Interview with the person in charge of the Base protocol: Will Base become independent from Coinbase?
Host: Jesse, it's great to have you on the Bankless show again. We just checked some recent data from Base, and there are a few data that are still fresh in our memory. Base is now ranked third in Layer2 solutions by total asset value, with a TVL of approximately US$ 5.2 billion. In terms of DAU or WAU, it's about 1.3 million. Base's fees are under 5 cents. Base was launched in August 2023, if I remember correctly. Give us a summary. How is it going so far and where are we on our journey?
Yes, we are still on day one, and that's what I tell my team every day. We still have a lot of work to do to bring the entire world on-chain. Having said that, it's been about eight and a half months now, and the team and I are really astounded by the progress we've made.
I think the last nine months can be divided into three phases. The first phase was Onchain Summer, where millions of people joined the Base chain and there was a lot of energy. I think that was a great way to drive the network and the economy and achieve the culture that we want to achieve. During that time, we saw a clear increase in many of the metrics and expected results.
After Onchain Summer and in the fall, the enthusiasm waned a bit, and it was a bit stagnant, like a bit of a melancholy trough. We had a big launch, which was very exciting, but now we're facing the reality that our team, frankly, is also very tired. We worked hard for a year to get this project launched, worked hard in Onchain Summer, and then spent September, October, and November to adjust and get our balance back. At the same time, we also have to think more broadly about where we are going in the next one to two years and how to establish our mission and strategy. I think we've done a lot of good work in this regard.
The first quarter of this year really kicked off phase 3. We were in the top 10 Layer 2 solutions by transaction activity and TVL at the start of the year. If you look at the data now, we're number 3 by TVL, which is a very lagging metric. Some projects have been building for three years, so it's going to take a long time for us to catch up, but if you look at daily active users, transaction volume, and developer count, it looks like Base is the largest Layer 2 solution in the world right now. Most of the time, we're competing with the largest chain after Ethereum, which I think is pretty remarkable.
Binance is set to list Ordinals (ORDI) and add seed labels to it. www.theblockbeats.info/en/flash/192596
Today’s homework:
NFT has been launched in cooperation with Farcaster. If you want to interact with mintfun, you can follow the link below. The gas is about 1.53 dollars:
mint.fun/zora/0xDE613dDa5488365324c859AedC03D4E2Ae1D430A
2.Reunit Wallet conducts full-chain recharge based on LayerZero, fill in the email address to join the waiting list:
It has raised US$18 million and now has a chain game on the base chain. You can get an NFT for free with a gas of $0.03:
Raised 6 million US dollars, actively posted to earn points, and received airdrops:
app-link.republik.gg/0l4256KOVDb
5.opBNB tasks in layer3:
layer3.xyz/quests/exploring-opbnb-and-polyhedra
- To receive the Gitcoin Passport OG character, you need a passport with more than 25 points:
7.Orbiter Finance in Galaxy Mission:
galxe.com/OrbiterFinance/campaign/GCnxyUMqk2
8.ZetaChain tasks in layer3:
layer3.xyz/quests/exploring-the-zetachain-ecosystem
- Linea’s new DC has been added, and Linea’s XP has not been distributed yet:
Organized by: Dora
资本的最大骗局，投资人根本就不是靠分红赚钱的。
拼多多4年亏损140亿，而黄铮身价是4500亿。
京东12年亏了300亿，而刘强东身价1500亿。
滴滴6年亏了500亿，而程维身价300亿
美团8年亏了1155亿，而王兴身价1200亿
创始人赚了这么多，投资人们更是赚的盆满钵满。
问题是 这钱究竟是怎么赚的？
你的公司 第一轮投资人投了500万，占10%股权，那你的公司就估值5000万！
第二轮有投资人投了5000万，你出让20%的股权，你公司的估值就涨到了2.5亿
第三轮你又拿到了5个亿的融资，你又出让了20%的股权，你的公司估值就是25亿。
此时第一轮的投资人已经赚了50倍
然后每一轮以此类推 直到公司上市后套现，大家赚的就更多了。
这就是资本的魅力，投资人赚的是股权溢价的钱，而根本不是公司的分红，投资人投资你的目的是想把估值拉高 最后赚股权溢价和市盈率的钱。
所以融资时不要拿产品和利润去吸引投资人了。
投资人需要的是值钱的项目而不是赚钱的项目！
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