The Ethereum Applications Guild (EAG) has officially launched. As a global non-profit collaborative organization, it aims to support the development of the Ethereum application ecosystem, promoting its expansion from the infrastructure stage to the application layer. EAG will operate around four main directions: promoting real-world application deployment, connecting cross-domain ecosystem networks, establishing a unified evaluation and development framework, and building a sustainable funding mechanism. EAG adopts a dual-track system: one is a membership contribution system based on institutional size (such as valuation, market capitalization, or AUM); the other is a staking reward donation mechanism that channels a portion of ETH staking rewards into an ecosystem growth fund. EAG also released its 2026 Global Applications and Developers Program, which will showcase developer education, hackathons, and research projects, and strengthen local developer communities through regional roadshows and ecosystem demonstrations.