diff --git a/net-p2p/go-ethereum/Makefile b/net-p2p/go-ethereum/Makefile
index 93a4ee4d570b..490638e2450f 100644
--- a/net-p2p/go-ethereum/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/go-ethereum/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	go-ethereum
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.12.2
-PORTREVISION=	22
+DISTVERSION=	1.16.8
 CATEGORIES=	net-p2p
 
 MAINTAINER=	me@enriquefynn.com
 COMMENT=	Go implementation of the Ethereum y/w paper
 WWW=		https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-LIB_DEPENDS=	libiconv.so:converters/libiconv
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libiconv.so:converters/libiconv \
+		libhidapi.so:comms/hidapi
 
 USES=		cpe go:modules
 CPE_VENDOR=	ethereum
 CPE_PRODUCT=	go_ethereum
 
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
 
 CGO_LDFLAGS=	-liconv
 
 TMPDIR=	${WRKDIR}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DEVTOOLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 DEVTOOLS_DESC=	Ethereum developer tools
 
+DEVTOOLS_VARS=		GO_TARGET="./cmd/geth ./cmd/abigen ./cmd/evm ./cmd/rlpdump ./cmd/clef"
 DEVTOOLS_VARS_OFF=	GO_TARGET=./cmd/geth
-DEVTOOLS_VARS=		GO_TARGET="./cmd/geth ./cmd/abigen ./cmd/bootnode ./cmd/evm ./cmd/rlpdump ./cmd/clef"
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-p2p/go-ethereum/distinfo b/net-p2p/go-ethereum/distinfo
index e3197b31b81a..db8c145512f5 100644
--- a/net-p2p/go-ethereum/distinfo
+++ b/net-p2p/go-ethereum/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1692017881
-SHA256 (go/net-p2p_go-ethereum/go-ethereum-v1.12.2/v1.12.2.mod) = 4cae2532bcbefa0b81e58a2318e2203c1091fd02cbdc47d1eadd4c447e970302
-SIZE (go/net-p2p_go-ethereum/go-ethereum-v1.12.2/v1.12.2.mod) = 6265
-SHA256 (go/net-p2p_go-ethereum/go-ethereum-v1.12.2/v1.12.2.zip) = 4cf7051683005074a3f2b58f27502c0180240a763c46a27da35f09e59c7d46fb
-SIZE (go/net-p2p_go-ethereum/go-ethereum-v1.12.2/v1.12.2.zip) = 15322773
+TIMESTAMP = 1770233730
+SHA256 (go/net-p2p_go-ethereum/go-ethereum-v1.16.8/v1.16.8.mod) = 1d074633a25a2488327fb9a629d35118e472d6d4fd7903a4ec25877ca403f0b1
+SIZE (go/net-p2p_go-ethereum/go-ethereum-v1.16.8/v1.16.8.mod) = 7139
+SHA256 (go/net-p2p_go-ethereum/go-ethereum-v1.16.8/v1.16.8.zip) = aefb8134bf81b4332e5c3a82e81bd8a920adc4a786b91c91f85f25dd2a4c442a
+SIZE (go/net-p2p_go-ethereum/go-ethereum-v1.16.8/v1.16.8.zip) = 22906212
diff --git a/net-p2p/go-ethereum/files/patch-vendor_github.com_karalabe_hid_hid__enabled.go b/net-p2p/go-ethereum/files/patch-vendor_github.com_karalabe_hid_hid__enabled.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1274c8e490e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-p2p/go-ethereum/files/patch-vendor_github.com_karalabe_hid_hid__enabled.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- vendor/github.com/karalabe/hid/hid_enabled.go.orig	2026-02-04 22:48:45 UTC
++++ vendor/github.com/karalabe/hid/hid_enabled.go
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ specifically for the linux platform, below.
+ #cgo windows LDFLAGS: -lsetupapi
+ 
+ #cgo freebsd CFLAGS: -DOS_FREEBSD
+-#cgo freebsd LDFLAGS: -lusb
++#cgo freebsd LDFLAGS: -lhidapi -lusb
+ 
+ #cgo openbsd CFLAGS: -DOS_OPENBSD
+ 
+@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ specifically for the linux platform, below.
+ #elif OS_WINDOWS
+ 	#include "hidapi/windows/hid.c"
+ #elif OS_FREEBSD
+-	#include <libusb.h>
+-	#include "hidapi/libusb/hid.c"
++	#include <stdlib.h>
++	#include <wchar.h>
++	#include <hidapi/hidapi.h>
+ #elif DOS_OPENBSD
+ 	#include "hidapi/libusb/hid.c"
+ #endif
diff --git a/net-p2p/go-ethereum/pkg-plist b/net-p2p/go-ethereum/pkg-plist
index fe1642c90ebb..2a0d45e37b4b 100644
--- a/net-p2p/go-ethereum/pkg-plist
+++ b/net-p2p/go-ethereum/pkg-plist
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 bin/geth
 %%DEVTOOLS%%bin/abigen
-%%DEVTOOLS%%bin/bootnode
 %%DEVTOOLS%%bin/evm
 %%DEVTOOLS%%bin/rlpdump
 %%DEVTOOLS%%bin/clef