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Optimism Team Lays Off 20 Employees Amid Ethereum Scaling Shifts, Base Migration Plans
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Published 2026-03-12 13:55 UTCUpdated 2026-03-12 18:22 UTC
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The firm plays a central role in the development of Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling network designed to make transactions faster and cheaper by processing activity off the Ethereum main chain.
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Optimism Team Lays Off 20 Employees Amid Ethereum Scaling Shifts, Base Migration Plans
Decrypt · decrypt.co · 2026-03-12 18:21 UTC
Ethereum layer-2 developer OP Labs cuts roles to 'narrow focus'
CoinDeskGlobal · coindesk.com · 2026-03-12 16:19 UTC
More DeFi casualties: Why Optimism is cutting staff as Wall Street ramps up crypto hiring spree
DL News - All Articles · dlnews.com · 2026-03-12 15:45 UTC
Optimism Developer Op Labs Cuts 20% of Staff in Effeciency Push
The Defiant · thedefiant.io · 2026-03-12 13:55 UTC
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