Optimism Mainnet to Host Worldcoin’s Flagship Applications

Layer 2 scaling solution, Optimism has announced the integration of World ID and World App, Worldcoin’s flagship products on its Mainnet.

While giving the update, Optimism revealed on Twitter that the anticipated partnership has been in the making for over a year, adding that Worldcoin is a welcome complement to its efforts to develop a strong decentralized identification ecosystem.

Through the partnership, World ID and World App will be able to run on top of the Layer 2 infrastructure provided by Optimism. This could lead to quicker transaction confirmation times and lower costs for consumers of these applications.

In celebration of the collaboration, Optimism revealed on Twitter, that it would be issuing an open edition of non-transferable Non-Fungible Token (NFT) together with Worldcoin, which will be accessible for minting through decent.xyz, a Multichain NFT infrastructure.

Optimism is a Layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum network that aims to increase transaction throughput and reduce fees. It accomplishes this by processing transactions off-chain and then publishing batch transactions to the Ethereum Mainnet on a regular basis. This method decreases the load on the Mainnet and enables faster and cheaper transactions.

Worldcoin, on the other hand, is an open-source initiative that is backed by a global community of developers, individuals, economists, and technicians. The World App, specifically, allows users to save and transfer crypto tokens using Polygon.

The Expansion of Ethereum’s L2 Ecosystem

The Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) ecosystem has been growing rapidly in recent months, with various scaling solutions being developed to address the high gas fees and congestion issues on the Ethereum network.

Other Layer 2 scaling options that have gained prominence in addition to Optimism include Polygon, Arbitrium, and zkSync. These Layer 2 scaling solutions have several advantages, including faster transaction confirmation times, lower gas rates, and increased scalability for Ethereum-based applications.

Furthermore, they are designed to be compatible with existing Ethereum smart contracts, meaning that developers can easily port their applications to these solutions.

Overall, the expansion of the Ethereum L2 ecosystem is a positive development for the Ethereum network and its users. This is because it enables higher acceptance and scalability of Ethereum-based apps while also addressing the network’s scalability concerns.