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Optimism Tokens Worth $36M to Be Unlocked on Sunday; OP Slides 3.5%
25.7.2023
Layer-2 blockchain Optimism is set to unlock $36 million worth of tokens on Sunday, and the anticipated increase in supply spurred a 3.5% slump in the blockchain's native token (OP) on Tuesday
Bitcoin Traders Cautious Despite Spot ETF Optimism, Leverage Indicators Suggest
24.7.2023
The spot market is in the driver's seat as perpetual futures open interest to market cap ratio remains low, one observer said
Worldcoin Migrates to Optimism
24.7.2023
Worldcoin, the decentralized ID and wallet protocol, has migrated its operations to Optimism, an Ethereum L2 scaling layer. With this move, Worldcoin aims to prepare for its future launch, taking advantage of the scalability features that its deployment on Optimism brings, including migrating user...
Today in Crypto: US Justice Department Revamps National Crypto Enforcement Team, Wormhole Releases Gateway Developed within Cosmos, Indonesia's Stock Market and Clearing House for Digital Assets Finally Operational
21.7.2023
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Mantle’s MNT Token Outpaces Rival Layer 2 Blockchains Over Past 24 Hours
18.7.2023
After launching its mainnet on Monday, Mantle’s utility and governance token has jumped roughly 4%, more than the native tokens of Arbitrum and Optimism over the past day
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: Bitcoin Hits 14-Month High, Following Ripple Ruling
14.7.2023
Bitcoin rose towards the $32,000 mark late on Thursday, as markets reacted to the news that a U.S. judge ruled that XRP was “not necessarily a security on its face.” The ruling was well received by the crypto world, and raised optimism that other crypto companies who are currently...
Why is Polygon (MATIC) price up today?
14.7.2023
MATIC price surged due to favorable regulation, increased network use and anticipated Polygon 2.0 upgrade that could see a rebrand to POL
Coinbase's Base launches mainnet for builders, will onboard users in August
13.7.2023
Base’s layer-2 mainnet has launched, allowing builders to deploy contracts, while users will be welcomed to the network in August
Bitcoin and Crypto Stocks Like Coinbase Soar as XRP Ruling Bolsters Optimism
13.7.2023
Cryptocurrencies across the board are rallying along with crypto-related stocks after a federal judge ruled that the sale of Ripple’s XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not violate federal securities laws
Litecoin's Strong Performance Before 'Halvening' Fuels Optimism for Bitcoin Rally
11.7.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) investors are closely watching the performance of Litecoin (LTC), another proof-of-work token, as the flagship cryptocurrency gears up for its upcoming "halvening" event.
The term "halvening" refers to the protocol-backed reduction in rewards for miners who successfully solve...
DeFi Platform Arcadia Finance Falls Victim to $455K Hack on Ethereum and Optimism
11.7.2023
Arcadia Finance has joined the growing list of DeFi protocols to lose funds in hack exploitation. The hackers leveraged a code vulnerability to siphon about $455,000 from the protocol’s Ethereum and Optimism vaults.
Blockchain sleuth PeckShield alerted about Arcadia’s exploitation in a July...
Bitcoin's Optimism Fades as Turmoil and Interest Rates Present Challenges
10.7.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) fell lower over the course of last week, as optimism faded among market participants in the face of potentially higher interest rates in the US.
The price of the number one cryptocurrency have largely been in an uptrend since news broke that the world’s largest asset manager...
DeFi protocol Arcadia Finance hacked on Ethereum and Optimism for $455k
10.7.2023
A loophole in the code allowed the hacker to drain funds worth roughly $455,000 from Arcadia's Ethereum (darcWETH) and Optimism (darcUSDC) vaults collectively
Open-source advocates launch OP Stack testnet to fund public goods
7.7.2023
The Public Goods Network from Gitcoin promises to redirect most net sequencer fees into public goods, instead of giving them to token holders or developers
Crypto Trading Volumes Rise for First Time in 3 Months Amid ETF Optimism
5.7.2023
Even so, spot trading volumes are at historically low levels
Unyielding and unstoppable: TMS Network casts Filecoin and Optimism aside
5.7.2023
In the world of crypto, competition is fierce, and innovation is a must. Newcomer token TMS Network has understood this perfectly, creating a decentralized investment platform fuelled by pure innovation. Meanwhile, competitors such as Filecoin and Optimism are being cast aside, despite both tokens...
Coinbase layer-2 network Base closes in on mainnet launch
30.6.2023
While a date for mainnet wasn’t announced, the Base team said it’s now fulfilled 4 out of 5 of their criteria for launch
Ethereum’s Layer 2 Teams Want You to Clone Their Code
28.6.2023
By making their code open source and easy to replicate, projects including Arbitrum, Optimism and zkSync are making it easier for copycat blockchains to steal away their users – in pursuit of broader ecosystems of related networks
Worldcoin confirms it is the cause of mysterious Safe deployments
28.6.2023
Twitter users noticed thousands of Safe deployments to Optimism, leading to speculation that it may be an attack, but the developer of Worldcoin confirmed that this activity was merely an app migration
Optimism network transactions surged 67% following Bedrock upgrade — Nansen
26.6.2023
The Optimism layer-2 network saw less than 300,000 transactions per day around the time of the upgrade, but this number increased to over 500,000 afterward