Ethereum Devs Narrow Down 66 Upgrade Proposals for Hegotá

Ethereum developers are currently reviewing 66 proposals to narrow them down for the upcoming Hegotá upgrade, set to arrive next year. This upgrade aims to bring more privacy capabilities into the protocol.

One of the key proposals is FOCIL (Fork-choice enforced inclusion lists), which seeks to allow a committee of validators to force pending transactions into blocks and boost censorship resistance on the network.

Several other proposals are centered around providing protocol primitives for privacy applications. These changes could have significant implications for users who value anonymity and security.

The next Ethereum core developer calls will take place on Monday at 2:00 pm UTC, where the fate of these proposals will be decided. Proposals that do not make the cut may still be considered for later upgrades.