Optimism News (Crypto)

Coinbase’s Base Blockchain Splits From Optimism’s Tech

Base will transition from Optimism's tech to its own in-house codebase, removing Optimism from its security council.The move is a major financial shift, as...

Coinbase Base Ditchs Optimism Stack, OP Token Plunges

Coinbase's Base Blockchain is severing its core partnership with Optimism by no longer using the OP Stack, moving to an in-house system instead.This ends...

Optimism DAO split over proposal to fund monthly OP buybacks

Delegates in the Optimism DAO are voting on a plan to use 50% of Superchain revenue for monthly OP token buybacks.The proposal opened Thursday...

Optimism, Morpho silence Discord as scams drive projects off

Major crypto projects have set their Discord servers to read-only amid a rise in scams.Morpho and layer 1 chain Optimism cited persistent phishing and...

Crypto Analyst Sees Bitcoin Potential Drop to $75K Amid Optimism

Maksim Balashevich suggests Bitcoin may still decline to about $75,000 before reaching a market bottom.High optimism on social media indicates a lack of fear,...

Bitcoin Holds $87.5K Amid Market Cautious Optimism, Altcoins Rise

Bitcoin remained steady around $87,500 with a 2% gain over 24 hours during U.S. afternoon trading.Altcoins like ether, XRP, and solana also showed modest...

Fed QE Hints Spark Analyst Optimism Despite $495M Crypto Liquidations

The Federal Reserve’s recent rate cut and new plan to purchase short-term treasury bills did not boost immediate market sentiment. Analysts such as Joe Consorti...

Bitcoin Hits Resistance at $93K Despite Market Optimism

Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to surpass $93,000 despite rising U.S. stocks and Gold prices.High demand for BTC put options and stagnant ETF inflows limited bullish...

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Binance Shuts Down Mining Pool and Cloud Mining Services Nov. 10

Binance will discontinue its mining pool and related services at 07:00 UTC on Nov. 10.Miners must switch pools and...

FTC spares Kalshi, Polymarket in sports gambling probe

The FTC probe into deceptive practices in online sports gambling will target sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel, not prediction...

Norway Fines Microsoft’s Xandr $9.6M Over Grindr Data

Norway's Data Protection Authority fined Microsoft's Xandr €8.6 million ($9.62 million) for illegally sharing Grindr users' sensitive data, including...