According to @VitalikButerin, he is now more in favor of native rollups than before, signaling a shift in his view on Ethereum L2 architecture, source: @VitalikButerin, X post, Jan 19, 2026. He states that a native rollup precompile must run in either zk mode or optimistic mode, and that earlier ZK-EVMs were too immature for zk mode, which was a key reason for his prior opposition, source: @VitalikButerin, X post, Jan 19, 2026. For traders, this highlights Ethereum attention on native rollup precompiles and the zk versus optimistic design choice that L2 builders must account for when building on ETH, source: @VitalikButerin, X post, Jan 19, 2026.

According to @jessepollak, Base welcomes Solana builders without expecting full migration and aims to give Solana-issued assets access to growing demand on Base while making the onboarding process as simple as possible. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025, https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1997011401861484722 For trading, monitor whether Solana assets become directly accessible on Base via official integrations or bridges and track Base-side volumes and TVL for Solana-linked pairs to gauge cross-chain liquidity development tied to this stated goal. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025, https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1997011401861484722 Actionable watchlist: SOL spot/perp funding, listings of Solana ecosystem tokens on Base DEXs, and on-chain flow data between Solana and Base, as these metrics align with the author’s intent to simplify Solana asset access on Base. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025, https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1997011401861484722

According to @jessepollak, Base is ready to support Solana developers bringing assets to Base, Base developers exporting assets to Solana, and other chains seeking to build a bridge, indicating official readiness for bidirectional asset transfers and broader cross-chain collaboration (source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025). This is a readiness statement rather than a launch, with no specific bridge names or timelines provided (source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025). For traders, the key events to monitor are official announcements of specific bridge integrations, supported asset lists, and liquidity deployments between Solana and Base to inform cross-chain execution strategies and market-making plans (source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025).

According to @jessepollak, Base and Solana are connected via a bridge, establishing interoperability between the ETH-based Base L2 and the SOL network. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025. He adds that Base is built on Ethereum, anchoring the connection within the ETH ecosystem and its tooling. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025. He states there will be many chains that both compete and collaborate, and that users and developers benefit when chains are connected with safe, secure, usable bridges. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025. For trading, this confirms a direct cross-chain route relevant to SOL and ETH ecosystem participants, with further chain connections indicated by the author’s readiness to connect more chains. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025.