New Ethereum project aims to fix network fragmentation and improve user experience

$ETH devs are trying to fix a growing issue: fragmentation. Right now, its layer-2 networks work like separate islands, forcing users to bridge funds slow, expensive, and risky.

At EthCC in Cannes, Gnosis, Zisk, and the Ethereum Foundation introduced the “Ethereum Economic Zone” (EEZ). The goal is simple: make all these networks feel like one. Apps and transactions could interact instantly across L2s, without bridges, while still using Ethereum’s security.

The idea is shared liquidity, smoother UX, and simpler dev tools. Even Vitalik has hinted the real issue isn’t scaling, it’s fragmentation.