Delta Hardfork Cuts Costs by Over 90%, Reduces Fees on Optimism Chains

The Delta hardfork, a significant upgrade deployed across various Optimism ecosystem chains, has dramatically slashed OP Chain fixed operating costs by over 90% and reduced transaction fees. OP Labs, as core developers of the OP Stack, played a pivotal role in this development, revealing a 90% decrease in fixed overhead costs. This reduction has been made possible through innovations in deployment strategies, such as allowing developers to cut 50% of the deploy price at deploy by paying only for deltas when extending program space. The hardfork's success, highlighted by data from Zora-sepolia, demonstrates its effectiveness in optimizing blockchain operations and reducing costs for chain operators.