Backed Finance is a financial platform that bridges traditional assets like stocks and bonds to the blockchain by issuing tokenized representations of these assets as ERC-20 tokens. Each token is fully backed 1:1 by the corresponding real-world security, held by licensed custodians. The platform operates under a regulatory-compliant framework, ensuring legal enforceability and transparency.
Dmail Network is an AI-powered decentralized communication platform that offers encrypted emails, unified notifications, and targeted marketing services across multiple blockchain networks and decentralized applications (dApps). It aims to enhance privacy and security in digital communications within the Web3 ecosystem.
Rasa is a leading open-source platform that empowers enterprises to build and deploy advanced conversational AI assistants. By integrating natural language understanding (NLU) and dialogue management, Rasa enables the creation of AI-driven chatbots and voice assistants capable of engaging in nuanced and context-aware interactions.
Thirdweb is a development platform that empowers developers to build, launch, and manage Web3 applications across multiple blockchain networks. It offers a suite of tools, including robust software development kits (SDKs), pre-built smart contracts, and user-friendly dashboards, facilitating the seamless integration of decentralized technologies into various applications. This infrastructure supports the creation of blockchain games, non-fungible token (NFT) drops, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and token-gated membership clubs, among other Web3 projects.
Propex is a blockchain-based platform that facilitates the tokenization of real estate assets, enabling property owners to convert their holdings into digital tokens. This process allows for seamless buying, selling, and borrowing against properties within a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Ionic is a non-custodial money market protocol offering unparalleled control and security to its users through a code-centric governance model. Ionic differentiates itself with a novel Point System, rewarding users for contributing to the ecosystem without issuing a conventional token. This system encourages engagement through lending, borrowing, and referrals, with varying points potential for different activities. The project is entirely self-bootstrapped, relying on its resources for development without external funding. This approach underlines Ionic's commitment to innovation and self-sustainability in the competitive DeFi landscape.
Foundation Missions are Optimism-funded initiatives designed to make measurable progress toward the Season 7 Intent, establishing interoperable Stage 1 chains handling $250M in cross-chain asset transfers per month.
The Retro Funding: Dev Tooling program rewards open-source toolchain software that supports onchain application development on the Superchain, with a budget of up to 8M OP and monthly rewards from March to July 2025.
The Optimism Governance Fund Missions for Season 7 provide grants to projects that drive onchain growth across the Superchain.
OP Mainnet, previously known as Optimism, is a Layer 2 scaling solution built on top of Ethereum. It utilizes optimistic rollups to provide faster and cheaper transactions while maintaining the security of the Ethereum mainnet.
Ink is a Layer 2 blockchain built by Kraken powered by the OP Stack. It connects Kraken’s 10+ million users to decentralized finance (DeFi), offering easy access to DEXs, lending, and yield protocols. By joining the Superchain, Inkchain combines Ethereum’s security with Layer 2 scalability for a streamlined DeFi experience.
Unichain is an L2 purpose-built for DeFi, exclusively on the OP Stack. Unichain is part of the Superchain’s path to interoperability, and will support ERC20s that are Superchain interop compatible. Uniswap Labs is also working with Flashbots to develop a new TEE-based block builder that reduces Unichain confirmation times from 1 second to 250 milliseconds.
Soneium is a Layer 2 blockchain developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint venture between Sony Group and Startale. Designed to bridge Web2 and Web3, Soneium aims to create a versatile, developer-friendly ecosystem that empowers creativity and innovation. It provides a scalable, accessible platform for developers, creators, and communities, enabling them to build and deploy applications that blend entertainment, gaming, finance, and more.