The Ethereum Foundation has released an evaluation of 62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) considered for the Hegotá roadmap. This is not a list of changes that will appear immediately, but rather how the Protocol Cluster group indicates which proposals deserve priority to become part of the network.
Two proposals placed in Tier S, meaning the “must deploy” group, are EIP-7805 and EIP-8141. EIP-7805, also known as FOCIL, focuses on censorship resistance. The goal of this direction is to reduce the likelihood of a valid transaction being excluded from a block based on the decision of a single party during the block construction process. This is a rather technical detail, but it speaks directly to a foundational property of public blockchains: users must have a reasonable path to get transactions onto the network.
EIP-8141, or Frame Transactions, is an account abstraction EIP designed to make using and transacting with crypto wallets simpler and less technical, replacing the “one wallet, one key, one payment method” paradigm that creates friction for newcomers. With a more flexible transaction layer, applications can design experiences closer to mainstream products rather than requiring users to understand all technical rules from the outset.
In addition to the two Tier S proposals, the Protocol Cluster placed 15 proposals in Tier A, meaning they are expected to be deployed, and rejected 28 others. Making this tiering public is noteworthy in itself. Ethereum often has many technical ideas coexisting over long periods. The priority list does not make debates disappear, but it gives the community a clearer view of where resources are likely to be allocated.
The Ethereum Foundation also announced its aim to achieve quantum resistance across Ethereum L1’s execution, consensus, and data layers before December 2029. Five cross-upgrade research categories include fast finality, post-quantum security, privacy, network state, and zkEVM.
However, it is important to understand that this is currently only a research roadmap, not a commitment that Ethereum has a complete solution or that users will be protected from quantum risks immediately. Quantum computers capable of breaking current cryptographic mechanisms are not yet a direct operational issue for most users. But for an infrastructure designed to endure for decades, preparing in advance is far more sensible than waiting until the threat becomes reality.
The main point is not the figure of 62 EIPs. It lies in Ethereum’s attempt to address three layers of challenges in parallel: current user experience, transaction-level interference resistance, and long-term cryptographic security. Hegotá still needs to go through specification, testing, and debate phases. But this evaluation at least shows what Ethereum intends to prioritize first.