Tom Lehman, co-founder of Facet, has proposed a significant enhancement to the Ethereum network with the introduction of EIP-8182, aimed at facilitating private transfers of Ether and ERC-20 tokens. This proposal is part of the upcoming Hegota upgrade.
The plan involves establishing a secure pool for private transactions directly within the network, eliminating the need for mixing services that often fail due to fragmentation. Lehman pointed out that new pools struggle to gain users without existing liquidity, which hampers their ability to ensure anonymity. EIP-8182 aims to unify all wallets and applications, enabling users to make confidential transfers to standard addresses or ENS domains without requiring special accounts.
In addition to EIP-8182, the Hegota upgrade will also introduce EIP-8141 and EIP-8250, which are designed to improve transaction privacy and address fee-related issues when withdrawing funds.
