# Optimism’s OP Stack Expands Layer-3 Options Without a Token Price Link By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/27764 Published: 2026-10-08T06:01:02.000Z Updated: 2026-10-08T06:01:02.000Z Section: Technology > The framework supports configurable gas and data-availability settings, while Korean payment tests show infrastructure use does not automatically create demand for OP. Optimism’s OP Stack is expanding the ways developers can build Layer-2 and Layer-3 networks, but the infrastructure roadmap does not establish a direct link between adoption and the future value of OP. The open-source framework supports configurable data availability, fee logic and gas-token rules. Developers can use custom gas tokens so an L3 uses an L2 token for transaction fees, potentially reducing onboarding costs for new networks. The OP Stack also includes Plasma Mode, which lets developers choose an alternative data-availability system aimed at reducing transaction costs while accepting different security tradeoffs. Layer-3 networks can build on the framework and join Optimism’s Superchain ecosystem. The framework’s official figures include more than 50 powered chains and six billion transactions in 2025. Those numbers measure infrastructure adoption and network activity, but they do not show that broader use of the OP Stack creates demand for OP. Individual networks can use different fee models and gas tokens. Optimism and South Korean payments platform Toss signed a July 2026 memorandum of understanding to explore a Korean won-backed stablecoin built with the OP Stack. The planned proof of concept was scheduled to run for three months. A Sept. 2026 test involving Toss and the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation processed loading, spending and settlement in one blockchain transaction. The test was separate from a live payment service, and no launch date was announced. The projects add examples of the OP Stack being considered for payments and institutional use. They do not amount to a live deployment or establish a specific valuation for OP. That distinction also applies to Optimism’s broader ecosystem. [Earlier coverage of OP Stack infrastructure]() shows how companies can use the framework while retaining control of their own networks and roadmaps. For OP, the relevant question is whether broader use of the framework translates into network activity, revenue or token demand. The available technology plans describe how chains can be built and operated, but they do not provide an OP price target or establish that outcome. ## Links in this article - [Earlier coverage of OP Stack infrastructure](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/25835)