Ethereum core devs name H2 2026 upgrade Hegota

Ethereum core developers have named the network upgrade scheduled for the second half of 2026 Hegota, according to The Block. The name is a portmanteau, combining Bogota for the execution layer (EL) upgrade and Heze for the consensus layer (CL) upgrade. Potential features for the Hegota upgrade include the implementation of Verkle Trees, a prerequisite for stateless clients, and a state and history expiry mechanism aimed at easing the operational burden on nodes from data accumulation.