What is the current Optimism (OP) price?

The OP price shown on this page is fetched live from CoinGecko every 30 seconds. The CoinGecko identifier for Optimism is 'optimism'. OP trades on all major exchanges including Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, Bybit, OKX, and KuCoin. OP is also tradeable on Optimism-native DEXs such as Velodrome Finance — the dominant DEX on Optimism by TVL — as well as Uniswap V3 (deployed on Optimism). CoinGecko aggregates prices across all active markets to show a volume-weighted average.

What chains are part of the OP Stack Superchain?

The Superchain is a growing network of OP Stack-based chains that share Ethereum security, bridging standards, and governance infrastructure. As of 2025, notable Superchain members include Base (Coinbase), World Chain (Worldcoin), Zora Network (NFT platform), Mode Network, Lyra (options protocol), Public Goods Network (PGN), Cyber L2, Redstone, and Metal L2, among others. Each chain deploys the OP Stack but customises its own sequencer, fee model, and ecosystem. The vision is for all Superchain chains to eventually share a unified sequencer and atomic cross-chain composability — allowing a transaction on Base to directly interact with a contract on Optimism in the same block.

Does OP pay any staking rewards or yield?

OP does not pay staking rewards or distribute protocol fees directly to token holders. OP is a governance token — its purpose is to vote in the Optimism Collective Token House on protocol upgrades, treasury grants, and ecosystem decisions. The Citizens' House independently allocates Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF) to ecosystem contributors. The Optimism Foundation has discussed future mechanisms for fee distribution, but no direct yield to OP holders was implemented as a standard feature as of 2025. This is similar to ARB (Arbitrum) and UNI (Uniswap) — pure governance tokens whose value is tied to governance power and ecosystem growth rather than cash flow.

What drove OP to its all-time high in March 2024?

OP reached its all-time high of approximately $4.84 on March 5, 2024, driven by several converging factors. The Ethereum Dencun upgrade (which introduced blob transactions and dramatically reduced L2 data costs) generated significant excitement for all Optimistic Rollup chains. Base — Coinbase's OP Stack chain — had grown rapidly and was driving massive attention to the Superchain ecosystem. The broader altcoin bull market following Bitcoin ETF approvals in January 2024 lifted all governance tokens. Optimism's own RetroPGF rounds and active governance participation also kept the community engaged. OP fell sharply after the March 2024 peak due to token unlock pressure from team and investor allocations and general altcoin market correction.

How often does the OP price update on this page?

The OP price updates automatically every 30 seconds via CoinGecko's API. You can also click the Refresh button for an immediate update. The governance weight panel recalculates with every price refresh, showing you the live USD value of your OP holding as a measure of Token House voting weight. OP tends to react to Ethereum L2 ecosystem news, Optimism Foundation announcements (new RetroPGF rounds, governance votes), Base milestones (since Base success drives OP Stack credibility), and the broader DeFi and Ethereum market sentiment.

Optimism to USD Calculator — Live OP Price

Optimism (OP) is an Ethereum Layer 2 using Optimistic Rollup technology, and the creator of the OP Stack — an open-source framework powering Coinbase Base, Worldcoin, and over 25 other chains in the growing Superchain. This Optimism to USD Calculator fetches the live OP price from CoinGecko every 30...

OP ↔ USD CONVERTER

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HOW TO USE

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The live OP price loads automatically — no action needed when the page opens.
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Enter an OP amount — the default is 1,000 OP. OP amounts are shown to 4 decimal places.
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Or enter a USD amount to see how much OP it buys at the current price.
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Both fields update each other in real time — the converter is fully bidirectional.
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The OP Stack panel shows the approximate swap fee on Optimism vs Ethereum L1, the number of Superchain chains, and the USD value of your OP holding as a governance weight in the Optimism Collective Token House. Remember: OP does not pay staking yield — governance is its primary utility.
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The price auto-refreshes every 30 seconds. Click Refresh for an immediate update.

WORKED EXAMPLE

Example: At a live OP price of $1.20, entering 1,000 OP gives $1,200.00 USD. Entering $500 gives 416.6667 OP. For the what-if table: $1,000 invested at the June 2022 Airdrop 1 launch at $1.00 bought 1,000 OP, worth $1,200 today at $1.20 — a gain of $200 or +20%. Invested at the March 2024 ATH of $4.84, the same $1,000 bought 206.61 OP, worth $247.93 today — a loss of $752.07 or −75%.

REFERENCE FORMULAS

FORMULA REFERENCE TABLE

NAME	FORMULA	DESCRIPTION
OP to USD	OP Amount × Live OP Price	Convert Optimism to US dollars at current price
USD to OP	USD Amount ÷ Live OP Price	Convert US dollars to Optimism at current price
Governance Weight	OP Amount × Live OP Price	USD value of your OP as voting weight in the Optimism Collective Token House
L2 Fee Saving	(ETH L1 fee − OP fee) ÷ ETH L1 fee × 100	Approximate gas savings using Optimism vs Ethereum mainnet
What-If ROI	(Current Price ÷ Buy Price − 1) × 100	Return on investment from a historical OP price to today

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Disclaimer: Prices are fetched live from CoinGecko and refresh every 30 seconds. Gas fee comparisons are approximate. This calculator is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

Last updated: April 29, 2026 · Live price data via CoinGecko · Formula verified by EagleCalculator team · Eagle-eyed accuracy for every calculation.