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ETHGas, a blockspace-focused protocol on Ethereum backed by Polychain Capital, has officially launched its native governance token GWEI, positioning it as the coordination layer behind what the project describes as a vision for “Realtime Ethereum.”
The token launch follows ETHGas’s previously announced $12 million token funding round, as the protocol moves forward with its ambition to restructure how Ethereum blockspace is allocated and accessed. Rather than relying on Ethereum’s traditional “blind” gas auction model, ETHGas aims to transform blockspace into a programmable, tradable, and pre-commitment-based market.
In a statement released Tuesday, the ETHGas team acknowledged that while Ethereum remains the strongest settlement layer in the crypto ecosystem, its current blockspace allocation mechanism has struggled to keep pace with growing application demand. This mismatch has contributed to high latency and volatile gas fees, particularly during periods of network congestion.
According to ETHGas, its protocol restructures blockspace in a way that allows applications to secure predictable and reliable execution guarantees, enabling new design patterns such as large-scale gasless user experiences. Within this framework, GWEI functions as the governance token, coordinating protocol upgrades, parameter adjustments, and treasury-related decisions. Governance power is distributed through staking and token lock-up mechanisms.
From Blockspace Futures to “Realtime Ethereum”
The launch of GWEI builds on ETHGas’s momentum over the past year. In addition to raising $12 million, the project previously introduced a blockspace futures market on Ethereum, reportedly attracting around $800 million in committed liquidity. The protocol has targeted demand from institutions and infrastructure-level applications seeking execution certainty as Ethereum activity continues to scale.
ETHGas’s long-term vision is to establish the first infrastructure layer for “Realtime Ethereum,” where applications no longer compete chaotically in the public mempool but instead pre-commit to execution rights under clearly defined conditions.
Blockspace, Gas, and a Broader Ethereum Debate
While closely related, gas and blockspace represent distinct concepts at the core of Ethereum’s design. Gas acts as the pricing and payment mechanism, whereas blockspace is the underlying scarce resource — the capacity within each Ethereum block that users and applications compete for.
ETHGas focuses directly on blockspace itself, treating it as an asset that can be priced, reserved, and traded. This approach aligns with a growing conversation within the Ethereum community about making execution more predictable. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has previously discussed trust-minimized gas futures markets as a way to hedge fee volatility, though such ideas have also raised concerns around new risks and potential centralization.
ETHGas’s approach places it at the center of this debate, betting that coordinated allocation through token governance, rather than pure mempool competition, represents the next evolutionary step for Ethereum’s execution layer.
The protocol announced that a snapshot to determine eligibility for the initial community token distribution will take place on January 19, with additional details on GWEI’s tokenomics to be released in the coming weeks.
This article is for informational purposes only and reflects personal commentary. It does not constitute financial or investment advice. Readers should conduct their own research and assume full responsibility for any investment decisions.
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Spuštění #gwei Tokenu a termínového trhu #Ethereum
Protokol pro blokový prostor #Ethereum✅ #ETHGas získal velkou pozornost s uvedením svého nativního tokenu GWEI. Tato strategická iniciativa je podpořena významným finančním kolem ve výši 12 milionů dolarů vedeným #PolychainCapital . Současně s uvedením tokenu ETHGas představil inovativní termínový trh pro blokový prostor Ethereum, který má vyhovět rostoucí poptávce institucí. Zpracováváním blokového prostoru jako obchodovatelného zboží se protokol snaží převrátit správu transakcí na síti a zpochybnit současný tradiční systém aukcí za gas.

Na Ethereum se teď děje něco skutečně důležitého, a poprvé to není další uvedení derivátového tokenu nebo nějaký hype cyklus L2 nové generace, o který nikdo nežádal.
ETHGas právě přitáhl 12 milionů dolarů vedených Polychain. Časování zde je obrovské "znamení." Přistálo to téměř okamžitě poté, co Vitalik začal psát o on-chain plynových futures, konkrétně o myšlence, že blockspace by neměl vypadat jako hra na ruletu pokaždé, když se pokoušíte vyměnit token.
Pokud jste někdy seděli a zírali na čekající transakci, zatímco cena plynu vzrostla z 15 na 150 gwei, víte, jaký to je pocit. Je to rozbité. Měli byste mít možnost vidět cenu, zajistit ji a pokračovat ve svém životě.