EVM opcodes, task tokens, and quantum recovery drafts

Ethereum Magicians threads advanced several technical proposals on EVM opcodes, inverse task tokens, and quantum-era account recovery, while a Bitcoin scaling idea appeared on Delving Bitcoin. Review and drafting activity concentrated on call semantics, demand-side assets, and post-quantum custody.

EIP-7979 call and return opcodes advance

EIP-7979, which adds call and return opcodes to the EVM, is under active ACDE review after its Solidity test suite passed and earlier compiler objections were addressed. Participants on ethereum-magicians.org are refining the proposal for potential inclusion. Developers tracking EVM evolution should note the shift from design debate into formal review.

ERC-9999 drafts token-bound task tenders

A new ERC-9999 draft on ethereum-magicians.org proposes token-bound task tenders framed as a demand-side reverse asset relative to ERC-8338 skill tokens. The discussion treats these as inverse instruments that encode work requests rather than capabilities. Readers interested in on-chain labor markets may watch how the inverse model develops against existing skill-token patterns.

Quantum-triggered account freeze draft debated

An ethereum-magicians.org thread examines a draft EIP for quantum-triggered freezing and recovery of unmigrated ECDSA accounts ahead of a potential Q-day. Five participants are weighing standardization of freeze-and-recover mechanics for accounts that have not yet moved to post-quantum schemes. The outcome matters for long-term custody assumptions if large-scale quantum attacks become practical.

Depots self-custodial Bitcoin protocol proposed

A new self-custodial Bitcoin scaling protocol called Depots, built around griefer penalization, was posted to delvingbitcoin.org. The thread has stalled on formatting and readability issues rather than deeper technical objections. Bitcoin developers evaluating theft-resistant custody for large user bases may revisit once the presentation is clarified.