Gitcoin incentivizes open-source development through rewards and grants, using a quadratic funding mechanism for fair fund allocation. Governance is driven by the Gitcoin Token (GTC), allowing holders to participate in voting and governance decisions. With a total token supply of 100 million, GTC holders can stake tokens to gain increased voting power through vGTC. Gitcoin has raised $11.8M across two funding rounds to support its initiatives.
Superbridge is a user-friendly interface designed to facilitate seamless bridging of Ether (ETH) and ERC-20 tokens between Ethereum and various Layer 2 rollup networks, including those built on the OP Stack such as Lisk, Optimism, Arbitrum, Base, and Zora. By leveraging native bridge contracts of these rollups, Superbridge ensures secure and efficient asset transfers across supported networks.
Yearn Finance optimizes DeFi yield farming through products like Vaults and Earn, automating strategies to maximize user profits while minimizing complexity and gas costs. Governed by YFI token holders, proposals for protocol changes start on the Yearn Finance forum and require over 50% YFI holder approval to pass. The revamped tokenomics introduce a Vote Escrow mechanism for YFI stakers. Founded by Andre Cronje, Yearn Finance did not raise funds or reserve tokens, operating uniquely without private or public funding rounds.
WheelX.fi is a multichain Bridge & Swap platform powered by AI aggregation. It enables users to move and trade assets seamlessly across more than 60 blockchains with optimized transaction routes, low fees, and strong security. The platform is non-custodial, supports a wide range of assets, and is designed for both developers and everyday traders.
Orbiter Finance is a decentralized cross-rollup bridge facilitating rapid, secure, and cost-effective transfers of Ethereum-native assets across various Layer 2 networks and Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chains. By enabling seamless interoperability between these networks, it enhances the efficiency and scalability of decentralized applications (dApps) within the Ethereum ecosystem.
DeFi Saver is an all-in-one management tool for decentralized finance. They integrate multiple leading lending protocols such as Aave, Maker, Spark, Morpho, CurveUSD, Liquity, Euler, and Fluid into a single dashboard while providing a layer of advanced features that enhance their functionality.
The Retro Funding: Dev Tooling program rewards open-source toolchain software that supports onchain application development on the Superchain, with a budget of up to 8M OP and monthly rewards from March to July 2025.
Retro Funding: Onchain Builders rewards projects driving cross-chain interoperability on OP Chains, with up to 8M OP
Base Batches 002 Demo Day brings together 50 emerging teams from the Base ecosystem for rapid-fire pitches to investors, partners, and builders. Join an afternoon of demos, networking, and a first look at the next wave of onchain projects.
A night of art, music, and culture with the Base team at Devconnect, featuring live performances and onchain creators from across LATAM. Join the community for an immersive evening celebrating creativity on Base in Buenos Aires.
The Builders' Table by Coinbase & Huma is an intimate, invite-only dinner (30 seats, 2 Michelin stars) for leaders at the intersection of stablecoins, payments, and digital assets
Here's a short description for Battle Trade: DAS NYC: Battle Trade: DAS NYC is a winner-take-all live perps trading competition where 8 teams battle through 3 elimination rounds on Base and Avantis. NYC KOLs vs. TradFi traders, public leaderboard, cage-style carnage—highest PnL wins cash immediately.
OP Mainnet, previously known as Optimism, is a Layer 2 scaling solution built on top of Ethereum. It utilizes optimistic rollups to provide faster and cheaper transactions while maintaining the security of the Ethereum mainnet.
Ink is a Layer 2 blockchain built by Kraken powered by the OP Stack. It connects Kraken’s 10+ million users to decentralized finance (DeFi), offering easy access to DEXs, lending, and yield protocols. By joining the Superchain, Inkchain combines Ethereum’s security with Layer 2 scalability for a streamlined DeFi experience.
Unichain is an L2 purpose-built for DeFi, exclusively on the OP Stack. Unichain is part of the Superchain’s path to interoperability, and will support ERC20s that are Superchain interop compatible. Uniswap Labs is also working with Flashbots to develop a new TEE-based block builder that reduces Unichain confirmation times from 1 second to 250 milliseconds.
Soneium is a Layer 2 blockchain developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint venture between Sony Group and Startale. Designed to bridge Web2 and Web3, Soneium aims to create a versatile, developer-friendly ecosystem that empowers creativity and innovation. It provides a scalable, accessible platform for developers, creators, and communities, enabling them to build and deploy applications that blend entertainment, gaming, finance, and more.
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