Organization ID: OP Labs
Does this nomination represent an individual or organization: Organization
Please link to any contributions that demonstrate you meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the Security Council Charter:
OP Labs invented Optimism and is a core contributor to the OP Stack. We successfully contributed to the Security Council last term, and would be honored to carry this responsibility again.
Technical competency
OP Labs maintains a team of smart contract developers and security engineers focused exclusively on deploying and operating OP Stack chains in the Superchain. This includes deep focus in both the onchain protocol and offchain security and signing standards.
Recent protocol contributions include:
- Permissioned and permissionless fault proofs, as included in the Fjord and Granite hardforks
- The launch of the first Superchain interop devnet
- Contributions to the design, development and launch of EIP-4844
- Custom gas tokens (as a beta feature), which allow OP Stack chains to use tokens other than ETH as gas
Recent security contributions include:
- The creation and launch of OP Contracts Manager and OP Deployer, which help new chains launch in a secure and safe way.
- The Multi-Chain Prep contract updates, which allow contracts across multiple OP Chains to be upgraded safely and securely.
- Pause functionality and two-step withdrawals.
Reputation
Our team comprises individuals with deep and longstanding commitments to the Optimism and Ethereum ecosystems, including our CEO Karl Floersch, who co-founded the Optimism project. OP Labs has been with Optimism since the beginning, and continues to drive, champion, and embody its values.
Diversity of interests
To our knowledge, no other Security Council participant is associated with OP Labs.
Alignment.
See below for verification of no conflicts.
Please verify that you have no conflicts of interest:
- I have no conflicts of interest
Please verify that you understand you may be removed from this role via the Representative Removal proposal type in the Operating Manual
- I understand
Please verify that you understand that election is subject to successful completion of a Foundation screen which may include KYC/AML, sanctions screening, and a requirement to sign a standard contract:
- I understand
Please verify that you are able to commit ~5 active hours / month to fulfill the Member Responsibilities. Please note that there is an “on-call” aspect to this role that is not fully encompassed in the active hours estimate:
- I am able to commit ~5 active hours per month to Security Council operations