Optimism
Blockchains
Scaling Ethereum with purpose: Low fees, high impact.
Founders
Jinglan Wang (Co-Founder & CEO)
Ben Jones (Co-Founder & Director)
Karl Floersch (Co-Founder)
Kelvin Fichter (Co-Founder)
Kevin Ho (Co-Founder & Protocol Product Manager)
Mark Tyneway (Co-Founder & Systems Engineer)
Launch Date
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
IDEO CoLab Ventures
Paradigm
Huobi Ventures
Coinbase Ventures
About
Optimism is an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution that reduces transaction costs while maintaining security. Its Superchain vision creates a unified network of blockchains supporting internet-scale activity through the open-source OP Stack. With community-led governance via the Optimism Collective, it pioneers a non-plutocratic model with transparent on-chain voting. The ecosystem funds public goods through Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF), building a sustainable future for Ethereum where projects creating positive impact are rewarded.
2M
OP Mainnet users
300+
EVM ecosystem apps
Use Cases
- DeFi Protocol Integration - Financial platforms can leverage Optimism's Layer 2 solution for high-speed, low-cost trading, lending, and borrowing while maintaining Ethereum's security guarantees.
- Custom Blockchain Deployment - Enterprises can deploy their own OP Chain to create specialized blockchain solutions with custom governance while collecting transaction fee revenue.
- NFT Marketplace Development - Digital creators can build NFT platforms with dramatically reduced minting costs and near-instant confirmations while benefiting from cross-chain interoperability.
- Public Goods Funding - Projects creating positive social impact can receive sustainable funding through Optimism's Retroactive Public Goods Funding mechanism based on demonstrated value.
Superchain Ecosystem
- The Superchain is a composable, unified network of blockchains that can support internet-level activity
- The Superchain is powered by the MIT-licensed open source OP Stack
- Ecosystem members include Base, Fraxtal, Mode, OP Mainnet, Redstone, and Zora
- Users can deploy their own chain to accrue sequencer revenue and own the user experience
- Users can contribute to the OP Stack
Community-Led Governance
- Optimism utilizes a human-centric, non-plutocratic governance model
- It employs a two-house system for digital governance
- Members of the Collective decide how Optimism's economy, technology, and governance develop
- Voting is onchain, enabling trust through visibility into the decision-making process
- Retroactive Public Goods Funding rewards people and projects that create positive impact for the Optimism Collective
Trusted by
L2BEAT, Ethereum Mexico, Revoke.Cash, Cryptozombies, Farcaster, Synthetix, Rainbow, MetaMask, Base, Fraxtal, Mode, Redstone, Zora
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