TL;DR:
Soneium: Soneium Minato & Soneium Spark
Bridged USDC Standard for the OP Stack
Donatuz launch on the OP Stack
Balancer expands on the Superchain
Re-vote Security Council Election - until Sept. 1st
Security Council Lead Elected
Upgrade Proposal #10 to Citizen's veto
Course: Optimistas al Siguiente Nivel
Retro Funding 5: Last week to apply
Foundation Mission Request: S6 Growth Grant Analysis
🌐 Ecosystem News
Soneium: Soneium Minato & Soneium Spark
Soneium, the L2 built by Sony Block Solutions Labs and Superchain member, launches their testnet Soneium Minato. It offers a fast and cost-effective environment for developers. Learn more through the Soneium Docs
Together with the launch the L2 announced Soneium Spark, a program to boost ecosystem builders through mentorships, infrastructure and strategic partnerships. The program will begin investing on builders with opening applications in the coming weeks.
Bridged USDC Standard for the OP Stack
OP Stack chains can now deploy the Bridged USDC Standard introduced by Circle. This standard was created to make sure chain operators can deploy a form of bridged USDC that is capable of being upgraded in-place to native USDC, which prevents fragmentation problems that might arise.
Donatuz launch
Donatuz launched last week! Donatuz is built on the OP Stack, uses Base as a settlement layer and leverages EigenDA for data availability. The L3 will focus on revolutionizing how creators interact with their audience and monetize their work.
Balancer expands on the Superchain
Balancer continues to expand across the Superchain, by deploying on Mode and Fraxtal, and Aura, a yield optimizer and meta-governance built on top of Balancer, expands to Base. Balancer also participated in SuperFest distributing ~45,000 OP.
📰 Governance News & discussions
Re-vote Security Council Election
On Monday, the Security Council proposal was cancelled since the initial vote stated 6 spots were open for election on the Council, when 7 spots are being elected. The new vote was initiated on Monday, delegates who voted on the old proposal will need to vote again.
Voting is open until September 1st.
Security Council Lead Elected
Alisha.eth was re-elected as the Security Council Lead. The elected members on the re-vote will join Alisha as council members.
Upgrade Proposal #10 to Citizen's veto
The Granite Network Upgrade was approved in the Tokens House, and moves to a Citizens House veto vote.
If you disagree with the upgrades, you may cast your vote on Snapshot. If you do not wish to veto but would like to register your participation in this voting cycle, you may select “No Veto”. If passed, the upgrade will be scheduled for September 10th.
Course: Optimistas al Siguiente Nivel
Dive Deeper into Optimism Governance with Optimistas al Siguiente Nivel!
SEED Latam and Optimism Español are organizing a free course to learn about Optimism Governance from scratch. Members from the Optimism Collective will share their experience, and participants can learn about Optimism's vision, the Superchain, intents, grants and best practices to get involved and contribute to governance.
The course will be fully in Spanish.
Dates: Wednesdays 19hs (GMT-3) from September 4th to October 9th.
Learn more about the course | Register
🗳 Voting Reminders
Until September 1st, Token House delegates can vote on:
Security Council Elections
Vote on vote.optimism.io
Until September 4th, Citizens can veto:
Upgrade Proposal #10
Vote on Snapshot.
💵 Grant News
Retro Funding 5: Last week to apply
Are you a contributor to the OP Stack? Retro Funding 5 focuses on OP Stack contributors and core Ethereum Builders.
8M OP will be distributed across 3 categories:
Ethereum Core Contributions
OP Stack Research & Development
OP Stack Tooling
Creating your profile on retrofunding.optimism.io and sign up with Farcaster to apply. Submit your applications by September 5th. Learn more
Foundation Mission Request: S6 Growth Grant Analysis
This new Foundation Mission Request is seeking to fund a detailed, metrics-driven assessment of all growth grants issued in Season 6. This analysis should bring a better understanding of the performance of Growth Grants through answering the Mission's specific questions and delivering a dashboard.
Baseline grant amount: 10,000 OP
Apply by: September 23rd
Upcoming Calls
Grants Council Office Hours [Monday, September 2nd]
Blockspace Charter AMA [Tuesday, August 3rd]
You can add Optimism governance calls to your calendar here.
🔴✨ Optimism Collective Resources
OP Hub - home of optimistic resources
🫡 Stay Connected, Stay Informed
Every week we summarize news, discussions and proposals to provide you with the tools to bring informed contributions to the Collective.
See you next week!
