Ethereum Proposes Major Privacy Enhancements in Upcoming Upgrade
Ethereum developers are focusing on privacy enhancements in the upcoming Hegotá upgrade, proposing changes that would allow privacy pools to pay their own transaction fees without intermediaries. This upgrade includes 66 proposals aimed at improving wallet transaction approvals and providing better tools for privacy application developers within the Ethereum ecosystem.
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Ethereum weighs self-funded privacy pools for 2027 upgrade
Ethereum researchers have proposed prioritizing two transaction changes for the 2027 Hegotá upgrade that could let privacy pools pay network fees without third-party intermediaries. Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter said in an Aug. 17 X post that the Protocol Architecture…
Ethereum Developers Target Privacy Changes in Next Major Upgrade
A proposed package would let privacy pools pay their own transaction fees without relying on intermediaries.
Ethereum’s next big upgrade has 66 proposals, including a major privacy fix
Developers are narrowing the list for the Hegotá upgrade, including a package to change how wallets approve and pay for transactions, giving developers of privacy apps more of the tools they need inside Ethereum itself.

