L1 blockchain Lisk announced that it will serve as a second-level network, built on Gelatos Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform, and migrate to the Ethereum ecosystem using the OP Stack provided by Optimism.
Since its founding in 2016, Lisk has been committed to democratizing blockchain accessibility, and its new L2 ecosystem will focus on:
→ Bring real world assets (RWA) onto the chain
→ Create a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN)
Lisks new L2 chain is planned to launch in 2024 as a fully serviced Gelato ecological chain. This means Lisk will be able to use all the infrastructure and Web3 tools needed to build user-friendly web3 applications for developers, starting from the genesis block, including indexers, oracles, bridges, RPCs, account abstractions and many other web3 Serve.
In addition to its existing support for Polygon CDK, Gelato now also supports OP Stack, an open source and modular development framework developed by Optimism Collective. As part of this expansion, Gelato facilitated Lisks transition from an L1 blockchain to Ethereums L2 and became part of the Ethereum ecosystem. Therefore, Lisk will join OP Mainnet, Base, and other OP Chains, becoming the first L1 chain to commit to supporting Optimisms Superchain vision.
“Gelato’s expansion of support for OP Stack demonstrates our mission to revolutionize the blockchain space. By making the modular blockchain space more democratized and accessible, we empower creators of all kinds to deploy Their own unique and out-of-the-box L2 blockchain. This pivotal move will unleash the full potential of mainstream crypto applications and mark a new era of blockchain adoption. - Luis Schliesske, Founder of Gelato.
Designed to alleviate congestion on the Ethereum mainnet, OP Stack is the standard, open source code foundation that supports the Optimism ecosystem and is designed to support Superchain. By leveraging Gelatos Rollup-as-a-Service platform, in addition to deploying, hosting and monitoring new L2 chains, OP Stack now gains native integration with Gelatos leading Web3 middleware services, including automation, off-chain data and Account abstraction for better user experience. Additionally, the platform provides native access to top-tier Web3 services such as Etherscan, The Graph, LayerZero, and more.
Using an L2 chain deployed with Gelato, such as Lisk, you get more than just the underlying blockchain. These secondary chains receive a fully production-ready Web3 development environment. For the first time in the Web3 space, developers can access an end-to-end fully serviced OP Chain, with all necessary infrastructure dependencies deployed from the beginning.
We are pleased that Gelato, as a RaaS service provider, supports Lisk to connect to Superchain, making it easier for developers to introduce new users to the Superchain ecosystem, said Ben Jones, chief scientist of the Optimism Foundation. “Gelato has already executed millions of transactions on the OP mainnet for projects like Synthetix, Lyra and Velodrome, and we look forward to Gelato bringing their development expertise to bear on Superchain’s vision.”
With just a few clicks and without writing any code, anyone can easily deploy their fully serviced OP Chain using the Gelato Rollup-as-a-Service platform, allowing developers to focus on growing their core business.
Using Gelatos Roll up as a Service platform allows Lisks research and development team to focus primarily on building additional products and tools that developers and end users will love, while also investing resources in the development of Superchain. Dominic, Chief Project Officer at Lisk Schwenter said.
Gelato and Optimism share a vision: to build a world composed of thousands of interconnected blockchains to achieve horizontal expansion of web3 applications. Gelatos Rollup-as-a-Service platform will serve as a key component of this environment, running its customers underlying blockchains and providing an end-to-end development environment that includes integrated key developer infrastructure services.
About Gelato
Gelato is a one-stop Ethereum Rollup service platform built without restrictions. Designed to be ultra-fast, extremely secure, and infinitely scalable, Gelato rollups allow anyone to build and deploy their own fully serviced L2 chain, launching a production-ready Web3 at the speed of native integration with Web3s most popular tools and services Development environment, starting from the genesis block.
About Optimism
Optimism is a project dedicated to scaling Ethereum technology and expanding its ability to coordinate people around the world to build effective, decentralized power structures. Optimism Collective builds best-in-class software to run L2 blockchains and aims to solve key governance and economic challenges in the broader crypto ecosystem. Optimism Collective is also committed to building a sustainable ecosystem through Retroactive Public Goods Funding. By rewarding impactful projects, Optimism is expanding Ethereum’s present and funding its future.
About Lisk
Lisk provides a cost-effective, fast and scalable Level 2 (L2) network secured by Ethereum. As a long-term Web3 infrastructure project, Lisk has been democratizing blockchain accessibility for developers and end users globally since 2016. Its core focus is to solve local problems in emerging markets by introducing on-chain solutions around Real World Assets (RWA), Off-Chain Assets (OCA) and DePIN. As a member of Optimism Superchain, Lisk is working hard to attract the next billion Web3 users.
