Optimism moves 546.9M OP from future airdrops to ecosystem growth fund
Summary
Optimism governance approved using 546.9 million OP tokens, previously set aside for user airdrops, to create a Strategic Ecosystem Fund. The fund will support partnerships with chains, protocols, and institutions, plus incentives to boost liquidity and activity on OP Mainnet and expand OP Enterprise. Some delegates objected, saying the tokens were promised to users and that returns from the fund were unclear. Supporters argued the reallocation better fits Optimism’s current focus on enterprise adoption and ecosystem growth. Optimism said no further airdrops are planned after five rounds totaling 269.1 million OP. OP Stack already underpins networks such as Base, Unichain, Ink, and Soneium.
