Base

with @base's latest gas target increase, fees are now solidly <1¢ for most transactions

our north star is to keep the fees subcent, as we 1000x demand, maintain 99.999% availability, and achieve stage 2 decentralization

1/ International remittances still cost an average of 6.2% in transaction fees today, which is remarkably high and significantly reduces the value of money sent home to families

Billions of families depend on remittances, but our international financial system is rather siloed, piecemeal, and has been slow to innovate

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2/ Stablecoins address this inefficiency – migrant workers can now send any amount of USDC for just $0.0015 on @base, helping foster a more equitable economic landscape