Tom Lehman proposes EIP-8182 for Ethereum privacy
Tom Lehman, co-founder of Facet, proposed EIP-8182 for inclusion in Ethereum's Hegota upgrade to create a secure, base-layer pool for private ether and ERC-20 transfers. The design uses Groth16 zero-knowledge proofs and will deploy as a contract without admin keys or pause ability. Hegota, planned for the second half of 2026, also aims to include EIP-8141 and EIP-8250 to address fee issues and the FOCIL mechanism to combat censorship. The proposal follows recent foundation work and tools such as Kohaku that focus on privacy development.
EIP-8182 adds a base-level private transfer pool.
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The Ethereum Foundation formed a privacy team in October 2025. In November, Vitalik…
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