Optimism (OP): price, market cap and how it did against Bitcoin
Bottom line
Optimism (OP) closed at $0.1103 on 4 November 2026, with a market capitalisation of $251.2M (rank 145) on 5 November 2026. On 30 October 2026 it was above its 200-day average of $0.1123, which is rising. Over 90 days it is 22 percentage points ahead of Bitcoin. Layer 2 as a theme is +22.4% against Bitcoin over 13 weeks.
Price
$0.1103
as of 2026-11-04
Market cap
$251.2M
snapshot 2026-11-05
vs Bitcoin · 90d
+22 pts
as of 2026-10-30
30-day median volume
$78.4M
as of 2026-10-30
What it is · from the data we hold
What is Optimism (OP)?
Optimism (OP) is a crypto token that CoinGecko lists under smart contract platform, layer 2 (L2) and rollup. We place it in the Layer 2 theme, with 45 coins. Its highest daily close since 7 October 2022 was $4.70 on 9 March 2024; its lowest was $0.08201 on 18 August 2026.
01 · the tape, against its benchmark
How has Optimism moved against Bitcoin?
Optimism is -69.9% over one year, +45.3% over 90 days and -6.9% over 30 days. Annualised 30-day volatility is 137%. Its deepest fall from a high inside the last 90 days is 36%. It trades above its 200-day average, which is rising.
OP · rebasedBitcoinLayer 2 · equal weight
All three lines rebased to 100 at the first week each has data. Bitcoin is the opportunity-cost benchmark for crypto risk; the theme line is its equal-weight index of current rated members.
02 · returns, volatility and drawdown
What do Optimism's returns and risk look like?
7 days+4.5%
30 days-6.9%
90 days+45%
180 days-2.1%
1 year-70%
30-day volatility137% annualised
Deepest 90-day fall36%
200-day average$0.1123 · above · rising
50-day average$0.1243
03 · what the protocol actually earns
Does Optimism generate fees or revenue?
Optimism publishes 5 of the six network-economics series this site tracks: network fees, protocol revenue, total value locked, active addresses, transactions. Network fees over the last four complete quarters is $1.2M. Network activity is evidence about the protocol, not earnings owed to the token. Readings run to the Q3 2026 quarter.
Fees, last 30 days$0
Revenue, last 30 days$0
Fees, last 90 days$441.4K
Revenue, last 90 days$441.4K
Active addresses a day, 30-day average15,292
Transactions, last 30 days46,662,100
Source: DefiLlama, daily figures summed to 2026-10-30. Fees are what users paid; revenue is the part the protocol keeps. Active addresses and transactions are for the Optimism network itself.
Network fees20 of 20 quarters
Last four quarters$1.2M-77%
Protocol revenue20 of 20 quarters
Last four quarters$1.1M-75%
Total value locked20 of 20 quarters
Latest quarter$1.9B-50%
Active addresses20 of 20 quarters
Latest quarter21,643-73%
Transactions20 of 20 quarters
Last four quarters650,420,750+77%
Network fees
Protocol revenue
Total value locked
Active addresses
Transactions
Complete calendar quarters only. A blank quarter is unavailable, not zero. Network activity is evidence about the protocol, not earnings owed to the token.
04 · exact additive research priority
What does the evidence say about Optimism?
Optimism scores 58.9 out of 100 inside Layer 2, ranked 6 of 34 rated coins on 100% evidence. The four displayed point contributions add exactly to the total; missing evidence pulls only the affected factor toward neutral and lowers its stated coverage. It ranks research attention within one theme, never portfolio action, and it is not comparable across themes.
What it means: Price is ahead of network use: fees, users and deposits have not grown with it.
29.2/35Price leadership
vs Bitcoin (90 days): +22 pts · vs its theme (30 days): +9.9 pts · above its 200-day average
100% evidence
10.8/30Usage growth
Fees -77.3% · revenue -75.2% · users -72.8%
100% evidence
8.4/20Value capture
Fee yield 0.48% · revenue yield 0.46%
100% evidence
10.5/15Liquidity & risk
Typical daily trading: $78.4M · price swings: 137% a year
100% evidence
This weakens if: The read weakens if 90-day strength against Bitcoin falls below zero with two weekly closes below the 200-day average, or native activity contracts for two complete calendar quarters.
No valuation section exists on this page, for any coin. There is no company-style P/E or PEG for a token, and historical market capitalisation is not held at all, only a dated current snapshot, so no ten-year valuation band can be built honestly. Where a protocol publishes fees or revenue, the yield against that dated snapshot is shown above instead.
05 · the theme it competes in
How does Optimism compare with other Layer 2 coins?
