[2026-02-22] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

Ethereum is doubling down on its cypherpunk roots. Developers have scheduled Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists, or FOCIL, as the consensus-layer headliner for the network’s upcoming Hegota upgrade. The Hegota upgrade is a coordinated change to the network’s core rules that developers expect to roll out in the second half of 2026. The proposal, entered as EIP-7805, is designed to ensure that Ethereum remains censorship-resistant at the protocol level by forcing validators to include all transa...