# Add WETH as collateral currency on Optimism

**URL:** <https://discourse.uma.xyz/t/add-weth-as-collateral-currency-on-optimism/1803>\
**Category:** technical UMIPs\
**Created:** [September 11, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.uma.xyz/t/add-weth-as-collateral-currency-on-optimism/1803 "2022-09-11T15:23:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![pemulis1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.uma.xyz/pemulis1/32/219_2.png) [@pemulis1](https://discourse.uma.xyz/u/pemulis1)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.uma.xyz/t/add-weth-as-collateral-currency-on-optimism/1803/1 "2022-09-11T15:23:39Z")

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The DVM should support WETH as a collateral currency on Optimism.

> <https://github.com/UMAprotocol/UMIPs/pull/554>
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> Signed-off-by: John Shutt \<pemulis@users.noreply.github.com\>
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> This UMIP will a…dd the WETH token on Optimism as an approved collateral currency.
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> https://discourse.uma.xyz/t/add-weth-as-collateral-currency-on-optimism/1803