Ethereum’s ‘Glamsterdam’ upgrade aims to fix MEV fairness

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The fund will use Coinbase Crypto Services as its initial staking provider and pay a 4% service fee, with rewards accruing to the fund and reflected in its net asset value. What to know : VanEck has updated its filing for an Avalanche ETF, VAVX, to include staking rewards, aiming to generate income for investors by staking up to 70% of its AVAX holdings. The fund will use Coinbase Crypto Services as its initial staking provider and pay a 4% service fee, with rewards accruing to the fund and reflected in its net asset value. If approved, the fund will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker VAVX, tracking AVAX's price via a custom index, and will be custodied with regulated providers, including Anchorage Digital and Coinbase Custody.

The full scope of Glamsterdam has not yet been finalized, but developers are targeting it to go live in 2026. What to know : Ethereum developers, fresh off last month’s successful Fusaka upgrade, which cut down costs for nodes , are already moving full-steam ahead on planning the blockchain’s next major change. Glamsterdam is a two simultaneous upgrades taking place on Ethereum’s two core layers. At the heart of the upgrade is ePBS and Block-level Access Lists. Developers haven't decided on the full scope of the upgrade but are targeting it for 2026.