Bankless 185 - The Superchain Explained with Jesse Pollak & Ben Jones
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Aug 28, 2023 
Jesse Pollak, Creator of Base at Coinbase, and Ben Jones, Co-founder of Optimism, join the discussion on the revolutionary Superchain. Jesse shares how Base rapidly approached a million users in just two weeks, dramatically outpacing Ethereum in transactions. Ben elaborates on the vision behind the Superchain, emphasizing its role in integrating numerous chains for a billion users on blockchain. They explore the challenges of decentralization, chain interoperability, and the ambition to create connected digital nations within the evolving crypto landscape.
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Base Launch Success
- Base launch achieved almost a million users in two weeks, exceeding Ethereum's transactions per second.
- Jesse Pollak expresses gratitude but emphasizes it's just the beginning of onboarding billions.
Coinbase and Optimism Collaboration
- The collaboration between Coinbase and Optimism shows the future of crypto scaling and onboarding.
- Coinbase leverages Optimism's tech stack and governance expertise.
Superchain Structure
- Crypto introduces a new structural element: the superchain, a composition of many chains.
- This allows individual chains to maintain sovereignty while contributing to a larger, interconnected system.