Welcome to Superchain Sunday - our weekly newsletter! Every Sunday, we will provide you with the latest news and updates in the world of the Superchain.
The OP Stack accounts for over 52.5% of all Layer 2 transactions. The Superchain sees 11.2M daily transactions, 47.2% of all Layer 2 transactions. The network boasts 694 Unique Apps, contributing to the Optimism Collective. It is estimated that 149.2 ETH will be contributed to the Optimism Collective in March—Data Fetched from the Superchain Health Dashboard.
Mint Blockchain has officially launched its $MINT initial airdrop, allowing eligible users to claim their tokens and participate in staking. As a SuperchainERC20 token, $MINT is designed for enhanced interoperability within the Superchain ecosystem. Users can stake their tokens through MintPool, earning a fixed 15% APR in $sMINT rewards. Additionally, $sMINT holders can restake their tokens by converting them into Mint-eNFTs, which grants them a share of 50% of the Mint Blockchain sequencer’s $ETH net revenue. Full details on staking and restaking can be found here.
The MintPool dashboard enables real-time tracking of staked assets, earnings, and unclaimed rewards. With its two-tiered earning structure, participants benefit from stable staking rewards and additional revenue-sharing incentives through restaking. This mechanism enhances the capital efficiency of $MINT while ensuring long-term sustainability for the ecosystem. Learn more about the staking and restaking process here. Claim your airdrop now.
The Soneium Ecosystem Badges initiative is live. Building on the success of the Soneium OG Badge, which rewarded over 426,994 wallets, this initiative empowers ecosystem projects to issue Soulbound Badges based on their own participation criteria. Users who interact with participating DeFi, NFT, gaming, and social applications between March 7 and April 1, 2025, will be eligible to claim exclusive badges. Each project manages its own badge drop, with all distributions finalized by April 15, 2025. More details on the initiative can be found here.
By earning Soneium Ecosystem Badges, users gain recognition for their contributions while fostering deeper engagement within the Soneium network. As more projects enter the Soneium ecosystem, these badges will play a key role in tracking reputation, unlocking perks, and strengthening onchain identities. Ready to get started? Engage with your favorite dApps and earn your Soneium Ecosystem Badges.
Zora has officially announced $ZORA, set to launch in Spring 2025 on Base. Built on Zora’s vision of making the internet free and valuable, $ZORA is a celebration of the ecosystem’s creativity and engagement. Over the past six years, Zora has evolved from an onchain NFT marketplace to a leader in onchain social platforms, enabling over 2.4M collectors and 618K creators to generate $27.7M+ in rewards while driving $376M+ in secondary volume. The first snapshot for $ZORA eligibility was taken on March 3, 2025, with a second snapshot planned three days before launch. More details on allocation and claiming will be released soon. Learn more here.
With a total supply of 10,000,000,000 $ZORA, the token is designed purely for fun, with no governance rights or equity claims in Zora or its products. Want to be part of the movement? Complete your profile and start coining your content now at zora.co.
World has introduced World Chat, a Mini App that allows users to connect, chat, and send crypto seamlessly on the World Network. Now available in Beta on World App, World Chat integrates World ID, ensuring users can verify they are speaking with real humans. Verified users are marked with blue chat bubbles and a World ID gem, while non-verified accounts appear in gray. Additionally, because World Chat is integrated with the World App wallet, users can send and receive crypto as easily as sharing a picture. Learn more about World Chat and its features here.
Celo has officially announced the launch of Celo L2 Mainnet, set to go live on March 26, 2025, at 3:00 AM UTC. Unlike launching a separate network, Celo opted for a seamless hardfork, preserving network history, minimizing disruption, and maintaining full backward compatibility with Celo’s existing features. With this upgrade, block times will drop from 5 seconds to just 1 second, improving transaction speed and user experience. The canonical version of CELO will now exist both on Celo L2 and Ethereum via a native bridge, expanding its presence across the Ethereum ecosystem. More details on the transition can be found here.
This transition strengthens Celo’s alignment with Ethereum’s L2-centric roadmap, improving security, scalability, and interoperability while contributing a revenue share from sequencer fees to the Superchain. With ecosystem partners and dApps preparing for the launch, Celo is ensuring a smooth transition by hosting weekly community calls and preparing for the Stage 1 governance phase. Learn more about the upgrade and preparations here.
The Optimism Foundation is proposing to stake up to 60% of Sequencer ETH (6,195 ETH) to generate 243 ETH per year (~$560K) for the Collective Treasury. An initial 2,065 ETH will be staked via BitGo within 10 days of approval, with Kraken and Coinbase added by 2H25 to diversify risk. This approach ensures security, compliance, and minimal operational disruption, while keeping 24-48 hour withdrawal flexibility for liquidity needs. All staking rewards will accrue to the Retro Fund, further supporting Optimism’s ecosystem.
This move brings Optimism closer to decentralization, aligning with the broader Superchain roadmap while maximizing treasury efficiency. The Foundation will provide quarterly updates on staking performance and reserves the right to adjust or unstake assets as needed. The proposal will be in effect until Season 8 (Dec 2025), at which point governance will determine its renewal. Read more and join the discussion here.
The Superchain has grown to 30 different OP Chains, each with its flourishing Ecosystem. These are some extra stories to make your Sunday that much more Super.
