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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
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens the Week Above $30K Amid Rising Investor Optimism
26.6.2023
ALSO: Ripple Asia's policy lead praises Japan’s crypto laws that favor consumer protection. Rahul Advani said that the country has created "a very clear taxonomy for digital assets."
Blackrock’s spot Bitcoin ETF renews optimism, sparks wave of new filings
21.6.2023
Investment managers WisdomTree and Invesco have filed for spot Bitcoin ETFs, hot on the heels of BlackRock
GBTC Share Price Soars, Discount Narrows to Multi-Month Low on BlackRock ETF Filing Optimism
20.6.2023
Investors turned optimistic about Grayscale allowing redemptions in the future after BlackRock’s filing for spot bitcoin ETF last week, one analyst said
Binance's BNB Chain introduces layer-2 testnet powered by Optimism
20.6.2023
The Binance-founded blockchain has introduced a new layer-2 chain opBNB, though some suggest there are other ways to scale the network
BNB Chain Releases Layer 2 Testnet Based on Optimism's OP Stack
19.6.2023
Developers expect the opBNB blockchain to reach speeds of 4,000 transactions per second at a targeted cost of 0.005 U.S. cents per transaction
Bitcoin Recrosses $26.3K to Hit Highest Level in a Week Amid BlackRock Optimism
16.6.2023
Markets surged for a second time in the less than 24 hours following the fund management giant’s announcement that it had filed paperwork for the formation of a spot bitcoin ETF
Naked gravity: TMS Network distorting space-time around Cosmos & Optimism
11.6.2023
Enter the domain of groundbreaking cryptocurrencies with the emergence of the TMS Network. This revolutionary digital asset is making waves by disrupting the financial landscape and distorting space-time around two prominent entities— Cosmos and Optimism. Join us as we explore Cosmos (ATOM)...
Optimism Says Ether Now Treated as Native Cryptocurrency Alongside OP Token
8.6.2023
Representatives of the layer-2 network atop Ethereum confirmed the change in the treatment of ETH after CoinDesk observed a $550 million transfer in blockchain data. The change occurred in conjunction with Optimism's “Bedrock” upgrade this week
Metronome now supports Optimism, a Layer 2 solution
8.6.2023
Optimism, which is an upcoming layer 2 solution, has been incorporated into Metronome. With the assistance of Metronome Synth and Smart Farming, all DeFi users will be able to execute efficient and economical formulas. This will, in turn, expose them to reduced network fees and provide them with...
Best Crypto to Buy Now 7 June – Optimism, ApeCoin, Lido DAO
7.6.2023
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on June 13 on the topic of cryptocurrencies, potentially giving more clarity to the markets.
The committee oversees matters like the Federal Reserve Board, the US Treasury, and currency.
How might this affect the cryptocurrency...
Optimism successfully completes ‘Bedrock’ hard fork, reducing deposit times, layer-1 fees
6.6.2023
The upgrade is part of a series of reforms meant to increase modularity in the OP Stack, allowing developers to spin up their own networks using the software