Lisk launched its Sepolia Testnet, marking a significant step in Lisk's transition to becoming a Superchain builder and merging into the Ethereum ecosystem. The Lisk Testnet, developed in collaboration with Gelato, features an initial set of Integrations and Developer Tools, including Superchain Faucet, an initial Lisk Bridge, an Explorer by BlockScout, Price Feeds by Redstone Oracle, and an array of additional services including Account Abstraction and VRF Randomness by the Gelato suite. To access the Lisk Testnet, head to the Lisk Portal or the Lisk Testnet page for more information.Read the full announcement here.
Pontem Network, renowned for developing Move and EVM compatible products, has recently announced the launch of its latest L2 blockchain, SuperLumio. SuperLumio, designed as an optimistic rollup and built on the advanced Rust implementation of the OP Stack, marks a significant step towards integrating with the Optimism Superchain. Read all about Superlumio and their OP Chain here.
Ancient8 has officially launched its Mainnet, marking a significant milestone in its mission to support a million builders and inspire a global community of 100 million gamers. The Ancient8 Chain, which integrates the robust OP Stack with Celestia, emerges as an Ethereum Layer 2 solution specifically tailored for gaming. The Ancient8 Chain serves as the foundation for Web3 gaming development, offering strategic support and resources to game developers and studios. Read all about the launch of Ancient8 mainnet here.
AltLayer announced that it is now one of the partner Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) providers for the Superchain ecosystem. AltLayer’s RaaS offering aims to make it easier to customize and deploy application-tailored rollups. By leveraging AltLayer, dApp builders who wish to become a part of the Superchain can do so without having to deal with any of the hosting and maintenance of the node infrastructure that underpins a Superchain rollup. Read all about the benefits that AltLayer is bringing to the superchain here.
The Optimism Foundation has laid out a comprehensive roadmap for transitioning towards open metagovernance. This initiative aims to gradually increase the governance responsibilities handled by the Optimism Collective, ultimately leading to a governance system that is fully maintained and managed by the Collective itself. The Foundation, while initially leading the system's development, envisions becoming one among many contributors in a system where design changes are proposed through metagovernance. Read the full forum post here.