Optimism builders jvmi and Kelvin Fichter launched a brand new app referred to as Magic Mirror on November ninth, which permits non-fungible token (NFT) holders to repeat or “mirror” their Optimism NFTs to the Ethereum mainnet. NFT holders can now use their Optimism NFTs in a wide range of verified apps, akin to Twitter’s profile badge system – the place beforehand solely NFTs native to Ethereum Layer 1 might be used.

Introducing Magic Mirror: a method to mirror your @optimismFND NFTs to the mainnet so you possibly can have verified NFTs on apps like Twitter ✨ pic.twitter.com/GExcrDejtf

— jvmi ❤️‍_❤️‍ (@jvmi_) November 9, 2022

Twitter launched its NFT badge characteristic in January, permitting NFT holders to confirm possession of their artwork. Verified NFTs can be utilized as a profile image on Twitter, the place they’re then marked with a particular hexagonal form. Earlier than the discharge of Magic Mirror, holders of NFTs from different networks like Optimism, Polygon or Avalanche did not have the choice to do that.

The corporate mentioned that this new device is an try to unravel this drawback, however just for Optimism NFT holders. Customers can swap out the NFT present in every mirror at any time, somewhat than minting a brand new one each time. Nonetheless, just one Optimism NFT might be positioned within the mirror at a time.

Magic Mirror is a part of a renewed push by Optimism to win the battle between Ethereum scaling options. In June, a model of a balancer was launched on the Optimism platform, and in September, 1-inch customers on Optimism obtained a 300,000 token airdrop to encourage use of the community.