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Odaily News Ethereum developer Toni Wahrstätter stated on the X platform that Ethereum core developers are planning the next annual upgrade, "Hegotá", with 66 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) currently on the candidate list. In the coming core developer meetings, these proposals will be filtered to ultimately determine the upgrade contents that can complete implementation, devnet testing, testnet deployment, and have the potential to launch in 2027. Proposals that fail to be included in Hegotá will be postponed to the next hard fork, making the current screening process highly significant for the future direction of Ethereum's development.Currently, FOCIL (Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists) has been confirmed as one of the key upgrade components of Hegotá. Developers believe that combining it with scoped transactions (EIP-8141), keyed nonces (EIP-8250), and root references (EIP-8272) could help build native privacy capabilities, enabling privacy applications to operate without relying on third-party intermediaries.Additionally, enhancing scalability is also a key direction for Hegotá. Developers have proposed repricing data resources (EIP-8131, EIP-8279) and state growth costs (EIP-8368) to prepare for a future increase of the Gas limit to 600 million. While these improvements are less intuitive than privacy features, they are considered critical work for advancing Ethereum's scaling in the short term.Other candidate upgrades include shorter block times (EIP-8198), issuance mechanism adjustments (EIP-8363), anti-correlation penalty mechanisms (EIP-7716), EVM optimization and simplification, as well as the first round of EIP discussions related to zkEVM and quantum-resistant cryptography.It is noted that Hegotá cannot include all features expected by the community. The core team will need to strike a balance between the "future vision" and "near-term deliverable upgrades," and most candidate EIPs may ultimately not make it into this upgrade.Currently, 256 days have passed since the launch of the current Glamsterdam upgrade, with the goal of completing deployment by the end of this year. Hegotá is planned to launch in 2027, and in the coming months, core developers and the community will engage in discussions around the prioritization of various EIPs. Community feedback will still play a role in the selection process, and participants who support or oppose a particular EIP's inclusion in Hegotá can voice their opinions to the core development team through public discussions.
Odaily News NVIDIA has launched an AI model routing system called NeMo Switchyard, designed to help developers dynamically allocate AI Agent tasks across multiple large models, reducing costs and latency while maintaining performance.NVIDIA stated that building AI agents does not necessarily mean relying on a single large model. Different models have their own advantages in reasoning capability, response speed, and operating costs. For example, classification tasks may be suited for lightweight models, while complex reasoning requires more powerful frontier models. If all requests are sent to the largest model, costs and latency will increase; conversely, using small models for everything may degrade the quality of complex task completion. NeMo Switchyard uses an intelligent routing mechanism to automatically select the most appropriate execution model among multiple specialized and frontier models based on factors such as task requirements, model capabilities, cost, latency, and system status. The system allows developers to switch between different model providers and model versions without changing the application architecture.NVIDIA explained that NeMo Switchyard offers multiple routing strategies, including a training-free LLM classifier router, Stage Router, Escalation Router, and an adjustable routing model trained on real workload data. Among these, the Escalation Router prioritizes assigning tasks to low-cost models and escalates requests to stronger models when it detects increased task complexity, persistent errors, or stalled execution, thereby achieving a balance between performance and cost.NVIDIA stated that in related tests, NeMo Switchyard significantly reduced AI Agent operating costs while maintaining a high task completion rate by distributing tasks across different models. For example, compared to using only frontier models, the escalation-based routing approach reduced costs by approximately 74% in LangChain multi-turn agent testing, with only 7% of requests requiring calls to frontier models.Additionally, NVIDIA has partnered with companies such as Cognition, Nous Research, Ramp, LangChain, LiteLLM, and Kong to integrate NeMo Switchyard into AI Agent development workflows and enterprise application infrastructure.
"1011 Insider Whale" representative Garrett Jin released a weekly analysis stating that while he previously suggested gradually positioning in memory chips and buying on dips, the market did not experience the expected pullback. He has sold half of his previous rebound positions during the surge, not because the investment logic has changed, but due to concerns regarding the capital structure driving the rise, stating, "This looks more like a short squeeze than a final confirmation of fundamentals by the market." Rapid capital covering short positions can create short-term gains for memory chip stocks like SK Hynix, but cannot sustain the trend alone. Risks associated with Korean leveraged ETFs have not been fully released, but the decline in asset size is mainly due to NAV shrinkage rather than investor exit. Currently, cumulative net subscriptions for related financial products remain at historic highs and have not turned negative. Garrett Jin emphasized that the decline in Korean leveraged ETF size does not indicate market bearishness on memory demand. SK Hynix's 2026 capacity is already sold out, and Micron's orders are covered until 2028, with demand remaining strong through the second half of 2027. However, the memory industry is essentially still cyclical. Stock prices have already surged by hundreds of percentage points in advance, and cyclical stocks are typically difficult to sustain long-term growth driven solely by valuation expansion. The current market is entering a new phase of the AI capital expenditure cycle, shifting from "rewarding investment" to "evaluating investment returns." Regarding Bitcoin, Garrett Jin stated it continues to meet the bottoming conditions established since the July lows, and he currently maintains the position view established near $60,000.
According to sources familiar with the matter cited by Gelonghui, just days after his hedge fund was on the verge of collapse, former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has returned to the investment arena, investing a hefty $400 million to back a private company. The investment, completed on Tuesday, is the first sign of how Aschenbrenner is managing the aftermath following the near-collapse of the Situational Awareness Fund last week amid a flurry of margin calls from multiple Wall Street lenders.
Odaily News: Uniswap founder Hayden posted on X, stating that FUD spreaders are concentrating on spreading narratives based more on positions than facts. Meanwhile, Pools.trade has already reached a trading volume of $150 million before its official launch and is still in the Beta stage. Traffic has far exceeded expectations, so there are some areas of the UI that need improvement, but they will be fixed soon.
