Base Lord

my general philosophy on gas is that I think it's much more likely that businesses end up paying it vs. it being an ongoing user expense (in the same way businesses pay for AWS, then make revenue elsewhere). this is why we have invested so heavily in smart wallets + paymasters. and why we give away cold hard cash in gas credits to help builders build great apps. and we're experimenting more here — e.g. i think there should be the "reserved instance" equivalent of gas where if you're an app with consistent gas consumption, you can bulk purchase at discount. on built in yield, i'm thus far skeptical that having financial rehypothetication of the base asset for the chain is the right decision (risk!). that said, there are lots of yield bearing assets on base (cbETH, wstETH) that builders can and are building with to get the same effect. and that will get easier and easier with paymasters making it possible to do anything with any token. overall, our #1 priority is making it easy for builders to build world class apps that generate revenue because people love them and are willing to pay for them. then we are building systems that will amplify the revenue based on the impact that apps have on the ecosystem (e.g. RPGF, rounds). that focus means that we trade off on shorter term / upfront incentives, but we believe this will lead to better long term outcomes. build and you will be rewarded — and stay based.