The market doesn’t seem to accept OP is Base’s token. When Jesse was on Bloomberg recently, even Mike Novogratz asked multiple times when Base will launch a token.

Are people just cynical about the relationship between Base <> Optimism? 

What am I missing? 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-06-04/next-gen-of-internet-is-on-base-coinbase-s-pollak-video

Personally, I think @jessepollak (and Base) have been a great advocate for the Superchain (and continue to be so). I'll always want them to talk more about Optimism, but Base has an ecosystem to build, and plugging the infrastructure all the time doesn't make sense. OP Stack chains in the Superchain need their own identity and the freedom to have that. 

Here's how I see it: this is on the Optimism Collective to solve. 

* Shift the narrative from "Optimism = OP Mainnet" to "Optimism = the Superchain" 
* Ship interoperability (native OP token across Base, Mode, etc.)
* Keep getting large ecosystem chains to build on OP Stack, contribute revenue, and join the Superchain
* Make sure people know Base, Mode, Zora, World Chain, and all Superchains are contributing 15% of their sequencer fees to the Optimism Collective.
* Let Grants Council cook and build and invest in the future of OP mainnet

If we solve this, the story will tell itself and won't need to be authored by Base or Optimism.

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