In a management shuffle that occurred just four months after leaving rival Polygon Labs, Ryan Wyatt was appointed chief growth officer by a section of the Optimism Foundation.Wyatt will oversee blockchain development and assist developers in creating applications throughout the Optimism ecosystem in his capacity as CGO of Optimism Unlimited Ltd., an operational subsidiary of the Optimism Foundation. The second-largest layer-2 network on Ethereum is called OP Mainnet, formerly known as just Optimism. The Optimism Foundation is responsible for providing support to the larger community of businesses and developers who are dedicated to Optimism’s technology.
The Base blockchain, which was introduced earlier this year by the American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, was powered by technology developed by OP Labs, the main company behind Optimism.Prior to leaving in July to take a position as CEO at Polygon Labs, Wyatt served as the company’s president. At the time, Marc Boiron was the Chief Legal Officer.From his stint at Polygon to his previous position at YouTube, where he first began investigating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital ownership, he has a plethora of gaming knowledge.
“I really do think that Optimism is the best team in crypto, hands down,” Wyatt told CoinDesk in an interview. “I loved my time at YouTube, I loved my time at Polygon. I’m super happy with the work that I did at both of those places. I’m so eager about what Optimism can do and what they’ve already done.”