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Security 👾 * Dedaub launches "Security Suite", providing Ethereum-compatible decompilation, monitoring, verification, and transaction simulation for contract analysis and secure testing. * Web3Builder news is supported in part by Dedaub * Sagey warns of a potential extension hack or honeypot for Ethereum in Microsoft VSCode. * Arbitrum concludes the Nominee Selection phase for

Grants & Accelerators * Solana announced the Solana Incubator for crypto startups to build alongside Solana Labs in NYC, with applications due October 4th. * Cyfrin Audits announces $2.5M in applications for Arbitrum teams to subsidize security services. * Base has announced the eighteenth wave of 2024 Builder Grants, supporting a range

Research 🧑‍🔬 * Charlie Noyes and Max Resnick proposed to delay the state root computation by one block to enable parallel processing and reduce latency. * Kairos Research published a report analyzing Aave, Maker, Lido, and ether.fi, focusing on financial insights and future earnings potential. * Dev Bear proposes a "BURN"

Tooling 🛠 Ethereum * Nimbus introduced nrpc, allowing offline syncing with era1/era file support and continuous sync without p2p connectivity when connected to a CL. * Nimbus released v24.9.0, featuring beacon API improvements and stability fixes in a low-urgency release. Solana * Helius introduced AirShip, enabling fast, open-source mass airdrops that

Security 👾 * Commit-Boost, an open-source public good, moves towards audit and production, made possible by collaboration across the Ethereum Community. * SlowMist launched an "Incident Response Service" for Web3 projects, offering on-chain and off-chain analysis and asset tracking to enhance security. * Arbitrum announced 39 candidates have registered for the Security

Grants & Accelerators * Worldcoin announced grants for Axiom, for accomplishing significant reduced costs and improve scalability for World ID users. * Wormhole Sigma Sprint, a competition and accelerator program with a total prize and funding pool of over $1,000,000 on October 14-November 13. Want to Reach Developers? Web3 Builder

Research 🧑‍🔬 * Offchain Labs invites researchers and developers to review their first iteration of Timeboost with a decentralized sequencer and autonomous auctioneer. * 0xjonah shares arXivv paper on blockchain security, covering the methods to approach cyberattack detection in blockchain networks * Snjax published "Using FRI for DA with Optimistic Correctable Commitments in

Tooling 🛠 Ethereum * Coinbase released SDK v0.6.0, it includes a tokenization API allowing developers to deploy ERC-20 with one line of code. * Coinbase released a one-stop resource to all the demo apps built with the CDP SDK and other CDP tools. * Go Ethereum introduces Geth v1.14.9, a

Security 👾 * Prism was announced as a verifiable authentication standard for private messaging being powered by Celestia. * SlowMist published an analysis of the FBI 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report that was released on September 9. * Enclave was introduced as an FHE-based protocol for Encrypted Execution Environments (E3) for better security and privacy-preserving

Grants & Accelerators * LayerZero introduces lzCatalyst, a program dedicated to connect builders with the best venture capital firm in crypto, with funding up to $300M. * Avail introduces Avail Builder Cohort, a 6-week program to help founders accelerate their project's development. Subscribe to Web3 Builder News We publish weekly