It will coordinate with established advocacy networks such as the DeFi Education Fund, the Decentralization Research Center, and the European Crypto Initiative to bring credibility and technical insight to policy discussions.

Founding members include Aragon, Lido Labs Foundation, and the Uniswap Foundation, among seven initial participants, underscoring rare unity among Ethereum core builders.

EPAA plans to influence policy by providing technical expertise to policymakers and collaborating with existing advocacy organizations, rather than operating as a traditional lobbying group.

The alliance envisions growth over time without centralized leadership, budget, or lobbying arm, differentiating it from traditional trade associations while aiming to shape policy affecting DeFi and smart contracts.

The EPAA seeks to protect the neutrality of the protocol layer, promote real-time on-chain transparency for compliance, preserve flexibility for innovation, and maintain global access to permissionless infrastructure.

Seven leading Ethereum protocol teams formed the Ethereum Protocol Advocacy Alliance (EPAA) to counter global regulatory pressure and defend the open, neutral, and permissive infrastructure of Ethereum's Layer-1 core.

The group argues that laws and regulations should reflect how blockchain systems actually operate, not just how they are perceived, to avoid overbroad or restrictive standards.

Regulatory attention is rising in the US and Europe, as policymakers debate classifications and frameworks for decentralized infrastructure lacking a central operator, a niche the EPAA aims to clarify.