Whitechain, the blockchain of W Group and sister to the WhiteBIT exchange, is moving from a standalone Layer 1 to an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the OP Stack with @Optimism. The developer mainnet went live on Monday, and the public launch is planned for later in November.
The chain's balances, contracts and addresses carry over unchanged, and $WBT remains the gas token. According to Optimism's announcement, Whitechain runs its own chain under OP Enterprise Self-Managed, with Mission Critical support from the Optimism Foundation and technical support from its subcontractor, OP Labs.
What Changes and What Stays the Same
@Whitechain_io was previously a proof-of-authority Layer 1 operated by WhiteBIT.
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Optimism says that under the self-managed model,
The OP Stack is open-source and MIT-licensed, and Optimism notes that Whitechain joins a growing group of exchange-backed chains building on it.
Whitechain's documentation states that the network is
Background to the Migration
The move was first announced in August.
Optimism says W Group serves
In its migration documentation, Whitechain notes that
The public mainnet launch will be the first test of how the new infrastructure performs with real users and applications.
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