According to @jessepollak, he thanked the community for “baseposting” in an X post dated Nov 28, 2025. Source: @jessepollak on X, Nov 28, 2025. For traders, elevated social attention has been empirically linked to shifts in crypto trading volume and volatility, making this community signal relevant for short-term positioning. Sources: Garcia et al., Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2014; Kristoufek, Scientific Reports, 2013. To confirm whether sentiment is translating into activity, monitor Base TVL, throughput, and security metrics on L2BEAT, and track Base DEX volumes and liquidity on DeFiLlama. Sources: L2BEAT Base page; DeFiLlama Base chain data. Because Base settles to Ethereum, observing ETH gas usage and L2 settlement activity can help assess potential spillovers to ETH market microstructure. Sources: Base documentation; Ethereum.org rollups documentation; Etherscan Gas Tracker.

According to @jessepollak, anyone can join the Base team, referencing an official @base post on X that the tweet links to. Source: @jessepollak on X (Nov 22, 2025); @base on X (post ID 1991884454537908513). Base is an Ethereum Layer-2 network incubated by Coinbase, positioning it within the ETH scaling stack relevant to onchain activity and fees. Source: Base official website and Base blog (organization disclosures). Base has publicly stated there is no native Base token, which is important for traders evaluating ecosystem exposure pathways. Source: Base FAQ and documentation (organization disclosures). Because Base settles to Ethereum and uses ETH for gas on the L2, increased developer participation and app launches can translate into higher transaction throughput and ETH gas consumption on Base. Source: Base developer docs on network design and gas usage (organization disclosures). Traders can monitor momentum via BaseScan for transactions/active addresses and L2Beat for TVL and security metrics to gauge flows tied to ETH and Base ecosystem activity. Source: BaseScan by Etherscan; L2Beat data portal.

According to @jessepollak, he posted the message 'get on base duuuuude' on X on Nov 21, 2025, without additional details or announcements, signaling no explicit new release or token news at the time of posting; source: @jessepollak on X (Nov 21, 2025). For trading, note that Base has no network token and Coinbase has publicly stated there are no plans for a Base token, so avoid positioning based on airdrop or token rumors; source: Base documentation on base.org, “Base is not a token” (Coinbase/Base). To validate any short-term narrative-driven flows, monitor Base bridge inflows/outflows, daily active addresses, and TVL as confirmation rather than headlines; source: L2Beat for Base TVL, BaseScan and Dune community dashboards for usage metrics. Because Base settles to Ethereum, a pickup in Base activity can affect ETH demand for bridging and gas, so watch ETH gas and bridge volumes for confirmation; source: Base technical overview on base.org and Etherscan Gas Tracker.

According to @jessepollak, today is a great day to build on Base, as stated in a public X post saying 'hoy es un gran día para crear en base' on Nov 17, 2025 (source: @jessepollak on X). The post provides no additional details, metrics, or announcements beyond the encouragement to build on Base (source: @jessepollak on X). Base operates as an Ethereum Layer 2 where users pay gas in ETH, providing a venue where activity can be tracked transparently on-chain (source: Base documentation). For trading, monitor Base DEX volume, daily transactions, and bridge inflows to gauge short-term momentum in ETH and Base ecosystem activity (sources: Dune dashboards for Base; Basescan; L2BEAT).

According to @jessepollak, Base has increased network capacity and lowered fees, signaling more available block space and cheaper transactions for traders on the L2. Source: @jessepollak on X (Nov 6, 2025). Base is an Ethereum Layer 2 that uses ETH as the native gas token, so reduced L2 fees directly decrease execution costs for swaps, mints, and transfers on Base. Source: Base documentation. On AMMs, gas overhead is part of total execution cost, meaning lower fees reduce the minimum efficient trade size and improve cost efficiency for order execution. Source: Uniswap documentation. Traders can verify the change by monitoring Base throughput (TPS) and median fees on independent tracking dashboards that publish real-time metrics for Base. Source: L2Beat.

According to @VitalikButerin, the Ethereum co-founder stated that "The L2 scaling thing is working" on Oct 11, 2025, sharing a link to a GrowThePie post that tracks Layer-2 activity and costs. Source: x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1976809800840495316, x.com/growthepie_eth/status/1976756960532848846 Ethereum’s roadmap prioritizes rollups to boost throughput and lower fees, making L2 adoption a core driver of network usability that traders track when forming ETH views. Source: ethereum.org/en/roadmap/rollups To validate momentum, traders can monitor Layer-2 transaction counts, total value secured (TVS), average user fees, and sequencer revenue via established analytics dashboards. Source: l2beat.com, growthepie.xyz For execution, track spot and perpetual markets liquidity, volume, and funding for ETH around L2 data inflections to gauge market response. Source: binance.com/en/futures

According to @alice_und_bob, a Stage 2 L2 is fully controlled by code with no centralized points of failure, source: @alice_und_bob on X and L2BEAT Stages documentation. L2BEAT defines Stage 2 networks as having live trustless state validation via fraud or validity proofs, permissionless exits and censorship resistance, and no privileged upgrade keys that can seize or halt user funds, source: L2BEAT Stages framework. For trading risk assessment on ETH L2s, L2BEAT’s dashboard classifies each network’s stage so Stage 2 denotes lower trust assumptions versus Stage 0 or Stage 1, enabling objective comparison across rollups, source: L2BEAT dashboard and Stages documentation.

According to @alice_und_bob, debate in the Ethereum community over the precise definition of Layer-2s is intensifying, drawing attention to how rollups are classified. Source: Twitter/@alice_und_bob, Aug 11, 2025. For traders, classification frameworks such as L2BEAT’s distinguish rollups versus validiums and track critical factors like data availability, upgrade keys, and proof systems, which are directly relevant for evaluating protocol risk. Source: L2BEAT Risk Framework and Project Listings. Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap states that rollups inherit Ethereum security when data is posted on-chain, while validium-style systems rely on external data availability assumptions, affecting security profiles and trust models. Source: Ethereum Foundation, rollup-centric roadmap. Key L2 tokens tied to distinct designs include Arbitrum (ARB) and Optimism (OP) as optimistic rollups, and Starknet (STRK) as a ZK rollup using STARK validity proofs, which traders can evaluate using the above frameworks. Source: Arbitrum Docs; Optimism Docs; Starknet Docs. Monitoring changes in L2 project maturity stages and governance disclosures can inform risk management and event-driven strategies in L2 tokens. Source: L2BEAT Rollup Maturity Model; official project announcements.

According to @DappRadar and @l2beat, traders can gain valuable insights into decentralized applications and Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions. DappRadar tracks and ranks dApps across multiple blockchains, providing essential data for identifying potential trading opportunities. Meanwhile, L2Beat offers detailed comparisons of Ethereum Layer 2 solutions, crucial for understanding scalability and transaction cost impacts on trading strategies.

According to Vitalik Buterin, updates on Ethereum Foundation (EF) spending were shared by 0xstark. The key information is encapsulated in a chart. The 'new institutions' category includes organizations such as Nomic Foundation, The DRC, l2beat, and 0xPARC. Importantly, there is no allocation for World Economic Forum insect protein research. Additional details have been and will continue to be published.

According to VitalikButerin, updates on Ethereum Foundation (EF) spending have been provided by 0xstark. Key information is available in a chart, with the 'new institutions' category including Nomic Foundation, The DRC, L2Beat, and 0xPARC. Vitalik clarifies that there is no involvement with World Economic Forum insect protein research. More detailed information has been and will be published in the thread.