Over $100m distributed in
@Optimism
RetroPGF round 3.
Really impressed to see their ongoing commitment to funding public goods, helping devs and others contribute to Ethereum even if they lack a business model.
Hope to see more projects doing QF and RPGF rounds in the future!
Why is
@OPLabsPBC
supporting
@coinbase
in building Base on the OP Stack? Does that mean Optimism and Base are competing against each other? Good question! Maybe this will help clear things up.
Shoutout
@jessepollak
+
@ben_chain
+ others for the clarity of thought as we evolve.
I'm going to be in Denver March 1st - 6th!
I'm not giving any talks, but I'd still love meet irl :) Plz refer to the handy infographic I've attached.
If you're interested in contributing to
@OPLabsPBC
or the
@optimismFND
we should hang out! Shoot me a DM and we can find time.
i know im not supposed to brag about op labs, but the talent density at this scale (55 people) is 🤯 and i dont think has happened in the tech industry in recent memory
Voting for Retroactive Public Goods Funding round two is underway!
You can learn more about the nominated projects here:
If life is a party, RetroPGF is the music!
👏We’re kicking off Season 5 with a HUGE milestone as Citizens’ House governance comes online, gaining veto rights over Token House Protocol Upgrades!
This marks an exciting moment for the DAO as we’re officially bicameral now 🎉
Base is built using the OP Stack.
The OP stack is built by a small group of engineers. Many of them work at OP Labs.
DM me if you want to join the small group of engineers that work at OP Labs.
1/ Going forward, Coinbase is going to be storing more corporate and customer USDC balances on Base. This enables us to manage and secure customer funds with lower fees and faster settlement times, with no impact to the Coinbase user experience.
We are excited to continue to
Shoutout
@testinprod_io
and
@a16zcrypto
. Two clients released in two days!!
Client diversity is crucial and we are fortunate to have many teams working toward this shared optimistic vision.
The OP Stack’s first fault proof system is live as an alpha on OP Goerli Testnet!
This system leverages the power of the OP Stack’s modular design to lay the foundation to build out a multi-proof dispute system that can include ZK proofs.
Exciting update!
@OPLabsPBC
is hiring a visual designer!
We're looking for someone to help shape our brand and share our story with the world. You'll work alongside top-notch designers and have massive impact.
Reach out directly or apply here:
The Superchain is coming! But it's been cooking for a while now.
If you're trying to wrap your head around it, check out this talk by
@karl_dot_tech
. This stuff is nuts - and if it works out the way we think it will, it's going to change the game.
We are hiring a Marketing Designer! If you or someone you know would be excited about owning the visual brand at
@OPLabsPBC
shoot me a DM or drop an application in here: I'll review them all before the end of the week :)
☀️☁️☀️
1/ Announcing
#OPCraft
🔴👑
Over the last few months, we have been working on an exciting technical collaboration with
@OptimismFND
Using our MUD on-chain game engine &
@OptimismFND
’s OP Stack, we built a 3D Autonomous World
🌊🐚🌊
From today, I am officially an Optimist!
As Lead Technical Program(me) Manager
@OPLabsPBC
I will, "grow and manage the core development program, working with engineering, product, and governance teams towards the success and decentralization of the collective."
Let's go! 🚀🚀🚀
OP implementation is coming up in our next release!
Anyone running the Nethermind client will soon be able to run it on any OP Stack chain 🔥
@optimismFND
If you're looking for a job at a crypto startup and you want to check out Farcaster jobs channel, send me a Twitter DM with your GitHub / LinkedIn and I can give you an invite.
✨📢 Attention: you have one week left to make your nominations for RetroPGF Round 2! 📢✨
RetroPGF 2 will distribute 10 million OP tokens to public goods that support development and usage of the OP Stack.
@camiinthisthang
@optimismFND
@arbitrum
Optimism is building a Superchain. A network of chains designed to benefit from each other. Optimism mainnet is the first and
@BuildOnBase
is the second. Many more coming soon :)
But mostly, vibes.
The OP Stack’s modularity inspired the design of a decoupled Fault Proof System that allows for the integration of sophisticated components.
In this blog
@protolambda
writes about one such component, a powerful and composable pre-image oracle.
@michaelmiraflor
This is cool. Her audience is “small” for Drake. But she’s extremely engaging and feels fresh.
