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Markets

Optimism’s OP Token Hits All-Time High as Layer 2 Adoption Interests Grow

The OP token has surged 140% this year, surpassing bitcoin and ether.

Bitcoin jumped to $23,500 Wednesday shortly after the release of the U.S. CPI for July. (Denny Luan/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Layer 2 Network Optimism Sees Bump in Transactional Activity. Here's Why it Matters

Transactional activity can serve as a predictive indicator of forthcoming investor interest in any blockchain ecosystem.

Avail is a scaling system designed for developers. (Christopher Adrianto/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem

Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”

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Tech

Ethereum’s Layer 2 Rollups Reduce Costs, but the Risks Are Underappreciated

Ethereum’s incumbent rollup networks cannot currently claim that they “borrow” Ethereum’s security.

Los rollups no tienen la seguridad de Ethereum. (Luigi Pozzoli/Unsplash)

Tech

Lido’s stETH Token Expands to Layer 2 Networks Optimism and Arbitrum

Users of Ethereum’s quicker, cheaper layer 2 networks will have access to the wrapped staked ETH (wstETH) token.

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Finance

Optimism Token Flash Crashes 10% on False Rumors of a Major Hack

The layer 2 system’s token fell 10% on Wednesday before rebounding to its pre-crash price after its team clarified it had not been hacked for $450 million.

Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang (Brady Dale for CoinDesk)

Videos

Optimism Attacker Returns 17M Stolen OP Tokens

The attacker behind the recent theft of 20 million Optimism (OP) tokens returned 17 million of them on Friday. “The Hash” team shares their insights into the world of gray hat hacking and importance of test transactions.

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Finance

Optimism Attacker Returns 17M Stolen OP Tokens

The attacker was rewarded with 2 million of the tokens as a bounty.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

Tech

$15M of Optimism Tokens Stolen After Wintermute Sent Wrong Wallet Address

The theft, which follows the token’s botched airdrop, sent the token’s price to new lows.

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