Optimism: Layer-two scaling for Ethereum

Guy who is bullish perp exchanges rage tilt shorting the leading US perp exchange

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Toss moves money for two-thirds of South Korea. We're partnering with them to test the OP Stack as the foundation for compliant, blockchain-based digital finance infrastructure. Per @Cointelegraph: https://t.co/wxyPaqjWTH

7/8/2026 21:00

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I think it’s crazy that Perpl is burning close to 100k MON per day this early perp CLOB on an L1 is the future https://t.co/ho7RawP7sN

7/8/2026 18:33

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Two-thirds of South Korea, more than 30M people, run their financial lives through Toss: banking, payments, investing, credit, taxes, all in one app. Optimism and Toss just signed an MOU to explore putting the Won onchain. https://t.co/8x25FjBC8K

7/8/2026 16:14

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The perp DEX metrics framework Sam Battenally says most projects get wrong: "TVL: not incentivized at all. DAUs, volume, fees, that's what matters." "Volume over OI ratio above 10x: volume probably isn't healthy. Key warning sign." "Rise: TVL, OI, ...

7/7/2026 22:58

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Sam Battenally on the liquidity flywheel perps create for tokenized equities: "Perps will enable liquidity for tokenized spot equities on-chain. The ability to hedge within the same environment is a real help." "Load up a basis trade on SpaceX, you...

7/7/2026 20:52

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A neobank card needs to authorize a swipe in real time, keep fees low enough that yield math still works, and hold up under payment spikes. That's the spec OP Mainnet is built to hit, and why @ether_fi runs its card program there. https://t.co/fRYhl4...

7/7/2026 17:11

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Why should a perp dex be worth more than an L1 with multiple-concurrent-proposers consensus protocol that matches the optimal good-case latency of single-leader consensus while supporting arbitrarily short block intervals https://t.co/twIAnUE2QV

7/7/2026 15:26

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If one red candle ruins your day, then your size is wrong. Size should let you sleep at night. I learnt this the hard way in 2022-2023 when I frequently slept with heavy perp positions that were way too big for me. As a consequence I was dizzy, and w...

7/7/2026 12:28

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Why would a business want its own blockchain? Because different businesses need infrastructure built for different jobs. That's the idea behind OP Enterprise, Optimism's managed blockchain infrastructure for enterprises. @karl_dot_tech and @ben_ch...

7/7/2026 11:30

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Launching an OP Stack chain doesn't have to mean managing the infrastructure yourself. OP Enterprise gives organizations a managed path to deploy and operate on the OP Stack so teams can focus on building, not running the full operations. https://t....

7/6/2026 17:52

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Launching a production blockchain isn't just the chain. It's RPCs. Oracles. Bridges. Indexers. Wallets. Compliance. Custody. Stablecoins. Every integration adds time. OP Enterprise brings it together so your team can focus on shipping products. ht...

7/6/2026 15:26

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how it feels to make 10% of a trade in the perp trenches during July https://t.co/Gy2KsWIGne

7/6/2026 13:45

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If you're in perp coins pivot to perp coins

7/5/2026 18:15

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4 types of people in crypto rn > the predictoor > the perp farmer > the $ANSEM beggoor > the guy that does all three which one are you?

7/4/2026 11:15

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Ansem perp where?

7/4/2026 06:57

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optimism > pessimism bulls > bears green > red money > no money

7/3/2026 23:05

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every chain wants a perp dex every chain wants a prediction market every chain wants a stablecoin but who will be the chain that has them all?

7/2/2026 18:13

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Locked Tokens = Locked In 🚴‍♂️ 🔒 ~51% of $VELO supply locked 📅 Average lock duration: ~3.6 years ♾ ~86% of locks are auto-max locked ✅ ~14,000 $veVELO holders 🗳️ $75M+ in voter rewards distributed to date https://t.co/aWkkFNlIRG

7/1/2026 17:00

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Programmable compliance on the OP Stack means you decide who gets in, what stays private, and what gets screened before a single transaction hits. https://t.co/yhYu4C9vHV

7/1/2026 15:26

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You built the product. You grew the users. Why is the platform you launched on taking a cut of every transaction? https://t.co/coxsKD20l1

6/29/2026 13:36

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Looking for someone with a track record of onboarding perp and prediction market traders. Open to retainer or affiliate/CPA partnerships. If you’ve scaled trader acquisition before with exchanges or dexes, DM me with your experience and results.

6/29/2026 09:48

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can anyone tell me why i’m still seeing more of these being launched every other day: > prediction markets > perp dexes > L1/L2 blockchains like seriously, what is the thesis here?

6/27/2026 09:01

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The @Lighter_xyz thesis is simple > exchanges are the best business in crypto > the perp exchange is a brand new category > a zkL2 is the structurally strongest way to build an exchange. High security, low opex, high margins. > th...

