BroadChain has learned that on March 30, during EthCC, Gnosis co-founder Friederike Ernst and Zisk founder Jordi Baylina officially unveiled the "Ethereum Economic Zone" (EEZ) Rollup framework. The project has received official funding from the Ethereum Foundation and is poised to refine the architecture of Ethereum's Layer 2 ecosystem.
The EEZ Rollup framework is designed to enhance composability between different Rollups, addressing the current fragmentation of isolated networks. Smart contracts built on this framework will be able to interact synchronously with the Ethereum mainnet and other EEZ networks, while maintaining security equivalent to Ethereum's base layer—striking a balance between ecosystem interoperability and robust security. As a core scaling solution for Ethereum Layer 2, Rollups bundle off-chain computation with on-chain data storage, significantly reducing transaction costs and increasing throughput. The EEZ framework aims to tackle coordination challenges within the broader Rollup ecosystem.
On a technical and operational level, the EEZ framework adopts ETH as its default gas token, removing the need for separate cross-chain bridge infrastructure. This lowers barriers to entry for users, reduces cross-chain costs, and improves overall ecosystem usability.
Initial project members already include industry players such as Aave, Titan, Beaver Build, Centrifuge, and xStocks, forming an early collaborative foundation. Operationally, EEZ will be structured as a Swiss non-profit organization, with its software released as open source. Further technical details are expected to be released in the coming weeks.