Summary
Ketju does not approve World Chain's canonical bridge: L2Beat says World Chain "is not even a Stage 0 project," fewer than five outside parties can challenge a fault proof, and code upgrades take effect with no delay. World Chain is an OP Stack rollup that Tools for Humanity, the Worldcoin and World ID organization, built and runs. On paper it shares the Optimism Superchain governance that Ketju reviews in its OP Mainnet memo. L2Beat's contract-level data shows a weaker structure. Because so few parties can challenge, state validation uses a permissioned dispute game, while Base's is permissionless. L2Beat flags "no delay on code upgrades" as a critical risk. The structure is materially weaker than Base, Arbitrum or Optimism, which Ketju approves with limits.
Review triggers
- World Chain's fault-proof challenger set becomes permissionless, matching Base's design
- L2Beat no longer flags upgrades without delay as a critical risk for World Chain itself
- Any confirmed exploit of World Chain's OptimismPortal or L1StandardBridge contracts
- A regulatory action against Tools for Humanity forces the chain to shut down or causes similar disruption in a jurisdiction that matters to Ketju clients
Facts
- Verdict
- Not approved
- Type
- Other
- Chains examined
- Ethereum
- Reviewed
- Last confirmed