As one of the oldest blockchain networks, Lisk has been committed to democratizing blockchain accessibility since 2016. Initially, Lisk offered a full-fledged ecosystem and dapp development platform using JavaScript instead of Solidity, aiming to simplify blockchain development. It enabled developers to create, distribute, and manage decentralized applications by deploying their own sidechains linked to the Lisk network, including custom tokens.
Last year, the Lisk team announced a strategic decision to transition the Lisk blockchain to the Ethereum ecosystem by integrating it as an L2 solution. This bold move aims to be able to work hand in hand with Web3 founders in high-growth regions to bring ideas to life as real-world solutions on Ethereum for the first time, with a specific focus on empowering real-world applications.
The upcoming Lisk ecosystem, powered by Optimism’s OP Stack and built on Gelato’s Rollup as a Service platform, offers developers proven tooling and a familiar Web2-like experience. By joining the Superchain, Lisk, the first ever L1 to become an L2, committed to Optimism’s Superchain vision of onboarding the next 1 billion people to Web3. Following the Law of Chains, Lisk joins the ranks of Optimism, Base, Zora, Mode, Fraxtal, and many other contributors to the OP Stack, working hard to realize the Superchain vision of a horizontally scalable network a reality - its vision since the early days of blockchain technology.
As the only full-stack infrastructure for the entire development lifecycle in the Superchain ecosystem, with this integration, Tenderly brings advanced production and development infrastructure and environments for each stage of dapp development to the Lisk blockchain, spearheading its EVM L2 pivot.
Lisk’s Superchain vision
The Lisk team decided to migrate the famous Layer 1 blockchain to the Ethereum ecosystem as a Layer 2 solution, based on the many benefits for builders and developers looking to engage with the Lisk ecosystem and the acceleration of Lisk’s initial mission—making blockchain more accessible to developers.
The migration to the Optimism Superchain ecosystem marks a significant milestone for Lisk. By leveraging Optimism's OP Stack, Lisk can ensure enhanced scalability, lower transaction costs, and improved interoperability with the broader Ethereum ecosystem. This transition will also give Lisk developers access to a wealth of Ethereum-compatible tools and infrastructure, enabling them to build more sophisticated and scalable applications.
The Lisk team is committed to collaborating with Optimism, Base, and other early members of the Optimism Superchain to make the Superchain vision of a horizontally scalable network a reality with better infrastructure, familiar tooling, and improved user experience. Through this approach, they want to bring Web3 to the next 1 billion users.
After the testnet deployment at the start of the year, Lisk is currently in the developer mainnet phase, with the public mainnet launch expected by the end of the year. To speed up Lisk's evolution and deployment as an L2, Lisk partnered with the Gelato team providing a comprehensive infrastructure building blocks to support the Lisk ecosystem for a diverse range of use cases.
Lisk’s strategic shift benefitting developers
Lisk’s Ethereum migration benefits developers the most. Since its start, Lisk Network has been devoted to making developers' lives easier, and this remains the key approach. On the other hand, embarking on their L2 journey, Lisk prioritized high-growth markets and focusing on local problems. This is based on their findings of real-world adoption, awareness, and match between problems faced in these markets and solutions blockchain technology provides. With that in mind, Lisk aims to provide grants, mentorship, and access to the larger Supechain community to builders and developers from these regions.
The crucial phase of Lisk’s ecosystem development is currently ongoing, with the Developer Mainnet being in focus, offering builders the robust foundation, essential infrastructure, and space to build, test, and deploy before the public mainnet goes live. It also provides numerous incentives through several airdrops and Dev drops.
Developer Mainnet allows developers to deploy fully operational applications with real economic mechanics and real assets. It enables developers to create applications that involve real transactions, allowing them to generate revenue, gain experience, and test their applications in live market conditions from day one.
