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Photo by Minh on Unsplash, with minor modifications from author. Key Takeaways World Chain developer preview allows early testing and feedback before the mainnet launch. The network aims to be governed independently by its community. The Worldcoin Foundation has launched a developer preview of World Chain, its upcoming Layer 2 network. This preview enables a limited number of developers to explore, build, and test the network before its mainnet launch expected later this summer. World Chain is designed to be a permissionless, open-source network independently governed by its community. It is secured by Ethereum within the Superchain network of Layer 2 chains built using the OP Stack. The preview allows developers to set up their deployments ahead of the migration of over 10 million World App users from the existing OP Mainnet. The move to create World Chain comes as Worldcoin user transactions have grown to account for more than 50% of OP Mainnet’s activity since its launch in July 2023, sometimes exceeding 80% during peak periods. This growth has led to scalability challenges, prompting the decision to migrate to a dedicated chain. World Chain is supported by partners including Alchemy, Safe, and Elliptic, who will provide tooling and infrastructure for developers. The Worldcoin Foundation projects that World Chain will be able to process approximately double the amount of work compared to OP Mainnet before the fee market is impacted, with further optimizations planned. When World Chain was introduced earlier in April, the Worldcoin Foundation said that developers supporting the protocol “will continue to contribute directly to the Ethereum network (just like they did for EIP-4844) and collaborate with the developers working on the Optimism and Base networks” for shared infrastructure, scaling, security, and interoperability. Worldcoin’s “proof of personhood” concept is rooted in an idealistic vision for the future of…

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