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Coinbase's Base network publishes 'path to mainnet' outlining roadmap
24.5.2023
The testnet must perform the Bedrock upgrade and go through audits and stability tests before mainnet launch
Central African Republic gets IMF optimism a year into Bitcoin adoption
24.5.2023
The International Monetary Fund projects 2.2% GDP growth and manageable debt but warns of liquidity risks
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Consolidate on Saturday, Despite Optimism Fed Could Soon Pivot
20.5.2023
Bitcoin started the weekend in consolidation, as markets remained nervous despite somewhat dovish comments from U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Speaking on Friday, Powell stated that rates may not be increased by as much as initially expected. Ethereum rose marginally higher today. Bitcoin Bitcoin...
First Mover Americas: Litecoin Might Be Trading at a Discount
19.5.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 19, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rebounds Amid Optimism on Debt-Ceiling
18.5.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 18, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Optimism, Scaling Solution for Ethereum, Sets June Date for Biggest Ever Upgrade, ‘Bedrock’
16.5.2023
The Bedrock hard fork, proposed earlier this year and approved by the Optimism community in April, is supposed to bring a “new level of modularity, simplicity and Ethereum equivalence.”
Optimism's major mainnet upgrade to Bedrock set for June 6
16.5.2023
The much needed upgrade will provide a number of improvements across the network, and come at a time when competition in the Layer 2 space has been heating up
Neftify announces support for Optimism
9.5.2023
Neftify has extended the support to Optimism, allowing users to build and deploy their decentralized applications faster than before. Neftify is a blockchain RPC provider, and the venture coming out in support of the Ethereum L2 solution takes things to another level where deployment is much...
Layer 2 Network Optimism to Use Ethereum Attestation Service to Promote User Trust
4.5.2023
The attestation service will allow any Optimism user to create digital sign-offs on all kinds of information involving the blockchain’s activities and users
Best Crypto to Buy Now 3 May – Stacks, Optimism, Bitcoin Cash
4.5.2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve has taken action to address the nation's elevated inflation rates by raising rates once again, as expected.
At the same time, the institution is grappling with the fallout from a series of bank collapses that have garnered significant attention.
How might this dynamic...
Ethereum Network Fees Surge 153% in 30 Days, While Arbitrum Daily Transactions Outpace ETH Following Shapella Upgrade
1.5.2023
Ethereum network fees have experienced a significant upswing following the implementation of the Shapella upgrade on April 12th. In the last 30 days, onchain fees have soared by over 153%, from a prior rate of $4.65 per transfer to a current average of $11.80 per transaction. The data highlights...
Charlie Munger Raises Concerns Over Troubled Commercial Property Loans at US Banks
1.5.2023
Charlie Munger, the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, stated in a recent interview that American banks are burdened with poor-quality commercial real estate loans. His comments arrive amid the collapse of three major U.S. banks and the expected seizure of First Republic Bank by the federal...
How the Hunt for Yet-to-Exist Tokens Is Shaping Ethereum’s Layer 2 Landscape
26.4.2023
Token airdrops – and the prospect of them – have become a major customer acquisition strategy for Ethereum's layer 2 scaling projects. But is this strategy a sustainable one?
Optimism From Ethereum's Shapella Upgrade Is Fading, Crypto Options Show
26.4.2023
Two weeks after the upgrade, the options market is assigning a slightly more negative sentiment to ether
Optimism’s OP Token Jumps Ahead of a16z Project Announcement
19.4.2023
It’s been a volatile 18 hours for the crypto
A16z Says It's Working on an Optimism-Based Rollup Called Magi
19.4.2023
The news comes a day after the firm teased a potential blockchain announcement by tweeting an orange dot
Optimism’s OP Token Rallies After Cryptic Tweet From A16Z Engineer
18.4.2023
The tweet spurred speculation that the notable venture capital firm could launch its own Optimism-based layer 2 blockchain. A16Z Crypto’s CTO tweeted: “not an L2.”
Hundred Finance loses $7m in an exploit on Optimism solution
17.4.2023
PeckShield recently reported that Hundred Finance lost over $7 million in an attack. The blockchain security firm announced that the attack took place on the L2 Optimisim scaling solution. The attacker used 200 WBTC to exploit the lending protocol on April 15. The attacker donated WBTC to boost...
Hundred Finance Suffers $7 Million Loss in Optimism Hack – Here's What Happened
17.4.2023
Multi-chain lending protocol Hundred Finance has fallen victim to a hacking attack which enabled the theft of about $7 million worth of crypto. The attacker accessed the funds via Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain.
"Once again we hope the hacker will reach out back to us and we will...
Hundred Finance loses $7 million in Optimism hack
16.4.2023
The attacker reportedly manipulated the exchange rate between ERC-20 tokens and hTOKENS to steal over $7 million from the protocol