ZK Industry News: December 4th to 10th, 2025
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Here's what happened from December 4th to 10th, 2025.
Federico Carrone and Roberto Catalan posted an article explaining how Ethereum is emerging as the new financial backend
They discussed how Ethereum is lowering the cost and complexity of building financial services, while improving security and transparency. The article emphasizes Ethereum's role in providing a shared ledger, automating obligations, and reducing operational risk, ultimately transforming global financial infrastructure.
— Fede’s intern 🥊 (@fede_intern) December 9, 2025
Starknet v0.14.1 has been deployed on the mainnet
Key changes include: improved efficiency by reducing “invisible” / non-user-facing data in blocks, predictable fees with a 1559-style mechanism, 2-second block times during quiet periods, fees tied to congestion, and better gas cost coverage.
Starknet v0.14.1 has been successfully deployed on Starknet mainnet.
— Starknet (BTCFi arc) 🥷 (@Starknet) December 10, 2025
It’s a minor upgrade on paper, but a very important step on Starknet’s decentralization path, as we move to a real-time cost alignment model.
Main changes:
> Increased efficiency: the portion of each block…
IMF published a report on stablecoins, highlighting their potential to improve cross-border payments and financial inclusion
The report emphasizes the importance of global cooperation and regulation to fully harness their benefits while maintaining a secure financial ecosystem.
The cross-border nature of stablecoins could simplify remittances and payments but also complicate monetary policy and financial stability in emerging markets. A new IMF report explores the challenges and opportunities. https://t.co/eVss5tPsFn pic.twitter.com/ERq3MwxPTz
— IMF (@IMFNews) December 4, 2025
Aave has partnered with CoW Swap to enhance its DeFi ecosystem
This collaboration integrates CoW's technology, offering Aave users better prices, deeper liquidity, and MEV protection. Swap adapters simplify complex transactions, combining Aave Flash Loans and CoW's execution for safer, smarter swaps.
Aave Labs is partnering with @CoWSwap to provide an improved swap experience across https://t.co/uaJ3qsRWMw.
— Aave (@aave) December 4, 2025
Swaps will now have better prices via CoW Swap's solver and protection against MEV attacks. pic.twitter.com/hlsVuWpLqO
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