# Ethereum R1: The Neutral Rollup for Ethereum

Source: https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/ethereum-r1-the-neutral-rollup-for-ethereum/23970

## Summary

Ethereum R1 is a proposed rollup project that its founders present as a public, neutral alternative to L2s they say have become controlled by small groups of insiders. The project is described as fully donation-funded with no token or private sales, relying only on public ETH contributions. It is said to launch as Stage 2 from day one, with permissionless proving, a long upgrade delay, and a multisig with broad representation across the Ethereum ecosystem. Proportions of base fees would fund R&D and app development until 2030, after which they would be burned. A draft roadmap is published, and discussion is taking place in Telegram channels.

## Article

Ethereum R1: The Neutral Rollup for Ethereum

“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?

Fully donation-funded — no token, no private sales. Just ETH contributions from the public.

Stage 2 from day one — permissionless proving, long upgrade delay period with a huge set of multisig with broad representation across the Ethereum ecosystem.

Ethereum public good — Proportion of base fees go to R&D and app dev until 2030 — then they’re burned.

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:

Developers who want to contribute to a truly public rollup

App builders looking for a censorship-resistant home

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.

Website / GitHub / Twitter / Telegram

Let’s build Ethereum’s rollup. Together.

— Jiajun, Ahmad, Kassandra, Jünger and friends

## Comments

**mishaderidder.eth**: this sounds like something to look forward to.

**macbudkowski.eth**: Wondering if you can even fund such a big project just with donations in this market. But wishing them good luck anyway!