# Protocol Priorities Update for 2026

DevFeed: [Protocol Priorities Update for 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/protocol-priorities-update-for-2026-17212.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/02/18/protocol-priorities-update-2026>)

Author: Protocol track leads

Published: 2026-02-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interoperability.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [batching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/batching.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interoperability.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [smart-contract](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/smart-contract.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

Ethereum's Protocol update reviews progress made in 2025, including the Pectra and Fusaka upgrades, increased blob capacity, a higher gas limit, history expiry, and UX and interoperability work. It also describes a revised track structure for 2026 focused on scaling, UX, and hardening the L1.

## Source excerpt

We introduced Protocol last June which organized our work around three strategic initiatives: Scale L1, Scale Blobs, and Improve UX. A lot has happened since then! In this post, we want to share what we accomplished last year, how our thinking has evolved, and where Protocol is headed in 2026....