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		SubiculumCode on March 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vitalik escalates ETH 2.0 merge as miners plan a 5... I would call L2 coins rent seekers. Reducing gas,increasing thruput among other things

hanniabu on March 14, 2021 [–]

Exactly, it's a money grab. Optimism doesn't have a coin and have no plans to create one. ETH is be the only way to pay for gas on their rollup just as is the case on L1.

SubiculumCode on March 16, 2021 | [–]

sorry, typo. I don't view matic as rent seekers. The opposite of your view.

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