Optimism is one of the layer 2 scaling solutions. It’s powered by a technology called Optimistic rollups, which bundle large amounts of transaction data into digestible batches. Optimism is much cheaper to use than Ethereum, and it’s increasingly becoming popular along with other layer 2s, such as Arbitrum.

Optimism is governed by its eponymous token or OP for short. A portion of the OP supply was airdropped to early Optimism users in late May 2022 in a turbulent launch. Developers behind Optimism said it would continue to airdrop more tokens.

Optimism is one of the layer 2 scaling solutions. It’s powered by a technology called Optimistic rollups, which bundle large amounts of transaction data into digestible batches. Optimism is much cheaper to use than Ethereum, and it’s increasingly becoming popular along with other layer 2s, such as Arbitrum.

Optimism is governed by its eponymous token or OP for short. A portion of the OP supply was airdropped to early Optimism users in late May 2022 in a turbulent launch. Developers behind Optimism said it would continue to airdrop more tokens.