Optimism has announced the opening of its Retroactive Public Goods Funding (Retro Funding) 5 round for applications. Contributors have until September 5 to apply for a share of the 8 million OP available. Eligible projects include Ethereum core developers, OP Stack research and development teams, and OP Stack tooling developers. The round rewards projects that have made an impact within the OP ecosystem between October 2023 and August 2024. Ethereum core contributors encompass smart contract languages, execution clients, EVMs, testnets, and cryptography researchers. OP Stack researchers contribute directly to the OP Stack and Optimism protocol. OP Stack tooling projects eligible for funding include integration and load testing infrastructure and RaaS providers. Additionally, Optimism welcomes Soneium, an Ethereum Layer-2 chain built by Sony Block Solutions Labs on the OP Stack, aiming to bridge Web2 and Web3. Read more AI-generated news on: https://app.chaingpt.org/news