Ethereum Hegotá narrows 2027 upgrade proposals

Ethereum developers are narrowing the scope of Hegotá, the network upgrade planned for 2027, as client teams weigh competing proposals covering censorship resistance, account abstraction, privacy, gas pricing and validator economics. Summary FOCIL is currently Hegotá’s only scheduled EIP, while dozens of other proposals remain under review. Execution client teams must submit Hegotá proposal preference lists by September 10, core developers agreed. Frame Transactions remain considered, with developers comparing EIP-8141 against EIP-8130 for Ethereum native account abstraction. Ethereum’s official roadmap places Glamsterdam in Q4 2026, followed by Hegotá sometime during 2027 currently. EIP-8368 would recalibrate state-growth pricing if Ethereum raises its gas limit beyond existing reference levels. Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter said on Aug. 16 that 66 proposals were being considered across the broader Hegotá discussion. That figure should not be read as 66 approved upgrade features. The official Hegotá Meta EIP currently lists FOCIL as the sole feature scheduled for inclusion, Frame Transactions as considered for inclusion, and dozens of other EIPs at earlier stages. Ethereum....