OPTIMISM-BEDROCK

Optimism Bedrock Web3 / blockchain enterprise platform.

Definition

Optimism Bedrock is the major upgrade architecture of Optimism Ethereum L2 Optimistic rollup (OP Labs, founded 2019 by Karl Floersch + Ben Jones + Jinglan Wang + others, Optimism mainnet launched December 2021), Bedrock upgrade launched June 2023 launched modular architecture + multiple performance improvements + foundation OP Stack open-source framework powering Base Coinbase + multiple OP-Stack chains ; OP token launched May 2022 + Optimism Collective governance. Platform + technical architecture consensus mechanism + smart contract language + tokenomics + ecosystem developers + dApps + DeFi + NFTs + RWA tokenization + enterprise pilots + production deployments + governance + regulation + interoperability + bridges + scalability + cybersecurity + sustainability + multiple use cases industries banking + supply chain + healthcare + gaming + identity + multiple emerging Web3 ecosystem 2020s+.

Origin

OP Labs founded 2019 ; Optimism mainnet launched decembre 2021 ; Bedrock upgrade juin 2023 ; OP Stack open-source ; Base Coinbase chain launched aout 2023 on OP Stack.

Example in context

OP Stack ecosystem 2024 grew significantly post-Bedrock launch: Base (Coinbase L2 launched August 2023) + opBNB (BNB Chain L2) + Mantle Network + Worldcoin Network + multiple OP-Stack-built chains share underlying technology stack + interoperability via Superchain vision ~$5B+ aggregate OP Stack chains TVL 2024.

Related terms

• Arbitrum Nitro — competitor Optimistic L2.