowing on Aave, while its DeFi TVL climbed past $750 million.

Resolv deployed JAAA, a tokenized AAA-rated credit fund, as leveraged collateral on Aave horizon

Arbitrum advances dynamic pricing with ArbOS Dia upgrade.

Gitcoin unveiled a new site consolidating tools, teams, research, and results to address fragmentation in the funding landscape.

Clanker introduced a new CLI and skills system, enabling users to deploy and expand clanker agents more efficiently.

Rocket Pool launched open-source AI agent skills enabling natural-language interaction with its protocol.

OpenZeppelin audited OpenAI’s EVMBench found methodological flaws and misclassified vulnerabilities, including four false high-severity issues, emphasizing the need for rigorous, industry-standard AI security evaluations.