Optimism Foundation / OP Labs
Optimism plays a dual role in Ethereum scaling: it runs OP Mainnet and also ships the OP Stack, the modular framework used by many L2s (notably Base).
Category: Ethereum L2 scaling + developer stack
Products / brands: OP Mainnet, OP Stack, Superchain
Optimism plays a dual role in Ethereum scaling: it runs OP Mainnet and also ships the OP Stack, the modular framework used by many L2s (notably Base). This “platform approach” is one reason Optimism has become central to institutional and consumer adoption: it standardizes L2 deployment while keeping Ethereum-grade security assumptions. DefiLlama’s chain metrics show Optimism with ~$807.8M TVL and ~$1.37B in stablecoins. Optimism’s site also highlights $17B total assets secured across the OP ecosystem, reinforcing the “Ethereum scaling as a platform” narrative that can compete with alternative L1s on developer distribution and liquidity.
Key metrics: TVL ~ $807.8M; stablecoins ~ $1.37B (DefiLlama); $17B assets secured (Optimism site).
Sources: DefiLlama Optimism chain: https://defillama.com/chain/Optimism - Optimism site: https://www.optimism.io
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