Optimism

Optimism (OP) is a cryptocurrency, traded on global digital-asset markets. It trades at $0.1261 as of the latest update, with a 24-hour move down 3.63%, placing it at rank #161 by market capitalisation among all listed digital assets. Optimism's current market cap stands at $271.31M, a figure used by traders, analysts and institutional desks to gauge relative liquidity and risk exposure across the crypto market.

On this page you'll find a live, daily-refreshed dashboard tracking Optimism across multiple data sources — price history going back several years, on-chain activity where available, fundamentals like circulating supply and dilution, top exchanges by volume, technical analysis using moving averages and RSI, and an algorithmic short, mid and long-term forecast. All figures are pulled from public APIs and cached locally; nothing here is investment advice.

Optimism is a cryptocurrency, traded on global digital-asset markets. As a digital asset it can be sent peer-to-peer across the global internet, custodied in cryptocurrency wallets, and traded on exchanges around the world. Its ledger and ownership records are maintained without a central operator — verified, instead, by a distributed network of computers running shared software.

Compared to traditional financial instruments, Optimism settles natively on its own blockchain rather than through banks or clearing houses. That gives holders direct custody and 24/7 transferability, but also exposes them to network-level risks: software bugs, governance changes, regulatory shifts, and ordinary market volatility.

Optimism operates on a public blockchain. Transactions are settled directly on the network, with ownership recorded against cryptographic addresses rather than personal identities. Anyone with the corresponding private key can spend the coins assigned to that address.

The supply schedule, governance model and core technical parameters of Optimism are defined in its software. Changes require coordination across the community of users, validators or miners who actually run the network — there is no central CEO or board.

The protocol caps total issuance at 4.29B OP, of which roughly 4.29B are currently in circulation. This hard cap is enforced by the network's code, not by an issuer, and any change would require a coordinated upgrade by node operators.

Optimism is used as a digital asset for value transfer, on-chain settlement, and access to the broader cryptocurrency economy. Specific utility depends on the protocol and ecosystem around it.

All cryptocurrencies carry significant risks. Prices can move 10%, 20% or more in a single trading session. Regulatory enforcement actions, exchange collapses, smart-contract exploits, and on-chain governance disputes can each materially affect token value over short and long horizons. Holders should size positions accordingly and never put in more than they can afford to lose.

Regulatory risk: Crypto remains under active regulatory review in most major jurisdictions. New rules around securities classification, banking access, KYC obligations, or outright trading bans can each materially affect a coin's addressable market and price.

Custody risk: Self-custody puts the responsibility on the holder to keep private keys safe. Exchange custody puts the responsibility on the exchange — which can fail, restrict withdrawals, or be hacked. There is no FDIC-equivalent for crypto.