Optimism Governance Considers Upgrade 20 For Super Root Dispute Games

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Optimism Governance is considering Upgrade Proposal 20. The proposal introduces Super Root Dispute Games as part of the OP Stack fault-proof roadmap. A mainnet target of September 24 has been discussed, but the upgrade is not yet live. Optimism Governance is considering another major change to the OP Stack’s fault-proof architecture. Upgrade Proposal 20 introduces Super Root Dispute Games, a component intended to support the next stage of cross-chain verification and interoperability across the wider Superchain. Why Super Roots Matter As the OP Stack expands across multiple chains, proving the state of one rollup is no longer the only problem. Interoperability creates a need to reason about state across several chains at once. Super Roots are designed to provide a shared representation that can be challenged through fault-proof mechanisms. Proposal 20 brings dispute-game infrastructure around that idea into the governance process. The planned mainnet target is September 24, assuming the proposal clears the necessary governance and execution steps. The Upgrade Is Still A Proposa...