Ethereum Schedules RLUSD Gas Payments for 2027 Hegotá Upgrade
Ripple USD (RLUSD)
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Eugene Serbin
bsc.news reports that Ethereum core developers have formally scheduled EIP-8141 Frame Transactions for the 2027 Hegotá upgrade. This proposal allows stablecoins like Ripple's $RLUSD, $USDC, and $USDT to be used for gas payments, removing the need to hold $ETH for transactions. Developers advanced the proposal from "Considered for Inclusion" to "Scheduled for Inclusion" during the Aug. 27 All Core Developers Execution call.
The update divides transactions into programmable frames covering authorization, fee payment, and execution. This structure enables applications to pay fees on behalf of users or accept stablecoins while validators still receive network fees in $ETH. Regulated stablecoins such as $RLUSD, issued by Standard Custody and Trust Company, are positioned as enterprise-ready options.
The feature will be natively integrated into the base protocol rather than relying on the existing ERC-4337 workaround. Hegotá will follow the Glamsterdam upgrade and is planned for 2027. Developers were still narrowing the scope of the upgrade as recently as August. This change aims to eliminate the friction of maintaining an $ETH balance for asset movement.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for RLUSD, measured when this story was written up on 7 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows $RLUSD trading at $1.00 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 96.3%, indicating intense immediate buying pressure compared to the 70.0% ratio over the past 4 hours. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 63.1%, suggesting that while buying remains dominant, the intensity has moderated over a longer timeframe. Volume delta reflects this activity with +$1,631,283 in the last hour and +$3,491,883 over 4 hours, showing strong cumulative inflows. The cumulative volume delta (CVD) for the 24-hour close is +$11,471,378, confirming net buying dominance. This flow indicates that traders are actively accumulating the asset, with the short-term surge outpacing the daily average trend.
The latest daily buy ratio of 39.6% sits at the 19th percentile of the last 267 days, against a median of 52.6% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for RLUSD, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, $RLUSD saw a 7-day average buy ratio of 54.3%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 63.1% an unusual day of heightened buying interest. The current 24-hour spot volume of $19,075,750 represents 0.30x the average volume, indicating lower trading activity despite the higher buy concentration. Net buying occurred on 4 of the last 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$14,322,138 for the period. This contrasts with the 16 hours of net buying recorded in the last 24 hours, highlighting a concentrated burst of demand. The price remained stable at 0.0% change over the 8-day period, suggesting accumulation without significant price displacement.