Base protocol head Jesse Pollak responded to Solana co-founder toly on X: 'I don’t think the relationship between Base and Ethereum is zero-sum competition. Base and other L2s are actually executing the Ethereum roadmap, and many of us have been working together on this for over 5 years. If Base grows, Ethereum will also grow.'
Will Ethereum's transaction acceptance rate on L2 be lower than L1? Yes, absolutely. When we are in possibly the biggest growth opportunity in human history, will this acceptance rate be the same as today? I doubt it—I expect it to be higher, but it will still be below 100%. Should L1 also increase capacity? Yes, that would be great too!
We can win together. Building with us is 100 times more interesting than tearing each other down and competing in a zero-sum way, and the chances of success are also 100 times higher.
That said, I do understand how useful it is for you to drive us to compete with each other. The more fiercely we compete, the less we can focus on working together across multiple levels to create the best version of Ethereum possible. My goal is to ensure that this does not happen. Achieve success together, stick to the fundamentals, and keep building.