The Eco Protocol involves three discrete systems working in concert:

  • Routes enable apps and blockchains to access permissionless, cross-chain stablecoin liquidity — using an intent-based framework to simplify complex onchain actions into one, simple transfer. Routes are flexible and configurable, allowing developers to prioritize speed, cost, and security according to their preferences. Currently, Native and Hyperlane Routes are live, enabling fast or trustless stablecoin transfers from any rollup settling on Ethereum (L2 or L3).

  • Accounts (coming soon) provide developers with a seamless way to manage cross-chain accounts with chain-abstracted balances, making it easy to support cross-chain interactions.

  • The Eco Network (coming soon) will optimize and activate liquidity across the Routes and Accounts systems, enabling hyper-cheap and lightning-quick stablecoin transactions, with native functionality which makes it easy for app developers to integrate and provide more intuitive UX to end users. The Eco Network also includes a system for aggregating liquidity for Eco Routes.

These three systems work in concert to ensure the Eco Protocol will be the default home for apps building the onchain payments stack or leveraging stablecoins for their use case.

What is Eco?Conceptual Terms