The Ethereum Economic Zone was publicly introduced on March 29, 2026, at the EthCC conference in Cannes, developed by Gnosis and Zisk with co-funding from the Ethereum Foundation.

The largest smart-contract blockchain and its native asset ETH, covering protocol upgrades, staking, fee economics and institutional adoption.

The nonprofit that stewards Ethereum's research and core development, with its funding decisions, leadership changes and contested influence.

Major industry gatherings such as Consensus, Token2049, and Devcon, where builders, investors, and policymakers set narratives and announce launches.