ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Test in Prod has joined the Optimism Collective core development team and will build the OP Stack together with OP Labs and Base. Optimism will provide 5 million OP tokens to Test in Prod over four years.It is reported that 30% of the tokens will be distributed one year later (August 31, 2024), 30% of the tokens will be paid monthly in the second year, and 20% of the tokens will be paid monthly in the third and fourth years.

ChainCatcher news, Test in Prod launched the new Optimism client OP Erigon, which is a modified version of the Ethereum Erigon client software. The initial version of OP Erigon is available on the Optimistic Goerli testnet. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, OP Labs released an official blog stating that Test in Prod has developed an alternative execution client op-erigon using the modular and open-source OP Stack, which can now be tested on OP Goerli. This allows users to test in the GitHub repository or in the public RPC of OP Goerli in Prod, and will eventually be integrated into the Optimism mainnet.OP Labs stated that the op-erigon development team Test in Prod is a team that is completely independent of OP Labs, showcasing the powerful capabilities of the modular and open-source OP Stack. (source link)