Seoul Tracker: Final Week of Voting in the Exploration Phase

With just 7 days remaining in the Promotion Period, the Seoul protocol upgrade is sitting at around 40% quorum, needing roughly 10% more participation to advance to the final phase of on-chain governance. Bakers, if you haven’t cast your vote yet, now’s the time to weigh in.

The Seoul proposal introduces a suite of performance and usability upgrades focused on making staking more accessible, baking more efficient, and the network more scalable.

Here’s a refresher on what’s inside:

Native Multisig Support for tz4 Accounts

Seoul introduces protocol-native support for multisig accounts, enabling secure key management for institutional or group-operated accounts. Built on BLS signatures behind tz4 addresses, this feature is ideal for collectives and custody providers who need shared control without compromising UX.

While it doesn't alter consensus rules, it offers new RPCs and client commands to simplify collaborative signing.

Aggregated Attestations

Seoul allows attestations to be aggregated into a single operation per block, dramatically reducing bandwidth and storage requirements. This means:

• Up to 63x less data for bakers (from 900MB/day to 14MB/day)

• Lays groundwork for shorter block times

• Enables all bakers to attest, improving both security and reward fairness

To participate in aggregation, bakers will need to bake from a tz4 account. Baking with tz1–tz3 is still supported, but only tz4 accounts contribute to aggregated attestations.

Open Unstake Finalization

Unstaking today requires users to finalize their request after a 4-cycle delay manually. Seoul changes that. Once the unbonding period ends, any user or off-chain service can finalize an unstake, simplifying flows for wallets and staking platforms.

Importantly, only the original account can initiate the unstake, and finalization doesn’t touch ownership. It just unlocks the funds into the user’s spendable balance.

A finalizer bot implementation is in the works, giving users a smoother experience while keeping the network decentralized.

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If you’re a baker, your vote matters. vote on the proposal using the Octez client:

octez-client submit ballot for YOUR_ADDRESS PtSeouLouXkxhg39oWzjxDWaCydNfR3RxCUrNe4Q9Ro8BTehcbh yay|nay|pass

More details and discussion are available on Tezos Agora, and the Seoulnet testnet is open for testing.

Let’s bring Seoul to life.

Etherlink x Ankr: A New Standard for Tezos Infrastructure

This week, Ankr, one of the most trusted Web3 infrastructure providers, announced full support for Etherlink, delivering a production-grade RPC layer built for high performance and real scale. It’s a major step forward for builders working on Tezos’ high-speed Layer 2.

Etherlink already offers:

• Sub-second soft confirmations

• Near-zero fees

• Robust security via Smart Rollups

Now, with Ankr in the mix, the network gets a globally distributed backend capable of keeping up when traffic spikes and user activity.

Here’s what Ankr brings to the table:

• Bare metal RPC nodes deployed globally

• Low-latency, high-throughput performance

• Full and archive data support for developers

• Resilience and uptime, even during peak load

For developers, that means smooth, reliable performance across wallets, apps, games, and DeFi protocols without the usual headaches around infrastructure scaling.

So, if you’re shipping smart contracts or real-time multiplayer game logic, this new RPC stack gives your app the edge, you can start using it today.

This Week in the Tezos Ecosystem

With governance advancing and Etherlink infrastructure hitting new heights, the creative side of the Tezos community is stepping up too, this week brings new opportunities for artists, game developers, and storytellers to put their mark on the ecosystem.

TezFits Is Back and Your Art Could Go Global

TezFits has returned, and the Tezos community is once again inviting artists to shape the look and feel of official merch.

This open call is seeking standout designs for t-shirts, stickers, socks, and more. Four winners will be selected and commissioned to create artwork for upcoming Tezos events, with their designs featured across the global ecosystem.

Submissions are now open and judged by teams from Trilitech, Nomadic Labs, TZ APAC, and Tezos Commons.

What to know:

• Prizes: 750 tez per winner

• Submission deadline: August 6 at midnight CEST

• Winners announced: August 12

• Designs will be featured on official event merchandise throughout the year

To participate, reply to the official Tezos submission post with your best Tezos-inspired artwork.

The Tezos Ecosystem Collaborates with Artverse for Paris Photo

The teams in the Tezos ecosystem is continuing its long-running support of digital art by teaming up with Artverse for a group exhibition at Paris Photo, one of the world’s most important art fairs dedicated to photography.

Presented within Paris Photo’s new Digital Sector, this upcoming collaboration will feature a curated show by bygrida, showcasing works from Tezos artists on objkt.one, a platform built specifically for curated and museum-level digital art experiences.

