Ink fast-tracks Layer 2 mainnet launch, driving DeFi improvement increase

Ink, a Layer 2 (L2) constructed on the Optimism Superchain, is now reside on mainnet, embarking on its mission to bridge the hole between customers and the builders engineering the way forward for DeFi by making a seamless, linked ecosystem. Initially deliberate for Q1 2025, Ink has launched forward of schedule after a profitable interval of testnet improvement, aiming to fulfill demand from the rising group of builders who’ve shortly coalesced across the undertaking.

Ink can be progressing towards Stage 1 decentralization with permissionless fault proofs to reinforce accountability in January, 2025. This may allow anybody to contest doubtlessly invalid transactions and makes Ink extra accountable to its group of customers.

Customers can now use SuperchainERC20 to simply transfer tokens to Ink from throughout the Superchain ecosystem to entry and deploy property with launch companions throughout a bunch of software sorts, together with bridging, liquid staking,* DEX buying and selling, lending* and extra.

We unveiled Ink in October, with plans to determine it as probably the most compelling ecosystems in DeFi. Inside weeks of that announcement, Ink’s developer discord surpassed 100,000 members, testnet exercise shortly rose into the tens of millions of transactions, from a whole bunch of 1000’s of linked wallets, and greater than a dozen infrastructure companions have built-in with Ink.

Ink echoes our unmatched dedication to creating crypto accessible to everybody, aiming to eradicate the factors of friction which have traditionally made shifting between centralized and decentralized worlds difficult. This consists of enabling customers to effortlessly interact with top-tier DeFi purposes, protocols and communities in a single, built-in ecosystem.

Ink is concentrated on constructing on the standout success of Ethereum and L2s as we advance our shared goal to make DeFi extra accessible than ever earlier than and speed up the migration of property and exercise onchain.

Get began with Ink!

What Builders can do proper now:

1. Entry assets on the Builder hub: Uncover key documentation, onchain-focused SDK with ready-to-use templates, themes and magical animated elements, and way more. 
2. Apply to take part in our inaugural Hacker Home occasion: Happening within the days previous to ETH Denver, this will likely be your first probability to sit down down and construct side-by-side with the Ink group. 
3. Be part of our Discord to collaborate with a rising builder group.
4. Observe us on X @inkonchain for the newest updates.

What Customers can do proper now:

1. Join your crypto pockets to Ink: Start your journey by connecting on to the Ink community (Want a pockets? Obtain Kraken Pockets right here).
2. Bridge funds: The fuel token on Ink is ETH – bridge funds over to have interaction with all the nice purposes. 
3. Discover Ink: Take a look at all the newest purposes reside on Ink.
4. Be part of our Discord to collaborate with a rising DeFi group.
5. Be part of our Telegram for the newest updates.
6. Observe us on X @inkonchain for robust meme sport.