Optimism

The Superchain ecosystem saw significant activity last week with multiple developments across launches, infrastructure, and growth. **Key Highlights:** - New project launches joined the Superchain network - Infrastructure upgrades improved network performance - Ecosystem expansion continued across multiple fronts The updates reflect ongoing momentum in building scalable Ethereum solutions. Developers continue leveraging the Superchain's fast and stable infrastructure for new applications. These developments build on previous growth trends, with the ecosystem maintaining steady progress in expanding its technical capabilities and project portfolio.

Scaling blockchains involves more than just increasing transactions per second (TPS). The focus extends to: - **Capital flow efficiency** - Ensuring funds move smoothly through the ecosystem - **User experience improvements** - Making interactions simpler and more intuitive - **Security enhancements** - Maintaining protection as systems grow - **Integration capabilities** - Enabling teams to connect and deploy faster The goal is helping development teams ship products more quickly and achieve sustainable revenue earlier in their lifecycle.

World ID is introducing version 4.0, which applies account abstraction technology to human identity verification systems. **Key Development:** - Account abstraction, typically used for crypto wallets, is being adapted for identity protocols - Proposed specifications are now available for community review - The update builds on World ID's existing verification infrastructure **Background Context:** World ID previously integrated with DeFi platforms to enable targeted rewards for verified humans, addressing issues with temporary capital in decentralized finance. The system allows verified users to access lending, borrowing, and reward mechanisms while maintaining proof of unique human identity. The v4.0 specifications are open for public feedback as the protocol evolves its technical architecture. [Review specifications](https://worldcoin.org)

The Optimism community can now vote on a governance proposal for OP token buybacks. **Key Details:** - Governance vote is currently active - Community members can participate in the decision-making process - Vote determines whether protocol will implement token buyback mechanism The proposal follows standard governance procedures, allowing token holders to weigh in on this significant protocol decision. No timeline specified for vote conclusion.

Optimism has published updated documentation for developers working with the OP Stack. The resource covers four key areas: - **Chain deployment** - Step-by-step guides for launching an OP Stack chain - **Architecture understanding** - Technical breakdown of system components - **Infrastructure operations** - Best practices for running nodes and services - **Upgrades and standards** - Managing protocol changes and maintaining compatibility The documentation is available at [docs.optimism.io](https://docs.optimism.io/) and serves as a reference for teams building on Optimism's modular blockchain framework.

Celo is emerging as a standout example of practical cryptocurrency adoption within the Superchain ecosystem. The platform is seeing genuine user activity, with active payment processing and stablecoin transactions taking place. **Key developments:** - Real users actively engaging with the platform - Payment transactions being processed - Stablecoin movement indicating actual usage Celo's integration with MiniPay for stablecoin payments represents tangible progress in making crypto payments accessible and practical for everyday use.

The OP Stack team has announced their 2026 strategic direction, focusing on becoming the leading toolset for scaling onchain revenue. **Key priorities:** - Delivering best-in-class infrastructure to partners - Emphasizing performance and customization - Building scalable revenue solutions The OP Stack remains a modular, open-source blockchain framework designed to help scale Ethereum. Despite its name, the technology isn't limited to optimistic rollups and continues to evolve with developer community input.

**Monthly data confirms OP Stack chains continue to offer the lowest average transaction fees** across Layer 2 solutions, without compromising on security or performance metrics. **Key highlights:** - Consistent low-fee performance maintained throughout the month - No trade-offs made on security infrastructure - Performance benchmarks remain stable The data reinforces OP Stack's position as a cost-effective scaling solution for Ethereum applications. This follows previous reports showing similar fee advantages, while the network powers 59% of all L2 transactions and 43% of L2 TVL.

The **Superchain ecosystem** now handles **14.1% of all cryptocurrency transactions**, representing nearly **2x growth** in just five months. **Key metrics:** - $17.8B secured across 30+ chains - 24M+ daily transactions - $6.2B in stablecoins onchain Major chains include Base, Celo, OP Mainnet, Unichain, World Chain, and others building on Ethereum's scaling infrastructure. This growth demonstrates the **increasing adoption** of Layer 2 solutions as users seek faster, cheaper transactions while maintaining Ethereum's security. [View complete Superchain statistics](https://stats.optimism.io/)

**Fusaka is now live on Ethereum mainnet**, delivering the infrastructure needed for Layer 2 scaling. The upgrade introduces **PeerDAS**, which allows validators to sample small data chunks instead of downloading full blobs. This reduces storage requirements from 40-100 GB to just sampled shards. **Key improvements:** - More blob capacity for rollups through Blob Parameter-Only forks - Gas limit increase from 45M to 60M - Lower data availability costs for L2s - Reduced fees for end users The upgrade emerged from **cross-ecosystem collaboration** between Ethereum core developers, client teams, Base, Soneium, OP Labs, and Sunnyside. Teams worked together to solve L2 scaling bottlenecks that were causing rising fees. **For builders:** OP Stack chains now have more throughput headroom, lower L1 data costs, and a predictable scaling roadmap. The implementation included extensive testing through devnets that pushed different client combinations under real rollup workloads. Read the full technical details: [Optimism blog post](https://www.optimism.io/blog/fusaka-is-live-scaling-optimism-and-the-superchain)