Ethereum’s ‘Hegota’ upgrade slated for late 2026 as devs accelerate roadmap

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[Uniswap Announces Zero Fees for Applications and API Interfaces] On December 28, Uniswap announced that all interface fees for its applications and APIs have been set to zero. Previously, the governance vote on the Uniswap 'Fee Switch Activation Proposal' was passed. The proposal included burning 100 million UNI tokens from the Uniswap Foundation treasury and implementing a protocol fee discount auction system to increase liquidity provider earnings.

Hegota will follow “Glamsterdam,” Ethereum’s next major upgrade, which is currently expected to roll out in the first half of 2026. What to know : Ethereum developers earlier this month agreed on the name and rough timing of the network’s second major upgrade scheduled for 2026, settling on “Hegota” as the next milestone in the blockchain’s development roadmap. Hegota will follow “Glamsterdam,” Ethereum’s next major upgrade, which is currently expected to roll out in the first half of 2026. The decision reflects a relatively new approach to Ethereum development, with core contributors aiming to ship network changes more frequently rather than bundling large numbers of upgrades into releases that happen roughly once a year.