Last night's AWS outage could have resulted in Base chain downtime. Thanks to the hard work from the team over the last two years, sequencing is resilient to cloud outages and there was no interruption in block building 🙏 Check out op-conductor (link in thread) if you're

Strong builder interest on @base (from the @a16zcrypto report)

We’re excited to share our 2025 State of Crypto report. This year’s story: the maturation of the crypto industry — with growing institutional adoption, the rise of stablecoins, better infrastructure, new consumer experiences, and long-awaited regulatory clarity. Read the full

100K TPS, <0.01s latency, < $0.01 fees — that’s the kind of benchmark that will define the next generation of L2s. X Layer is also working toward this vision: building the foundational infrastructure for on-chain finance at global scale. ⚡

The Optimism Superchain is a network of 34 OP Chains accounting for over 50% of L2 activity and over 10% of crypto activity. @Optimism has established itself as a top ecosystem, with @base leading the way as the most active, liquid, and highest-performance rollup in crypto 🧵

This past month's Superchain stats should have you feeling optimistic 📈 → $21.7B secured across 32 chains, including @base, @build_on_bob, @inkonchain, OP Mainnet, @Soneium, @unichain, @world_chain_, and others. → 20M+ daily transactions → $5.7B in stablecoins onchain

🚨big life update. 🚨 I’ve joined the @Optimism team as the Lead Event Strategist for @OPLabsPBC, and I am moving to NYC!🥳 I am extremely excited to lead great events, build community & scale the future of Ethereum. ✨Eternally Optimistic about what's ahead! ✨

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August on the Superchain: - $21.8B in assets secured across 33 chains - 17M transactions processed daily - Median transaction cost: $0.0014 Proof that Ethereum can scale securely, efficiently, and at global scale.

📢 @Ronin_Network is coming home to Ethereum, choosing Optimism’s OP Stack to build Ethereum’s gamification engine. A win for builders and players everywhere. https://t.co/QcFAZVAIbr

Why are all these companies building L1s and L2s for stablecoin payments? Because the base case is good for margins and the bull case is becoming the dominant global platform for payments.

My girls even love them some @tsheets trucker hats. I only have a few of these limited edition hats @StartupGrindLD next week in London. Thanks @Findjenke