According to statistics from Dune Analytics, for the first time in six months (since January 2023), the daily transaction volume on Optimism has reached a milestone of 844,290, surpassing its competitor Arbitrum (with 630,534 transactions). The token OP’s price has also seen a 4.5% increase in the past 24 hours.
This significant surge in trading volume on Optimism is largely attributed to the launch of the Worldcoin token (WLD) on July 23, 2023. Just two days after its launch, the WLD token already boasts over 250,000 wallet addresses holding it.
Worldcoin is a cryptocurrency project that aims to identify users through eye scans, founded by Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI and creator of ChatGPT). After the token release and airdrop to users, Worldcoin has made a big splash in the cryptocurrency market, gaining significant attention and followers.
While Optimism has emerged victorious in the race for trading volume, it still lags behind Arbitrum in terms of capital flowing into its smart contracts. According to the blockchain analysis platform DefiLlama, the total value locked (TVL) on Optimism stands at only $923 million, while Arbitrum boasts over $2 billion TVL.