Ethereum Economic Zone Aims to Tackle Network Fragmentation

Ethereum’s use of rollups to move transactions to Layer 2 has increased throughput and reduced fees, but it has also created isolated ecosystems with their own liquidity, bridging tools and wallet integrations. Users face additional costs and delays when moving across chains, while developers must deploy applications repeatedly. The Ethereum Economic Zone, or EEZ, therefore aims to let the mainnet and multiple L2 networks share liquidity while preserving synchronous composability.

Gnosis and Zisk unveiled EEZ at EthCC in Cannes, France, on March 29, 2026, with co-funding from the Ethereum Foundation. The funding amount was not disclosed. The framework allows smart contracts across rollups to execute synchronously within a single transaction without traditional bridges. Initial members include Aave, Centrifuge and xStocks, with technical specifications and performance data to be released progressively.