I get it now, why Paradiam went to such great lengths just to help Stripe launch a consortium chain. It’s because everyone thinks Stripe needs a chain, but what they actually need is a consortium. Look, when Stripe officially announced Tempo, they brought all these people together. You can’t just throw a party and call it a day, right? At the very least, you’ve got to let them become nodes—that’s what real collaboration looks like. This idea only makes sense with this group of people; without them, it’s meaningless. Honestly, there’s no need to underestimate ourselves. L2 has already perfectly solved the basic need of "a single company wanting to launch a chain but not wanting to deal with nodes," like Coinbase and Sony. However, L2 currently doesn’t address the advanced need of "a single company wanting to launch a chain and pulling in a group of people to act as nodes and hype each other up," like Stripe. As embarrassing as it is to say this—I personally think that with a few tweaks, L2 could meet this kind of advanced need in the future. For example, allowing sequencers to take turns or turning the committee into some sort of consortium chain consensus. w (Even though it’s technically meaningless, what they want is just that vibe of taking turns producing blocks.) And finally, at least Tempo is still using EVM. As long as it’s using EVM, it hasn’t strayed too far from Ethereum. Just look at how tightly BSC is integrated with Ethereum’s L1/L2 ecosystem, while Aptos and SUI are stuck playing on their own islands—that says a lot. One EV Fo (EVM fork), A lifetime of Ethereum love.