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![KyleReidhead Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1305859724802482178.png) Kyle Reidhead | Milk Road [@KyleReidhead](/creator/twitter/KyleReidhead) on x 14.3K followers
Created: 2025-07-17 17:54:39 UTC

why rename from Base to Base Chain?

probably to leave room for $BASE token

gotta make sure you can differentiate the names of the token and the chain

since $BASE will likely be relevant across various products like the Base App and the Base Chain

that's my guess


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