The Lisk blockchain, at the forefront of the Web3 ecosystem, has recently announced an epochal transition to Ethereum as a layer-2 solution.
With the support of Optimism’s OP Stack and Gelato’s advanced infrastructure, Lisk is poised to play a crucial role in bringing Optimism Superchain’s vision to life. Let’s see all the details below.
The strategic transition of the Lisk blockchain to Ethereum as a layer-2 solution
As anticipated, Gelato has officially announced the expansion of its versatile all-in-one platform, known as Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS).
This growth includes support not only for Polygon CDK, but also for OP Stack, the open-source modular development framework developed by Optimism Collective.
In this expansion phase, Gelato has opened its doors to Lisk, a top-level blockchain launched in 2016, so that it can join the Ethereum ecosystem by migrating to Ethereum’s layer 2.
Lisk will become part of OP Mainnet, Base, and other OP chains, distinguishing itself as the first level 1 to commit to Optimism’s Superchain vision.
The addition of OP Stack support by Gelato underscores the platform’s commitment to revolutionizing the blockchain landscape.
The democratization of access to a modular block space allows a wide range of creators to easily implement their own level 2 blockchains, ready for launch.
This crucial step unlocks the potential of the main cryptographic applications, ushering in a new era in the adoption of blockchain, as highlighted by Luis Schliesske, founder of Gelato.
Designed to mitigate congestion issues on the main Ethereum network, OP Stack represents the open-source codebase and standards that power the Optimism ecosystem, aiming to support the Superchain.
Thanks to Gelato’s Rollup-as-a-Service platform, OP Stack not only manages the implementation, hosting, and monitoring of new Layer 2 chains, but also obtains native integrations with Gelato’s leading Web3 middleware services.
These include automation, off-chain data, and account abstraction, which enable a superior user experience. Additionally, the platform provides immediate access to high-level web3 services such as Etherscan, The Graph, LayerZero, and many others.
The Web3 revolution of Gelato
Level 2 chains implemented with Gelato, including Lisk, not only gain the benefits of the underlying blockchain, but also a fully production-ready web3 development environment.
This is a milestone for web3 development, as developers have access for the first time to an OP chain with end-to-end services and all infrastructure dependencies implemented from the start.
Ben Jones, head scientist at the Optimism Foundation, expresses enthusiasm for the extension of support from Gelato to Superchain as a RaaS provider for Lisk.
Gelato has already demonstrated its efficiency by executing one million transactions on OP Mainnet for projects like Synthetix, Lyra, and Velodrome. Jones anticipates that Gelato, with its developer experience, will contribute to turning Superchain’s vision into a tangible reality.
Through Gelato’s Rollup-as-a-Service platform, implementing your own complete OP chain of services becomes a simple process, without the need to write code.
This allows developers to focus on growing their core business, while Gelato handles the implementation and maintenance of the chain.
Dominic Schwenter, Chief Project Officer at Lisk, emphasizes that the use of Gelato’s Rollup-as-a-Service platform allows the Lisk research and development team to focus on creating products and tools appreciated by developers and end users, allocating resources to the development of Superchain.
Gelato and Optimism share a vision of a world where thousands of blockchains are interconnected, allowing for horizontal scaling of web3 applications. The Gelato Rollup-as-a-Service platform positions itself as a key component of this environment, managing clients’ blockchains and providing an end-to-end development environment with essential infrastructure services for integrated developers.