Optimism Price
Optimism (OP) is a major Ethereum layer-2 network that makes transactions faster and cheaper using optimistic rollup technology, while settling to Ethereum for security. It is also the foundation of the “Superchain,” a vision of many connected layer-2 chains …
Market data via Binance · signals computed live from daily closes · not financial advice.
Key market insights
A plain-language read of live indicators computed from daily closes — these describe current price behaviour, not a forecast.
Technical analysis
Moving averages, momentum and support/resistance from daily closing prices — a snapshot of current structure, not a forecast.
Historical performance
52-week high and low with trailing returns across time windows. Computed from up to 365 daily closes.
Automated observations
Generated mechanically from current market data (volatility, trend, distance from highs) — descriptive, not advice.
Strengths · tailwinds
- Live price, market cap and supply all resolve cleanly from source data.
Risks · headwinds
- Annualised volatility of 94% — large day-to-day swings.
- Trading 77% below its 52-week high — well off recent peaks.
- Max drawdown of -79% over the window — has endured deep peak-to-trough losses.
Supply structure
Optimism has no fixed maximum supply. Circulating supply is a curated estimate used to derive market cap.
Optimism derivatives
Live perpetual-swap metrics. Funding is the periodic payment between longs and shorts; open interest is the total value of outstanding contracts. Informational — not a recommendation to trade leveraged products.
Source: Binance Futures · funding shown per 8h and annualised. Leveraged products carry high risk; informational only.
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About Optimism
Optimism (OP) is a major Ethereum layer-2 network that makes transactions faster and cheaper using optimistic rollup technology, while settling to Ethereum for security. It is also the foundation of the “Superchain,” a vision of many connected layer-2 chains sharing standards.
OP is a governance token used in Optimism’s governance system, which is notable for its focus on funding public goods in the Ethereum ecosystem. Several prominent chains are built using Optimism’s open-source technology stack.
Like other layer-2s, Optimism is important to Ethereum scaling but competes for users and developers, and token value-accrual is debated. OP is volatile like all crypto.
How Optimism reaches consensus
Not mineableOptimism is a layer-2 rollup settling to Ethereum. There is no separate mining or base-layer staking; OP is a governance token.
Optimism vs peers
| Coin | Price | 24h | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism OP | $0.1002 | +0.40% | $150.30M |
| BNB BNB | $680.64 | -0.98% | $95.29B |
| XRP XRP | $1.06 | -2.08% | $61.31B |
| Solana SOL | $83.92 | -1.11% | $39.86B |
| TRON TRX | $0.3172 | -0.56% | $27.47B |
| Cardano ADA | $0.1767 | -0.34% | $6.27B |
Optimism FAQ
What is Optimism?
Optimism is an Ethereum layer-2 network that makes transactions cheaper and faster using optimistic rollups. Its token is OP.
What is the Superchain?
The Superchain is Optimism’s vision of many layer-2 chains built on shared, open-source standards so they can interoperate.
What is OP used for?
OP is a governance token used in Optimism’s decision-making, which emphasises funding public goods in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Is Optimism a good investment?
Cryptocurrency Miners does not give financial advice. OP is volatile and competes with other layer-2s. Do your own research.
Where does Cryptocurrency Miners’s Optimism price come from?
Live price, 24-hour change and volume come from Binance market data; market cap is the live price multiplied by a curated circulating-supply figure.