Optimism: Layer-two scaling for Ethereum

This pump is 10/10 for the bears. Huge wealth generation event, revived onchain metrics and sent perp dex open interest to new all time highs. This incident will have real and lasting effects to the industry.

8/23/2026 10:15

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gm hyperliquid stoplosses vs perp bid clusters https://t.co/D3G7gFkC8r

8/23/2026 03:30

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Open interest on Perp DEXs reaches a 2026 high. https://t.co/XsOnUfJtGP

8/22/2026 18:00

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The grim reaper of speculation took Leopold. a symbolic transference of visionary optimism to a cynical embrace of the Casino boss Now his lost apostles begging the banks for their liquidity. Like dogs. The optics are inescapable and permanent: a...

8/21/2026 12:24

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perp OG plumbers making more in one day than the trenches have in months https://t.co/rR1FO1LejJ

8/20/2026 22:10

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Regulatory clarity is shaping where financial infrastructure gets built. Korea is one of the clearest examples. Across exchanges, fintechs, and securities firms, Korean institutions are already building on the OP Stack. @jinglejamOP on @FINTECHTVgl...

8/20/2026 16:04

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Running your own chain shouldn’t mean running every piece of infrastructure around it. OP Enterprise supports the operating environment across 30+ dependencies, from security and data to RPCs, compliance, oracles, bridges, and explorers. See the pa...

8/20/2026 14:09

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One stack, endless possibilities. The OP Stack gives companies the flexibility to configure infrastructure around their product. https://t.co/XLZZCQgRKz

8/19/2026 16:11

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Join us at KBW 2026. Korea’s regulatory framework for digital assets is taking shape and financial institutions are laying the groundwork. Across exchanges, fintechs, and securities firms, Korean institutions are building on the OP Stack. Book a m...

8/19/2026 13:01

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l2beat has just voted against optimism’s generic proposal to redirect 546.9M OP tokens towards “partnership and deals” with institutions. forum: https://t.co/xZKA3S1uq1 vote: https://t.co/o1m3iLXO8q https://t.co/Y6nJhqM8RA

8/18/2026 18:33

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Public or private chains? It depends on the use case. Enterprises need different levels of openness, privacy, and interoperability depending on what they're building. Infrastructure that forces everyone into the same model loses. @karl_dot_tech e...

8/18/2026 17:52

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Crypto cards are turning payments into the front end for a broader financial stack. As card spend grows, lending and liquidity are moving closer to the point of payment. @ether_fi’s Aave V4 instance on OP Mainnet is one example of that shift. https...

8/17/2026 15:39

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Last week was a busy one across the Optimism ecosystem: privacy, neobanks, stablecoins, and plenty more across the OP Stack. https://t.co/XKmvUYh8mo

8/17/2026 13:00

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One side effect of web3 investing is that VCs aren't locked into 10 year timelines like they are in web2. So they're perfectly content funding another L1, another perp dex, another trading app because so long as the category leader does well, the co...

8/16/2026 15:18

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The all new Aero is powered by MetDEX03 — the latest DEXOS from the team at @DromosLabs. And it includes first of kind technologies, like Slipstream V3’s internalized MEV Auctions. https://t.co/RQDJPJrOR7

8/16/2026 14:09

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After Thursday’s release, $ETHFI is starting to look like one of the more interesting setups in the market. The TLDR: → Restaking protocol → full neobank. Etherfi Summer added tokenized stocks + metals, an Aave-powered borrow market on Optimism, 30...

8/15/2026 14:57

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Onchain finance is still well under 1% of global financial assets. So what happens as more settlement, cross-border payments, and financial products move onchain? OP Labs CTO @karl_dot_tech joined @therollupco to talk about the role Ethereum L2s a...

8/11/2026 15:30

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OP Mainnet is running 3x the monthly transactions it did in early 2024. More on what's behind the volume later this week. Source: @Blockworks https://t.co/QYvuGVRFsm

8/11/2026 14:01

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farming 10 d-tier perp dexes is doing the same thing 9 times and expecting a different result

8/9/2026 16:47

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MartyPartyBot Update: Me and Claude spent last night adapting the engine to trade any asset tradable as a DEX perp. It can now trade NASDAQ, S&P, and Stock, any metal autonomously using max pains derived from the options markets. Keep building ...

8/8/2026 15:06

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In eight months, OP Enterprise went from nothing to the majority of Optimism's revenue. Karl says crypto is moving from vibes to business, and Optimism's enterprise revenue overtaking mainnet is the proof. https://t.co/zn7qHmn1ck

8/7/2026 21:45

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Build your chain around what your customers need. Through OP Enterprise, we manage the infrastructure behind it, reducing operational overhead so your team can focus on building. https://t.co/BYXWW3DvTA

8/7/2026 12:22

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Sometimes when I can't sleep, I ponder whether providing liquidity to new perp DEXes to farm points is contributing anything to society at all. Then I wake up the next day and provide more liquidity.

