Optimism Plunges Double Digits Amid Base's Tech Stack Overhaul

In brief

• Optimism’s OP token dropped by double digits after Base announced that it was transitioning from OP Stack to its own “unified stack,” base/base.
• Node operators will need to migrate to Base client for future hard forks.
• Base promises faster upgrades—six per year vs three—while maintaining Stage 1 decentralization.