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Gnosis, zkSync announce Ethereum Economic Zone to address Layer 2 fragmentation
Gnosis co-founder Friederike Ernst (프리데리케 에른스트) and zkSync founder Jordi Baylina (조르디 바일리나) announced the Ethereum Economic Zone at the ETHCC conference in Cannes, The Block reported. The Ethereum Foundation co-funds the initiative, which aims to build a framework linking rollups synchronously within a single transaction. EEZ-linked rollups can call mainnet or other EEZ contracts, using ether as the base gas token without separate bridging infrastructure.
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Coinbase-led Base shifts to independent tech stack away from Optimism
Coinbase-developed Ethereum layer-2 network Base will move away from the Optimism Superchain ecosystem and transition to an independent stack, The Block reported on Feb. 18. Base aims to reduce reliance on the OP Stack and external services such as Flashbots by building a self-operated integrated solution. The change is also expected to alter its security setup, including a Base security council and additional independent signers.
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Optimism governance approves OP token buyback plan linked to Superchain revenue
Optimism governance approved a buyback plan linking OP tokens directly to Superchain economics, CoinDesk reported on Jan. 28. The proposal passed with 84.4 percent support and OP fell slightly after the decision. Under the plan, the Optimism Foundation will use 50 percent of Superchain sequencer net revenue for 12 months to buy back OP, with the remainder used for ecosystem support and operations.