8/6/2026 11:39

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what if majors just go sideways for a few more months perp activity drops while onchain grows?

8/5/2026 23:23

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Korea’s tokenized securities market is built on permissioned distributed ledgers. That makes partnerships with public networks uncommon. DB Securities is taking a different approach, partnering with Optimism to bring the underlying assets onchain. h...

8/5/2026 14:44

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Exchanges are evolving into full ecosystems, offering their product suites on customized blockspace. It says a lot about where the industry is heading when companies like this decide to build their own chains. The reasons vary: full control with min...

8/4/2026 17:51

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finance bros have it so easy tbh.. have they tried trading the crypto perp hell, and the onchain death row?

8/4/2026 15:37

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I still think that crypto is one of the best playing fields for young people that wants a shot at making it. Even though it doesn't look like it right now, airdrop farming/perp points, etc. still works to some extent. Variational, Extended among so...

8/3/2026 21:04

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beware of "otc" scams for perp-dex points theres a fake xbto points otc telegram channel trying to facilitate the exchange of buyers/sellers always be careful and triple check references before trusting anyone online

8/3/2026 13:05

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perp dex land level of opportunity is insanely high atm you can literally get paid in USD plus points to trade, build mm bots, dashboards, tools, test strategies, etc bonus points if you tweet about it, get affiliate deals, build communities, find ...

8/2/2026 20:22

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farming a d-tier perp dex is a -EV activity now only way it makes sense is that you are an actual profitable trader so you move some of that activity to a tokenless venue your trading remains your main source of profit and the airdrop as a bonus d...

8/1/2026 14:47

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Do I have perp DEX / prediction markets builders among my followers? We're about to launch API for @TrySweepFinance and we can turn your deposit flow from 1st pic to 2nd pic We handle almost all tokens among almost all chains across EVM (and also s...

7/31/2026 17:13

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The OP Stack in less than 10 seconds. https://t.co/6yMJ0CD35S

7/31/2026 15:59

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Ethereum turns 11 today. We've been one of the earliest dedicated Ethereum scaling teams, and after all this time we're still just glad it exists. Happy birthday, @ethereum.

7/30/2026 13:56

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I have been looking for trading competitions after making money from ondo and other perp dexes and I think I found the perfect one Velvet has an airdrop campaign that has 2.7m $VELVETequals to $1m in rewards They got good flywheel for token as well...

7/30/2026 13:48

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the trading community rn wants to trade stock perps, not crypto especially short if you are a perp dex or cex without stocks, I would strongly consider adding them asap to not lose to hyperliquid

7/30/2026 10:21

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Regulatory compliance doesn't stop at any one border. It's a different hurdle in every jurisdiction. Optimism lets institutions build exactly what they need to clear it, wherever they operate. @jinglejamOP on @FINTECHTVglobal. https://t.co/P9J4awtV...

7/29/2026 16:57

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STOP the scroll, drop a gm ↓

7/29/2026 11:59

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despite seeing gvrt yesterday, he has gone ahead to farm another d-tier perp dex https://t.co/KUJ7Z3AlTg

7/29/2026 08:34

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Nine months ago, Optimism had no team on the ground in Korea. Today, three people are based there, with more hires coming across engineering and business development. https://t.co/VJOcAwcOkn

7/28/2026 16:17

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The OP Stack powers 3 of the top 5 centralized exchanges. OP Labs CEO @jinglejamOP joined @FINTECHTVglobal's Market Movers with @RemyBlaireNews on the NYSE floor to explain how. https://t.co/YejJryoMEL

7/28/2026 12:31

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Korean financial institutions are proactively exploring onchain finance as the legislation is being written. @kylejenke weighs in on this bullish momentum. https://t.co/Gmdu1j5VSx

7/27/2026 16:02

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The gacha mechanic is quietly turning into the strongest pmf crypto has seen since perp DEXs and prediction markets. Look at the pattern: It started with Pokémon cards and some other collectibles. Then comics. Then whiskey, watches, and now the lowe...

7/25/2026 16:05

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Is it ever too late for a GM?

7/25/2026 15:18

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OP	0.17%	3.54%	Down
PERP	0.13%	-4.46%	Down
VELO	0.01%	-23.71%	Down
LYRA	0.00%	No Value	Down
PIKA	0.00%	No Value	Down

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