Base, Ethereum’s Layer 2 decentralized scaling network, announced on Wednesday that it is transitioning from operating on the L2 blockchain protocol from the Optimism technology stack to operating on its own unified software architecture.
Launched in 2023 as the Optimism Network, Base is transitioning to its own technology stack to reduce reliance on third-party service providers and reduce the time it takes to deliver fresh updates, study finds announcement from the Base. The team said:
“Consolidation with Base changes the way Base packages and releases software for the network. For each update, we will ship one official distribution: a single Base binary for the operational nodes on the network.”
The transition is also expected to simplify Base’s network sequencer, which will facilitate network validators in ordering transactions, Base’s engineering team said.
The implementation will take place in four phases, according to the roadmap provided by the project, and node managers will need to migrate to the fresh Base client over the next few months for official updates.
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Ethereum co-founder changes approach to Layer 2 scaled networks
Earlier this month, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum L1 blockchain network, changed course on scaling Ethereum via L2.
Buterin said that the transition to fully decentralized models for L2 is taking longer than initially thought, adding that Ethereum L1 is already self-scaling and offers record-low network fees.
“The original vision of L2 and their role in Ethereum no longer makes sense and we need a new path” – Buterin he said in February.
Buterin’s comments drew mixed reactions from L2 teams, with some agreeing that scaling the network needs to go beyond a cheaper execution layer for Ethereum.
“It’s great to see Ethereum scaling at L1 – it’s a win for the entire ecosystem. In the future, L2s can’t just be ‘Ethereum but cheaper’,” base founder Jesse Pollak he said in response.
Other L2 developers say scaling layers are already in line with the network’s long-term goals.
According to the data, there are over 128 different Ethereum L2 scaling networks at the time of publication L2Beat.
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