- The Optimism project team made a motion to implement the Law of Chains v0 guideline. It aims to form uniform requirements for chains in Superchains.
- The Optimism team believes it will preserve the neutrality and homogeneity of the blockchain while improving infrastructure efficiency.
The Optimism project team announced the launch of a new Law of Chains guideline that will serve as a replacement for Optimism Governance. The goal of the project is to form a minimum viable product (MVP) of the Superchains ecosystem.
“To realize this idea [Superchains], we need to move from OP stack chains as an independent and disparate blockchain space to a single community of networks that support a shared commitment to an open and decentralized ecosystem,” the announcement states.
Law of Chains v0 forms the guiding principles for managing OP chains and Superchains. The development team explained the idea as a move from managing a single chain to forming a standard:
“The principle will allow to define the properties that a chain must have in order to join Superchains. In doing so, we wanted to keep the priority of protecting users when they interact with it or conduct transactions.”
In the long run, the implementation of Law of Chains will provide certain benefits, as the developers stated:
- The blockchain space will be homogeneous, neutral and open;
- Continuous improvements for all participants in the ecosystem;
- The infrastructure will become more efficient and accessible.
Full technical information and a list of changes are available at this link. Community members are asked to leave their opinions on the innovation.
What are Superchains?
The project team introduced the concept in February 2023. As part of the strategy to create Superchains, the network has rebranded and rolled out a Bedrock update.
The idea is to create a homogeneous space of networks connected by a single standard and liquidity.
It will be interesting