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A handful of altcoins have outperformed the broader crypto markets by printing gains of over 100% or more in the past seven days. One the best performing altcoins this week is the BTC Standard Hashrate Token (BTCST), an altcoin designed to allow holders to stake their tokens on-chain and earn Bitcoin (BTC) mining rewards.

Four Under-the-Radar Altcoins Skyrocket 111% or More in Just One Week As Crypto Markets Turn Green

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Curve Finance has requested a 1 million Optimism (OP) token grant to reward liquidity providers on Curve's Optimism pools. The post Curve Finance applies for 1 million OP token grant from Optimism appeared first on The Block.

Curve Finance applies for 1 million OP token grant from Optimism

The fund has already raised $50 million from traditional and crypto-native LPs like LedgerPrime and FJ Labs. The post OP Crypto targets $100 million for fund to back early-stage crypto fund managers appeared first on The Block.

OP Crypto targets $100 million for fund to back early-stage crypto fund managers

Seventeen million tokens were returned, 1M sent to Vitalik Buterin is "being recovered." The rest?

Optimism Hacker Returns 17 Million Tokens After Airdrop Blunder

The attacker was rewarded with 2 million of the tokens as a bounty.

Optimism Attacker Returns 17M Stolen OP Tokens

The Optimism hacker has fulfilled a promise to return the coins but only transferred 17 million out of the 18 million OP tokens in their wallet. The post Hacker returns 17 million OP tokens appeared first on The Block.

Hacker returns 17 million OP tokens

In an on-chain message sent to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's Optimism address, the unknown perpetrator offered to return the exploited tokens. The post Optimism exploiter claims willingness to return 18 million OP tokens appeared first on The Block.

Optimism exploiter claims willingness to return 18 million OP tokens

On June 9, Optimism (CRYPTO: OP) reported it suffered a loss of 20 million OP, currently valued at more than $16 million, due to an exploit by a hacker. What Happened: Major Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) layer-2 protocol, Optimism incorrectly sent 20 million OP to the wrong blockchain address.

$16M+ Of Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism (OP) Tokens Lost In A Crypto Exploit: What's Next?

The hacker made away with 20 million OP tokens last week after an administrative error.

Optimism Hacker Sends 1 Million Tokens to Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin

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Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridges to network activity and funding The L2 scaling protocol Optimism has launched its native governance token as the team looks to attract further adoption of its network, but challenges with supporting infrastructure remain Avalanche and Solana have made progress on their own approaches to scaling, but they face the need to make additional technical advances before they can achieve sufficient stability at scale

Layer by Layer Issue 34: Optimism, Avalanche, and Solana

After initially selling 1 million Optimism tokens after the hack, the attacker has now sent another 1 million OP to Vitalik Buterin. The post Optimism exploiter sends 1 million OP tokens to Vitalik Buterin's wallet appeared first on The Block.

Optimism exploiter sends 1 million OP tokens to Vitalik Buterin's wallet

The theft, which follows the OP token's botched airdrop, sent the token's price to new lows.

$15M of Optimism Tokens Stolen by an Attacker After Wintermute Sent Wrong Wallet Address

The anonymous thief has sold off one million of the tokens as launch partner Wintermute tries to coax the hacker into cooperating.

Ethereum Layer-2 Solution Optimism Loses 20 Million Tokens in Interlayer Snafu

Ethereum scaling startup Optimism said Wednesday that an attacker interfered in a token recovery process involving Wintermute, resulting in the loss of some 20 million OP governance tokens.  The post Attacker snipes 20 million OP tokens intended for Wintermute loan appeared first on The Block.

Attacker snipes 20 million OP tokens intended for Wintermute loan

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Digital Assets Exchange Crypto.com Rolls Out Support for Two Little-Known Altcoins

Bitcoin

Solana experienced another outage, causing its token price to nosedive even further. OP is still struggling and a discussion is underway who should get the next airdrop.

Crypto News, June 2: SOL and OP Having a Tough Time, So Do BTC Miners

Following significant downward price pressure after its airdrop, the OP community is calling for airdrop restrictions.

OP Token Price Drop Prompts Calls to Exclude Addresses From Future Airdrops

A new altcoin attempting to reward participants for contributions to the Ethereum network is posting gains after a listing from the largest US-based crypto exchange. In an announcement, Coinbase says Optimism (OP) will start trading on Coinbase Pro paired with Tether (USDT) once appropriate liquidity conditions are met. According to Coinbase, OP will be designated […] The post Little-Known Altcoin Surges 143% As Coinbase Announces Surprise Listing appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Little-Known Altcoin Surges 143% As Coinbase Announces Surprise Listing

Amid extreme network congestion following Optimism's airdrop, the native token has plummeted by more than 60%.

Optimism Token Plummets 65% Following Hyped Airdrop

Ethereum

The hotly anticipated OP airdrop is live, although some users have been unable to claim tokens due to high demand.

Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism Airdrops Tokens to 249K Wallets

With Optimism's RPCs going down, users could not buy or sell OP since they couldn't access the Optimism blockchain. The post Optimism falters under high traffic following OP token launch appeared first on The Block.

Optimism falters under high traffic following OP token launch

The token is set to shift Optimism's structure by fueling The Optimism Collective, Optimism's bicameral governance system. The post Optimism's governance token officially goes live appeared first on The Block.

Optimism's governance token officially goes live

Optimism's anticipated token airdrop is set to happen later today, according to a spate of third party announcements. The post Optimism (OP) token to hit market today, centralized exchanges say appeared first on The Block.

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