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 60.8% of all Layer 2 transactions and sees 19.4M daily transactions. The network boasts 767 Unique Apps, contributing to the Optimism Collective. It is estimated that 22.7 ETH will be contributed to the Optimism Collective in October. Data Fetched from the Superchain Health Dashboard.
Optimism has rolled out Flashblocks on OP Mainnet, a new block-construction layer built by Flashbots that emits preconfirmations every 250 milliseconds. Instead of waiting for the usual two-second block time, transactions are streamed in near real time, giving users instant feedback and making DeFi, gaming, and social apps feel faster and more natural. Developers can now design around immediate confirmations without changing any contracts or infrastructure.
The upgrade adds strong reliability and safety features including leader-aware forwarding, reorg filtering, and NVMe-backed performance tuning, delivering fast confirmations while maintaining full security. With latency cut down to a fraction of a second, OP Mainnet now offers a smoother, more responsive experience across the ecosystem. Read more here.
Base Batches is back, helping builders turn early ideas into real products and sustainable businesses. This year’s edition features two tracks designed for every stage of the builder journey.
The Startup Track is for teams with live products ready to grow. Accepted teams will pitch live at Demo Day during Devconnect, gaining exposure to investors, accelerators, and Base’s global community. The Builder Track is for those just getting started. Participants join a global hackathon, receive mentorship, earn up to $500K in prizes, and advance to the Incubase program for continued support, feedback, and resources.
Whether you’re refining your MVP or launching your first product, Base Batches connects builders with experts, funding, and visibility to bring their vision to life. Applications are open from September 29 to October 17. Sign up here.
The World ecosystem just hit a major milestone with more than 500 Mini Apps now live for over 17 million users on World App. From DeFi tools to creative social platforms, Mini Apps have become the foundation where proof of human meets real human networks — driving over 2 million daily opens and 100 million WLD transacted so far.
To fuel this momentum, the World Foundation has expanded its Developer Rewards pilot from $25,000 to $100,000 per week through the end of 2025. Rewards will be based on real usage and impact, encouraging builders to ship, iterate, and scale. Meanwhile, the World Build 2 hackathon has wrapped up with winners like Fram3s, Valor, and Whole World Catalog heading to Buenos Aires for a week-long build sprint. The message is clear: Mini Apps are growing fast, and builders are leading the way. Learn more and apply here.
Lisk has launched the EMpower Fund, a $15 million initiative designed to back Web3 founders in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America — regions that are rapidly becoming the new frontier for onchain adoption. The fund provides up to $250,000 per startup and connects founders with a powerful global network of mentors, VCs, and ecosystem partners. EMpower’s goal is simple: to equip ambitious builders in emerging markets with the capital, guidance, and visibility needed to compete globally.
Through a mix of direct investments and incubator partnerships, the fund identifies promising startups tackling real-world problems with Web3 infrastructure. Partners like AngelHack, AYA, CV Labs, and Suci Blockchain Hub help source and support founders from Cape Town to Jakarta. With more than 65% of global Web3 growth happening in these regions, Lisk’s EMpower Fund is betting on where blockchain has the most real-world impact. Apply for funding or learn more about the strategy here.
The Celo Foundation has launched Nightfall, an open-source zero-knowledge privacy layer built by EY, as a Layer 3 on the Celo network. This marks the first payments-focused blockchain to integrate Nightfall, enabling confidential and auditable B2B transactions. The upgrade strengthens Celo’s position as a leader in real-world finance, bridging its existing dominance in P2P payments with the growing $180 trillion global B2B payments market.
With over 500,000 daily users, $2 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, and deployments like MiniPay surpassing 10 million wallets, Celo’s mobile-first infrastructure is already powering global payments across more than 150 countries. The Nightfall integration adds enterprise-grade privacy while maintaining transparency and scalability through ZK-ZK rollups — making private, low-cost stablecoin transactions possible at scale. Nightfall on Celo is now live on testnet, with developer resources available for teams ready to build the next generation of private financial applications. Read more here.
The Superchain has grown to 34 different OP Chains, each with its flourishing Ecosystem. These are some extra stories to make your Sunday that much more Super.
