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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

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August 19, 2026
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Ethereum Researchers Want Private Transactions to Stop Needing a Middleman
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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.

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