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 56.2% of all Layer 2 transactions and sees 24.2M daily transactions. The network boasts 830 Unique Apps, contributing to the Optimism Collective. It is estimated that 182.3 ETH will be contributed to the Optimism Collective in November. Data fetched from the Superchain Health Dashboard.
Less than a year after launch, Super Accounts has surpassed 125,000 accounts, 850,000 badges, and over $300,000 in vault deposits — becoming one of the most active participation layers across the Superchain. With version v1.3, the platform introduces a refreshed experience built around four key upgrades: Campaigns, a redesigned Badges interface, a new Self Verification badge powered by Self Protocol, and an enhanced daily leaderboard. These updates make it easier to track meaningful contributions, join ecosystem-wide initiatives, and earn rewards for onchain activity.
The new Campaigns tab introduces a dedicated hub where users can join collective programs and earn points and OP rewards through onchain participation. The first live campaign, Superchain Eco Season 8, runs until December 17 and distributes 10,000 OP among active users based on their Superchain points. Meanwhile, the overhauled Badges Page gives users a clearer view of achievements, with detailed progress tracking, filters by chain or campaign, and insights into how their progress compares across the ecosystem. The Self Verification badge adds a privacy-preserving way to verify your identity and strengthen the reputation layer across the Superchain, while the daily leaderboard now updates in real time, allowing users to track performance and climb the ranks every day. Super Accounts v1.3 continues to make participation across the Superchain simpler, fairer, and more rewarding. Read more about it here.
Uniswap Labs and the Uniswap Foundation proposed UNIfication, a joint plan to turn on protocol fees and route them to a programmatic UNI burn while refocusing Labs on protocol growth. Fees would start on v2 and a set of high-volume v3 pools on Ethereum, with governance able to extend to L2s, other L1s, v4, UniswapX, PFDA, and aggregator hooks. v2 would shift from 0.3% LP fees to 0.25% for LPs plus 0.05% for the protocol. v3 pools would set protocol fees as a fraction of LP fees by tier. A retroactive burn of 100 million UNI from the treasury anchors the new model, alongside the TokenJar and Firepit contracts that collect fees and release them only when UNI is burned. Labs would set interface, wallet, and API fees to zero, consolidate ecosystem functions with the Foundation, and use a proposed 20 million UNI annual growth budget to drive liquidity, volume, integrations, and developer adoption.
Unichain is central to the plan. All Unichain sequencer fees, after L1 data costs and the 15% share to the Optimism Collective, would flow into the UNI burn mechanism. Uniswap v4 on Unichain becomes a strategic venue, with aggregator hooks that tap external liquidity and contribute to burns, plus a proposal to migrate the historic Unisocks v1 position to v4 on Unichain and burn the LP tokens to lock supply forever. Together, fee activation, MEV internalization via Protocol Fee Discount Auctions, Unichain’s role as a low-cost liquidity hub, and a unified Labs-focused growth mandate aim to position Uniswap as the default exchange for tokenized value while directly tying protocol usage to UNI scarcity. Read the full proposal here.
Startale Group has announced Startale App, a new super-app built for the Soneium ecosystem and powered by the Optimism Superchain. Designed to make the open internet more accessible, it unifies wallets, assets, and apps into a single, seamless experience. Users can create a wallet in seconds using just an email, with Account Abstraction removing the need for seed phrases or constant gas confirmations — making onchain interactions as simple and secure as possible.
For builders, Startale App introduces Mini Apps, allowing teams to create directly on Soneium without managing separate sites or complex integrations. With support from the Ethereum community, it’s setting the stage for games, social platforms, and new digital experiences that exist entirely onchain. Startale App is now in closed beta, and early users can earn STAR Points and referral rewards by joining early. Sign up for the beta here
Utila has introduced the first institutional-grade stablecoin yield solution on Optimism’s OP Mainnet in collaboration with the Optimism Foundation, Morpho, Gauntlet, and Yield.xyz. Through Utila’s enterprise MPC wallet infrastructure, institutions can now earn yield on USDC with the same governance, security, and compliance controls they use in traditional finance. This integration removes the trade-off between operational safety and onchain returns, allowing companies to manage deposits, withdrawals, and yield generation directly within their Utila workspace. Every transaction is fully auditable, policy-enforced, and protected by multi-layer verification, ensuring trust and transparency.
The solution leverages Morpho’s decentralized lending infrastructure, Gauntlet’s institutional risk management, and Yield.xyz’s API integration to deliver a seamless and compliant yield experience. While the launch starts on Optimism, Utila’s chain-agnostic infrastructure is designed to expand across networks like Base, Ink, and Unichain, opening access to more DeFi strategies in the future. This marks a major step in bringing treasury-grade operations onchain while maintaining full institutional control. Read more here
Dromos has introduced MetaDEX03, a major upgrade to its decentralized exchange operating system, built to redefine performance, interoperability, and capital efficiency in the DeFi space. At its core is Slipstream V3, a next-generation AMM that brings adaptive dynamic fees, institutional-grade KYC pools, and an integrated internal MEV auction — the first of its kind. This new model allows MetaDEX to capture MEV value that would otherwise go to sequencers, generating additional revenue for liquidity providers and operators. Other standout features include order flow payments, Metaswaps for seamless cross-chain trading across the EVM ecosystem, and Autopilot, an automation suite that optimizes liquidity and reward management across pools and chains.
MetaDEX03 also introduces two new economic engines: REV and AER. The REV Engine expands the protocol’s ability to capture value through built-in revenue streams and programmatic token buybacks, while the AER Engine dynamically adjusts emissions based on real onchain activity to maintain efficiency and competitiveness. Together, they create a more sustainable and responsive economy that rewards liquidity providers while strengthening the MetaDEX token. With the launch of MetaDEX03, Dromos is positioning itself as the most advanced and interoperable DEX OS in the market. Read the full breakdown here.
The Superchain has grown to 34 different OP Chains, each with its flourishing Ecosystem.
