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Venture-Backed Ethereum Project Optimism Delays Launch

The throughput-boosting Layer 2 project said rushing its mainnet launch could have consequences for unprepared projects.

Автор Danny Nelson
Обновлено 14 сент. 2021 г., 12:32 p.m. Опубликовано 26 мар. 2021 г., 1:27 p.m. 1 min readПереведено ИИ
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Ethereum-scaling system Optimism delayed its mainnet launch to July after the venture-backed startup’s promise of a debut in March proved to be “overeager,” the project announced Thursday.

  • In a blog post, Optimism, which last month raised $25 million from Andreessen Horowitz and others, admitted the original timeline was unworkable and took many projects by surprise.
  • Rushing its tech salve for raging Ethereum gas fees could have dangerous consequences. “There is a very real risk of” projects getting fraudulently forked by bad actors, the post said.
  • Optimism called July a “rough estimate” for its mainnet launch. A hacker-ready testnet will debut in late April.

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  • Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed replacing DeFi's debt-and-liquidation model with an options-based system that could allow users to gain exposure to assets like the U.S. dollar or crypto indexes without facing sudden liquidations during market downturns.
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