Ethereum developers plan to prioritize privacy transaction proposals in the 2027 Hegotá upgrade, and FOCIL has confirmed inclusion

In comparison, Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter said that the protocol architecture team wants to prioritize Frame Transactions (EIP-8141) and FOCIL (EIP-7805) in the Hegotá upgrade planned for 2027. Frame Transactions can collaborate with Keyed Nonces and Recent Roots (EIP-8272) and Transaction Assertions (EIP-7906) to enable the privacy pool to pay transaction fees and let the wallet set execution conditions after transaction submission.

FOCIL can provide agreement layer inclusion guarantees for eligible transactions. Currently, FOCIL is the only proposal that Hegotá has confirmed inclusion, and the Frame Transactions related scheme is one of 66 proposals currently being evaluated. Other candidate solutions include transaction pricing, status growth, block access lists, and optional zkEVM certification for the main network. Vitalik Buterin previously proposed improving Ethereum's privacy, resisting quantum security, and reducing reliance on second-layer networks. Hegotá will follow Glamsterdam, and the developers plan to complete Glamsterdam by the end of 2026.