You Can Mint This Ridiculous Song About Vitalik Buterin as a Free NFT

As music NFT platform Sound.xyz adds support for Ethereum layer-2 Optimism, the projects' co-founders deliver a rousing tribute to Vitalik.

• 2023-06-14
• Buterin dance track Optimism

Week in DeFi: StETH Now Supported for CrvUSD, Arbitrum Pauses and an Optimism Upgrade

Arbitrum halts as Optimism upgrades — check out the biggest DeFi news in our comprehensive weekly roundup.

• 2023-06-13
• AMM Lido Staked ETH Curve Finance Optimism

Week in DeFi: Optimism Unites the SuperChain and LayerZero Launches Essence

Synthetix launches OP rewards with 400,000 OP to be earned, while Binance launches its Ethereum LSD product, WBETH. Check out the biggest DeFi news and alpha in this week's roundup!

• 2023-05-02
• interoperability protocol Optimism Ethereum market maker money market

A Mysterious A16z Tweet Sparked a Rally in Crypto Project Optimism's OP Token

The tweet spurred speculation that the notable venture capital firm could launch its own Optimism-based layer 2 blockchain. A16z crypto’s CTO tweeted: “not an L2.”

• 2023-04-19
• Andreessen Horowitz OP Optimism orange circle

DeFi Lender Aave to Distribute Lido Staking Rewards on Arbitrum and Optimism

The Aave community has favorably voted on a proposal to permit Lido DAO to distribute token rewards across liquidity pools on three networks.

• 2023-02-07
• Lido Aave Optimism Ethereum