What is Eco?

Eco is a protocol for stablecoins and the apps that use them. It brings together an Ethereum-based rollup and permissionless liquidity network designed from the ground up for the most capital efficient stablecoin transaction execution with the simplest possible user experience.

To make transaction costs negligible, minimize the number of actions we require from users, and avoid introducing centralized dependencies, Eco focuses on a singular, opinionated use case: fast, cheap, single-click stablecoin transaction execution anywhere across Ethereum. Eco is designed on the premise that stablecoins are the most intuitive and interoperable primitive to bring users onchain. We seek to make it as fast and easy as possible for developers to attract stablecoin liquidity, price onchain actions in everyday currencies, and enable one-click sends to any supported chain or application.

The Eco rollup is optimized for hyper-efficient stablecoin transaction execution and capital efficient liquidity aggregation. The rollup integrates native functionality which makes it easy for app developers to provide more intuitive onchain experiences to users. Finally, a cross-chain transaction system provides developers with secure token transfer pathways between any other rollup settling on Ethereum (L2 or L3), with a network of fillers providing on-demand liquidity. The rollup can act as an oracle and settlement pool for cross-chain transactions.

We have engineered Eco to maximize these benefits:

• Instant, permissionless liquidity: By integrating Eco, app developers can instantly aggregate liquidity in any supported stablecoin from any connected rollup settling to Ethereum.

• Cheapest possible transaction execution: Simple sends on Eco are a small fraction of a cent, enabling apps to effectively subsidize free user transactions.

• Native cross-chain transaction support: For seamless transactions across Ethereum-based chains, with a network of fillers providing on-demand liquidity.

• Flexibility and agency: Developers can build their apps on the rollup itself or integrate just the cross-chain network. Opt into trust tradeoffs and transaction parameters that fit their app’s use case.

• Easy Integration: Integrating with Eco be straightforward with supported APIs and SDKs, providing immediate access to seamless stablecoin transactions. No custom contract deployment necessary.

• User-Centric Design: At the heart of Eco is an obsessive commitment to users and empowering their onchain journey. From onboarding to everyday use, Eco removes the hurdles, making digital money management accessible to everyone.

Rather than introducing another general-purpose protocol that further fragments liquidity within the Ethereum ecosystem, Eco is designed to unify liquidity for its use case — making any onchain interaction a simple stablesend — in a way that also scales Ethereum and boosts TAM for developers by enabling developers and users to easily interact with apps across Ethereum from a singular protocol.

You can find more technical detail about the Eco Protocol design and roadmap in these system docs. We will be steadily releasing more information about the system, so please follow our progress. We invite your collaboration and feedback. If you are a potential integration partner, please visit eco.com to get in touch with us!