Polaris has completed a $1 million angel round of funding, with participation from institutions such as Ethereum Foundation, Fusion, Altitude, Liquity, LI.FI, as well as over 30 founders and contributors including Anthony Sassano. Polaris is a permissionless on chain revenue agreement, with its core product being the interest bearing reserve asset pETH. It also includes USDp and GOLD, aiming to provide native revenue for any asset on the chain.

The Ethereum Foundation is funding WEBCAT, an open-source tool developed by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, through its Trillion Dollar Security initiative. WEBCAT enables browsers to verify whether a website's code matches the developer's published version, helping detect supply-chain attacks and unauthorised modifications. The tool addresses a critical vulnerability in Web3 security. While smart contracts typically undergo audits, front-end interfaces remain exposed to phishing and other attacks. WEBCAT aims to close this gap by providing transparent verification, similar to SSL certificates for traditional websites. The Freedom of the Press Foundation brings expertise from projects like SecureDrop. As Ethereum's ecosystem expands with dapps handling billions in assets, front-end verification could become standard security practice. The integration timeline remains unspecified, but gradual adoption is expected in coming months.

The Ethereum Foundation has appointed security researcher pcaversaccio (pc) to its board for an initial one-year voluntary term. He joins President Aya Miyaguchi, Founder Vitalik Buterin, and Swiss counsel Patrick Storchenegger as the foundation's fourth board member. Pcaversaccio co-founded and leads SEAL 911, the ecosystem's rapid-response network for hacks and exploits, and has advised the foundation through its Silviculture Society. He also authored influential essays on Ethereum's values, including The Ethereum Cypherpunk Manifesto (2024) and Ethereum Privacy: The Road to Self-Sovereignty (2025). The appointment follows recent departures from the foundation, including Francesco D'Amato leaving for Ethlabs and the privacy team spinning out as EthSystems. The foundation recently implemented a 20% staff reduction as part of its restructuring towards a leaner, endowment-style model.