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Shiraz Jagati

Vitalik Buterin Highlights Ethereum Smart Wallet "Relay Dependence" Risk Ahead of Hegota 2026

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says many smart contract wallets and privacy tools still rely on third-party relays to get transactions included onchain, creating potential censorship and reliability risks. He points to FOCIL and EIP-8141, slated for the Hegota upgrade in late 2026, as a path to route transactions through the public mempool with a randomized validator inclusion model and a one-to-two slot inclusion target.