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 62.3% of all Layer 2 transactions and sees 24.4M daily transactions. The network boasts 830 Unique Apps, contributing to the Optimism Collective. It is estimated that 348.8 ETH will be contributed to the Optimism Collective in November. Data fetched from the Superchain Health Dashboard.
Optimism’s new homepage makes its mission easy to understand. The goal is simple: give anyone the power to launch their own blockchain and build financial products that run on fast, open, and affordable onchain rails. Instead of relying on outdated banking systems or closed platforms, Optimism focuses on tools that help real businesses reach more users, cut costs, and ship new products quickly. The OP Stack brings everything together in a way that feels practical, familiar, and ready for scale.
At the heart of it is a belief that the future of finance should not live on someone else’s chain. It should live on your own. Optimism gives teams ownership, speed, and flexibility while staying secured by Ethereum and supported by a growing network of chains and developers. It is already powering millions of daily transactions and helping both startups and major companies build the next generation of financial services. Check out the full homepage here.
Backup sequencing is becoming a key part of how OP Mainnet stays reliable as it grows into critical infrastructure. By working with OP Labs, Sunnyside Labs now helps operate the conductor set that keeps block production running even when something fails. This spreads responsibility across independent teams and environments, which raises reliability far beyond what a single operator can provide. It is a small shift in architecture that has already proven its value, keeping OP Mainnet free from unsafe downtime since early 2025.
This work is part of a broader push to make the OP Stack more resilient and more customizable. Reliability is the first focus, but the same approach is already guiding upcoming research into block building and chain level customization. The goal is a Superchain that grows stronger as more teams participate, where redundancy and decentralization are built into the foundation rather than added later. Read the full post here.
Nado is introducing a new kind of trading experience on Ink. Built by the team behind Kraken, it brings spot, perps, and unified margin into a single CLOB engine with the kind of speed traders usually only get on centralized platforms. Orders match in 5 to 15 milliseconds, which cuts slippage and keeps pricing steady even when markets move fast. With unified margin, your entire portfolio works as one pool of collateral, making multi leg strategies easier and helping reduce liquidation risk.
On top of execution speed, Nado adds tools that give traders real control. Subaccounts, isolated margin, TWAP, full and partial take profit and stop loss settings, and advanced order types make it easier to manage risk and run complex strategies. Liquidity providers can also join the NLP program to earn on idle funds while improving the market itself. Private Alpha is open with limited spots for traders who want to test the platform early and help shape what comes next.
AyaHQ and Lisk have officially launched their new incubation program, bringing together founders from across Africa who are building products for real users and real problems. After reviewing hundreds of applications from more than a dozen countries, the program selected a diverse group of teams working on payments, liquidity, analytics, trade finance, art provenance, legal tools, and more. Over the next three and a half months, these founders will receive hands on support, mentorship, and access to investment as they shape products designed for scale.
The program is built around a simple idea. Builders in Africa are creating some of the most practical and high impact onchain solutions, and they deserve the resources to go even further. AyaHQ and Lisk are combining their ecosystems to give these teams the tools, networks, and guidance needed to grow. It is not just an incubation program. It is a commitment to support founders who are shaping the next wave of onchain innovation across the continent.
BOB is painting a clear picture of what banking on Bitcoin can look like. The idea is simple. Your money should sit on rails you actually control, not inside old banking systems or centralized platforms that hold your assets for you. BOB takes Bitcoin’s security and turns it into a foundation for spending, saving, borrowing, and earning in one place. Instead of wrapped assets, custodians, or complicated flows, everything runs on open infrastructure where your BTC stays your BTC. With vaults, Bitcoin intents, a hybrid chain, and a builder friendly SDK, BOB is creating a practical path for millions of people to use Bitcoin in real financial products.
What makes this vision stand out is how big the opportunity is. Only a small fraction of Bitcoin is active in DeFi today, even though its size, liquidity and trust make it an ideal collateral asset. BOB wants to close that gap by fixing UX, solving crosschain security with BitVM, and making native BTC accessible across many chains, apps, and wallets. Over time, this becomes the foundation for a true Bank of Bitcoin where custody, trading, lending, and savings all happen on Bitcoin rails with simple user flows. It is a long term roadmap, but each phase pushes Bitcoin closer to becoming everyday money for the world. Read the full post here
The Superchain has grown to 34 different OP Chains, each with its flourishing Ecosystem.
