@tandeptrai21
Base exists because Coinbase understands one hard truth: distribution matters more than ideology.
Launching a new L1 means bootstrapping security, liquidity, developers, and users from zero. That is slow, expensive, and risky. Base chose a different path.
By building an L2 on Ethereum, Coinbase inherited Ethereum’s security while focusing entirely on onboarding users. No need to convince people to trust a new base layer. No need to fragment liquidity. Base plugs directly into the most battle tested settlement layer in crypto.
More importantly, Coinbase already has millions of users. Base is not trying to win mindshare among hardcore crypto natives. It is designed to quietly move everyday users onchain without them needing to understand what a rollup is.
Base is not about reinventing blockchain architecture. It is about making blockchain disappear into the background.
That is why Base did not launch an L1. And that decision tells you exactly who Base is built for.
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