The biggest L2 shake-up of 2026 just happened. Base (Coinbase’s #Ethereum L2) is officially moving away from Optimism’s $OP Stack, ending its three-year role inside the Superchain. This #move isn’t just technical. It’s economic, strategic and symbolic. ❓ Why Base Left Under the Superchain model, Base paid 2.5% of its sequencer revenue to the #Optimism Collective. The issue? 🕊️ Base generated 71,97% of Superchain revenue over the past year 🕊️ Contributed ~8,387 $ETH (~$16.4M) to the #Optimism Collective treasury during its 3-year long journey 🕊️ This accounted for ~41% of #Optimism Collective’s treasury In short: Base was carrying the ecosystem. The dependency became asymmetric - economically and strate. #crypto
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👀 BASE and $OP 👀
The biggest L2 shake-up of 2026 just happened. Base (Coinbase’s #Ethereum L2) is officially moving away from Optimism’s $OP Stack, ending its three-year role inside the Superchain. This #move isn’t just technical. It’s economic, strategic and symbolic. ❓ Why Base Left
Under the Superchain model, Base paid 2.5% of its sequencer revenue to the #Optimism Collective. The issue? 🕊️ Base generated 71,97% of Superchain revenue over the past year
🕊️ Contributed ~8,387 $ETH (~$16.4M) to the #Optimism Collective treasury during its 3-year long journey
🕊️ This accounted for ~41% of #Optimism Collective’s treasury
In short: Base was carrying the ecosystem. The dependency became asymmetric - economically and strate. #crypto