Buterin: Hegota may be Ethereum's last 'normal' fork
- —Hegota is slated for 2027 and remains in early planning
- —Ethereum must first ship Glamsterdam, with a Sepolia testnet fork set for October 6, 2026
- —By 2030 nodes will verify proofs and sample data via PeerDAS instead of re-executing full blocks
- —Targets for 2030 include 4-8 second slots and 8-32 second finality
Why it matters: The architectural shift will shape validator and infrastructure requirements for Ethereum for years.
Source: Cryptonaute