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Ethereum Economic Zone Debuts to Reconnect Fragmented Layer-2 Networks

The plan targets L2 sprawl by restoring single-transaction calls across rollups with ETH as the fee token.

Ethereum economic zone launches at ethcc to tackle l2 ‘fragmentation problem’
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Overview

  • Gnosis, Zisk and the Ethereum Foundation unveiled the Ethereum Economic Zone at EthCC in Cannes with early partners Aave and Centrifuge and a Swiss EEZ Alliance to set shared standards.
  • EEZ is a rollup framework that lets smart contracts on different Layer-2s and on Ethereum mainnet interact in one atomic transaction using ETH for gas rather than relying on separate bridges.
  • Backers frame the problem as fragmentation across more than 20 Ethereum Layer-2s that hold roughly $40 billion yet run as isolated pools with separate liquidity and toll-taking bridges.
  • The effort grew out of a GnosisDAO research mandate to explore turning Gnosis Chain into a natively integrated L2, signaling DAOs are now voting on chain-level architecture, not just protocol tweaks.
  • Developers say easier plug-in for existing apps and fewer risky bridge hops could keep users and capital inside the Ethereum ecosystem as rival platforms vie for activity.