Optimism is one of 45 Layer 2 coins here, 34 of which carry enough evidence to be rated and ranked. Optimism ranks 6 of those 34 on 100% evidence. The table below is the theme's own scorecard, in its own order, with this coin marked.
The Layer 2 scorecard in its own order, with this coin marked. Scores are within-theme and are not comparable with coins in another theme. See the full Layer 2 page.
Which crypto lists is Optimism on?
Optimism is on one of our crypto lists: Altcoins. Every coin we track is in the full ranking on Cryptocurrencies by market cap. List membership comes from CoinGecko's categories and market-cap rank, never from a hand-picked list.
Next to it by size · every coin with a page
Which coins are closest to Optimism in market cap?
Optimism is number 101 by market cap among the 604 coins with a page on this site. The 4 just larger and the 4 just smaller are listed here, each with its theme, so the comparison crosses themes. Market cap is the snapshot dated 2026-11-05.
This page names 5 ways its own evidence about Optimism can mislead, all listed below. The largest is that crypto network activity is not company earnings: protocol revenue does not automatically accrue to token holders. Price runs through 2026-11-04; market capitalisation is a separate snapshot dated 2026-11-05.
Crypto network activity is not company earnings. Protocol revenue does not automatically accrue to token holders.
Market capitalisation is a dated snapshot, not a point-in-time historical supply series, so yields computed against it inherit that lag.
No valuation band exists for any coin: historical market capitalisation is not held at all.
Funding rates, open interest, liquidations, exchange flows, unlock schedules and developer activity are not held and are not inferred.
The research score is relative to this coin's own theme only. It is not comparable across themes and is not an entry signal.
Price and technicalsPrice through 2026-11-04; moving averages and returns through 2026-10-30, from exchange closes; moving averages are computed, never scraped.
Protocol activityThrough 2026-10-30, for the series this token publishes.
Market capSnapshot dated 2026-11-05; no historical supply series is implied.
Decision useResearch priority within one theme. Not entry, exit, sizing or leverage instructions.
Questions the page should answer directly
Crypto analysis FAQs
These 9 answers cover the questions this page can settle from data it holds: what the category is, how the score is built, what the coverage gaps are, and what would change the read. Every answer below is also present in the page’s FAQ schema and in its plain-text rendition. None of them is a recommendation.
What is Optimism (OP)?
Optimism (OP) is a crypto token that CoinGecko lists under smart contract platform, layer 2 (L2) and rollup. We place it in the Layer 2 theme, with 45 coins. Its highest daily close since 7 October 2022 was $4.70 on 9 March 2024; its lowest was $0.08201 on 18 August 2026.
What is the market cap of Optimism?
Optimism's market capitalisation is $251.2M, ranking it 145 in the top-1,000 crypto universe, read on 5 November 2026. It is refreshed separately from the daily price.
Is Optimism beating Bitcoin?
Over 90 days Optimism is 22 percentage points ahead of Bitcoin: its own return minus Bitcoin's. Its theme, Layer 2, is +22.4% against Bitcoin over 13 weeks. Optimism trades above its 200-day average as of 4 November 2026.
What is Optimism's highest price?
The highest daily close we hold for Optimism is $4.70, on 9 March 2024, in records from 7 October 2022. The lowest is $0.08201, on 18 August 2026. The close on 4 November 2026, $0.1103, is 98% below that high.
Does Optimism have a P/E ratio?
No. There is no company-style P/E or PEG for a crypto token, and no valuation band is shown on this page because the data to build one honestly does not exist: historical market capitalisation is not held, only a current snapshot. Where a protocol publishes fees or revenue, this page shows the yield against that dated snapshot instead.
What is Optimism's research score?
58.9/100 within Layer 2, ranked 6 of 34 rated Layer 2 coins, on 100% evidence: 29.2 + 10.8 + 8.4 + 10.5 = 58.9. It is labelled “Mixed”. The score ranks research attention inside one theme, never portfolio action.
How much Optimism history does this page show?
Five years of weekly closes where they exist, plus 20 complete calendar quarters of on-chain activity for the metrics Optimism actually publishes. Here that is network fees, protocol revenue, total value locked, active addresses, transactions.
How much did Optimism earn in the last 30 days?
In the 30 days to 30 October 2026, DefiLlama shows $0 of fees and $0 of protocol revenue for Optimism. Over 90 days: $441.4K of fees and $441.4K of revenue. Fees are what users paid; revenue is the part the protocol keeps.
Does Optimism generate network fees?
Optimism's trailing twelve-month network fees is $1.2M, down 77.3% on the year-earlier period. Network activity is not token-holder earnings: whether it accrues to the token depends on the protocol's own burn, buyback and distribution rules.