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Last update: Apr 7, 2026
1- Category
Optimism ( the network) is a blockchain infrastructure provider that enables developers and enterprises to launch scalable. Secure and customizable networks and applications. The company serves fintechs, payment providers, institutions and crypto companies creating the next generation of onchain products. Optimism’s open source OP Stack delivers ethereum-grade security, nearly-free transactions, and the flexibility to meet business and regulatory needs at scale.
2- Utility
the OP token was created in May of 2022, with an initial supply of 4,294,967,296 OP tokens. The token was launched as a governance token to enable tokenholders to weigh in on technical and economic decisions impact optimism, such as :
- - protocol upgrades,
- - token allocations,
- - adjusting inflation,
- - removing the director of the optimism foundation,
- - dissolutions,
- - elections (and representative removal),
- - consenting to any changes to the founding documents of the Optimism Foundation,
- - ratification of governing documents,.…..
3- Protocols hosted by Optimism
protocols hosted by Optimism include :
- - Aave,
- - Beefy Finance,
- - BeethovenX,
- - Curve finance,
- - dHEDGE,
- - PoolTogether,
- - Sonne Finance,
- - Stargate finance,
- - Uniswap,
- - Velodrome finance,....
4- Protocols that abandoned Optimism
protocols that abandone Optimism include :
- - Synthetix : transitioned away from Layer 2 deployments, as they refocused all resources and development toward Synthetix Mainnet, the high-performance perp exchange built on ethereum.
- - Base is evolving its foundational software by moving to a unified, base-operated stack to accelerate innovation, scaling and security....
5- Market capitalization
According to coinmarketcap.com as of April 7, 2026 OPTIMISM rank 121 with a market capitalization of $231,543,669 US.
1- How to stay informed about Optimism?
Here you can find a list of resources to stay informed about Optimism.
1-a- Optimism News:
1-b- Limited access / require subscription:
| News Outlet | |
|---|---|
| 1 | bloomberg.com/search?query=optimism |
| 2 | forbes.com/search/?q=optimism |
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