Optimism, one of the most popular Ethereum layer-2 platforms, will release the Bedrock upgrade on June 6, 2023.
Optimism Upgrading Via Bedrock In Early June
The layer-2 provider on Ethereum says the release is “highly anticipated” by the community and will introduce some changes that make the protocol even more scalable, reducing transaction fees.
As it is, Optimism offers an off-chain, general-purpose platform where users can deploy smart contracts and launch decentralized applications (DApps) in a low-cost, highly scalable, and secure environment.
Optimism uses roll-ups and bundles transactions before confirming them on the Ethereum mainnet. This move relieves the mainnet, helping reduce fees by re-routing demand to an off-chain solution.
According to Optimism, Bedrock will be a hard fork. It means validators will have to update
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