🧐 This point I wrote a year ago when Ethereum $ETH was at its most difficult time is slowly being fulfilled - This time, Base's mainnet outage lasted for 50 minutes, which is not particularly long, but considering its role as an extended chain of Coinbase, a compliant exchange in the United States, the impact and symbolism are far greater than the technical level. The official did not announce the reason immediately, only saying that "restoration is complete"; Thanks to @_FORAB for the data below: The chart shows that almost all mainstream public chains have a history of "hanging" in the past three years, especially Solana, which has experienced downtime for several hours or even more than 8 hours. We all know that once the protocol and asset transactions running on the chain are suspended, it means that the foundation of trust is shaken, especially for high-frequency interaction scenarios such as DeFi, RWA, and blockchain games. The biggest beneficiary of this type of event is the Ethereum main chain (ETH L1), which is known for its "stability as an old dog", which is the main reason why I firmly supported him when everyone FUD Ethereum in the bear market and felt that $ETH was not good. The ETH mainchain has never been down for systemic reasons, and it is not the fastest and cheapest chain, but it is the most reliable and secure infrastructure - which is extremely important for institutions and large amounts of money! I also agree with @_FORAB's point of view, institutions Wall Street is a banking mindset, and they cannot accept sudden downtime and opacity; Currently, only Ethereum meets Wall Street-level risk control requirements; In the future, ETH L1 will be more like a "U.S. bond of the blockchain" rather than a simple public chain, and if you want to understand this issue thoroughly, you will not be afraid of short-term fluctuations in Ethereum prices. I wrote this a year ago when Ethereum was at its hardest, and now I continue to put it reasonably: When all chains are pursuing speed, performance, and experience, ETH chooses to be slow and steady, but when accidents occur frequently, ETH's restraint has become a footnote to the strongest asset.