2026-01-02 08:20:31

A leading compliant platform has built the Ethereum L2 network Base, which in recent months has been heavily promoting the "creator token" narrative, leading to concentrated criticism from the community and developers. The core issue lies in Base's excessive focus on deep collaboration with NFT platforms like Zora. While short-term data looks impressive, the ecosystem's activity lacks sustainability, and native projects that contributed to Base's early development are gradually being neglected.

Recently, Base has become a testing ground for creator tokens. These tokens are usually tied to specific creators, content, or social identities, with Zora playing a central role in the story. Base itself is built on Ethereum, utilizing the open-source OP Stack technology.

At first glance, it seems attractive—creator tokens open new on-chain monetization paths for content producers and serve as an entry point for ordinary users to access Web3 culture. On-chain data also confirms this: in August, the daily token minting volume on Base temporarily surpassed Solana, making it a hot topic.

However, hidden behind this popularity are risks.

Developers' frustrations are mounting. Other builders within the Base ecosystem are increasingly feeling that official market resources and community attention are shifting toward creator tokens. Some point out that Base's promotional strategy appears to favor projects within certain ecosystems, marginalizing other development teams' projects. Projects that initially paved the way for Base's ecosystem now seem to fade into the background in official narratives. This concentration of resources and ecosystem imbalance are gradually eroding community confidence.

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GraphGuru

· 5h ago

It's the same old trick. When short-term data looks good, they疯狂ly pile up a single narrative, really think they can ride it for a lifetime? This wave of Base's操作 is indeed a bit偏心, early builders are被打入冷宫, who can withstand this? The热度 in August was basically a hot potato, now it's尴尬, right? The situation where Zora独占资源 should have been反思ed早了, is生态多元化 so难? Creator tokens火过 and then gone, didn't expect Base to be so容易带沟里去. Resource倾斜最伤生态, those quietly building are真的被忽视了, it's really难受. Isn't this just the common problem of Web3 platforms? When热点切换一下, everything changes. Developers should站起来,继续忍让Base只会更过分

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ProofOfNothing

· 01-04 03:18

It's the same old trick of "traffic flows to the top and marginalized early builders." Base's recent performance is a bit disappointing. Base has all its chips on Zora—that's just gambler's psychology, right? Short-term data looks good but that's it. Those projects that quietly worked hard in the early days—what status do they have now? It's all tears. Can the scriptwriters be replaced? This script is a bit outrageous. The "creator token hype" is just a flash in the pan; Base lacks staying power. Zora dominates while others are left in the dust. How will the Base ecosystem balance itself? That's why many are starting to turn to other L2s—who wants to be ignored by the official team?

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SmartContractDiver

· 01-03 09:10

This is a typical case of "praise one and criticize another." The early pioneers have now become background characters, and Zora is eating the meat while others can't even get the soup... --- Speaking of the Base ecosystem, it feels like a short-term push for data and a long-term hollowing out of the ecosystem. --- Resource tilt and official favoritism are common tricks I’ve seen many times. In the end, the ecosystem is left as an empty shell. --- Creator tokens are indeed popular, but the problem is that they are too dependent. Once the wind blows, the vitality disappears. --- The early project teams must be feeling very uncomfortable now—building the stage only to have the platform taken away. --- I just want to ask the Base team, besides Zora and creator tokens, what else is there to talk about? What about ecosystem richness? --- Short-term good data doesn’t mean much; the key is whether it can retain people. Clearly, Base has not achieved this. --- Basically, it’s just hype around a concept to boost popularity. The fundamental construction hasn’t kept up. Can developers not complain? --- I’ve seen several L2s with unbalanced ecosystems. Is Base planning to repeat the same mistakes? --- Putting all resources into a single narrative is a gambler’s mentality. It’s a bit too risky.

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MemeKingNFT

· 01-02 08:48

It's the same old trick again, Zora takes the lead while Base becomes a cash cow, and the projects that paved the way early on have all become stepping stones.

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ApeWithAPlan

· 01-02 08:44

It's the same old trick again, betting everything on short-term data looking good, abandoning early builders—that's just the old Web3 routine. Base now has a bit of a gambler's mentality, going all in on creator tokens and that's it. Once the hype dies down, you'll realize how awkward it really is. Just a few months of hype and they dare to say it's the future direction. Zora is all-in here, pouring all resources into this, and I can imagine the grievances of other project teams. This kind of attitude is so ugly, no wonder developers are criticizing.

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MEVVictimAlliance

· 01-02 08:44

It's the same old trick again, the official favorite has changed people. When Base was hyping Zora, it was obvious. Early developers got cut like chives, this script is all too familiar. Basically, if the data looks good, they push hard; when it cools down, they abandon it—just the ecosystem. In terms of resource tilt, even Ethereum layer 2 projects are like this. A hot trend for a month, then forgotten the next month—I’m tired of it. The era of Zora as the main character is probably over; who will be hyped next?

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EthMaximalist

· 01-02 08:36

They're starting to cut leeks again, I've seen this routine too many times. Base is just a harvesting machine; those who got in early are now the bagholders. Creator tokens rise for a while and then cool down; with such an ecosystem, how can it still be called L2? Zora dominates alone; other projects definitely deserve criticism. This is the consequence of centralization. Where is the promised decentralization? Official resource favoritism is really disgusting; it's clearly giving preferential treatment. What's the use of pretty data if they just run away after turning around.

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PermabullPete

· 01-02 08:31

This is a typical "one-night stand" narrative—going viral and then being abandoned, with early builders becoming background players. Base is once again reenacting that old trick—just look good with the data, who cares about the ecosystem's health? Zora's dominance has actually killed the entire ecosystem, and they talk about creator tokens—just a new wrapper for scalpings. Resource tilting, on the surface, seems like a short-term boost for data, but in the long run, it erodes confidence. Is it worth it? People who invested early probably want to complain now, watching the official promote others while they are ignored. What’s the use of fleeting popularity? What about the daily minting volume in August? It’s probably cooled off long ago. Initially, they planned for ecosystem balance, but then they turned around and favored certain projects—this mindset is truly astonishing.

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BuyHighSellLow

· 01-02 08:20

Here we go again with the same trick, chasing the hot trend, neglecting the native users. Base's recent moves are really hard to describe. --- What’s the use of short-term good data? If the ecosystem wants to disperse, let it disperse. You simply can't keep people. --- I knew it would turn out like this. The official is betting everything on Zora, while other project teams are on their own. --- It's laughable. The hype in August was explosive, and now? The false fire won't burn for long. --- Early builders suffer the most. They've done everything, but are now sidelined. If it were me, I would have withdrawn long ago. --- This is the tragedy of centralized recommendations—cutting from one hot trend to another. --- Zora's exclusive resources are a bit excessive, isn't the Base ecosystem this fragile? --- Creating creator tokens is a good gimmick, but it lacks staying power. It will cool off sooner or later. --- Resources are piling into Zora, while other developers are treated as ingrate wolves. Who would still want to build on Base like this? --- The hype is虚, the ecosystem散, probably a prelude to Base's downfall. --- Native projects being marginalized is really heartbreaking now. Trust is being drained again and again. --- Where is the promised decentralized ecosystem? In the end, it's still the official who calls the shots.

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