Andre Cronje criticized Layer 2 models, arguing that networks with centralized sequencers generate significant fees while contributing only a small fraction to Ethereum’s security and data availability.
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Base defends moving sequencer fees to Coinbase custody for 'security and audit' reasons
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On February 10, 2025, Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic Labs, criticized Base for transferring sequencer fees to Coinbase instead of keeping them on-chain, arguing this contradicted Ethereum’s decentralization principles
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