Ethereum Foundation Q4 2025 Grant Recipients Announced

OFFSTAGE is introducing profiles of individuals within the Ethereum community. The initiative aims to highlight the people behind Ethereum's decentralized ecosystem. **Key Points:** - OFFSTAGE features community members and their contributions - Provides a human perspective on the Ethereum ecosystem - Complements ongoing community events and discussions about Ethereum's development This follows recent community gatherings like the Ethereum World's Fair, where topics such as the Ethereum Identity Stack were discussed.

Securitize has tokenized approximately $3.13 billion in real-world assets, with over 50% deployed on Ethereum mainnet or Layer 2 networks. **Key Points:** - Total tokenized assets: ~$3.13B - More than half on Ethereum infrastructure - Demonstrates Ethereum's expanding role in onchain capital markets This distribution signals institutional preference for Ethereum's ecosystem when bringing traditional assets onchain. The platform's choice reflects confidence in Ethereum's security and liquidity for tokenized securities.

**Ethereum continues to dominate real-world asset tokenization**, with 85% of tokenized commodities now operating on the network, according to RWA.xyz data. This follows a consistent trend: - Over 80% of Ondo Finance's tokenized treasuries and stocks run on Ethereum - Approximately 77% of Ondo's total value locked resides on Ethereum - Ondo's Ethereum presence represents ~11.6% of all RWA TVL on the network Ondo Finance issues tokenized real-world assets including equities, ETFs, and Treasury securities. The data reinforces Ethereum's position as the primary settlement layer for bringing traditional financial assets onchain. [Source: RWA.xyz](http://RWA.xyz)

**Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade is now live on mainnet** after activating at epoch 411392 on December 3rd at 21:49 UTC. The upgrade implements **13 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs)** that bring significant scaling and user experience improvements: - **PeerDAS unlocks 8x data throughput** for rollups, enabling cheaper blob fees and faster confirmations - **R1 curve support** enables mobile-native passkeys and simpler signatures for better wallet UX - **Based pre-confirmations** reduce transaction latency from minutes to milliseconds - **Gas limit increase** from 45M to 60M expands network capacity - **New per-transaction gas cap** of 2^24 requires developer attention **Key upcoming dates:** - BPO1: December 9th - BPO2: January 7th Community members continue monitoring the network for any issues over the next 24 hours following the successful activation.