The Optimism Foundation has publicly presented a governance proposal that envisions using 50% of the revenue generated from the Superchain ecosystem for OP token buybacks. If the vote scheduled for January 22 is approved, the program would launch in February. OP tokens purchased under the buyback would be transferred directly to the treasury and could later be burned or distributed as staking rewards. The aim is for the OP token’s role to extend beyond governance and become an economic structure directly linked to Superchain growth.
Optimism’s revenue model centers on Superchain networks built on the OP Stack, including Base, Unichain, Ink, World Chain, Soneium, and OP Mainnet, with a portion of sequencer revenue allocated to Optimism. Over the past 12 months, 5,868 ETH was generated through this channel, and all of this revenue was allocated to the treasury under administration. The proposal suggests that 50% of the revenue generated from Superchain over the next year be used monthly to purchase OP tokens, while the remaining ETH could support more active treasury management alongside the existing staking program. This is not investment advice.
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