Welcome to our weekly digest, where we unpack the latest in account and chain abstraction and the broader infrastructure shaping Ethereum.

This week: Base ships its first independent upgrade with a TEE+ZK multiproof system and confirms native AA is next; Biconomy turns the ERC-8211 smart batching standard into a TypeScript SDK; LI.FI launches an enterprise intents engine for stablecoin and RWA flows; and Vitalik steps back from technical essays to write fiction.

Base Launches Azul, Bringing Multiproofs to Coinbase's L2

Biconomy Ships Smart Batching SDK for ERC-8211

LI.FI Launches Intents Engine for Enterprise Cross-Chain Flows