Base's Creator Coin Push Sparks Backlash Over Favoritism Concerns
Base's strategy to promote creator coins in partnership with Zora has led to significant backlash from builders on the platform. Critics argue that this approach favors Zora-linked initiatives over established Base-native projects, leading to perceptions of favoritism and a narrowing of the ecosystem.
In August 2025, daily creator-coin minting on Base surpassed that of Solana, indicating increased on-chain activity driven by the creator-coin narrative. Despite Base handling over 10 million transactions per day, as reported by Basescan, growing dissatisfaction among builders threatens to cause an exodus to rival blockchains such as Solana or Sui.
Jacek, an operator within the Base degen-token ecosystem, publicly criticized Base on X for failing to acknowledge new launches and for the perceived preferential support towards projects linked to Zora. Some point to the Solana community as an example, where cross-support from figures like Mert Mumtaz of Helius fosters a more inclusive environment for projects bridging onto their chain, highlighting inconsistencies in Base's promotional and social support practices.
If builder sentiment on Base continues to decline due to these issues, competing blockchains are expected to capitalize on the opportunity.
