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Optimism Attacker Returns 17M Stolen OP Tokens

The attacker behind the recent theft of 20 million Optimism (OP) tokens returned 17 million of them on Friday. “The Hash” team shares their insights into the world of gray hat hacking and importance of test transactions.

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Finance

Optimism Attacker Returns 17M Stolen OP Tokens

The attacker was rewarded with 2 million of the tokens as a bounty.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

Tech

$15M of Optimism Tokens Stolen After Wintermute Sent Wrong Wallet Address

The theft, which follows the token’s botched airdrop, sent the token’s price to new lows.

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Markets

Optimism's OP Token Plummets After Botched Airdrop

A controversial Optimism governance proposal is pushing for some wallets that sold the airdrop to be banned from future airdrops.

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Markets

Optimism Tokens Claimed by Some Users Ahead of Official Airdrop Announcement

The Ethereum scaling system’s long-awaited airdrop is expected to go live on Tuesday, but some users were able to jump in early.

Did you pay taxes on that airdrop? (Pixabay)

Finance

Ethereum Rollup Optimism Launches DAO, Announces Long-Awaited Airdrop

Crypto Twitter has lit up with users excited to learn they will be eligible to claim Optimism’s OP tokens in an upcoming “season of airdrops.”

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Finance

A16z, Paradigm Lead $150M Round for Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism at $1.65B Valuation

A16z previously led Optimism’s $25 million Series A round.

Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and General Partner Marc Andreessen (Fortune Live Media via Flickr)

Layer 2

Why White Hat Hackers Are Vital to the Crypto Ecosystem

Jay Freeman stopped a potential $750 million vulnerability from being exploited on three of Ethereum's layer 2 networks.

White hat hackers play a vital role. (pawel szvmanski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

DeFi’s 1inch Network Launches on Ethereum Scaling Platform Optimism

The DEX aggregator is making a big bet on Ethereum scaling projects, with other networks under consideration.

Left to right: 1inch co-founder Anton Bukov, co-founder Sergej Kunz and smart contract developer Mikhail Melnik.