Web3 Industry Weekly Report: Highlights from Week 2 of May 2025
Technology Headlines
1. Aave Labs Proposes Launching Uniswap V4 Position Manager to Uniswap DAO
According to Foresight News, Aave Labs tweeted that it is proposing the introduction of the Uniswap V4 Position Manager to the Uniswap DAO. This proposal will allow users to use Uniswap V4 liquidity positions as collateral to borrow GHO through the Hooks mechanism, while establishing a revenue-sharing model for both DAOs. The position manager will be responsible for verifying collateral, executing borrowing limits, and enabling borrowing functions; it will initially support GHO, with plans to support more assets as Aave V4 rolls out.
https://x.com/aave/status/1919835048519373029
2. ZKsync Achieves Full EVM Equivalence, Allowing Developers to Seamlessly Deploy Ethereum Contracts
Foresight News reports that ZKsync has officially announced the achievement of full EVM equivalence, allowing developers to deploy EVM bytecode generated by Solidity directly on the ZKsync chain without the need for specialized tools like zkSolc or Foundry ZKsync. This feature was introduced with the upgrade of protocol version 27 and officially approved by the governance proposal ZIP-9. EVM bytecode will be executed on top of EraVM through an EVM interpreter, achieving seamless compatibility with popular Ethereum development tools like Foundry, Hardhat, and Remix.
https://x.com/zksync/status/1919829194856660996
3. Sei Submits SIP-3 Proposal to Streamline Architecture to EVM Mode
Foresight News reports that Sei Labs has submitted SIP-3, planning to streamline the Sei architecture to support only EVM mode. This proposal aims to enhance developer experience, simplify infrastructure, and fully leverage Sei's parallel EVM performance to support the network's development towards Giga targets.
https://x.com/SeiNetwork/status/1920194256700125659
4. Tether's RWA Platform Hadron by Tether Integrates Chainalysis Compliance and Monitoring Tools
Foresight News reports that Tether has announced the integration of Chainalysis compliance and monitoring tools into Hadron by Tether, a platform developed for the tokenization of real-world assets. This upgrade will bring institutional-level regulation to Hadron by Tether, further solidifying its position as a trusted and compliant token issuance and asset management platform.
https://tether.io/news/hadron-by-tether-integrates-chainalysis-sets-new-standard-for-compliant-tokenization/
Industry Dynamics
1. EU to Ban Anonymous Crypto Accounts and Privacy Coin Trading by 2027
Foresight News reports that the EU has officially passed the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR), which will ban all financial institutions and crypto service providers from offering anonymous crypto accounts or wallets starting July 1, 2027, and will impose a complete ban on privacy coin trading (such as Monero, Zcash, and Dash).
The new regulations also require mandatory identity verification for crypto transactions over €1,000 and establish a new regulatory body, AMLA, to directly oversee major crypto platforms.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027
2. Meta Explores Stablecoin Integration to Reduce Payment Costs After Selling Diem Project
According to Golden Finance, Meta is considering integrating stablecoins to lower payment costs compared to fiat currencies, such as making payments to Instagram creators. Reports suggest that “the company has yet to determine which stablecoin to use.” Additionally, Meta has “reached out to crypto infrastructure companies to address payment cost issues across regions.” The company has also hired former Ripple executive Ginger Baker as vice president of product. This renewed focus on stablecoins comes as "U.S. regulators have taken a friendlier attitude towards cryptocurrencies since the Trump administration." In 2019, Meta launched the stablecoin project Libra, which was later renamed Diem, but "due to regulatory pressure, the project failed to launch as planned and was eventually shut down." The intellectual property of Diem has been sold to Silvergate Bank, which later declared bankruptcy. However, “the project continues in new chains like Aptos with the MOVE programming language, but is no longer associated with Meta.”
https://www.theblock.co/post/353727/meta-explores-stablecoins-to-reduce-payment-costs-years-after-selling-off-failed-diem-project-report
3. Eurogroup President: EU Plans to Track Cryptocurrency Transfers Under New AML Regulations
According to Golden Finance, Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe has stated that the EU plans to track cryptocurrency transfers. Donohoe spoke yesterday at the 2025 European Anti-Financial Crime Summit, indicating that the EU is committed to applying long-standing anti-money laundering regulations to cryptocurrencies. Donohoe, who is also the Irish Finance Minister, explained that the EU seeks to "record the data of fund senders and receivers, which now applies to crypto asset service providers." He stated that the extension of this anti-money laundering regulation is "crucial," adding that the EU hopes to extend such regulations "beyond more traditional forms of financial transfers" and achieve "transparency in crypto asset transfers."
https://decrypt.co/318577/eu-to-track-crypto-transfers-under-new-aml-rules-eurogroup-president
In-Depth Analysis
1. Post-Pectra Upgrade: What Changes Are Coming to the Ethereum Chain?
The Ethereum Pectra upgrade was conducted on May 7 at 18:05, marking the first upgrade to the Ethereum mainnet since the Cancun upgrade last March. It includes two collaborative updates: the Prague execution layer hard fork and the Electra consensus layer upgrade, with plans to incorporate 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs). Several significant EIPs in this upgrade include EIP-7251 (which increases the maximum effective balance of validators), EIP-7691 (which enhances blob throughput), and EIP-7623 (which increases calldata fees). This article analyzes and summarizes the developments from a data perspective.
https://foresightnews.pro/article/detail/83961
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