Velodrome Finance Expands Across Superchain
Velodrome Finance Expands Across Superchain
馃毑 Velodrome's Chain-Hopping Adventure
Velodrome Finance continues its expansion as a leading liquidity hub across the Superchain ecosystem. Key developments:
- Now operational on 10 different chains including Celo and Superseed
- Upcoming Pectra upgrade will introduce:
- One-click swap functionality
- Reduced user fees
- Smart wallet integration
The platform's growth aligns with Superchain's vision of seamless cross-chain liquidity and improved user experience. Native interoperability features are planned for near-term deployment.
The thesis is simple: > scale your app across the Superchain > get access to more users Congratulations @VelodromeFi!
Velodrome Races Past $1B Beyond OP Mainnet Velodrome has surpassed $1 billion in volume across the broader Superchain鈥攚ith $500M generated in just the last six weeks alone The Superchain continues to accelerate 馃敶
Optimism Takes Center Stage at ETHDenver with Scaling and Enterprise Talks
Optimism is presenting two sessions at ETHDenver's Main Stage: - **The New Age of Scaling** by @ben_chain at 2:30 PM MST - **L2s & Enterprise Adoption** by @karl_dot_tech at 3:55 PM MST Both talks focus on advancing blockchain accessibility and adoption. This follows Optimism's earlier announcement of their Scaling Summit, featuring speakers from major projects including Kraken, Celo, Alchemy, Base, Morpho, and LayerZero. The summit covers key areas like throughput, payments, privacy, and onchain entertainment. The presentations are part of Optimism's broader mission to scale Ethereum and drive real-world blockchain adoption through Layer 2 solutions.
Scaling Summit Addresses User Retention and RWA Adoption Challenges
The **Scaling Summit** brought together founders and builders to address critical industry challenges: - **User retention** in an attention-scarce market - **Product differentiation** in a crowded builder landscape - **Compliance frameworks** that balance regulation with innovation momentum - **RWA and stablecoin adoption** beyond builder narratives toward mainstream use The event focused on practical solutions rather than theoretical discussions, with participants examining how to move from concept to global implementation.
馃彟 Ether.fi Joins OP Mainnet for Global Onchain Payments
**Ether.fi has integrated with Optimism's OP Mainnet** to enable global onchain payments at scale. **Key Infrastructure Capabilities:** - 20M gas/second throughput - 250ms transaction speed via Flashblocks - 99.99% uptime reliability - $3.2B total value secured - $700M in stablecoins This follows recent institutional adoption, including Utila.io's stablecoin yield solution built with Morpho Labs, Gauntlet, and Yield Protocol. OP Mainnet positions itself as an enterprise-grade foundation for building and scaling onchain payment infrastructure.
馃敶 Optimism Scaling Summit Underway in Denver
The **Optimism Scaling Summit** is currently taking place in Denver, bringing together builders, founders, and enterprise leaders focused on onchain infrastructure. **Key highlights:** - Event features speakers from major projects including Kraken, Celo, Alchemy, Morpho, Base, and LayerZero - Sessions cover scaling across throughput, payments, privacy, and onchain entertainment - Available via live stream for remote participants The summit comes as the **Superchain ecosystem grew 29x over two years**, with a model designed to let partners capture value on their own chains.
Superchain H2 2025 Performance Analysis Released
The Superchain network has published its second-half 2025 performance breakdown, providing insights into the scaling solution's development and metrics during the latter six months of the year. This report follows the broader industry focus on chain abstraction that emerged as a key theme in 2025, examining how the Superchain infrastructure performed during this period of technical evolution. The breakdown offers data points on network activity, transaction volumes, and infrastructure improvements implemented across the Superchain ecosystem during H2 2025.