Ethereum Foundation releases tier list for 62 Hegotá upgrade proposals

The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol cluster has published its first unified tier list grading 62 proposals for the 2027 Hegotá upgrade. Roughly 60 researchers generated 397 grades, designating EIP-7805 (FOCIL) and EIP-8141 (Frame Transactions) as "must ship" S-tier priorities. FOCIL targets transaction censorship by bypassing centralized builders, while Frame Transactions introduces native account abstraction to let users pay gas fees without holding ether. The upgrade also initiates foundational work toward a non-negotiable December 2029 quantum-resistance deadline.

Hegotá upgrade tier list

• ▪Ethereum client teams have until September 10, 2026 to submit their own ranked preferences for the Hegotá upgrade proposals
• ▪The Ethereum Foundation designated EIP-7805 (FOCIL) and EIP-8141 (Frame Transactions) as the two "must ship" S-grade proposals that define the Hegotá upgrade
• ▪The Ethereum Foundation's Hegotá tier list placed 15 proposals in the A-tier, eight as candidates for inclusion, seven below the line, and declined 28 proposals
• ▪The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol cluster published a unified graded ranking of 62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals for the Hegotá network upgrade
• ▪The Hegotá network upgrade is planned to follow the Glamsterdam upgrade and is expected to launch in 2027

FOCIL censorship resistance proposal

• ▪EIP-7805, known as FOCIL, enables users to get eligible transactions included on the Ethereum blockchain without relying on centralized block builders
• ▪FOCIL aims to establish forced inclusion lists to prevent specialized block builders and MEV supply chains from censoring specific transactions
• ▪Ethlabs released its own public tier list on August 16, 2026, highlighting FOCIL, Quick Slots (EIP-8198), and Frame Transactions (EIP-8141)

Frame Transactions account abstraction

• ▪Ethereum core developers moved EIP-8141 to the "Scheduled for Inclusion" status during their meeting on August 27, 2026
• ▪Frame Transactions bundles related actions, such as token spending approval and trading, so that if a trade fails, the granted permission is withdrawn
• ▪EIP-8141, known as Frame Transactions, allows applications or accounts to pay transaction fees in ether on behalf of another user

Quantum-resistant authentication timeline

• ▪The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol cluster set a target to make Ethereum's base layer quantum-resistant across execution, consensus, and data by December 2029
• ▪EIP-8141 allows accounts to swap their controlling private keys for quantum-resistant authorization methods without moving funds to a new address
• ▪The Protocol cluster stated that work on native, trustless, and censorship-resistant private transactions should begin in the Hegotá upgrade

Protocol Cluster scoring process

• ▪The Protocol cluster contributors worked independently to produce 397 grades across the 62 proposals, averaging 6.4 grades per EIP
• ▪The Protocol cluster scheduled a Reddit Ask Me Anything session for September 16, 2026 to address community questions about the Hegotá upgrade
• ▪Approximately 60 researchers and engineers across nine teams and individual experts scored the 62 Hegotá proposals to generate the tier list

Debatable claims

• ▪Ethereum should implement native private transactions on its base layer
• ▪Ethereum should prioritize base-layer quantum resistance by 2029
• ▪The Ethereum Foundation's unified EIP tier list undermines decentralized governance

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