Back in February 2023, when Base announced joining OP, OP's price was 3 bucks. After 3 years of development, OP dropped below 2 bucks, and yesterday, after @Base officially announced their exit, the price immediately fell below 1.4! Currently, Base's revenue accounts for 70% of the entire Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem, making them a true powerhouse. If they ever decide to go independent and become a Layer 1, there's not much ETH can do about it Base's boss is Coinbase, and they've always been more about doing their own thing rather than following ETH's lead.