ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, recently, regarding the February 21 hack of Bybit exchange that resulted in a loss of $1.5 billion, Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko stated that although some in the crypto industry are calling for the Ethereum network to be restored to its state before the attack, it is almost impossible to achieve from a technical perspective.Beiko emphasized that, unlike the 2016 TheDAO hack incident, this attack did not violate Ethereum protocol rules, and a rollback would lead to widespread and difficult-to-repair chain reactions, potentially causing more destructive consequences than the hacker's losses. Furthermore, a rollback would undo all settled on-chain transactions while being unable to reverse off-chain transactions.Other industry figures have expressed similar views. Ethereum educator Anthony Sassano pointed out that the current complexity of the Ethereum ecosystem makes a simple rollback of the infrastructure unfeasible. Yuga Labs' blockchain vice president even warned that the cost of a rollback could far exceed $1.5 billion.Previous news, when asked whether he supports rolling back Ethereum to the state before the hack, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou stated, "This is not something one person can decide. Based on the spirit of blockchain, perhaps it should be decided through a community vote, but I'm not sure."

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum core developer and EIP-1559 co-author Eric Conner posted on the X platform early yesterday morning: "I am no longer a part of .eth (Ethereum domain). Perhaps one day, those leaders will realign with the community, but for now, I have stepped away. Deep down, I sincerely hope Ethereum succeeds. Good luck."Additionally, Eric Conner posted today: "My passion is entirely focused on the potential of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. Cryptocurrency is essential for building an open, trustworthy, and fair AI future, in which humanity does not lose autonomy."

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated on X that Ethereum core development needs to better prioritize. He pointed out that if he had to choose between "increasing Blob targets from 3 to 6" and "other improvements in Pectra," he would prioritize the former.Vitalik also mentioned priority suggestions for projects like Fusaka and G*, believing that Blob expansion remains crucial, but also emphasized the importance of improvements to the L1 layer EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine), particularly the transition from EOF to full AA through EIP-7701, as well as the introduction of the SIMD+EVMMAX instruction set and a moderate increase in Gas limits.Vitalik also stated that "peerdas" exploration is underway and suggested trying a more ambitious version to further drive Ethereum's technological innovation and optimization.

ChainCatcher news, Optimism stated on social media that since the launch of Retro Funding, it has rewarded over 15 million OP tokens to Ethereum core developers, development tools, and educators.

ChainCatcher news, 21Shares AG announced the introduction of staking functionality in its Ethereum Core ETP, and it has been renamed to Ethereum Core Staking ETP.The upgraded product is now listed on major European exchanges, including the SIX Swiss Exchange, Deutsche Börse Xetra, and Euronext Amsterdam. This update aims to provide more convenient staking services for European institutional and retail investors.

ChainCatcher news, Galaxy's Vice President of Research Christine Kim summarized the key points from the 198th Ethereum Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call:Developers are debugging Pectra Devnet 3;Developers plan to launch Pectra Devnet 4 before next Thursday (October 17);There are 2 new EIPs in Pectra for consideration, namely EIP7782 and EIP7783, both aimed at improving L1 scalability.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum core developer Péter Szilágyi shares insights on developer motivation. He states that there is a fundamental misunderstanding about builders. Szilágyi points out that most developers start coding before considering monetary rewards; they do so because the act of creating is inherently interesting, challenging, and stimulating.He emphasizes that while money can buy developers' time, it cannot buy their passion. Szilágyi believes that to accomplish great work, passion is needed in addition to time investment.

ChainCatcher message, Optimism stated on social media that the Optimism Collective has awarded 8,519,578 OP to Ethereum core developers through Retro Funding so far.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum Foundation member and Geth development lead Péter Szilágyi posted on social media, "I often wonder if I chose the wrong industry.For example, SpaceX, they send rockets to Mars? Human progress. They fail to launch a rocket and it explodes? Humanity learns lessons and still progresses. All outcomes bring progress.In contrast, the crypto industry is simply a casino for fools (apologies to the few exceptions). Prices go up? Great, when to buy a sports car. Prices go down? Life is destroyed. What contribution does this make to humanity?Yes, building a new monetary system does take time. Of course... but in the process, can we do something useful? Everyone wants to be the next Vitalik, no one wants to build something useful, everyone is just thinking about how to extract value.I really don't see why this system shouldn't collapse? From a macro perspective, what will we lose? Everything the crypto industry has done so far is just a massive transfer of value, and I haven't seen any substantial value creation.Please note, getting rich through luck and then transferring funds to some non-crypto projects cannot be considered a success story for crypto. At best, it's just a lucky philanthropist's success story, more likely just a simple diversification of investments by one person.In my opinion, this industry should have started creating something truly useful that people are willing to use, otherwise it should just close its doors.At least Bitcoin tried (though it failed) to become a safe-haven asset. But the others are just selling shovels, with no signs of a gold rush at all."

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum core developers announced the launch of EIP-7732, which is the official specification for Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS). EIP-7732 is an upgrade that is solely at the consensus layer, separating execution validation from consensus validation and directly embedding PBS into Ethereum's consensus layer. PBS refers to the separation of block proposers and builders. EIP-7732 includes modifications to the beacon chain, fork choice rules, and P2P communication, and allows validators to act as builders. Builders are complex participants who construct blocks to extract MEV.ePBS provides a trustless exchange between proposers and builders, enabling validators to effectively utilize CPU. The implementation features a Payload Timeliness Committee (PTC), which votes on the timeliness of payloads published by builders, consisting of a subset of the validator committee. The design of EIP-7732 is also compatible with future upgrades, such as inclusion lists.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko stated on social media that the mailing list provider used by the Ethereum Foundation, "updates@ethereum.org," is suspected to have been compromised.Currently, they are in contact with SendPulse to resolve the issue. Please do not click on any links in that email.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum core developer eric.eth posted on social media that the founder of Curve did not suffer a "loss" due to the liquidation of CRV; he made a profit of 100 million dollars from a 140 million dollar CRV position, and selling on the market would lead to similar prices and cause dissatisfaction in the community.