Overview
- Upbit opened KRW, BTC and USDT trading for OP on July 28, fueling a 13% price jump to roughly $0.84 and a trading volume increase of over 700%.
- Open interest in OP derivatives rose by 38% to $310 million as analysts noted a breakout from a falling wedge on weekly charts.
- OP is currently hovering near a critical $0.85 resistance that traders believe could determine the next leg of the rally.
- Investors are bracing for a token unlock of 31.34 million OP tokens set to enter circulation, a factor that may introduce short-term sell pressure.
- The listing on South Korea’s largest crypto exchange highlights growing demand for Ethereum layer-2 scaling solutions in key global markets.