The October 24 specification update makes delegated-code callability and recovery boundaries explicit while the proposal remains Draft.
Ethereum improvement proposals
Ethereum protocol and application-standard proposals.
Compare the problem each proposal addresses, its stated requirements and its current stage. A draft, a benchmark and inclusion in an upgrade plan are different milestones; proposal discussion alone does not establish that a change is active on the network.
13 distinct developments · 8 Sept 2026 – 24 Oct 2026. Newest first.
An open proposal would remove a field byte and change how verifiers build the main signing domain.
A new research post links a two-node Nethermind demo for changing account keys through committed roots. The ERC remains an open draft, and the demo uses conventional keys.
The draft replaces repeated addresses and storage keys with references to eight recent ancestor lists. First submitted in May, it remains Draft and requires a hard fork.
The October 8 specification edit journals payer and sender approval state at the call level. Frame transactions remain a Draft proposal, not a mainnet feature.
ERC-8412 Draft Updated: Preregistered Acceptance Criteria Now Integrates with OCP Commitment Model
(ethereum-magicians.org)The ERC-8412 draft has been revised to introduce preregistered acceptance criteria and align with the Observation Commitment Protocol, aiming to standardize on-chain settlement for judged, non-recomputable outcomes.
EIP-8369 Considers Transaction Position Stability for FOCIL Enforcement Profiles
(eips.ethereum.org)EIP-8369's latest discussion evaluates VOPS profiles for FOCIL eligibility, focusing on how to classify frame transactions by their stability against block position changes. The refinement seeks practical, enforceable rules for inclusion guarantees under Ethereum's upcoming FOCIL framework.
A draft of EIP-8298 proposes a SETCODEFROM instruction for the Ethereum Virtual Machine, allowing contracts to adopt code from other live contracts to improve deployment efficiency and enable secure account migration, while maintaining deterministic code availability.
First Merge Proof and Benchmarks Shared for EIP-8304 Trustless Log and Transaction Index
(ethereum-magicians.org)Developers have produced the first proof-of-concept merge proof for Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8304 trustless log and transaction index, demonstrating it is feasible to merge blocks in a verifiable, cost-effective manner using cryptographic proofs. Benchmarks and code compatibility were also confirmed.
Ethereum Foundation Names FOCIL and Frame Transactions as 'Must Ship' EIPs for Hegotá Upgrade
(blog.ethereum.org)The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster has identified EIP-7805 (FOCIL) and EIP-8141 (Frame Transactions) as essential inclusions for the upcoming Hegotá network upgrade, defining the fork’s scope around censorship resistance and flexible account authentication.
EIP-8411 Proposes Fast Execution Payload Broadcast for Ethereum with Chunking Mechanism
(ethereum-magicians.org)EIP-8411, introduced on September 7, 2026, proposes a new mechanism for broadcasting execution payloads in Ethereum by chunking payloads and using Merkle roots for efficient verification. This design aims to improve scalability and reduce propagation latency as execution payload sizes grow.
A September 7 forum update describes changes to the existing EIP-8148 draft, including setting sweep thresholds during registration and limiting effective balance at the chosen threshold. The current specification covers 0x02 credentials.
EIP-8141 exposes future transaction steps, with limits on execution results
(ethereum-magicians.org)Ethereum’s frame-transaction proposal lets validation code inspect planned calls. Execution results remain unavailable until those calls finish.