Optimism Stack Update: OP to Support Layer Three With Funding, Features, and Revenue Sharing

Ethereum scaling solution provider Optimism announced plans to enhance blockchain throughput by integrating Layer three applications on top of its OP Stack, aiming to foster a Superchain network where Layer threes can build and share revenue with the Optimism Collective. The OP Stack, an open standard codebase, extends its utility beyond Layer two deployers to support an ecosystem of Layer threes, offering them benefits like eligibility for funding and airdrops while introducing features such as custom gas tokens and “Plasma Mode” to reduce operational costs. Despite Optimism’s expansion into Layer three territory, skepticism persists within the blockchain community, with critics like Polygon’s CEO Marc Boiron questioning the necessity and security implications of Layer three networks for Ethereum scaling, contrasting with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s view of Layer threes offering “customized functionality.”