The partnership builds on months of work between Artverse and Tezos teams and reflects a shared commitment to highlighting digital work in traditional art spaces. By bringing blockchain-based photography and new media into the fold at Paris Photo, the collaboration opens doors for more collectors, institutions, and curators to engage with artists working on Tezos.

More details about the exhibition and featured artists will be announced in the lead-up to the event.

Explore the fair: parisphoto.com

Reaper Actual: A Look Inside the Game Changing Everything

Fresh off its debut at TezDev, Reaper Actual continues to draw attention as one of the most ambitious games in development and it’s being built entirely on Tezos.

In a new interview with Defiant, Efe Kucuk (Trilitech) and John Smedley (DPS Games) sat down to talk about what makes Reaper Actual different, and why they believe it could reshape how people think about game worlds, ownership, and player-driven economies.

Reaper Actual is a large-scale open world that blends FPS action with MMO persistence, creating a living battlefield that evolves with its players. From AI-powered missions to base ownership mechanics and a community-first development model, the project is aiming high.

But the real shift is behind the scenes. Built on Etherlink, the game integrates Tezos not just for collectibles, but for meaningful asset ownership and in-game governance. Players will own parts of the world they help shape and not just play in it.

Watch the full conversation and get a deeper look at what’s coming next:
Defiant Interview on X

Tezos X-Plained: Tezlink and the Future of Building on L2

Rounding out this week’s news, Arthur Breitman returned with a new installment of Tezos X-Plained, this time highlighting Tezlink, a new approach for developers looking to tap into the performance of Etherlink while keeping close to Tezos Layer 1.

Tezlink lets developers build with familiar L1 languages like Michelson, SmartPy, and jsLIGO, while taking advantage of Etherlink’s speed, liquidity, and EVM-style execution environment. The goal is to create a smooth path between layers without requiring builders to leave behind their existing tools or networks.

Arthur lays out the technical thinking and long-term vision behind Tezlink, showing how it fits into the broader Tezos scaling strategy and why it matters for developers today.

Watch the full Tezos X-Plained: Tezlink episode on X.

Tezos Summer Events

Tree_Line: Zancan Solo Show at bitforms gallery

June 24 – August 2, 2025 | 131 Allen Street, NYC

Zancan’s first solo exhibition with bitforms gallery is set to open this month, marking the launch of a new annual partnership between the Tezos Foundation and bitforms. Tree_Line brings together a deeply considered body of work that reflects Zancan’s signature blend of generative algorithms and natural forms. Through the tree motif, the show explores structure, system, and the branching paths of creative logic.

bitforms gallery has been a longstanding force in new media art, and this partnership will shine a consistent spotlight on Tezos-based artists throughout the year under the curatorial direction of Steven Sacks.

The opening reception takes place Tuesday, June 24 from 5–9 PM. Expect light drinks, art, and great company.

RSVP: lu.ma/7zk9iwu3

WebX 2025: Arthur Breitman to Speak in Tokyo

August 25–26, 2025 | Tokyo International Forum, Japan

Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos and Council Member of the Tezos Foundation, will be a featured speaker at WebX 2025, Asia’s leading conference for Web3, digital assets, and emerging technologies.

With a background in applied mathematics, computer science, and quantitative finance, Arthur brings a sharp, systems-driven perspective to the evolving landscape of decentralized networks. His session will explore the current state of Tezos and the future of scalable, upgradeable infrastructure.

WebX draws builders, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from across the globe. Arthur’s participation puts Tezos front and center in conversations shaping the next wave of global adoption.

More details: webx-asia.com

🔴 Now Streaming: Code, Vibes, and Combat | Inside Tezos Gaming with Efe Kucuk

This week on TezTalks Live, Stu reconnects with Efe Kucuk, now Head of Gaming at Trilitech, to explore the next frontier for games on Tezos. From the much-anticipated launch of Reaper Actual to the mind-expanding possibilities of vibecoding, this conversation dives into where Tezos gaming is headed and why it matters.

🎮 Our special guest is Efe Kucuk, helping define the future of play, presence, and protocol on Tezos.

🔍 In this episode, we’ll explore:

The Rise of Reaper Actual: A multiplayer FPS backed by Etherlink that’s redefining what’s possible in Web3 gaming—and why it’s a major step forward for Tezos.

Etherlink in Action: What smart rollups mean for game devs and how Etherlink delivers speed, scale, and seamless integration for Tezos-based games.

Vibecoding, Explained: A live demo and discussion on the emerging creative paradigm transforming how we build on Web3 and what it could unlock for Tezos.

The Tezos Gaming Landscape: A look at how Tezos has quietly built one of the most developer-friendly ecosystems for blockchain games.

💡 If you're curious about the cutting edge of Tezos development—or just want a glimpse of where games and on-chain creativity are going, this one’s not to be missed.

Watch the full episode on YouTube.