A Celebration Of The Superchain

Forbes Web3 is proud to contribute to The SUNNYs —a first-of-its-kind award show that celebrates the diverse global community of onchain artists, developers, and community builders who are building within the Superchain ecosystem. The SUNNYs are powered by a collaborative effort from teams including CharmVerse, Gitcoin, Open Source Observer, Farcaster & Forbes Web3. The award show marks a pivotal moment as the crypto community wraps up Onchain Summer and looks forward to the emergence of the Superchain era.

The Superchain: A Network of Collective Innovation

The Superchain represents more than just a technological advancement; it is a celebration of collaborative spirit within the crypto community. This fundamental commitment to pioneering immersive crypto experiences is driven by a shared vision – to expand the scope of onchain possibility. Built on the OP Stack—a common standard codebase—the Superchain unites multiple blockchains under shared principles of security, governance, and values.By enabling decentralized networks to coordinate and enhancing their capacity to support the decentralized apps of the future, the Superchain brings us one step closer to a user-owned internet that benefits everyone, yet is owned by no one.

The Superchain is currently composed of multiple live blockchain networks that share revenue with the Optimism Collective, include OP Mainnet, Base, Mode, Cyber, Redstone, Fraxtal, Metal, Polynomial, Xterio, Lisk, Kroma, Swan, Race, Orderly Chain, and Zora.

The SUNNYs: A Celebration of the Superchain

The SUNNYs are not just an award show—they are a collective effort that brings together teams and contributors from all corners of Web3. This massive, decentralized collaboration highlights the essence of what the Superchain is all about: innovation and the power of working together to build something truly novel and impactful.

With a prize pool of 540,000 OP tokens, The SUNNYs will showcase and reward outstanding contributions across a variety of categories, from “the consumer app with the most unique users” to the “DeFi app with the highest TVL growth,” “artist with the most unique collectors” and more.

Transparency and Fairness: The Pillars of The SUNNYs

The SUNNYs are committed to fairness. All awards will be based on standardized metrics derived from verifiable onchain data, ensuring a level playing field for all builders and creators. This transparent, data-driven approach is powered by Open Source Observer, whose public datasets provide an open and honest foundation for recognizing true excellence within the Superchain.

How to Participate in The SUNNYs

Builders and creators who have created apps, art, or communities on live Superchain networks can participate in The SUNNYs by following a simple process:

1. Register and Create a Profile: Visit the official SUNNYs website to sign up and create your builder profile through CharmVerse’s onchain registration portal.
2. Submit Your Information: Select your category, add your contract address from any chain within the Superchain, and complete the necessary details to showcase your project.
3. Let the Metrics Speak: Once registered, the SUNNYs system—powered by Open Source Observer—will automatically track your project’s performance using its transparent framework.
4. Celebrate at The SUNNYs Awards Show: Join us in September for a live-streamed awards ceremony where winners will be announced. Each winner will receive a share of the 540,000 OP token prize pool, along with unique stat cards to share with their community.

Join the Collective Celebration

Registration for The SUNNYs opens on August 21st and closes on September 9th. The awards ceremony will take place in September and available for all to tune into, offering not just rewards but also insights and spotlight for builders and creators across the Superchain.

Learn More About Our Partners

• The Superchain: The Superchain is a network of blockchains built on the OP Stack codebase that share security, governance, and values. Each OP Chain in the Superchain contributes protocol fees back to the Optimism Collective, and together OP Chains in the Superchain ecosystem have the power to grow Ethereum
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  to internet-level scale.
• Optimism: Optimism is a collective of companies, communities, and citizens working together to build an internet that benefits all, and is owned by none.
• CharmVerse: The premier platform for onchain builders, offering comprehensive tools to discover talent, manage grants, and connect with the broader community.
• Gitcoin: The leading provider of onchain grants management, trusted by top organizations in the Ethereum ecosystem for launching and growing their grants programs.
• Farcaster: A protocol for building sufficiently decentralized social networks.
• Base: Incubated within Coinbase, Base launched mainnet in August 2023 to serve as both the trusted home for Coinbase’s onchain products and an open ecosystem where anyone can build.
• Mode: The home of onchain finance. Mode builds infrastructure, assets and applications with a mission to bring DeFi to billions of users globally.
• Zora: The onchain social network to express yourself, connect with others, and realize the power of the internet.
• Polynomial : Polynomial is a Layer 2 blockchain designed with a native liquidity layer for hyper-scaling derivatives
• Redstone: Built by the Lattice team, Redstone is a home for onchain games and autonomous worlds.
• Orderly Chain: The core blockchain of Orderly Network, a cloud liquidity infrastructure, Orderly Chain serves as the omnichain settlement layer, enabling deep liquidity for any asset across multiple blockchains, empowering traders and developers alike.
• Cyber: A Layer 2 blockchain designed for social applications, empowering onchain apps to integrate social features that create meaningful digital experiences and enhance user engagement.
• Metal L2: The banking layer of the Superchain, connecting Web3 to traditional financial institutions on The Metallicus Digital Banking Network (TDBN).
• Mint: An Ethereum Layer2 dedicated for the NFT industry, developed using the OP Stack.
• Fraxtal: A modular rollup built by Fraxto to complete its vision of being the decentralized central bank of crypto that puts DeFi, stablecoins, and real economic empowerment at the hands of those who need it most.
• Lisk: A Layer 2 blockchain dedicated to bringing Web3 adoption in emerging markets back to Ethereum.
• Swanchain: An AI blockchain infrastructure that accelerates AI adoption by merging Web3 with AI, reducing computing costs, and enabling the monetization of underutilized assets through innovative decentralized marketplaces.
• Kroma: An Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain and the first OP Stack rollup with an active fault-proof system utilizing zkEVM.

The SUNNYs are more than just awards—they are a beacon of the warmth, optimism, and collective innovation that define the Superchain, and Forbes Web3, along with our partners, are thrilled to extend this invitation to you.