Layer-2 scaling solution Optimism Labs has announced the renaming of its blockchain to “OP Mainnet.”

The name change “makes clear the the delineation between the OP Mainnet blockchain and the Collective, vibe, and ethos that “Optimism” encompasses.” In the thread, Optimism continued that this move is motivated by its desire to create a “superchain”, that OP Mainnet “will be one L2 chain among many”, alongside Base, Celer, and Polygon zkEVM, among others.

A New Name After Bedrock

Optimism recently rolled out its Bedrock upgrade last June 6. With this much-anticipated upgrade, (the “bedrock” for the superchain-to-come), all associated and integrated chains either constructed within or designed in alignment with the OP tech stack (developer tooling, APIs, and SDKs) will be linked over, enabling smooth communication over a unified ecosystem. It was estimated that the upgrade would significantly reduce gas fees by 40% through a more refined data compression. The Bedrock upgrade brought Optimism a step closer to its goal of creating a superchain

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Author: Vince Dioquino

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