Not only that, but Lisk has designed a significant Grant Program to drive innovation within its ecosystem. The program offers up to $100,000 in funding along with invaluable resources and mentorship for projects contributing to the Lisk ecosystem, particularly in Real World Assets (RWA), DePIN, and on-chain finance. Additionally, the Lisk L2 Grant Program includes opportunities for retroactive funding through the Optimism Superchain's Retroactive Public Goods Funding and Lisk’s own future program, rewarding projects based on their demonstrated impact.
Supercharging Lisk with Tenderly
Lisk’s migration to the Ethereum ecosystem and Superchain has opened the doors to full support from Tenderly’s full-stack infrastructure. You can now use Tenderly’s infra and developer tooling under one roof to build and run DeFi, RWA, and DePIN dapps from initial development to on-chain scaling. It offers the only multichain node RPC with built-in development environments and exploration tools supporting the Optimism Superchain ecosystem.
With Lisk currently in the Developer Mainnet phase, you can make use of Tenderly’s product suite in building your dapps on Lisk and Lisk Sepolia before the Lisk public mainnet launches.
Build, test, and scale using Tenderly Virtual TestNets
Tenderly Virtual TestNets revolutionize how you can build, test, and deploy applications. The collaborative testnets provide a flexible and realistic environment across your teams, allowing you to simulate real-world conditions without the risks of deploying directly to the mainnet. Key features include:
- Real-time synced testing environment: A sandboxed environment replicating the Lisk mainnet (currently Developer Mainnet), allowing comprehensive dapp testing without real tokens or vulnerabilities.
- Full customization and control: Manipulate state, impersonate wallets and accounts, use unlimited faucets for native or ERC-20 tokens, and tie it all together with a dedicated public or private network explorer.
- Seamless workflow integration: Integrate with continuous integration, staging, and testing pipelines for automated processes.
- Collaborative development: Enable multiple team members to work simultaneously on the same project, supporting true collaborative development.
Spin up your Lisk Virtual TestNet now and configure your unique team workflow!
Interact with Lisk using the best-performing node
Tenderly provides the top-performing node RPC endpoint for the Optimism ecosystem, ensuring fast and reliable interactions with the Lisk blockchain. Features include:
- Custom RPC methods: Build Custom RPC methods or use Tenderly’s custom RPC methods to bring enhanced functionality to your dapp!
- High-speed transactions: Optimized for high-speed transactions, reducing latency and ensuring quick processing.
- Reliable connection: Offers a stable connection, minimizing dropped transactions or disruptions.
- Multiregional support: Provides robust global coverage, enhancing performance and accessibility with soft limits and SLA support.
Send transactions, deploy smart contracts, or query blockchain data without having to run or manage your own node and get access to Tenderly’s advanced development tooling.
Explore and debug using reliable tools
Tenderly’s suite of exploration, debugging, and observability tools helps you understand, analyze, and optimize your dapps, all from a single dashboard:
- Comprehensive transaction explorer: Deep transaction details, including execution trace, gas usage, and errors, to identify and optimize bottlenecks.
- Real-time alerts and notifications: Alerts for failed transactions, contract errors, or unusual activity, enabling prompt responses.
- Leading debugger: Analyze failed transaction execution trace by trace and identify the exact line of code causing a bug. Then, edit the contract source and apply the fix to preview the effects.
- Gas profiler: Analyze gas consumption and performance metrics to optimize cost-effectiveness and scalability.
Start building and join Lisk’s evolution
The integration of Tenderly’s full-stack infrastructure with Lisk’s migration to the Ethereum ecosystem and the Superchain streamlines Lisk’s mission of making developers’ lives easier. Developers can now access a comprehensive suite of tools and services for the entire dapp development lifecycle.
By leveraging Tenderly Virtual TestNets, developers can build, test, and deploy their applications in a realistic and risk-free environment. The high-performing node RPC endpoints ensure fast, reliable interactions with the Lisk blockchain, while the exploration and debugging tools provide deep insights and real-time monitoring to optimize dapp performance.
The combination of Lisk’s vision and Tenderly’s full-stack infrastructure sets the stage for making blockchain more accessible to developers, equipping them with necessary tools, and accelerating the onboarding of the next wave of Web3 users.
