# Optimism Optimism has been on the come up recently and many users are finding it very functional and useful. The transactions themselves take place on Optimism but the transactions actual data are posted on the mainnet which is then verified. Optimism is governed by it's eponymous token, OP of short. A portion of the OP supply was airdropped to early Optimism users in late May of 2022, the developers say they will continue to airdrop more tokens in the future. * 🌐 [**Website**](https://optimism.io) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://dagora.gitbook.io/guides/intermediate/tutorials-and-guides/optimism.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.