RT jesse.base.eth (@jessepollak)1/ as a follow-up to @iampaulgrewal's comments, I want to provide more detail on how the @base sequencer actually works — and fully shut down the FUD that folks are actively spreading around the role sequencers play ...

RT Mentor ✨ (@MentorNotPseudo)Starknet has three sequencers, live on mainnet, each doing their own thing and syncing up in real time.142 validators(with 99% being run by ecosystem companies) are standing by to step in as sequencers when the gates open wider.It’s not "if" time anymore. As for the "when", its NOW! ...

There's actually likely another way to do this with a single sequencer L2 and a priority for payments sequencing rule ...

Incident Summary - Base's mainnet experienced a 33-minute halt on August 5 [1] - The active sequencer lagged due to onchain activity [1] - Block production resumed at 06:40 [1] Root Cause - Conductor handed over to a new sequencer that was still being provisioned [1] - The new sequencer couldn't produce blocks [1] Planned Improvements - Base plans to improve sequencer cluster setup [1] - Base plans to improve testing coverage [1]