Since our testnet launch, dapps and community members have been asking how they can support bringing new products to the Base ecosystem. Many dapps, particularly those governed by DAOs, require a formal governance process to deploy on Base. Writing a proposal is the first step in helping community members make a decentralized decision. Base has an ambitious vision: bringing the next billion users onchain. Accomplishing this vision will take the support and collaboration of the whole space. We...

Since our testnet launch, dapps and community members have been asking how they can support bringing new products to the Base ecosystem. Many dapps, particularly those governed by DAOs, require a formal governance process to deploy on Base. Writing a proposal is the first step in helping community members make a decentralized decision. Base has an ambitious vision: bringing the next billion users onchain. Accomplishing this vision will take the support and collaboration of the whole space. We...

By Michael de Hoog We launched the Base testnet in February to bring the next million developers and billion users onchain. Base is an Ethereum L2 powered by the OP Stack that offers a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly way for anyone, anywhere, to build decentralized apps onchain. We’re now working towards bringing Base to mainnet, with safety and security as top priorities. As we progress towards mainnet, we’ve gathered some valuable learnings on scalability and performance that position ...

By Michael de Hoog We launched the Base testnet in February to bring the next million developers and billion users onchain. Base is an Ethereum L2 powered by the OP Stack that offers a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly way for anyone, anywhere, to build decentralized apps onchain. We’re now working towards bringing Base to mainnet, with safety and security as top priorities. As we progress towards mainnet, we’ve gathered some valuable learnings on scalability and performance that position ...

The Optimism Collective is governed by a two-house system. The Token House is made up of OP holders and their delegates, and the Citizens’ House is a one-person-one-vote system based on reputation. This two-house design is intended to help the Collective make good decisions and avoid common pitfalls in token-based governance systems. Tokenholders represent one constituency out of many, and are not always the right unilateral owners for decisions that don’t involve the economics of the system....

The Optimism Collective is governed by a two-house system. The Token House is made up of OP holders and their delegates, and the Citizens’ House is a one-person-one-vote system based on reputation. This two-house design is intended to help the Collective make good decisions and avoid common pitfalls in token-based governance systems. Tokenholders represent one constituency out of many, and are not always the right unilateral owners for decisions that don’t involve the economics of the system....

By Jesse Pollak TL;DR: Since we announced Base, our mission has been clear and consistent: bring the next million builders and billion users onchain. Today, we’re thrilled to announce our next step in that journey: Base is now open for bridging, and mainnet will be open for everyone on August 9. To celebrate, we’re helping throw a party: it’s Onchain Summer! — We’re committed to uplifting builders and creators - the tinkerers, the curious, the ones who live in and see the future - in real lif...

By Jesse Pollak TL;DR: Since we announced Base, our mission has been clear and consistent: bring the next million builders and billion users onchain. Today, we’re thrilled to announce our next step in that journey: Base is now open for bridging, and mainnet will be open for everyone on August 9. To celebrate, we’re helping throw a party: it’s Onchain Summer! — We’re committed to uplifting builders and creators - the tinkerers, the curious, the ones who live in and see the future - in real lif...

The Optimism Collective is excited to announce the third round of RetroPGF. This fall, 30 million OP will be distributed to builders, creators, and educators who have provided positive impact to the Optimism Collective. If you want to get started building, head to our Ecosystem Contributions board to find a project. Optimism is building an economy that empowers community members to be recognized and rewarded for their contributions to the Collective. These regular rounds of RetroPGF are key t...

The Optimism Collective is excited to announce the third round of RetroPGF. This fall, 30 million OP will be distributed to builders, creators, and educators who have provided positive impact to the Optimism Collective. If you want to get started building, head to our Ecosystem Contributions board to find a project. Optimism is building an economy that empowers community members to be recognized and rewarded for their contributions to the Collective. These regular rounds of RetroPGF are key t...

