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Ethereum Charts 2026 Protocol Priorities, Adopts Two Upgrades Per Year

The Foundation is restructuring core development into three long-running tracks to better coordinate scaling, user experience and base-layer security.

Overview

  • Glamsterdam, targeted for the first half of 2026, is slated to include enshrined proposer‑builder separation (EIP‑7732), block‑level access lists (EIP‑7928), gas repricings and additional blob scaling.
  • Hegotá is planned for later in 2026 with a focus on state growth and long‑term node sustainability, with progress on Verkle Trees described as a potential outcome rather than a confirmed inclusion.
  • The consolidated Scale track aims to push the gas limit toward and beyond 100 million, unify L1 execution with blob capacity increases, and advance a zkEVM attester client toward production with a stated 128‑bit security target by year‑end 2026.
  • The Improve UX track prioritizes native account abstraction and cross‑rollup interoperability, advancing proposals such as EIP‑7701 and EIP‑8141 and expanding the Open Intents framework to simplify wallet flows and L2 interactions.
  • The new Harden the L1 track centers on post‑quantum readiness, measurable censorship‑resistance and tools like FOCIL (EIP‑7805) and trust‑minimized RPCs, building on 2025 changes including Pectra, Fusaka with PeerDAS and a gas limit rise to 60 million.