Scroll co-founder: “I don’t think partnering with Binance is "kneeling to a CEX for listing" - it's way more than that, it's a strategic decision to build a partnership for growth and broader support. However, it is indeed a tough decision. Here are some of my thoughts:
1) Binance on-ramp and off-ramp support for stablecoin is big.
This is a major factor for us, especially given the strong demand from ecosystem projects and builders in emerging markets. Having visited Africa, I’ve seen that everyone uses Binance - it even holds stronger legitimacy than Ethereum for many locals.
If we want to build a competitive ecosystem with real global reach, compete with Tron in these markets, and attract different categories of users to the Ethereum ecosystem, strong CEX support is absolutely crucial. No zk layer 2 currently has stablecoin support, it’s a classic chicken-and-egg problem - they want to see adoption, but adoption only comes if this channel opens.
We take the aggressive path to open this f...
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