Getting Started
- Add Optimism (OP Mainnet) to your wallet and bridge ETH from Ethereum at app.optimism.io/bridge.
- Explore the ecosystem at optimism.io/apps for DeFi protocols, NFTs, and governance tools.
- Participate in governance by delegating your OP tokens to delegates or voting directly on protocol proposals.
- Build on Optimism using standard Ethereum tools — the OP Stack provides full EVM equivalence.
Key Features
- OP Stack an open-source, modular rollup framework used by Base, Zora, Mode, and dozens of other chains.
- Superchain vision creating an interoperable network of OP Stack chains that share security, bridging, and sequencing.
- Retroactive public goods funding allocates protocol revenue to fund open-source projects and public goods.
- Low transaction fees with EIP-4844 blob support, transactions cost fractions of a cent.
- Full EVM equivalence supports all Ethereum smart contracts, tools, and libraries without modification.
- Decentralized governance through the Token House and Citizens’ House bicameral governance structure.
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