In today's show, we bring on Ben Jones, Chief Scientist of the Optimism Foundation, Karl Floersch, CTO at OP Labs, and Jing Wang, Executive Director of Optimism Foundation  The five discuss Coinbase's Base launch, the OP Stack integration, and what it means for the Superchains vision!  ------  MetaMask Learn  https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow  ------  JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM:  https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:  KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken  UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi   ------ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 6:20 Sentiment at Optimism 7:00 Biggest Deal with the News? 11:28 Reflection on Coinbase's Base 15:45 OP Stack 17:15 Is Base a Competitor? 20:53 Puberty State of Chains 33:30 Superchains 40:35 Security of the Superchains 44:35 Superchain Standards  51:51 Base Decentralization Timeline? 57:10 Closing & Disclaimers  ------ Resources: Coinbase Base Announcement https://www.coinbase.com/blog/introducing-base  Optimism + OP STack Details https://optimism.mirror.xyz/2jk3D1Y8-hid8YOCUUa6yXmsyzNCYYyFJP0Nhaey9x0  Ben Jones  https://twitter.com/ben_chain  Karl Floersch https://twitter.com/karl_dot_tech  Jing Wang https://twitter.com/jinglejamop  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures 

Jesse Pollock, Co-Founder of Optimism and Creator of Base, and Ben Jones, repeat Bankless guest, discuss the Base chain built on Optimism's tech stack. They dive into the Superchain and its potential to bring 1 billion people onchain. They explore the challenges of chain hopping, decentralization, and the future of interconnected systems.

Ben Jones from Northwestern University discusses the evolution of knowledge production in teams, impact of COVID on research interactions, immigration's influence on entrepreneurship, and the analysis of age on entrepreneurial success. The episode also explores alternative career paths and challenges in academia.

Ben Jones, CEO of Data Literacy and author of 'Leading in the Age of Data,' shares the seven critical factors for data-driven leadership. Topics include data literacy, culture, assessment structure, adapting to changing environments, connecting teams, and breaking silos.

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