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Ethereum Prioritizes Layer 1 Performance and Institutional Privacy for 2026
The Ethereum Foundation has officially shifted its technical focus for the 2026 fiscal year toward a “Lean Execution” model that prioritizes base-layer scaling and sophisticated privacy primitives. This strategic pivot, codified in the upcoming Glamsterdam and Hegota hard forks, marks a departure from the “rollup-centric” isolation of previous years in favor of a more integrated institutional ecosystem. Central to this roadmap is the introduction of Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS), which moves the auction of block space directly onto the blockchain to reduce censorship risks and latency. By ... (full story)
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