“General purpose L2 should be commodity — simple, replaceable, and free from risky governance or centralized dependencies.”
Ethereum R1 is a new rollup project rooted in the core values of Ethereum: open global participation, decentralization, credible neutrality, and censorship resistance.
We believe it’s time to build a rollup that doesn’t revolve around private token allocations or opaque governance. One that doesn’t require trust in a foundation, a multisig, or a VC round. One that can outlive us all.
Why now?
Many L2s have become the new L1s — controlled by a small group of insiders, guided by private incentives. We believe the Ethereum community deserves a public, neutral alternative.
Ethereum community has called for us to act. We’re responding with a plan to build and launch Ethereum R1 — and we want you to help shape it.
What is Ethereum R1?
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Fully donation-funded — no token, no private sales. Just ETH contributions from the public.
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Stage 2 from day one — permissionless proving, long upgrade delay period with a huge set of multisig with broad representation across the Ethereum ecosystem.
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Ethereum public good — Proportion of base fees go to R&D and app dev until 2030 — then they’re burned.
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Replaceable by design — no proprietary governance, no branding lock-in, no cult of personality.
This is a rollup that belongs to Ethereum, not to a foundation, not to insiders, not to us.
Join the movement
This is an open call to:
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Developers who want to contribute to a truly public rollup
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App builders looking for a censorship-resistant home
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ETH holders who want to fund Ethereum public goods, not extraction schemes.
A draft roadmap is live Ethereum R1 Roadmap, and discussions are starting in our Telegram channels.
If you believe rollups should be a commodity, not a cartel — join us.
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Let’s build Ethereum’s rollup. Together.