Ethereum’s core development team is evaluating a large backlog of proposed changes as it prepares the next major network upgrade, Hegotá . Developers say they are currently reviewing 66 proposals , with several focused on adding new on-chain capabilities for privacy-oriented applications. Among the items being considered are a set of Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) that, if adopted, would add “native privacy” primitives—potentially reducing the need for privacy apps to depend on third-party workarounds. Ethereum Foundation contributor Toni Wahrstätter outlined the case in a Sunday post on X, arguing that proposals could help enable privacy functionality directly at the protocol level. Key takeaways Ethereum developers are reviewing 66 proposals for Hegotá , with multiple EIPs tied to privacy enhancements. FOCIL (EIP-Failed by inclusion list concept) is currently the only EIP explicitly scheduled for Hegotá, according to the discussion referenced in the source. Additional...
Ethereum core developers are narrowing down a broad set of proposals for the next major upgrade, dubbed “Hegotá,” as they work toward shipping a package intended to improve the network’s robustness and expand what privacy-focused applications can do on-chain. The review process covers 66 proposals in total, with several of them centered on adding privacy-related capabilities to Ethereum. According to a Sunday post on X by Ethereum Foundation contributor Toni Wahrstätter, the only Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) currently scheduled for Hegotá is FOCIL (Fork-choice enforced inclusion lists). Wahrstätter also argued that additional privacy-adjacent EIPs— Frame Transactions (EIP-8141), Keyed Nonces (EIP-8250), and Recent Roots for Frame Transactions (EIP-8272)—should be considered alongside FOCIL to “unlock native privacy,” enabling privacy applications to function without depending on intermediaries. Key takeaways Ethereum developers are reviewing 66 proposals to define the scop...