Tag Archives: Optimism (OP)

The Dencun upgrade in March 2024 was a significant milestone for Ethereum, but it also brought about unforeseen challenges, particularly for Layer 2 networks. Christine Kim, a researcher at Galaxy, highlighted that this upgrade inadvertently led to an increase in transaction failures across these networks. Ethereum’s Layer 2 Networks Face Challenges Kim’s August 21 analysis, titled “150 Days After Dencun,” revealed that since the fee-reducing upgrade, there has been a notable...

Ethereum and its Layer 2 scaling solution, Polygon, attracted the most new users by far in the first quarter of 2024. The latest report by Flipside revealed that these two blockchain platforms have garnered the most cumulative new users among observed EVM chains since the beginning of the year. Polygon boasted 12.3 million new users, and Ethereum had 13.4 million – roughly 70% of new users this year across all observed chains as of March 27. Next up was Arbitrum, recording...

Every holder of OP, the native token of the Ethereum-based layer-2 scaling solution Optimism, is currently in profit following the asset’s surge past its all-time high. According to data shared by crypto market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock, over one million addresses holding OP, including wallets that acquired the token at $4.01, are currently in the money. The feat comes as OP surges past $4.50, crushing a high of $3.54 recorded in February. 100% of OP Holders in...

The cryptocurrency industry is in a state of constant development and improvement, with various protocols emerging to take the spotlight regularly. That said, Farcaster is a. hot topic amongst crypto enthusiasts. In the first quarter of 2024, the protocol has seen an influx of new users as applications built on it are skyrocketing in popularity. The following guide takes a closer look at what Farcaster is and some of the more popular applications built on top of it. We also...

The beginning of this week saw a decline in the overall market capitalization of cryptocurrencies, dropping from $1.6 trillion to $1.5 trillion, indicating a day-on-day decrease of over 5%. This market downturn did not spare the native token of the Ethereum-based layer-2 Optimistic Rollup network, OP. Due to the broader market decline, OP incurred weekly losses of over 20%. Despite this, a substantial number of token holders maintained a profitable position. Optimism (OP)...

New findings from crypto analytics firm Santiment provide interesting insights into the development activities of leading crypto assets. The data focuses on the top 10 crypto assets with significant GitHub commits in the last 30 days, with notable progress seen in Cardano, Polkadot, and Kusama. While Cardano reclaimed the top position, Avalanche has secured the fourth spot, indicating substantial development activity in December. Optimism, a notable Ethereum Layer 2 scaling...

October is gaining significance as several noteworthy projects, including Axie Infinity, Optimism, and Aptos, are gearing up for significant token releases. The trio is set to release more than $130 million into the market collectively, with Axie Infinity having the largest increase in the circulating supply of its AXS token at 11.5%. Axie Infinity’s AXS Token Unlock Leading in token unlocks this month is Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based NFT game. According to TokenUnlocks...

On the 29th of August, Jeremy Allaire – the CEO of Circle, the company that mints and holds governance over USDC – announced that the popular stablecoin would be coming to Base and Optimism within a week. The launch was part of Circle’s plan to improve the utility of USDC by bringing the stablecoin to more blockchains in a native token, eliminating the need for bridged Ethereum tokens. The decision came shortly after the announcement of a new super chain agreement with...

Optimism network-based decentralized credit market Exactly Protocol became the target of exploitation on August 18th. The breach resulted in a significant drop in the platform’s total value locked (TVL). Meanwhile, Exactly’s recently-announced native token – EXA – slumped by more than 27% over the past day. The protocol was halted temporarily. Another DeFi Project Hacked Blockchain security firm PechShield was the first to alert Exactly Protocol of the attack and warned users...

Arbitrum has managed to rake in a significant market share as demand for Ethereum rollups soars. According to data shared by CoinShares, Arbitrum remains the top destination for capital flows away from Ethereum, among other protocols as well as layer 2s. As of May-end, the network attracted capital worth $4 billion. Closely following Arbitrum is Polygon raking in capital worth $3 billion, followed by Optimism with $983 million, and dYdX with $342 million, the stats revealed....