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The Ethereum (ETH) infrastructure project ETHGas on the 3rd (local time) released the roadmap for the 'Open Gas Initiative' aimed at eliminating gas fees on the Ethereum network.

Open Gas is a program developed by ETHGas to reduce the gas fee burden for Ethereum users. Specifically, protocols participating in the program subsidize Ethereum users' gas fees monthly via rebates. According to Open Gas, protocols can promote deposits and staking through gas fee subsidies and increase total value locked (TVL) to build a long-term user base.

The Open Gas roadmap consists of three stages: curation, Programmatic, and Full Automation. In the first stage, participating protocols estimate per-user gas usage via a dashboard and then pay gas subsidies to users. In the second stage, a rebate system tailored to individual user behavior patterns is designed to maximize revenue and retention and to obtain insights from the data. The third stage is 'gas abstraction', which fully automates this flow so that gas fees are imperceptible.

ETHGas emphasized, "As more than $30.3 billion in gas fees have been consumed so far, the need for a gas-free user experience (UX) is growing." ETHGas explained, "Open Gas is an expanded project aimed at removing gas fees from the (Ethereum) user experience," adding that "it is designed to bridge the gap between protocols pursuing sustainable growth and users who want a seamless on-chain experience."

ETHGas plans to steadily expand the scope of Open Gas services. Open Gas is currently operating for Ethereum mainnet users. Open Gas stated, "We plan to expand services soon to other Layer 2s and EVM blockchains such as Base (BASE), Binance Coin (BNB), and Arbitrum (ARB)," and added, "We will continuously release features that can increase user participation."

Open Gas partners were also disclosed. According to ETHGas, four companies—EigenLayer (EIGEN), EthFi (ETHFI), Pendle (PENDLE), and Velvet Capital—recently adopted Open Gas. ETHGas has also secured infrastructure partners such as GasHawk and BlockNative. An ETHGas representative said, "Open Gas is not a simple tool but a partnership ecosystem," adding, "We will also seek integrations with Base, Binance Coin, and others in the future."