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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +slug: devtoolsguild-january-2026-update |
| 3 | +title: Dev Tools Guild January 2026 update |
| 4 | +authors: [abcoathup] |
| 5 | +tags: [update] |
| 6 | +--- |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +# Dev Tools Guild January 2026 update |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +_**TL;DR**: BPO2 increases blobs to 14/21 (target/max), Octant Epoch 10 supports Solidity and Hegotá upgrade headliner proposals begin._ |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +<!-- truncate --> |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +## Dev Tools Guild members |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +* Octant's [StreamVote](https://streamvote.octant.build/) supporting [ethers.js](https://streamvote.octant.build/project-details/0x8ba1f109551bd432803012645ac136ddd64dba72) (0.5 ETH), [Solidity](https://streamvote.octant.build/project-details/0xe2f7cf9c2b12c0bfcdab571f9e50418fc08f4ad1) (1.4 ETH) and [Vyper](https://streamvote.octant.build/project-details/0xd6e245ba9e1f71e629d6988d225a34542474a56a) (1.7 ETH); pilot streaming 25 ETH via quadratic voting to 7 public goods projects. |
| 17 | +* Deep funding (infrastructure & dev tools) [update](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/deep-funding-gg24-web3-tooling-and-infra-round/25040), anyone with an ENS can evaluate projects. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +### Smart Contract Languages |
| 20 | +#### [Solidity](https://soliditylang.org/) |
| 21 | +* [Octant Epoch 10](https://octant.app/project/10/0xe2F7cF9C2b12c0BfcdAB571F9E50418fC08F4AD1) (top 25 projects from nine epochs): 46.3 ETH donated to Solidity. |
| 22 | +* Solidity [Q1/Q2 2026 roadmap](https://www.argot.org/blog/2026-01-15-argot-roadmap-update-2026-1#solidity). |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +### Client Libraries |
| 25 | +#### [alloy](https://alloy.rs/) (Rust) |
| 26 | +* alloy [v1.3.0](https://github.com/alloy-rs/alloy/releases/tag/v1.3.0) - [v1.5.2](https://github.com/alloy-rs/alloy/releases/tag/v1.5.2). |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +#### [viem](https://viem.sh/) (TypeScript) |
| 29 | +* viem [v2.43.5](https://github.com/wevm/viem/releases/tag/viem%402.43.5) - [v2.45.1](https://github.com/wevm/viem/releases/tag/viem%402.45.1). |
| 30 | +* wagmi [v3.1.4](https://github.com/wevm/wagmi/releases/tag/wagmi%403.1.4) - [v3.4.1](https://github.com/wevm/wagmi/releases/tag/wagmi%403.4.1). |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +### Frameworks and Dev Environments |
| 33 | +#### [Ape Framework](https://docs.apeworx.io/ape) |
| 34 | +* ape [v0.8.44](https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape/releases/tag/v0.8.44) - [v0.8.47](https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape/releases/tag/v0.8.47). |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +#### [Foundry](https://getfoundry.sh/) |
| 37 | +* Foundry [v1.6.0-rc1](https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/v1.6.0-rc1): Osaka default EVM, parallelized stateless fuzzing & configurable invariant check intervals, improved reentrancy detection and time-based invariant fuzzing. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +### Standardisation Tooling |
| 40 | +#### [Sourcify](https://sourcify.dev/) |
| 41 | +* Sourcify [Q1/Q2 2026 roadmap](https://www.argot.org/blog/2026-01-15-argot-roadmap-update-2026-1#sourcify). |
| 42 | +* [Parquet Export v2](https://x.com/SourcifyEth/status/2008856171621540086) live, append-only exports, S3 compatible API, file metadata from Google Cloud Storage API and ~85% compression saving. |
| 43 | +* Echidna [v2.3.1](https://github.com/crytic/echidna/releases/tag/v2.3.1): adds Sourcify support. |
| 44 | +* [15k system paths found](https://x.com/apoorveth/status/2016801200965112146) in verified contracts. |
| 45 | + * Use [Sourcify dataset playground](https://sourcify.dev/#dataset-playground) to check. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +## Ethereum Layer 1 |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +### :zebra: [Fusaka upgrade](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/fusaka) (live on mainnet December 3 2025) |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +* [Blob Parameter Only (BPO) upgrades](https://forkcast.org/eips/7892) (increase blobs per block target and maximum parameters): |
| 52 | + * [BPO2](https://lab.ethpandaops.io/ethereum/forks/bpo2): 14/21 (target/max blobs per block) live January 7. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +### [Glamsterdam upgrade](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam) (target mid 2026) |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +* Headliners: |
| 57 | + * Consensus layer: [EIP-7732 ePBS](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7732). |
| 58 | + * [epbs-devnet-0](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/epbs-devnet-0) planned for late February. |
| 59 | + * Execution layer: [EIP-7928 Block-level Access Lists](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam#eip-7928). |
| 60 | + * [bal-devnet-2](https://notes.ethereum.org/@ethpandaops/bal-devnet-2) launching early February. |
| 61 | +* Non-headliner EIPs: [Considered for Inclusion](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/glamsterdam/#considered-for-inclusion) scope finalized with 18 EIPs. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +### [Hegotá upgrade](https://forkcast.org/upgrade/hegota) (target late 2026) |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +* Hegotá [scoping timeline](https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/12/22/hegota-timeline): |
| 66 | + * Headliner proposals (deadline February 4): |
| 67 | + * [EIP-7805](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-focil-eip-7805/27604) Fork-choice enforced Inclusion Lists. |
| 68 | + * [EIP-8141](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-frame-transaction/27618) Frame transaction (post-quantum security, native account abstraction and gas sponsorship). |
| 69 | + * [EIP-8105](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-eip-8105-universal-enshrined-encrypted-mempool-eem/27448) Universal enshrined encrypted mempool. |
| 70 | + * [EIP-7807](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/hegota-headliner-proposal-ssz-execution-blocks/27619) SSZ execution blocks. |
| 71 | + * Headliner selection: February 5–26. |
| 72 | + * Non-headliner EIP proposals: 30 day window. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +### Ethereum Foundation |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +* EF Protocol Support team [Checkpoint #8](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/01/20/checkpoint-8). |
| 77 | +* [EF Post Quantum](https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2014791629408784816) initiatives. |
| 78 | +* EF Ecosystem Support Program [Q4 grants](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/01/27/allocation-q4-25), 51 projects shared $7.4M. |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +--- |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +Support Dev Tools Guild members by donating to **[donate.devtoolsguild.eth](https://devtoolsguild.xyz/donate)** on mainnet, Arbitrum, Base and Optimism. Donations of all sizes are greatly appreciated. |
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