Optimism

Optimism

Ethereum Scaling with Optimistic Rollups

Launch Year
2021
Consensus
Optimistic Rollup (Ethereum L2)
Max Supply
4,294,967,296 OP
Block Time
~2 seconds
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Price
24h Change
Market Cap
Volume (24h)
Circulating Supply
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About Optimism

Optimism is an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution using Optimistic Rollup technology, developed by OP Labs. It's one of the earliest and most widely adopted Ethereum scaling networks, hosting major DeFi protocols like Synthetix, Velodrome, and Uniswap. Optimism's Superchain vision aims to create a network of interoperable L2 chains sharing the same security model. OP token is used for governance within the Optimism Collective, which uses a dual governance system of token holders and citizen NFT holders.

History

2019
Optimism founded (originally Plasma Group) by Jinglan Wang, Kevin Ho, and Ben Jones
2021
Optimism mainnet launches; DeFi protocols migrate to benefit from lower fees
2022
OP token launches; Optimism Collective governance structure announced
2023
OP Stack open-sourced; Coinbase launches Base on the OP Stack
2024
Superchain vision expands with dozens of OP Stack chains; Fault Proofs go live

How to Swap OP

Swap Optimism OP tokens on SyntheticSwap with no account or KYC needed. OP is an ERC-20 token compatible with all Ethereum wallets. Select OP in the swap interface, enter your wallet address, choose your destination asset, and confirm the exchange at the current market rate.

How to Store OP

OP tokens work with any Ethereum-compatible wallet. MetaMask configured with the Optimism network is the most widely used option. Coinbase Wallet and Rainbow Wallet have native Optimism support. Hardware wallets like Ledger support OP when connected through MetaMask with Optimism selected. Make sure to use the Optimism network to access Optimism-native DeFi opportunities.

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