Optimism’s governance forum posted a charter amendment on Nov. 5 that would allow qualifying rollup chains to shift upgrade authority after a minimum 30‑day public notice, bypassing the need for an additional council vote, according to CryptoSlate.

How the proposed process works

Under the draft policy, a Chain Governor must first submit a transfer request to the Optimism Foundation. The Foundation validates the request, then publishes a notice on the Governance Forum identifying the chain, its Chain ID, and relevant Layer‑1 contract addresses. The notice must remain for at least 30 days, giving users time to evaluate the security implications of the upcoming change.

Council’s role and limits

After the notice period, the Security Council can execute the transfer only if the Foundation’s notice is still posted, the 30‑day window has elapsed, and the recipient address matches the one supplied by the Foundation. No further Optimism governance approval would be required, effectively removing the council’s ability to veto each handover.

Implications for Standard Rollups

A chain that completes a transfer would cease to be classified as a Standard Rollup, and the Optimism Foundation would update its status in the Superchain Registry. The chain would then rely on the security model of the new upgrade key holder, which could be a single entity or a third‑party service. External assessments of the chain’s decentralization level may also be revised.

What to watch next

The amendment remains a pull request on GitHub (PR 74) and will only merge if the governance vote passes. Observers will be looking for the outcome of the upcoming vote, any community feedback during the notice period, and how quickly affected rollups adjust their security disclosures after a transfer.