While most infrastructure projects are content to be 'vassals of public chains', Chainbase (C) is becoming a 'co-builder' of the public chain ecosystem through deep collaboration strategies. This positioning difference allows C's value radiation range to far exceed that of ordinary tool tokens.
In the Ethereum ecosystem, C's role has upgraded from 'data query fuel' to 'Layer 2 collaboration medium'. For example, Chainbase provides customized data indexing services for Layer 2s like Optimism and Arbitrum, and these Layer 2 developers can choose to use C to offset 30% of their service costs when paying fees. This preferential policy promotes C to become the 'secondary settlement token' within the Layer 2 ecosystem. Currently, C payments account for 27% of the total transaction volume on Ethereum Layer 2.
For emerging public chains, C is a key support for 'ecological cold starts'. Chainbase has partnered with Move-based public chains like Aptos and Sui to provide a packaged service of 'data infrastructure + developer support': at the initial launch of new public chains, Chainbase opens data interfaces for free, and developers deploying applications on these public chains can earn C rewards by completing tasks (such as integrating Chainbase tools), which can then be exchanged for the native tokens of the public chain for ecological construction. This 'cross-chain value transfer' model allows C to become a 'bridge currency' connecting different public chain ecosystems.
As the multi-chain era deepens, Chainbase plans to launch a 'cross-chain data aggregation protocol', with C serving as the unified settlement token within the protocol. If this plan is implemented, it could further enhance C's irreplaceability in the cross-chain ecosystem.