Ethereum ecosystem projects have created the EPAA Advocacy Alliance.
Date: 2025-11-07 Author: Gabriel Deangelo Categories: BUSINESS
Seven leading Ethereum-based projects have announced the launch of the Ethereum Protocol Advocacy Alliance (EPAA). The new organization will protect the interests of blockchain developers, promote transparent regulation, and preserve the technological neutrality of decentralized systems.
The alliance includes Aave Labs, Aragon, Curve Finance, Lido Labs Foundation, Spark Foundation, The Graph Foundation, and Uniswap Foundation. According to the official statement, these projects collectively secure over $100 billion in assets.
The initiative's creators note that over the past ten years, the Ethereum community has focused on building a reliable and global infrastructure, while centralized entities have actively influenced legislative development through lobbying mechanisms. According to the EPAA, this has led to a distorted perception of blockchain principles at the policy and regulatory levels.
EPAA's primary goal is to serve as a bridge between protocol developers and government institutions. The organization intends to participate in regulatory discussions and ensure that new regulations comply with the spirit of decentralization.
EPAA's key priorities include:
- Protecting blockchain neutrality and the right of developers to create open source code without risk of criminal prosecution;
- Using the transparency of public networks as a basis for regulation, without treating the networks themselves as intermediaries;
- Maintaining conditions for technological innovation so that regulation does not hinder the development of new protocols;
- Ensuring free and equal access to public blockchains.
CLO Lido Labs Foundation Sam Kim emphasized that decentralization is the foundation of Ethereum's sustainability, and EPAA will promote the recognition and protection of this principle at the policy level.
The organization plans to achieve its goals through expert consultations, interaction with regulators, and the development of practical solutions that will help integrate blockchain into the legal system without compromising its decentralized nature.
EPAA also intends to collaborate with other advocacy organizations, including the DeFi Education Fund, the Decentralization Research Center, and the European Crypto Initiative.
The initiative was supported by the Ethereum Foundation. One of its leaders, Tomasz Stanczak, stated that such alliances strengthen the dialogue between developers and policymakers, helping to shape a more balanced approach to industry regulation.
EPAA is not the first such initiative in the crypto space. Previously, in the lead-up to the 2024 US elections, companies such as Coinbase, Kraken, and Ripple Labs donated significant funds to support the Fairshake political action committee. And in the summer of 2025, Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey announced his intention to raise up to $200 million to advance the interests of the Bitcoin community.
