Ethereum Researchers Want Private Transactions to Stop Needing a Middleman
Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter has called for two proposals to be prioritised in the network’s next major upgrade, Hegotá, scheduled for 2027, with a package that could allow
A
AnonymousCryptoCompass newsroom
August 19, 2026
1 min read
NEWS
CryptoCompass editorial visual for defi coverage.
Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter has called for two proposals to be prioritised in the network’s next major upgrade, Hegotá, scheduled for 2027, with a package that could allow privacy pools to cover their own transaction fees without relying on third-party intermediaries.
In a post on X on Monday, Wahrstätter said the Protocol Architecture team wants to advance Frame Transactions (EIP-8141) and Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists, known as FOCIL (EIP-7805), for the Hegotá hard fork.
If you check the Binance Coin price today, you see BNB at $754.68, up 0.7% in a day per CoinMarketCap, and it feels stuck. The coin still sits about 45% below its $1,369.99 peak from October
Japanese police have arrested six people over an alleged cryptocurrency money laundering operation involving approximately 91 million yen ($580,000) in suspected fraud proceeds, with investig
NEAR Protocol has recovered above $5 after falling to approximately $4.30 on October 8, but its price has struggled to break through the $5.30–$5.65 resistance area despite gaining roughly 9%