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Optimism Brings Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade to the Superchain
Optimism core developers at OP Labs successfully activated the Isthmus hardfork today, bringing key features from Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade to the OP Stack and the Superchain. The upgrade comes just two days after Pectra went live on Ethereum, making the Superchain the first L2 ecosystem to support Pectra. Included in this upgrade is Base, Ink, OP Mainnet, Soneium, Unichain, and several other OP Stack chains. The Superchain powered nearly 70% of all L2 activity in April (measured by transacti...
Optimism Brings Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade to the Superchain
Optimism core developers at OP Labs successfully activated the Isthmus hardfork today, bringing key features from Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade to the OP Stack and the Superchain. The upgrade comes just two days after Pectra went live on Ethereum, making the Superchain the first L2 ecosystem to support Pectra. Included in this upgrade is Base, Ink, OP Mainnet, Soneium, Unichain, and several other OP Stack chains. The Superchain powered nearly 70% of all L2 activity in April (measured by transacti...
Why the Future Runs on the OP Stack
The OP Stack is becoming the standard. Standards win because they compound. More OP Stack chains mean more experiments, faster iteration, and unstoppable momentum. The OP Stack powers more L2 transactions than any other framework - 69.9% of all L2 transaction fees are on the Superchain, as is 49% of L2 TVL. From Base, Unichain, and World Chain to Soneium, OP Mainnet, Celo, and Ink, the most serious teams are building on Optimism’s open and modular stack. Together, they are laying the foundati...
Why the Future Runs on the OP Stack
The OP Stack is becoming the standard. Standards win because they compound. More OP Stack chains mean more experiments, faster iteration, and unstoppable momentum. The OP Stack powers more L2 transactions than any other framework - 69.9% of all L2 transaction fees are on the Superchain, as is 49% of L2 TVL. From Base, Unichain, and World Chain to Soneium, OP Mainnet, Celo, and Ink, the most serious teams are building on Optimism’s open and modular stack. Together, they are laying the foundati...
SuperStacks: A New Approach to Rewards on the Superchain
With many chains building as one, a new network structure is emerging to solve fragmentation in Ethereum. This network is modular, interoperable, and composable by default. We call it the Superchain: and it changes everything. However, infrastructure alone is not enough. We need new ways to reward those who participate in this shared network. Systems that recognize contribution not to a single app or chain, but to the whole. The Superchain is about building for the long haul, and experimentin...
SuperStacks: A New Approach to Rewards on the Superchain
With many chains building as one, a new network structure is emerging to solve fragmentation in Ethereum. This network is modular, interoperable, and composable by default. We call it the Superchain: and it changes everything. However, infrastructure alone is not enough. We need new ways to reward those who participate in this shared network. Systems that recognize contribution not to a single app or chain, but to the whole. The Superchain is about building for the long haul, and experimentin...
Interoperable Superchain assets are here, with USDT0 leading the way
Stablecoins are vital for onchain finance, and the Superchain is quickly becoming an important ecosystem for stablecoin users and asset issuers. Leading this charge is USDT0, the omnichain version of USDT that is natively compatible across chains while remaining backed 1:1 by USDT on Ethereum. USDT0 is now live on OP Mainnet and Ink with more chains to come – enabling fast, secure, and cost-efficient cross-chain transfers across the Superchain. By bringing Tether’s USDT to widely adopted chai...
Interoperable Superchain assets are here, with USDT0 leading the way
Stablecoins are vital for onchain finance, and the Superchain is quickly becoming an important ecosystem for stablecoin users and asset issuers. Leading this charge is USDT0, the omnichain version of USDT that is natively compatible across chains while remaining backed 1:1 by USDT on Ethereum. USDT0 is now live on OP Mainnet and Ink with more chains to come – enabling fast, secure, and cost-efficient cross-chain transfers across the Superchain. By bringing Tether’s USDT to widely adopted chai...
