Base Backs EIP-8130, Ethereum Opens Platåberget Testnet, Builders Debate Wallet Fragmentation, Nethermind Leaves LayerZero for Chainlink
Ethereum (ETH)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
dev.to reports that Base is championing EIP-8130 as a native account abstraction standard for the EVM ecosystem. Developed with Optimism, Coinbase, and WalletConnect, the proposal aims to unify smart-account features like batching, gas sponsorship, and session keys without forcing identical implementations across all chains. Base plans to launch EIP-8130 with the Cobalt upgrade in September, claiming a 63% reduction in gas for USDC transfers and an 83% drop in transaction size compared to ERC-4337.
The Ethereum Foundation also opened the Platåberget testnet for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, allowing builders to experiment for several months before the mainnet fork. This hard fork introduces enshrined proposer-builder separation, block-level access lists, and a new state gas dimension that changes how transfers are priced. Meanwhile, a debate among builders and Vitalik Buterin questioned whether native AA will solve wallet fragmentation or merely shift it.
Critics noted that EIP-7702 already disrupted integrations by routing interactions through bundles, complicating event tracking and data attribution. Nethermind announced it is moving its cross-chain verifier role from LayerZero to Chainlink following an extensive review. This shift follows a broader trend of firms migrating operations after the April exploit that drained $292 million from Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ETH, measured when this story was written up on 27 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
ETH trades at $2,506.78 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 55.0%, indicating immediate bullish sentiment, while the 4-hour ratio drops to 40.4%, suggesting shorter-term momentum is fading. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 51.2%, showing a balanced but slightly positive long-term flow. Volume Delta reflects this divergence, with +$7,944,358 in the last hour contrasting against -$11,321,838 over four hours. Over 24 hours, net buying totals +$14,758,006, supported by a Cumulative Volume Delta of +$18,069,472. This indicates that while recent hours saw aggressive buying, the broader daily trend remains cautiously optimistic. Spot volume reached $617,837,179 with nearly 2.7 million trades, confirming active market participation.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.8% sits at the 16th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.5% - weaker buying than most days.
Twenty-four hours later
What ETH did over the 24 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ETH, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The current 24-hour buy ratio of 51.2% is nearly identical to the 7-day average of 51.4%, indicating stable sentiment. However, spot volume of $617,837,179 is only 0.48x the weekly average, marking this as an unusually quiet day for trading activity. Despite lower volume, the price has risen 11.3% over eight days, with total Volume Delta reaching +$343,346,378. Net buying occurred on 6 of the past 7 days, showing consistent underlying demand. This suggests that while today is less active than usual, the broader weekly trend remains firmly bullish.