Singapore-based asset management firm Psalion has announced the launch of a $50 million fund targeting early-stage blockchain startups. Psalion stated it will support Pre-seed and Seed stage companies in the fields of infrastructure, real-world assets, stablecoins, DeFi, and trade finance. (The Block)
Cordant, a stablecoin and digital asset financial infrastructure provider, has announced the completion of an $8 million seed funding round. Participating investors include Bankless VC, FJ Labs, SignalFire, Quona, Next Stage, Selah Ventures, Flatironx, Nascent Ventures, Silvercircle Ventures, and Generative Ventures. The new capital will support the company's introduction of new payment networks and AI automation tools. Cordant is collaborating with financial institutions on product development, covering banking, payments, embedded finance, cross-border transactions, stablecoins, and digital assets. Notably, Latin American digital asset and payment platform Bitso, as well as blockchain infrastructure company Paxos, have both invested and are serving as design partners. (Businesswire)
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated that he has built a toy-level demo version on Aztec based on the concept of a "moderated anonymous bulletin board" via vibe-coded methods, and has published the related experimental project on GitHub. He noted that the project is still in an early stage, but it can already implement some "very interesting and not simple" features; he also added that the project is currently at Stage 2.
Bybit's goal difference settlement contracts continue to expand, with 18 new group stage contracts added, now open for pre-match trading. This round of listings covers all group stage fixtures, including several high-profile matchups: Ecuador vs Germany (June 26), Norway vs France (June 27), Spain vs Saudi Arabia (June 27), Jordan vs Argentina (June 28), as well as key group stage matches featuring strong teams like Brazil and Portugal.The contracts are benchmarked at 10. A price above 10 favors the home team, while a price below 10 favors the away team. Settlement occurs automatically 130 minutes after the match ends. Real-time trading is supported during the game, with up to 5x leverage and a minimum entry of 10 USDT.
according to Aztec Labs monitoring, the team is investigating a potential vulnerability affecting an Aztec payments product that was discontinued in 2021. Approximately $2 million was transferred from an immutable smart contract. This discontinued product is an immutable Stage 2 Rollup version that was deactivated in 2022. Aztec Labs does not hold the admin keys or any control over the system, and thus cannot pause or upgrade it. This incident is separate from the attack on the Aztec Connect product on June 14. The Aztec Foundation stated that the product affected by this attack is not associated with any smart contracts of the current network or the AZTEC ERC20 token.
BIT has released its latest weekly report, titled "Will the FIFA World Cup Be the End of the Bitcoin Bear Market?" The report suggests that the current bearish trend of Bitcoin is largely consistent with its early February 2026 outlook. The previously predicted A-B-C correction structure has entered its final phase: after Wave A declined to the $60,000 to $69,000 range, Bitcoin rebounded to the $80,000 to $90,000 range, peaking temporarily around $83,000, after which the rebound momentum gradually weakened.BIT points out that the current Fear and Greed Index has approached historically significant low levels, still showing some similarity to the bottom structure of the 2022 bear market. It maintains its previous view that the summer lull during the 2026 World Cup period could serve as the final stage of Bitcoin's current bear cycle.The report states that future focus will be on the key price range for the end of the bear market, macro catalysts for the next bull run, and trend reversal signals from cyclical indicators. If the relevant framework holds, this market bottom could become one of the low points in Bitcoin's history with a relatively concentrated time window and clearly defined triggering conditions.
According to official sources, OKX has officially launched a dedicated prediction event for the 2026 World Cup. Users can claim xp (event points) for free within the OKX App and directly place predictions on World Cup match outcomes. The event features six main sections: Championship Winner, Golden Boot Winner, Group Stage, Match Results, and others, with continuous markets available covering the entire tournament. The xp leaderboard is updated in real-time, and after the event concludes, the platform will distribute the 16.66 BTC prize pool based on the xp rankings, with rewards automatically credited to user accounts.It is reported that "Predictions" is a free points product launched by OKX, built as the first proprietary market based on the open protocol Exchange OS previously released by OKX. This event is independently organized by OKX, and terms such as "World Cup" and other tournament-related phrasing are used solely for descriptive purposes.
during a recent Senate Banking Committee hearing, substantial progress was achieved in advancing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act). The bill passed with a 15-9 vote, moving to the full Senate for consideration.Several bipartisan lawmakers emphasized during the discussions that the United States urgently needs to establish a unified regulatory framework for digital assets, clarifying asset classification, trading platform oversight, and market structure rules to provide long-term certainty for the industry. Angela Alsobrooks pointed out from a family perspective that younger generations show a natural interest in digital assets, and the regulatory system should strike a balance between "opportunity and protection" to prevent technological development from escaping regulatory oversight. Tim Scott stressed the need to advance legislation from the standpoint of economic opportunity and the American Dream, while Cynthia Lummis noted that the legislative process has already demonstrated a clear foundation for bipartisan cooperation.Supporters argue that digital assets have become an irreversible trend, with approximately 68 million Americans currently holding related assets. However, a significant volume of transactions still occur on overseas platforms, underscoring the urgent need for the U.S. to establish a domestic regulatory framework to enhance market transparency and investor protection. Analysts point out that the CLARITY Act is seen as a crucial complement following stablecoin-related legislation (the GENIUS Act). Without supporting rules at the market structure level, the U.S. risks losing its dominant position in the competition for digital financial infrastructure.As the bill advances to the full Senate, observers are closely watching whether it can complete final legislation based on bipartisan consensus, thereby establishing the core rules of the U.S. digital asset regulatory framework. (CoinDesk)