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Ryan Wyatt, chief growth officer of Optimism Unlimited Ltd. (Optimism Foundation)
Technology
Optimism
Ex-Polygon Veteran Wyatt Joins Optimism Foundation Unit in Growth Role
Wyatt, who previously served as president at Polygon Labs and had a stint at YouTube, joins as chief growth officer, where he will be in charge of helping developers build acr...
Ryan Wyatt, chief growth officer of Optimism Unlimited Ltd. (Optimism Foundation)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 13, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 13, 2023
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Manta is the latest blockchain network to reconsider its commitment to OP Labs' OP Stack. (Justin Henry/Creative Commons)
Technology
Manta network
Manta's Layer-2 Blockchain Already Plans to Ditch OP Stack for Polygon
The network, which just went live a couple weeks ago as a so-called optimistic rollup – the core underpinning of OP Stack – will now become a “ZK-rollup,” which is what Polygo...
Manta is the latest blockchain network to reconsider its commitment to OP Labs' OP Stack. (Justin Henry/Creative Commons)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 16, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2023
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Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
Technology
Optimism
At Last, Blockchain Developer OP Labs Delivers ‘Fault Proofs’ Missing From Core Design
The developer’s OP Stack software, the blueprint for Coinbase’s new Base blockchain, had been criticized for the lack of a crucial security feature – likened to driving a fast...
Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 3, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
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Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply. (FLY:D/Unsplash)
Markets
Optimism
Optimism Slumps Most Among Crypto Majors Ahead of $30M Token Unlock
The event will release 3% of the OP token’s circulating supply to investors and contributors.
Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply. (FLY:D/Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Sep 25, 2023 at 7:59 p.m. UTC
Sep 25, 2023
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Image tweeted by Celo officials on Monday from conference in Barcelona. (Celo)
Technology
Polygon
Polygon Emerges as Suitor for Celo’s New Layer-2 Blockchain, Competing With OP Stack
Celo, which is ditching its standalone blockchain in favor of a new "layer-2" network atop Ethereum, had originally signaled plans to rely on Optimism's OP Stack, a similar cu...
Image tweeted by Celo officials on Monday from conference in Barcelona. (Celo)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Sep 21, 2023 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2023
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The Optimism Foundation sells 116m OP tokens (Pixabay)
Finance
Optimism
Optimism Foundation Sells $157M OP Tokens, Citing 'Treasury Management'
The token sale was described as a "planned event."
The Optimism Foundation sells 116m OP tokens (Pixabay)
By Oliver Knight
Sep 21, 2023 at 6:43 a.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2023
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(taopaodao/ Unsplash)
Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Ethereum Struggles With Sprawl as Optimism Airdrops $27M
ALSO: Check out our exclusive interview with DYdX founder Antonio Juliano.
(taopaodao/ Unsplash)
By Bradley Keoun
Sep 20, 2023 at 5:08 p.m. UTC
Sep 20, 2023
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(Rachael Ren/ Unsplash)
Technology
Opinion
Understanding the Economics of Ethereum Layer 2s
Ethereum is on the verge of enormous growth, aided by the L2 blockchains that complement it.
(Rachael Ren/ Unsplash)
By Michael Nadeau
Sep 20, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. UTC
Sep 20, 2023
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Optimism issues third community airdrop (Pexel/Pixabay)
Markets
Optimism
Optimism Quietly Rolls Out Third Community Airdrop
A further 570 million OP tokens have been allocated to future airdrops.
Optimism issues third community airdrop (Pexel/Pixabay)
By Oliver Knight
Sep 19, 2023 at 12:41 p.m. UTC
Sep 19, 2023
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Air traffic controller (Beckett P/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Technology
Analysis
‘Sequencers’ Are Blockchain’s Air Traffic Control. Here’s Why They’re Misunderstood
Leading rollup operators are criticized for using "centralized sequencers" to package transactions and pass them down to Ethereum, but the real risks may lie elsewhere.
Air traffic controller (Beckett P/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Sam Kessler
Sep 6, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 6, 2023
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