Welcome to Superchain Sunday - our weekly newsletter! Every Sunday, we will provide you with the latest news and updates in the world of the Superchain.
The Superchain accounts for over 62.5% of all Layer 2 transactions and sees 15.1M daily transactions. The network boasts 822 Unique Apps, contributing to the Optimism Collective. It is estimated that 381.8 ETH will be contributed to the Optimism Collective in July. Data Fetched from the Superchain Health Dashboard.\
Ethereum celebrated its 10th birthday on July 30, 2025, marking 10 years of continuous operation, 16 major upgrades, and its evolution into a global trust layer powering NFTs, DeFi, and decentralized identity. The Superchain ecosystem joined the celebration, highlighting its role in scaling Ethereum and supporting a more unified onchain future.
As part of the milestone, builders across the Ethereum Ecosystem participated in the SomETHing campaign. This collective effort invited artists, developers, and community members to share art, stories, and reflections—honoring Ethereum’s impact and creativity across the chain.
Basecamp 2025 is headed to Stowe, Vermont this September 14–16, bringing together builders, creators, artists, and the broader Base community for two days of meaningful connection and hands-on collaboration. It’s not your typical crypto conference. Expect fewer panels, more doing — team activities, live performances, shared meals, and space to think big about what the onchain economy can become. Base is covering all on-site programming, food, and shuttle transfers, with discounted lodging nearby. If cost is a barrier, there's also financial aid available.
Whether you’re a developer, founder, artist, student, or contributor helping build the future of onchain culture, Basecamp is for you. Applications are open now and being reviewed on a rolling basis through August 14. If accepted, you’ll join a hand-picked group of participants building together at one of the most anticipated community gatherings of the year. Apply here.
Polynomial has launched Fusion, the world’s first hybrid perp exchange that combines a high-speed Central Limit Order Book with a parallel oracle-based AMM to deliver both precision and liquidity in one system. Traders can place limit orders to tap into the orderbook for exact pricing and fast fills, or use market orders and large trades routed through the AMM for guaranteed execution and zero slippage, powered by real-time Pyth oracles with latency under 200 milliseconds.
This breakthrough tackles a core tradeoff in DeFi: orderbooks offer accuracy but fragment liquidity, while AMMs provide depth but may suffer from slippage and slower fills. Fusion adapts dynamically. Small trades center on orderbook precision. Large trades flow through the AMM for guaranteed throughput. It delivers best execution across all scenarios. With over five billion dollars in volume already processed, Fusion positions Polynomial as a next-generation trading platform built for performance, capital efficiency, and scalable growth. Read more here.
The MINT airdrop claim period has officially ended, closing the chapter on one of the most anticipated community events for the Mint Blockchain. Out of the total 10% supply allocated for the airdrop, over 26.5 million MINT tokens went unclaimed. Those tokens have now been permanently burned.
This burn not only reduces the total supply but also reinforces Mint’s long-term commitment to scarcity and value for active community members. Thanks to everyone who participated and showed up early to shape Mint’s future.
Orderly just rolled out a major upgrade to OmniVault, bridging the gap between centralized liquidity and decentralized trading. Thanks to a new integration with Binance custody via Ceffu, funds held on Binance can now be used to trade perps on Orderly — instantly, securely, and without bridging or gas.
This unlocks real-time capital routing between Binance and Orderly. Strategy Providers can run cross-market plays, hedge CEX exposure with DeFi perps, and access deeper liquidity without ever moving assets. It’s a leap forward for capital efficiency across CeFi and DeFi. Read more here.
Early signs show Season 7 is working. Onchain Builders received 6.6M OP across 200 projects, now making up over 85% of Superchain TVL. Transactions grew 29%, AA userops rose 49%, and World Chain events jumped 200%. Superchain TVL gained $417M while Arbitrum lost $580M.
Developer Tooling funded 97 projects, backing 36 full-time maintainers. Tools like Ethers, Hardhat, and OpenZeppelin power nearly half of Superchain transactions. Many maintainers say Retro Funding made their work possible. Read the full reports here.
Superchain Extra’s
The Superchain has grown to 33 different OP Chains, each with its flourishing Ecosystem. These are some extra stories to make your Sunday that much more Super.
