This month marked a momentous first for Ethereum: a publicly listed US company launched its very own OP Chain powered by Optimism. For the Optimism Collective, the launch of Base signifies much more.

The OP Stack was built to be the most forkable, modular scaling infrastructure out there. When we introduced it, we explained that it was our bet on the ingenuity of the entire Ethereum community.

The Optimism Collective is governed by a two-house system. The Token House is made up of OP holders and their delegates, and the Citizens’ House is a one-person-one-vote system based on reputation.