Vitalik: New Ethereum Design Targets Censorship With FOCIL and EIP-8141
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TLDR: FOCIL and EIP-8141 allow smart wallet and privacy transactions to reach blocks without wrappers or intermediaries. Randomized includers reduce proposer dominance and increase censorship resistance for all Ethereum transactions. Rapid inclusion within one or two slots becomes likely even under hostile network behavior. Future FOCIL expansion could support most block transactions while preserving MEV auction mechanics. Ethereum is moving closer to censorship-resistant transaction inclusion after new technical links emerged between FOCIL and EIP-8141. The update focuses on ensuring that all transaction types reach the blockchain quickly, even under hostile network conditions. It also expands how smart accounts and privacy protocols interact with block production. The development highlights Ethereum’s push to reduce proposer power while keeping network incentives intact. How FOCIL and EIP-8141 Enable Direct Transaction Inclusion According to a post shared by CEO Vitalik Buterin, FOCIL works alongside EIP-8141 to make smart accounts and privacy tools first-class transaction senders. EIP-8141 builds on account abstraction by allowing smart wallets to submit transactions directly onchain without wrappers or intermediaries. These accounts can support multisignature controls, quantum-resistant keys, and gas sponsorship. FOCIL then ensures that these transactions gain rapid inclusion through randomly selected includers each slot. In every block, up to 17 actors can include transactions, instead of relying on a single proposer. Vitalik noted that this structure creates a path for almost guaranteed inclusion within one or two slots. It also allows privacy protocol transactions to enter blocks through the public mempool without relying on broadcasters or relayers. There is also an important synergy between FOCIL and AA (EIP-8141, which is based on 7701): 8141 makes not just smart accounts (including multisig, quantum-resistant signatures, key changes, gas sponsorship) first-class citizens, it also can do the same for privacy protocols… https://t.co/wLCEuq66eI — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) February 19, 2026 Why FOCIL and EIP-8141 Weaken…
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