Infrastructure
Ethereum privacy in 2026: validators and confidential EVMs
Ethereum gets privacy on two fronts in 2026: validator anonymity via Vitalik’s Lean Chain, and confidential EVMs like Oasis Sapphire. Different problems, different users.
Ethereum gets privacy on two fronts in 2026: validator anonymity via Vitalik’s Lean Chain, and confidential EVMs like Oasis Sapphire. Different problems, different users.
Ethereum’s biggest protocol change since the Merge lands in H2 2026. ePBS moves block building into the protocol, BALs enable parallel execution. What to do about it.
Vitalik Buterin proposed replacing the EVM with RISC-V to scale Ethereum with zk-proofs. Here’s how it works, what zkVMs already prove, and what could delay it.
Ethereum runs proof of stake. This guide walks the full validator lifecycle — stake, propose, attest, finalize — then shows how all of it maps to beacon blocks, state, and SSZ.
Enterprise blockchain RPC is a different product category from developer infrastructure. Dedicated nodes, SLA penalty clauses, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and the full procurement checklist.
Ethereum’s consensus layer has its own REST API. This guide covers the Beacon API endpoints, state identifiers, blob data, and safe production patterns.