Optimism Schedules Superchain 16a Upgrade; Dev-Friendly Toggles, No User Impact Expected
The Ethereum layer two (L2), Optimism, plans to roll out its Sepolia Superchain Upgrade 16a to testnet on Sept. 22 and mainnet on Oct. 2, pending governance approval, tightening safety screws without touching end users....
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