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On top of Ethereum, Optimism (OP) is a layer-two blockchain. Using Optimistic rollups, Optimism makes use of the security features of the Ethereum mainnet and helps in scaling the Ethereum ecosystem. This means that while transactions are initially stored on Optimism, they are ultimately secured on Ethereum.

With over $300 million in TVL, Optimism is one of the most effective scaling solutions for Ethereum. There are 35 protocols there, with Synthetix (SNX), a derivatives exchange, Uniswap (UNI), a DEX, and Velodrome (VELO), an AMM, being the largest. Users can start using Optimism by adding the chain to their Metamask and connecting tokens like ETH to the L2.

What is Optimism ?

One of the many alternatives being tested to deal with Ethereum's congestion issue is the Optimism Rollup network. Since the Ethereum network is frequently almost completely overloaded, scaling methods like Optimism make it possible to continue using Ethereum's transactional capabilities while saving money on gas costs.

To speed up and lower the cost of Ethereum transactions, Optimism makes use of cutting-edge data compression algorithms. They accomplish this via optimistic rollups, where several transactions are rolled up into one and settled on a different, less expensive blockchain. The primary Ethereum blockchain is then updated with the validated transactions.

Who Created Optimism?

Midway through 2017, Joseph Poon and Vitalik Buterin co-authored a paper outlining Plasma as an early scaling solution for Ethereum. A team of Ethereum's core researchers founded a non-profit research organization to carry out the plan. Late in 2019, development halted due to serious design flaws in Plasma. Karl Floersch, Jinglan Wang, and Ben Jones—three of Plasma's principal investigators—decided to change course in favour of what appeared to be the Optimistic Rollup, Plasma's obvious replacement. Early in 2020, they established Optimism PBC.

How does Optimism (OP) Work?

Rollups are a technology that optimism uses, specifically optimistic rollups. Rollups are so-called because they combine information from dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of Ethereum mainnet transactions - including non-fungible token (NFT) mints, token swaps, and more - into a single transaction (layer 1). The blockchain transaction, or gas fee that must be paid reduces to only one transaction when so many transactions are combined into one, easily divided among all parties.

They are known as optimistic rollups because transactions are presumed to be valid until they are shown to be untrue or, to put it another way, until they are proven guilty. By presenting fraud-proof and running the transactions' computations concerning accessible state data, potentially invalid transactions may be challenged within a specific time frame.