TL;DR: After completing our launch criteria, Base mainnet is now open for builders ahead of general availability in early August. As a reminder, Base has no plans to issue a network token. In the weeks ahead, we’re inviting early builders to deploy on Base mainnet, commemorated with a Genesis Builder NFT. And we’re asking everyone to hold on publicly exposing their user facing dapps until early August, when we’ll open Base to the world, together. We're building Base to bring the next mil...

TL;DR: After completing our launch criteria, Base mainnet is now open for builders ahead of general availability in early August. As a reminder, Base has no plans to issue a network token. In the weeks ahead, we’re inviting early builders to deploy on Base mainnet, commemorated with a Genesis Builder NFT. And we’re asking everyone to hold on publicly exposing their user facing dapps until early August, when we’ll open Base to the world, together. We're building Base to bring the next mil...

The OP Stack was built to be the most forkable, modular scaling infrastructure out there. When we introduced it, we explained that it was our bet on the ingenuity of the entire Ethereum community. We released it as an open source public good - one that could be a key lever for scaling Ethereum while preserving the open, neutral characteristic of its blockspace. Almost a year later, our bet on permissionless innovation is paying off in spades: it feels like every other day, somebody is giving ...

The OP Stack was built to be the most forkable, modular scaling infrastructure out there. When we introduced it, we explained that it was our bet on the ingenuity of the entire Ethereum community. We released it as an open source public good - one that could be a key lever for scaling Ethereum while preserving the open, neutral characteristic of its blockspace. Almost a year later, our bet on permissionless innovation is paying off in spades: it feels like every other day, somebody is giving ...

In week 6, participants will once again have an opportunity to boost your knowledge of the Layer 2 (L2) landscape and Linea. Hello builders! Welcome back to the sixth week of the Linea Voyage. We have another week of off-chain activities planned for you. This week, you will once again have an opportunity to boost your knowledge of the Layer 2 (L2) landscape and Linea. To test your L2 knowledge, we have prepared a quiz that you can access on the Linea campaign page on Galxe. The questions will...

In week 6, participants will once again have an opportunity to boost your knowledge of the Layer 2 (L2) landscape and Linea. Hello builders! Welcome back to the sixth week of the Linea Voyage. We have another week of off-chain activities planned for you. This week, you will once again have an opportunity to boost your knowledge of the Layer 2 (L2) landscape and Linea. To test your L2 knowledge, we have prepared a quiz that you can access on the Linea campaign page on Galxe. The questions will...

All the tasks in Week 5 of the Voyage are designed to help participants delve deeper into the cutting-edge world of Linea’s network. We are halfway through the Linea Voyage, and are thrilled with the level of participation across all the tasks so far! In this past week of social activities, we saw overwhelming support from the community. After another week of off-chain activities, we are excited to welcome you all into the fifth week of the Voyage, the Tech and Dev week! Think of this week as...

All the tasks in Week 5 of the Voyage are designed to help participants delve deeper into the cutting-edge world of Linea’s network. We are halfway through the Linea Voyage, and are thrilled with the level of participation across all the tasks so far! In this past week of social activities, we saw overwhelming support from the community. After another week of off-chain activities, we are excited to welcome you all into the fifth week of the Voyage, the Tech and Dev week! Think of this week as...

Base’s goal is to bring the next million developers and billion users onchain. Security is an essential part of this vision. We want to share how we’ve approached security on Base to date, how we’re preparing for a secure mainnet launch with internal and external security audits, and how we draw on Coinbase’s best practices in onchain security.Secured by the open-source OP StackBase is built on the OP Stack, in collaboration with Optimism. This means that out of the gate, we are building on a...

Base’s goal is to bring the next million developers and billion users onchain. Security is an essential part of this vision. We want to share how we’ve approached security on Base to date, how we’re preparing for a secure mainnet launch with internal and external security audits, and how we draw on Coinbase’s best practices in onchain security.Secured by the open-source OP StackBase is built on the OP Stack, in collaboration with Optimism. This means that out of the gate, we are building on a...