Nick, Senior Research Analyst explains why he is excited about Coinbase's announcement of Base, a layer-2 blockchain built using Optimism's OP Stack solution.

Beyond explaining why this announcement is bullish for Optimism and Ethereum, Nick also breaks down the reasons why developers would want to build on the Base blockchain instead of others—even when Base isn't going to have a native token.

Monthly Market Report (Insider & Pro): https://collectiveshift.io/investing/monthly-market-update-btc-eth-hold-strong-yet-caution-lingers/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:43 Monthly Market Report

00:51 Base by Coinbase

01:57 Base Roadmap

03:04 Will Developers Build on Base?

04:45 Optimism vs OP Stack

06:58 Optimism, Arbitrum & Other Layer 2s

11:03 Inside Our Monthly Market Reports

11:33 Outro