Ethereum developers have officially named the post-Glamsterdam upgrade Hegota, marking the next step in the network’s 2026 development cycle. The name combines Bogota (execution layer) and Heze (consensus layer), continuing Ethereum’s dual-naming convention. The headline EIP for Hegota has not yet been chosen and is expected to be decided in February.

Ethereum is now firmly operating on a twice-yearly upgrade cadence, following the deployment of Pectra and Fusaka in 2025. Under this schedule, Glamsterdam is likely to launch in the first half of 2026, with Hegota following later in the year.

While Hegota remains in early planning, it may include longer-term roadmap items or features deferred from Glamsterdam. Verkle Trees, which are key to enabling stateless clients, are frequently mentioned as a potential candidate. Other discussions involve state and history expiry and execution-layer optimizations, amid growing concerns over Ethereum’s expanding state size.

Meanwhile, Glamsterdam is focused on improving Layer 1 efficiency and decentralization, with proposals such as enshrined proposer-builder separation (ePBS), block-level access lists, and gas repricing. More complex changes have been pushed to later cycles.

The Hegota announcement also fits into Ethereum’s broader multi-phase roadmap — following The Merge and advancing goals tied to The Surge (scaling), The Verge (statelessness), and later protocol simplification phases.