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Key Insights: Vitalik Buterin highlights how Base and other L2s are more concerned about Stage 1 and 2 decentralization. This highlight comes in response to Jesse Pollak’s plans to enhance the Base network. Several blockchain scaling solutions are working on improving scalability, cost, and speed. Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has joined a conversation on X about the decentralization move of Base, a Layer-2 scaling solution. He stated there is a higher call for Base Network to achieve Stage 1 and 2 decentralization than for it to decentralize its acclaimed sequencer. Conversations about decentralization have grown in recent times, with Buterin always sharing insight on how protocols can scale. Feedback from Vitalik Buterin on Base Stage 1 and 2 decentralization are considered a necessity because fault proofs and security councils reduce centralized control. Ordinarily, Layer-2s on Ethereum already leverage the network’s Layer-1 decentralization to enhance their security. However, Buterin noted that it is more critical for Base to achieve Stage 1 and 2 decentralization. Image Source: Vitalik Buterin on X To further support his opinion, the Ethereum co-founder highlighted ultralow latency and protection against sandwich attacks as two unique benefits L2s provide. It is worth noting that achieving these feats on L1 is difficult. Hence, sequencer decentralization becomes the least urgent push for an L2 like Base. The focus would be on achieving faster withdrawal and bypassing channels for censorship resistance. According to Buterin, Base has made significant progress achieving Stage 1 decentralization within the last eight months. One example to show how evolved the Coinbase-linked protocol is its implementation of permissionless fault proofs. This push, recorded in October 2024, allows users to withdraw/transfer their assets to L1 without a centralized intermediary. Base Plan to Dominate L2s and Rollups This entire conversation started with a post from the Layer-2 network’s lead developer, Jesse…

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