OWNERSHIP & CONTROL OVER FEE STREAMS DOES ACTUALLY MATTER
one example
afaik, paradigm has invested in both COIN and OP
✅ if Ethereum scales mostly via Base (COIN) & The Superchain (OP), it’s all good
BUT
❌ if Ethereum scales mostly via Arbitrum (ARB), it’s not great
nor does it comfort paradigm's LPs that Arbitrum (ARB) is “extremely Ethereum-aligned & part of Ethereum”
paradigm’s investments cannot capture revenue (and thereby upside) from fees paid in the Arbitrum (ARB) ecosystem