Today in DeFi - Ethereum London Upgrade in August, Notional V2 in September, and More...

Ethereum London Upgrade Soon

banteg @bantg

Ethereum core devs have proposed block 12,965,000 for London upgrade on Mainnet. It is expected around August 4th. github.com/ethereum/eth1.… etherscan.io/block/countdow…

The London upgrade which includes EIP1559 is expected to take off around August 4th, as long as the core devs can hit the timeline set in the recent ACD call.

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Notional Finance V2 Coming

Notional @NotionalFinance

🔔V2 DETAILS ALERT!!🔔 With 3 more audits pending completion, we’re not live yet, but we couldn't wait to let you know what's in store. blog.notional.finance/introducing-no… 👇Keep reading for the highlights👇 1/

blog.notional.financeIntroducing Notional V2Today, we are pleased to announce an overview of the key features of Notional V2. Notional V2 is a sophisticated protocol, and this blog post avoids technical detail. For readers who are interested in understanding how we achieve the properties described here, stay tuned for in-depth updates to come…

Fixed-rate lending protocol Notional announced their V2 timeline. Key upgrades include longer-dated maturities, flexible maturities for lenders & borrowers, boosted passive LP returns via Compound integration.

The V2 testnet deployment is set for July 21 and mainnet launch on Sept 15.

Archer MEV on Sushi

Archer DAO @Archer_DAO

Today we announce our partnership with @SushiSwap. Sushi have integrated ARCHER MEV shield as an option for all their users. 🍣🏹 Follow us to find out how to use this feature! 🏹POWER TO THE TRADERS🏹

Sushi added Archer MEV Shield as an option users can enable to prevent their trades from being front-run & sandwich attacked. It also eliminates trade cancellation/failure fees.

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