Someone in Drake’s camp is obsessed with iteration. You see it in the music.
Drake introducing her to the masses is a win for him too. Feels like a smart move for both of them.
Today Optimism is announcing OP Airdrop
#2
.
11.7M OP distributed to over 300k unique addresses to reward positive-sum governance participation and power users of Optimism Mainnet.
Read on for details on eligibility criteria and distribution.
Exciting opportunity alert! We're hiring two senior security engineers.
If you or someone you know likes solving hard problems with good people, DM me :)
Senior Smart Contract Security Engineer:
Senior Cloud Security Engineer:
"Nevertheless, perfect allocation is an elusive goal. Good governance means quickly spotting and correcting errors. It’s encouraging to see the Collective already taking action on a number of issues and remaining open to feedback."
the trenches are open for business
fantastic
Just finished a long write-up on RetroPGF3 results.
Some insights on what this round favored:
- Open > closed source
- Offchain > onchain impact
- Developer libraries > end user applications
- Peanut butter > power law distributions
- Small > big teams
Today,
@optimismPBC
is introducing the Optimism Collective and its token $OP 🔴_🔴
This is the most thoughtful airdrop crypto has ever seen.
A two-house system, culture of experimentation, and 250k drop recipients. Let's break it down:
1. ECONOMICS
2. GOVERNANCE
3. AIRDROP
#1
i know im not supposed to brag about openai, but the talent density at this scale (375 people) is 🤯 and i dont think has happened in the tech industry in recent memory
@optimismPBC
@OPLabsPBC
If you apply to Visual Designer, Front End Eng or Defi/NFT Partnerships manager I will review your application and provide feedback by Wednesday 5/25 :)
📢 s/o to my new favorite person
@winnsterx
📡 everyone should check out:
🏗️ Scaffold-OP 🔴
👉 If you are looking to build an app on OP here is the starter kit:
🧱Enter OP Stack🧱
@optimismFND
's OP Stack is going to COMPLETELY change the landscape of the
#Ethereum
L2 ecosystem
Every ETH L2 has its own 'secret sauce'; the thing that gives it a competitive edge vs other L2s
BUT, the OP STACK is something ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT
1/🧵👇
While we've been busy as bees here at
@OPLabsPBC
scaling Ethereum our incredible talent team has been hard at work scaling the team.
We've had some amazing new Optimists join us recently. Please help us welcome them in no particular order!
The Optimism Collective is an ambitious mission to solve human coordination problems that crypto has thus far been unable to.
Ambitious missions demand equally ambitious infrastructure.
Today we're introducing the OP Stack: the technical compliment to the Optimistic Vision.🔴🥞
Today, we’re incredibly excited to announce Retroactive Public Goods Funding Round 2.
In February 2023, 10M OP will be distributed to the people and projects powering the public goods that make Optimism possible.
After nearly 5 years with ConsenSys I’m moving on. For the full story see:
The key thing is that there’s still an amazing team behind Teku and they’ll continue doing the great work they do to drive Teku forward.
As for what’s next - go read the post. 😀
After over a year on mainnet, our milestones keep adding up: $1B in gas fees saved for users, thousands of smart contracts deployed, three separate forks...
And now: funds raised to the tune of $150M, giving us runway to keep shipping rain or shine.
Discover how seasoned creators like
@chuxin_h
and
@MSilb7
at
@OPLabsPBC
defined 🌟 a North Star metric to steer Optimism’s growth and built 🏗️ a measurement pipeline to evaluate the effectiveness of OP's grant program.
Dive deeper into OP Lab's journey with Dune. 👉
Apparently construction has started on The Line. If you're not following, it's a 170km long linear megacity of the future on the coast of Saudi Arabia. Pretty sick idea in a vacuum, but an irresponsible use of 1 trillion dollars imo. Kind of nuts they've started building.
It has been brought to my attention that there are several game-breaking loopholes in the game.
I can no longer highly recommend spending most of your time and money trying to climb to the top of the leaderboard.
ELI5 on Words3
>On-chain infinite scrabble on
@optimismFND
>Each letter costs ETH
>The cost changes based on its popularity
>All ETH goes into a prize pool
>The more points you earn, the more ETH you get
>You also get ETH when ppl build off your words