Vitalik Buterin Confirms Ethereum Smart Accounts in 2026 Hegota Upgrade With EIP-8141
Ethereum is preparing for one of its most significant protocol upgrades since The Merge transitioned the network to proof-of-stake in 2022, after co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed that native smart accounts will be integrated during the 2026 Hegota fork. TLDR In a February 28, 2026, post on X, Vitalik Buterin announced that Ethereum’s native account abstraction…
