“We’re not completely ruling out the possibility and I think tokens may be viable at some point in the future.”

[Interpretation]: If Base's transaction fee income decreases significantly in the future, or the growth is less than expected, tokens may be issued as incentives.

“But right now we’re not too focused on the economics and tokenization of the protocol.”

[Interpretation]: In the past three months, Base has earned US$3.5 million from transaction fees, tying with Arbitrum for second place on the L2 money-making list. We have no motivation to modify the economic model.

"Regulatory clarity is also very important."

[Interpretation]: The SEC is staring at us. In order to avoid policy risks, we have chosen to be deeply bound to Optimism for joint governance and sharing, and will not be easily decoupled.