Blockscout is an open-source blockchain explorer designed for Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-based networks. It provides users with a comprehensive interface to search transactions, view account balances, verify and interact with smart contracts, and engage with decentralized applications across various Ethereum networks, including mainnets, testnets, sidechains, and Layer 2 solutions. Unlike centralized, closed-source explorers, Blockscout offers transparency and flexibility, supporting hundreds of chains and rollups within the broader blockchain ecosystem, such as Ethereum, Cosmos, Polkadot, Avalanche, and Near.
Velodrome Finance is an automated market maker (AMM) and integrates features from Curve, Convex, and Uniswap to establish itself as the primary liquidity hub for OP Mainnet. It boasts unique functionalities like a self-optimizing liquidity flywheel and NFTs representing liquid locked positions, directing 100% of protocol incentives and fees to its voters.
LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol that facilitates seamless communication and data transfer across multiple blockchain networks. By enabling decentralized applications (dApps) to operate across various chains, LayerZero enhances blockchain interoperability and scalability.
Exactly Protocol is decentralized finance platform offering autonomous interest rate markets and enabling both variable and fixed rate exchanges of crypto assets. Its EXA token allows holders to vote on protocol changes and manage the treasury, playing a key role in governance and decision-making. Governance involves a structured voting system with specific token requirements to ensure fair participation. The project, having raised $3 million in a seed round, is backed by various investors, highlighting its strong funding and investment support.
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.
Fractal Visions is utilizing the public goods ethos of Optimism with a retroactive rewards mechanism generated by the marketplace fee from sales to attract authentic artists, musicians, and developers to build on the OP stack. Fractal Visions currently doesn't have a formal governance system.
Foundation Missions are Optimism-funded initiatives designed to make measurable progress toward the Season 7 Intent, establishing interoperable Stage 1 chains handling $250M in cross-chain asset transfers per month.
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.
The Optimism Governance Fund Missions for Season 7 provide grants to projects that drive onchain growth across the Superchain.
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.