Vitalik Buterin Says Next Year's Hegota Will Be Ethereum's Last Normal Fork
Ethereum (ETH)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reported that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expects next year’s Hegota upgrade to be the network’s last conventional fork. In a September 27 essay on his personal blog, Buterin outlined that the work following this upgrade will involve advanced cryptography and quantum-safe designs.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ETH, measured when this story was written up on 28 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
ETH is trading at $2,688.65 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 47.4%, indicating that buying and selling pressure are nearly balanced over the full day. Short-term momentum shows weakness, as the 1-hour buy ratio of 34.7% and the 4-hour ratio of 37.6% are both significantly lower than the daily average. This divergence suggests that immediate buying pressure is fading relative to the broader daily trend. Volume Delta confirms this bearish tilt, with negative figures of -$10,424,887 over the last hour and -$35,970,052 over the last four hours, meaning sellers are aggressively outpacing buyers in recent trades. The cumulative volume delta for the day closed at -$72,613,178, highlighting a net outflow of spot capital.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.8% sits at the 16th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.5% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ETH, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio stood at 48.6%, making today’s 24-hour ratio of 47.4% slightly below the weekly norm by 1.2 points. Trading activity has slowed considerably, with spot volume at $413,981,188 representing only 0.53 times the weekly average. Net buying occurred on just 2 of the past 7 days, and the total 8-day volume delta was -$73,914,835. This indicates that the current trading day is part of a broader pattern of subdued volume and mixed directional flow rather than an isolated event.