Buterin Privacy Roadmap Targets Moneyness as ETH Holds Near $2,131

Ethereum has shifted from early-May developer clashes over state-growth curbs to a focused native-privacy roadmap. After May 17-18 debates on EIP-8037 and Merkle-root limits, Vitalik Buterin detailed three near-term initiatives—AA+FOCIL, EIP-8250 keyed nonces, and Kohaku access-layer tools—targeted for the Hegotá hard fork in H2 2026. The upgrades aim to cut censorship, metadata leaks, and relayer dependence while enhancing on-chain utility. ETH trades near $2,131, still 57% below its August 2025 peak, amid lingering governance uncertainty from Ethereum Foundation departures.