6/26/2026 20:26

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Four years providing leading liquidity infrastructure. Four years distributing value maximally. Four years growing the pie. Here's a look back at how far we've come 👇 https://t.co/faZywIxT6z

6/26/2026 19:19

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BTC spot vs. perp 1 min rinse, wash, repeat. https://t.co/NplUIDjceH

6/25/2026 18:06

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L2s aren't meant to be one-size-fits-all. @karl_dot_tech explains why on @theempirepod. https://t.co/rjn3Cajz5N

6/25/2026 14:07

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What'd we miss? https://t.co/CEtsrAxYEz

6/25/2026 13:01

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gm https://t.co/YjSmTCjUKr

6/25/2026 12:00

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Every network starts somewhere. Start on OP Mainnet with access to live liquidity, lending, stablecoins, wallets, and users. When you're ready, graduate to your own OP Stack chain with OP Enterprise. https://t.co/ayyzgC0lU8

6/25/2026 09:40

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Programmable financial infrastructure. Say it back. https://t.co/TrPPq7xyAM

6/24/2026 20:01

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I always underestimate the degree to which words can impact me but at least once a year someone will utter a single line so powerful it penetrates my Optimism Field and instantly destroys my will to live

6/24/2026 17:24

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Since launching in 2024, @inkonchain has grown to a peak of ~24.8M monthly transactions and nearly 500K monthly active addresses. Most of which had no prior onchain history. https://t.co/ZX9Ps95jBR

6/24/2026 15:45

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It's a good day to be an Optimist.

6/24/2026 10:06

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Everyone trading $AERO should probably consider $VELO if they aren't already. It's been quietly moving over the past month. @VelodromeFi trades at $25M with $33M in TVL, generating $472M in 30-day trading volume. And just like Aero, Velodrome dist...

6/23/2026 15:26

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Everyone had a thesis post covid that being online would be the new reality The “real world” would be left behind. In hindsight, this was a very pessimistic reading. As optimism and futurism return, the real world once again becomes bright

6/22/2026 17:02

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140 GB for one month of perp data not including orderbook https://t.co/xamhGdil6R

6/21/2026 11:08

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Three months of oil panic, declarations that Trump lost the war, and claims Israel–Iran could never be resolved diplomatically. The common thread? Sidelined doomers losing their minds in “well ackshually”s. Markets price the future and reward optimis...

6/19/2026 16:04

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> lil perp when is the top on AI in when my NEET friends stop spending 1000s to vibe code note taking apps

6/18/2026 14:20

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The exchanges running on shared infrastructure are competing on the same terms as everyone else. @kylejenke on @NYSE Live explains what changes when you own the rails. https://t.co/kngEaSeZ23

6/17/2026 12:00

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The pace at which tokenized equities went from sketchy wrappers to 1:1 fully redeemable securities + liquid perp markets is incredible It pays to be an optimistic yet again

6/17/2026 00:48

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A more direct model for production support on the OP Stack. We're winding down the legacy support we ran through third-party rollup-as-a-service providers. Teams that want production support directly from OP Labs now work with us through OP Enterpri...

6/16/2026 16:05

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OP Mainnet crypto card volume grew 10x in 90 days. $12.7M in March → $128M in May. #2 globally, ahead of Solana, BSC, Arbitrum, and others. The driver? @ether_fi. https://t.co/Jrvz3CF4lR

6/16/2026 13:53

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“We want to create a path to bring these onchain markets into the United States” -CFTC chair discussing Hyperliquid and other onchain derivatives markets Perp DEX lookin good here https://t.co/bqixaDZMf7

6/15/2026 20:13

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OP Stack's reserved blockspace was built for one problem: latency-sensitive transactions that can't afford to lose a tip auction when congestion hits. A configurable slice of every block for eligible traffic, predictable inclusion without the scrambl...

6/15/2026 17:58

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this polymarket guy is 5 minutes away from losing his COLD ONE MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS perp 2.0 https://t.co/uIQsyAdSd3

6/15/2026 17:49

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Wonder what the sharpe is of buying the SPX hype perp one hour before the globex open and selling it at the cash open is under Trump

6/14/2026 21:58

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For exchanges, the business case for running your own infrastructure is simple: You capture the value. Instead of renting blockspace, you own the network powering your business. @kylejenke explains why on @NYSE TV from the @money2020 floor. https:...

6/12/2026 11:34

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Europeans traveling to the U.S. for the World Cup are spiritually American, sharing our optimism and thirst for adventure. In the 1700s they’d have been the ones exploring the New World while the others sat in Europe taxing our tea.

6/12/2026 01:49

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Dedicating a small portion of Perp Profits into spot buying more @sedaprotocol Had an initial hype cycle after powering a bunch of products in the HL eco, died down again Product has actual use, more markets powered by SEDA, more revenue, more bur...

6/10/2026 14:34

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You can rent infrastructure or own it. H2 2025 on CEX OP Stack chains: • $495M in app revenue • 6B transactions • $5.5B in smart contracts https://t.co/Z2r40HzIMO

6/10/2026 14:19

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Every perp trade is a new opportunity to lose it all 🙏🏽

6/10/2026 09:53

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OP	0.18%	25.72%	Down
PERP	0.16%	14.37%	Down
VELO	0.02%	3.23%	Down
LYRA	0.00%	No Value	Down
PIKA	0.00%	-100%	Down

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