- Frame Transactions could allow Ethereum privacy pools to pay transaction fees without outside relayers.
- FOCIL is currently the only proposal confirmed for Ethereum’s Hegotá upgrade in 2027.
- Developers are reviewing 66 Hegotá proposals while Glamsterdam targets a Q4 2026 release.
Ethereum developers are weighing an Ethereum privacy upgrade that could let privacy pools pay transaction fees without outside relayers. The change centres on Frame Transactions, or EIP-8141, for the Hegotá upgrade planned for 2027.
Developers are also reviewing censorship resistance, account design, and scaling proposals while Glamsterdam moves through testing for a late-2026 release.
Ethereum Privacy Upgrade Brings Fee Changes Into Focus
Frame Transactions would give wallets more control over transaction validation, execution, and fee payment. For privacy pools, that design could remove the need for a third party to submit transactions and pay gas.
That matters for the Ethereum privacy upgrade as relayers can create extra metadata around wallet activity. Pairing Frames with Keyed Nonces and Recent Roots would give private transactions more flexible fee handling and transaction sequencing.
Developers are also considering Transaction Assertions under EIP-7906. The proposal would let wallets define conditions that must hold after a transaction enters the network.
FOCIL, or EIP-7805, adds a separate censorship-resistance layer. Validator committees could require eligible transactions in blocks, making selective exclusion harder for specialized builders. FOCIL is currently the only Hegotá proposal confirmed for inclusion.
Hegotá Developers Narrow Privacy and Censorship Proposals
The Ethereum privacy upgrade still faces a tight selection process. Developers are reviewing 66 proposals, but only a limited number can receive the implementation, devnet, and testnet work needed for 2027.
The proposed-for-inclusion list is expected around Aug. 27. Client teams then have until Sept. 10 to submit their preferences. Proposals without clear developer support may move to a later fork.
Frame Transactions remains under consideration alongside scaling and validator changes. Other candidates address transaction pricing, state growth, shorter slots, zkEVM testing, and post-quantum security.
The Ethereum privacy upgrade follows Glamsterdam, now targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026. Developers have opened the Platåberget public testnet to test network changes before moving work to Sepolia and Hoodi.
A narrower Hegotá scope would give teams more time to test the Ethereum privacy upgrade before mainnet. Frame Transactions and FOCIL now sit near the center of that discussion.
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