4 Feb 2026 · 21:45 UTC

Vitalik Buterin takes shot at Coinbase’s corporate control of Base which dominates 60% of layer 2 income

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has signaled a fundamental shift in the blockchain’s roadmap that declares the era of the “branded shard” effectively over. On Feb. 3, Buterin argued that the industry’s previous “rollup-centric” vision no longer makes sense, citing faster scaling on the main Ethereum layer and the sluggish pace of decentralization among major rollups. …