Ethereum · CoinDesk
Ethereum’s next big upgrade has 66 proposals, including a major privacy patch
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Ethereum developers are deciding whether the blockchain’s next major upgrade, Hegotá, should make it easier to build private transactions without relying on middlemen.
Key facts
- The centerpiece is Frame Transactions, or Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8141 (EIP-8141), which would let an account define how a transaction is approved, executed and paid for, rather than forcing
- Frame Transactions is one of 66 proposals on the table for Hegotá, expected to follow this year's Glamsterdam release and ship in 2027, and developers will now consider what they can realistically
- Separately, EIP-8272 would let a transaction prove itself against a recent cryptographic record without depending on information that might change while it waits
- Sending ETH between two normal addresses would stay as visible as it is today
Summary
Ethereum developers are weighing whether to include Frame Transactions in the 2027 Hegotá upgrade, a change that would let users customize how transactions are approved, executed and paid for. Together with two related proposals, Keyed Nonces and EIP-8272, Frame Transactions aims to reduce the outside infrastructure needed for private payments on the blockchain, while leaving ordinary ether (ETH) transfers as transparent as they are today. Only one change has been approved so far, a censorship-related measure called FOCIL, and core developers will decide in coming meetings which of the remaining 66 will advance. As with other blockchains, all Ethereum addresses are permanent and hold a running balance, so anyone can read an address’s full history and see what it holds.