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Robinhood launches Token Stocks.
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ethPandaOps recommends 45m gas limit.
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ENS launches ENSv2 info hub.
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OpenZepplin sunsets Defender.
Robinhood launched tokenized stocks and ETFs on Arbitrum One, offering access to over 200 U.S. tokenized equities onchain. The release is initially available to European customers and features zero commissions, dividend payouts, and 24/5 trading. Robinhood plans to migrate the tokenized assets to Robinhood Chain, its own Layer 2 network built on the Arbitrum Orbit stack. For each share purchased, one token is minted onchain. Future phases will allow users to transfer stock tokens to self-custodial wallets. Additionally, Robinhood announced plans to introduce a crypto perpetual futures exchange and aims to offer access to tokenized private company shares, such as tokenized OpenAI and SpaceX shares.
ethPandaOps Recommends 45m Gas Limit
ethPandaOps, an Ethereum DevOps team specializing in testing and infrastructure for protocol upgrades, now recommends that validators increase the gas limit to 45 million. The recommendation comes after extensive testing, demonstrating that network propagation remains within safe margins, no new EIPs are required for the change, and decentralization is not compromised. All major Ethereum client teams have released new client versions with a default gas limit of 45 million. The broader Ethereum L1 scaling roadmap aims to raise the block gas limit from the current 36 million toward a long-term goal of 100 million gas per block, potentially by the Fusaka upgrade. Validators are advised to upgrade their clients and adopt the new 45 million gas limit.
The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) launched the ENSv2 Hub, a central resource for information about the upcoming ENSv2 upgrade and the rollout of its Namechain Layer 2 network. The hub offers key resources, presentations, and technical updates. ENSv2 is an overhaul of the current ENS architecture. ENSv2 introduces a new registry, new smart contracts, new applications, and the Namechain L2. Namechain will leverage Linea’s ZK tech stack. The upgrade aims to extend core .eth domain activities to Layer 2. The v2 deployment will bring lower costs, improved interoperability, reduced friction, and faster transaction finality.
OpenZeppelin announced that it is sunsetting Defender, its security SaaS platform designed to help manage, monitor, and safeguard smart contracts. Defender will officially shut down on July 1, 2026, one year from now. In the coming weeks, OpenZeppelin will release migration guides to help developers transition. The company cited its focus on open-source developer tools, stating that open-source tools will outpace any hosted SaaS alternatives.
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