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

Ink, a Layer 2 (L2) constructed on the Optimism Superchain, is now dwell 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, related ecosystem. Initially deliberate for Q1 2025, Ink has launched forward of schedule after a profitable interval of testnet growth, aiming to fulfill demand from the rising group of builders who’ve rapidly coalesced across the mission.

Ink can also be progressing towards Stage 1 decentralization with permissionless fault proofs to boost accountability in January, 2025. This may allow anybody to contest probably 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 number of utility sorts, together with bridging, liquid staking,* DEX buying and selling, lending* and extra.

We unveiled Ink in October, with plans to ascertain it as one of the crucial compelling ecosystems in DeFi. Inside weeks of that announcement, Ink’s developer discord surpassed 100,000 members, testnet exercise rapidly rose into the hundreds of thousands of transactions, from lots of of 1000’s of related 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 contains enabling customers to effortlessly have interaction with top-tier DeFi functions, 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 parts, and way more. 
2. Apply to take part in our inaugural Hacker Home occasion: Going down within the days previous to ETH Denver, this shall be your first probability to take a seat down and construct side-by-side with the Ink group. 
3. Be part of our Discord to collaborate with a rising builder group.
4. Comply with 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 gasoline token on Ink is ETH – bridge funds over to have interaction with all the good functions. 
3. Discover Ink: Try all the newest functions dwell 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. Comply with us on X @inkonchain for robust meme sport.