draft july update

Author: abcoathup

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+slug: devtoolsguild-july-update
+title: Dev Tools Guild July update
+authors: [abcoathup]
+tags: [update]
+draft: true
+---
+
+# Dev Tools Guild July update
+
+_**TL;DR**: Ethereum and Solidity turn ten.  Ethereum Foundation, Optimism's Retro Funding and Octant support various member projects.  Gas limit to 45M_
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+
+## Dev Tools Guild members
+
+* [Argot Collective](https://argot.org/) (includes guild members Solidity & Sourcify) secured [three years of operational funding](https://argot.org/blog/ef-grant-announcement) from the Ethereum Foundation.
+* Optimism's [Retro Funding: Dev Tooling](https://atlas.optimism.io/missions/retro-funding-dev-tooling) (until end of 2025) is supporting member projects: [Solidity](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0xcc8d03e014e121d10602eeff729b755d5dc6a317df0d6302c8a9d3b5424aaba8), [Vyper](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0x9ca1f7b0e0d10d3bd2619e51a54f2e4175e029c87a2944cf1ebc89164ba77ea0), [alloy](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0x56ce7cbc27852a8d8ef5869dc9033a215c8893f799468f61527dacb9f92be790), [ethers.js](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0xa3d07f453f70d844196d89d79848aa2e70a0bd8b38bf0f493cba1547bb3bca5e), [Nethereum](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0x4a5e771af86cf1938056b43cddbf0018dca1376d578f631f7449fe10ac4958ed), [viem](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0x6bd057da522918a4675396313ae33a2f2788a1ceeb3bd7ae228015e3eb317a7d), [web3.py](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0xebe03c3d6d33cad60124b9b05ef6e2ff056293a1de3c5fa51dfbb90c86c14bf7), [Ape](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0xa0b16714baef75d97ec07fd48eaf42e79df92fe2a3c2d725d2388ede587ea54c), [Foundry](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0x4562c0630907577f433cad78c7e2cc03349d918b6c14ef982f11a2678f5999ad), [Scaffold-ETH](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0x154a42e5ca88d7c2732fda74d6eb611057fc88dbe6f0ff3aae7b89c2cd1666ab) and [Sourcify](https://atlas.optimism.io/project/0x51cda5996ef1a2ccd8fcf4ee5792337695599454c83eb1218c3ad4388dcb5bf5)
+* Golem Foundation's [Octant Epoch 8](https://octant.app/home) supported member projects: [Solidity](https://octant.app/project/8/0xe2F7cF9C2b12c0BfcdAB571F9E50418fC08F4AD1), [Vyper](https://octant.app/project/8/0x0b450A3688a55d4221329D31e2F103bCe9adAc40) and [ethers.js](https://octant.app/project/8/0x8ba1f109551bD432803012645Ac136ddd64DBA72)
+
+### Smart Contract Language
+#### [Solidity](https://soliditylang.org/) 
+* Celebrating [10 years of Solidity](https://x.com/solidity_lang/status/1942905422467551248).
+* Learn about current priorities and upcoming changes in their weekly [Language Design calls](https://meet.solidity.org) (Wednesdays 13:00 UTC).
+
+#### [Vyper](https://vyperlang.org/)
+
+### Client Library
+#### [alloy](https://alloy.rs/)
+* alloy [1.0.18](https://github.com/alloy-rs/alloy/releases/tag/v1.0.18) - [1.0.23](https://github.com/alloy-rs/alloy/releases/tag/v1.0.23)
+
+#### [ethers.js](https://ethers.org/)
+#### [Nethereum](https://nethereum.com/)
+#### [viem](https://viem.sh/)
+* viem [2.31.7](https://github.com/wevm/viem/releases/tag/viem%402.31.7) - [2.33.0](https://github.com/wevm/viem/releases/tag/viem%402.33.0): includes [initial support for Flashblocks](https://x.com/_jxom/status/1946961084125954476) (up to 200ms transaction preconfirmations)
+
+#### [web3.py](https://web3py.readthedocs.io/)
+* web3.py [v7.12.1](https://web3py.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#web3-py-v7-12-1-2025-07-14)
+
+#### [Web3j](https://docs.web3j.io/)
+
+### Framework and Dev Environment
+#### [Ape](https://docs.apeworx.io/ape/stable/userguides/quickstart.html)
+#### [Foundry](https://getfoundry.sh/)
+#### [Scaffold-ETH](https://scaffoldeth.io/)
+
+### Standardisation Tooling
+#### [Sourcify](https://sourcify.dev/)
+* Almost [8 million contracts verified](https://sourcify.dev/), including over 1 million on mainnet.
+* [Otterscan](https://x.com/otterscan/status/1944891894192070812) integrated Sourcify APIv2 to link revert traces to verified contract code.
+
+## Ethereum Layer 1
+
+Ethereum turns ten. :cake:
+
+### Gas limit increase
+* Gas limit on mainnet can safely be raised to 45M, client releases set this as the default, with almost 50% of validators [signaling for 45M](https://gaslimit.pics/).
+
+### History expiry
+* [Partial history expiry](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/07/08/partial-history-exp): nodes can run without pre-Merge data, saving 300-500GB in disk space.
+
+### [Fusaka upgrade](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka) (target Q4 2025)
+
+* Ideally upgrade mainnet before [Devconnect](https://devconnect.org/) (17-22 November) but timeline is tight.  
+* Headliner is L2 scaling via [PeerDAS](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka#eip-7594) and [Blob parameter only upgrades](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka#eip-7892).
+* [EIP7907](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-79077) (increase contract code size) was unfortunately removed, due to [unresolved complexity & timeline risks](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/allcoredevs-execution-acde-216-july-17-2025/24770/4)
+* [Fusaka-devnet-3](https://fusaka-devnet-3.ethpandaops.io/) ([specs](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/fusaka-devnet-3)) launched 23 July.
+
+### [Glamsterdam upgrade](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) (target 2026)
+
+* Glamsterdam [proposed headliners](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#headliner-options) & [client team perspectives](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#client-team-perspectives): 
+  * Execution layer client teams favor [block level access lists](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7928) (BALs) (+ repricing)
+  * Consensus layer client teams favor [ePBS](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7732), potentially with [FOCIL](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7805)
+* EIPs (non-headliners) can be proposed for inclusion by adding a PR to the [upgrade meta EIP](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-7773.md#proposed-for-inclusion)
+
+
+---
+
+
+**Donations of all sizes are greatly appreciated.  Donate to [donate.devtoolsguild.eth](https://etherscan.io/address/donate.devtoolsguild.eth).**
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blog/tags.yml

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   label: Launch
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   description: Dev Tools Guild launch
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+  label: Monthly update
+  permalink: /update
+  description: Dev Tools Guild monthly updaate