PUBLISHED: APR 9, 2026INDEXED: APR 14, 2026, 2:17 PM

Will The Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) Rebuild $ETH Dominance? | Gnosis Martin Koppelman & Friederike Ernst

Key Takeaways

  • EEZ fixes Ethereum's fragmented rollup ecosystem

    We want to reconnect fragmented rollups and unify liquidity through the EEZ.

    Martin Koppelman
  • Real-time proving enables seamless cross-chain liquidity

    Real-time proving gives specialized chains seamless access to Ethereum’s settlement and security.

    Friederike Ernst
  • The Ethereum Economic Zone unifies specialized chains

    The Ethereum Economic Zone reconnects fragmented rollups to recreate one economic zone.

    Martin Koppelman
  • Thin coordination layers drive network recovery

    A thin layer reconnects the ecosystem to provide a unified economic zone.

    Friederike Ernst
  • Unified block building stabilizes the ecosystem

    This new age for builders allows for a more stable network architecture.

    Host
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Episode Description

Can Ethereum become one economic zone again? Martin Koppelmann and Friederike Ernst from Gnosis explain how real-time proving and the Ethereum Economic Zone could reconnect fragmented rollups, unify liquidity, and give specialized chains seamless access to Ethereum’s settlement and security. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast  🪐GALAXY | INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL FINANCE https://bankless.cc/galaxy-podcast  🏅BITGET TRADFI | TRADE GOLD WITH USDT https://bankless.cc/bitget 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless 🐇MEGAETH | 1ST REAL-TIME BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/megaeth ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:18 Fixing Fragmentation 7:49 Ethereum Economic Zone Explained 26:19 EEZ Thin Layer 30:30 Block Builders 33:06 The Bull Case 35:18 Ethereum Reorg 42:56 Layer2 EEZ Adoption 50:47 A New Age for Builders 55:54 How to Get Involved 57:42 EEZ Rollout 1:00:51 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Martin Koppelman https://x.com/koeppelmann  Friederike Ernst https://x.com/tw_tter  EEZ https://eez.io/  EEZ GitHub https://github.com/eez-association  Gnosis https://www.gnosis.io/  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

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