From the perspective of validator income, will blockchain space futures be the next DeFi blue ocean?

【Crypto World】Recently, I heard about an interesting move—ETHGas just announced the completion of a $12 million seed round financing, led by Polychain Capital.

This round of financing has a bit of a unique approach. Funds are in the form of SAFT tokens, and it also attracted $800 million in liquidity commitments from validators and block builders. Why are these players so active? Because they can supply block space to the market in exchange for higher returns—that’s the core innovation.

What ETHGas aims to do isn’t complicated: build a futures trading market for block space. Users can pre-sell transaction block space in advance, allowing validators’ income to grow steadily, while users can hedge against sudden spikes in gas fees. In other words, it’s creating a win-win hedging tool for participants in the Ethereum network. From validator revenue increases to user cost reductions, the logic behind it is quite clear.