Gnosis, Zisk and Ethereum Foundation unveil EEZ to enable synchronous calls between rollups and mainnet

At EthCC in Cannes, Gnosis, Zisk and the Ethereum Foundation announced the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), a rollup framework designed to let smart contracts on connected rollups call contracts on mainnet or other EEZ chains within a single transaction, removing the need for bridges ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

The project is being co‑funded by the Ethereum Foundation — a notable commitment given the foundation paused its open grants program in mid‑2025 — and the design leverages Zisk’s real‑time ZKVM, which can prove Ethereum blocks instantly, a capability the teams say makes cross‑rollup composability technically viable ^{[1] [3] [2]}.

The EEZ is presented as a solution to layer‑2 fragmentation and has generated coverage across crypto outlets and forum discussion following the EthCC announcement; initial reports focused on the framework and technical approach rather than deployment timelines or specific integrations ^{[2] [4] [3]}.

The EEZ initiative positions itself to enable synchronous composability across Ethereum and connected rollups; further technical details and adoption timelines were not provided in the initial announcements ^{[1] [2]}.