We just launched flashblocks on Unichain
With flashblocks, users get their transactions confirmed within 200ms (as fast as human reaction time)
If you want the technical details, this thread is for you 🫡
Next, why do we wait 200ms instead of ordering transactions on first come, first serve?
Waiting for 200ms (which still feels instant), allows Unichain to run a priority auction inside the flashblock
This allows for MEV aware protocols (i.e. priority is all you need to function).
tl;dr: Transactions are deterministic with a given order so Unichain ships out that order every 200ms to get instant confirmations. Go see if you're faster than Unichain at flashblocks.unichain.org
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Bundles are now live on Unichain
Searchers can use bundles to target specific blocks and opt-in to revert protection
That means tighter arbitrage that creates more accurate pricing, less slippage for users, and healthier pools with fewer stale reserves
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Uniswap House kicks off next week
15 different talks
32 speakers
2 days
Here's what we're cooking up in NYC ⬇️
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Next Thursday @NYUStern, check out @trianglesphere @Uniswap discussing optimistic rollups and @benediktbuenz @EspressoSys discussing zk rollups
🚨🚨🚨Conference registration: eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-…
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The Superchain has upgraded.
Pectra landed on Ethereum L1 on Wednesday. Today, just 48 hours later, the Superchain becomes the first L2 ecosystem to turn it on: together.
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stage 1 day 1 @unichain
👀🟣
Introducing @unichain — a new L2 designed for DeFi ✨
Fast blocks (250ms), cross-chain interoperability, and a decentralized validator network
Built to be the home for liquidity across chains
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The Canyon upgrade will be activating on OP Mainnet tomorrow, Jan. 11 at 17:00:01 UTC!
This is a reminder to upgrade your nodes—minimum versions are op-node v1.3.2 & op-geth v1.101304.2.
Here is a handy upgrade guide:
docs.optimism.io/builders/no…
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Proud to share that the Canyon hardfork activated on testnets this morning without a hitch.
Shout out to @trianglesphere for leading this upgrade at @OPLabsPBC, and partners at @conduitxyz and @buildonbase for their support. 🥳
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Today we’re announcing the first post-Bedrock network upgrade for the Optimism ecosystem: Canyon!
Built and implemented in collaboration with @BuildonBase, this upgrade will hit Superchain testnets on Nov. 14th at 17:00 UTC.
blog.oplabs.co/canyon-hardfo…
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We have a couple of Optimists delivering talks in Paris next week at @EthCC. 🇫🇷
@JonasSFT on 7/18 at 11:10AM
@trianglesphere on 7/19 at 11:30AM
@lalalavendr on 7/20 at 11:10AM
These talks will be live-streamed. See the full agenda at ethcc.io/agenda
And it’s official. bedrock is gonna be good
🚨The official date of OP Mainnet’s upgrade to Bedrock has been set: June 6, 2023 at 16:00 UTC!
The upgrade will require 2-4 hours of downtime for OP Mainnet.
Visit Mission Control for full details on what to expect:
optimism.io/bedrock-upgrade
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The Bedrock upgrade will bring a 47% reduction in protocol costs and security fees to Optimism Mainnet 🤯
Engineer extraordinaire @trianglesphere explains how in the latest dev blog post 👇
dev.optimism.io/heres-how-be…














