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Vitalik Buterin says Hegotá could be Ethereum’s last ‘normal’ fork

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Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum’s Hegotá or Hegota upgrade may be the network’s last conventional or “normal” fork, with later work shifting toward advanced cryptography and quantum-safe designs. He framed that next phase as part of Ethereum becoming a “cryptographic world computer.”

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Buterin said PeerDAS marked the start of Ethereum’s move from being only a blockchain to something more powerful.
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In a September 27 blog post, Buterin said next year’s Hegota upgrade is expected to be Ethereum’s last conventional fork.
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He said the work after that upgrade would center on advanced cryptography and quantum-safe designs.
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In a Sunday blog post titled “The cryptographic world computer,” Buterin said Hegota is likely to be Ethereum’s last “normal” fork.
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He said later upgrades would focus on proofs and other advanced cryptography.
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Buterin also described Ethereum’s direction as a shift toward a “cryptographic world computer” using recursive STARKs and quantum cryptography, with Hegotá scheduled for 2027 in one report.

What it means

Ethereum developers and users watching the roadmap would notice a transition point around Hegota, because Buterin tied the next upgrade to a move away from ordinary fork cycles. That affects the network’s near-term update path tomorrow morning by signaling that later changes are framed around cryptography rather than a standard upgrade format.

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