Smit Vachhani, Head of DeFi at OP Labs, the team behind Optimism – a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum – joined us for an interview to dive into the details behind the charts available on Token Terminal. In this interview with Smit we discuss the basics of what Optimism is, how it works, how it’s positioned within the Ethereum ecosystem and broader Layer 2 landscape, current growth drivers, challenges, and plans for the future.