- GnosisDAO approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone layer-1 to a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) rollup.
- The proposal received 123,158 GNO in support, exceeding the 75,000 quorum, with an initial launch targeted for late 2026 or early 2027.
- The EEZ framework aims to unify Ethereum’s fragmented L2 ecosystem by enabling synchronous smart contract execution across rollups without bridges.
GnosisDAO has approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone layer-1 network to a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) rollup, according to a post from the chain. The proposal, GIP-153, received 123,158 GNO in support with only 115 against, across 54 voters, achieving a turnout of 123,425 GNO that exceeded the 75,000 quorum.
Under the proposal, Gnosis Chain will retire its validator set and settle transactions on Ethereum, effectively becoming a layer-2 network that relies on Ethereum’s validators. An initial launch is targeted for late 2026 or early 2027, subject to the EEZ technology being ready.
The update would enable Gnosis Chain-native smart contracts to call Ethereum and use the result in the same transaction, granting access to Ethereum mainnet assets and liquidity.
Gnosis Chain will become the first production EEZ instance, developed with ZisK and funding from the Ethereum Foundation. The initiative aims to unify Ethereum’s fragmented L2 ecosystem by enabling smart contracts across rollups to execute synchronously without relying on bridges.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin previously raised concerns about centralized sequencers and trusted bridging mechanisms, writing in a Feb. 3 X post that the “original vision of L2s and their role in Ethereum no longer makes sense.” According to data from L2Beat, 22 Ethereum rollups currently secure $27.82 billion.
Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, said the EEZ could reduce reliance on blockchain bridges. “Both of these are likely to lead to greater activity in the Ethereum ecosystem,” he wrote in a May 28 report.
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