$OP built the stack that powers 70% of all L2 fees then open-sourced it under MIT license. base now generates $73m in annual sequencer fees using OP's own code. OP mainnet generates $7m. the revenue share back to optimism collective is 2.5%, roughly $1.8m per year. so coinbase keeps $71m and OP gets $1.8m for building the entire foundation. active addresses on OP mainnet down 53% in 30 days, from 170k to 80k. buyback program approved at 84% governance approval hasn't stopped a 60% YTD decline. infrastructure without distribution is a donation to your competitors. optimism donated a $73m/year revenue engine to coinbase for free.