5 Takeaways From Coinbase's 'Base' Layer 2 Chain Launch

<p dir="ltr">In this episode, NLW examines Coinbase's announcement of its new layer 2 chain, paying particular attention to:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Exchanges moving from layer 1s to layer 2s</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">No token </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Wall Street not getting it </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Developer competition</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">On-chain know-your-customer (KYC)?</p> </li> </ul> <div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</a></div> <div>Spotify: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ" rev= "en_rl_none">https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ</a></div> <div>Google: <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Join the discussion: <a href="https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8" rev="en_rl_none">https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Follow on Twitter:</div> <div>NLW: <a href="https://twitter.com/nlw" rev= "en_rl_none">https://twitter.com/nlw</a></div> <div>Breakdown: <a href="https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW" rev="en_rl_none">https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW</a></div> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>“The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by <a href= "mailto:michele@coindesk.com">Michele Musso</a> and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music i