How Optimistic Rollups Work

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Optimistic rollups get their name from their core assumption: every state transition a sequencer submits is presumed valid the moment it's posted, with no proof required up front. Instead, the system gives anyone watching a fixed window of time — typically seven days — to submit a fraud proof demonstrating that the submitted transition was wrong. If nobody successfully challenges……

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