Optimism

OP Launched 2022 source

What this page is: neutral, sourced facts about Optimism. Every line links where it was checked. 11 facts, 2 from primary sources. Educational, not financial advice.

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Launch

On May 31, 2022, Optimism conducted an airdrop of its OP token. secondary source source

Founders and creators

Optimism is led by the Optimism Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing the Optimism ecosystem. secondary source source

Origin story

On April 26, 2022, Optimism introduced the Optimism Collective, an experiment in digital democratic governance stewarded by the newly formed Optimism Foundation. primary source source

Stated purpose

Layer 2 optimistic rollup for Ethereum; OP is the governance token. secondary source source
Optimism (OP) is a layer-two blockchain on top of Ethereum that helps scale the Ethereum ecosystem by using optimistic rollups. secondary source source

Consensus mechanism

Optimism uses optimistic rollups: blocks are executed on the L2 and user transactions are batched and submitted to Ethereum, where they can be challenged for a period (currently seven days). secondary source source

Supply model

The initial token supply is 4,294,967,296 OP tokens, at an inflation rate of 2% a year. secondary source source

Main uses today

OP holders participate in governance to shape protocol upgrades, funding decisions, and more. secondary source source

Key milestones

OP Stack used to build other chains. primary source source
Many chains now run on the OP Stack, including Base (by Coinbase), Unichain (by Uniswap), Ink (by Kraken), and World Chain (by Worldcoin). secondary source source
On May 31, 2022, Optimism conducted an airdrop of its OP token. secondary source source

Sources & studies

Last checked: 2026-11-04 · Prices, market caps and circulating supply are left out on purpose because they change by the minute. Educational, not financial advice.

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