- Spherical 5 of Retro Funding Optimism is open till September 5, 2024.
- The Optimism crew additionally welcomed the brand new Ethereum Layer-2 Soneium to Superchain.
Optimism has introduced that its fifth spherical of Retroactive Public Items Funding (Retro Funding) is now open for functions.
In response to the platform's August 23 announcement, Optimism (OP) contributors have till September 5 at 19:00 UTC to use.
Eligible tasks will win a portion of the 8 million OP that the brand new spherical has obtainable to Ethereum core builders, OP Stack R&D groups, and OP Stack device builders.
Who’s eligible for Retro Funding 5?
Retro Funding Spherical 5 will provide rewards to tasks that made an affect within the OP ecosystem between October 2023 and August 2024. Main contributors to Ethereum embody good contract languages, execution shoppers, EVMs, testnets, and cryptographic researchers.
In the meantime, OP Stack researchers embody tasks that immediately contribute to OP Stack and the Optimism protocol. These embody shopper implementations, modules and audits. Integration and cargo testing infrastructure and RaaS suppliers are amongst OP Stack tasks eligible for funding.
Optimism welcomes Soneium
Different Optimism information was Sony's launch of Soneium, an Ethereum Layer-2 chain utilizing the OP Stack. In an announcement following the reveal, Soneium Optimism mentioned that L2 is now a part of the Superchain.
GM! Welcome @soneium to Superchain! ✨
Soneium is Ethereum Layer 2 created by Sony Block Options Labs on OP Stack. pic.twitter.com/arvajOqJpJ
— Optimism (@Optimism) August 23, 2024
Soneium shall be a common community that may attempt to join Web2 and Web3.
“Sony Block Options Labs, a three way partnership between Sony Group and Startale, selected to construct with Optimism for its cutting-edge know-how, sturdy group of builders, and thriving ecosystem,” Sota Watanabe, director of Sony Block Options Labs, mentioned in a press release.
Watanabe can also be the CEO of Startale, the platform behind Astar zkEVM, which is planning its transition to the Soneium L2 community.
