- Ethereum developers are reviewing 66 proposals tied to the Hegotá upgrade.
- FOCIL is the only proposal currently scheduled, while others focus on native privacy.
- The next Ethereum developer call is set for Monday at 2:00 pm UTC.
Ethereum developers are narrowing 66 proposals as they define the scope of the Hegotá upgrade, the next major planned change to the network. The Hegotá upgrade is intended to support more native privacy for Ethereum applications, and several of the proposals under review are linked to that goal. For now, FOCIL is the only Ethereum Improvement Proposal already scheduled for inclusion. Ethereum Foundation contributor Toni Wahrstätter has also pointed to three other proposals that could help privacy apps operate without intermediaries. The review comes as developers prepare for another core call and continue separate work on the Glamsterdam upgrade.
Hegotá upgrade review centers on 66 proposals
Ethereum developers are currently assessing 66 proposals as part of the scoping process for the Hegotá upgrade. The immediate task is to narrow that list and decide which changes belong in the next major upgrade. Several of the proposals being discussed focus on adding privacy-related capabilities directly into the protocol. Core developers aim to ship the Hegotá upgrade next year. The next Ethereum core developer calls are expected to shape a meaningful part of Ethereum’s development path for 2027. Proposals that do not make the cut for the Hegotá upgrade may still be reconsidered in a later network upgrade.
Privacy proposals in the Hegotá upgrade debate
Toni Wahrstätter said in a Sunday X post that Frame Transactions, Keyed Nonces and Recent Roots for Frame Transactions should also be included in the Hegotá upgrade. These are listed as EIP-8141, EIP-8250 and EIP-8272. He said the changes could unlock native privacy and let privacy applications work without relying on intermediaries. That view fits the broader aim of the Hegotá upgrade, which is to introduce more native privacy for Ethereum applications. If adopted, the proposals would provide protocol primitives for privacy apps. In practice, that would give developers more direct tools inside Ethereum itself rather than pushing those functions to outside services.
FOCIL remains the only scheduled proposal
FOCIL is currently the only Ethereum Improvement Proposal officially scheduled for inclusion in the Hegotá upgrade. The term stands for Fork-choice enforced inclusion lists. It is designed to let a committee of validators force pending transactions into blocks. The purpose of FOCIL is to improve Ethereum’s censorship resistance. While it is already on the schedule for the Hegotá upgrade, the other privacy-related proposals remain under review. Developers are still working through the wider pool of 66 proposals before the upgrade scope is finalized.
Ethereum timelines beyond the Hegotá upgrade
The next Ethereum developer call is scheduled for Monday at 2:00 pm UTC. That meeting is one of the next checkpoints in discussions around the Hegotá upgrade and could influence how developers prioritize proposals for the next major release. At the same time, Ethereum developers are preparing to ship Glamsterdam first. According to Ethereum’s public roadmap, that upgrade is expected to improve scalability, strengthen layer-1 and make the network easier to use. A mainnet launch is expected sometime in the second half of 2026.
Conclusion
The Hegotá upgrade is still in the review stage, but it is already emerging as an important part of Ethereum’s next development cycle. Developers are sorting through 66 proposals, with privacy standing out as a central theme. FOCIL is the only proposal currently scheduled, while EIP-8141, EIP-8250 and EIP-8272 are being discussed as possible additions that could support privacy apps without intermediaries. The next developer call on Monday at 2:00 pm UTC will be part of that process. Even if some proposals are left out of the Hegotá upgrade, they may still return in a later Ethereum upgrade.
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