2026-01-13 12:22:53

Base layer censorship is a systemic risk that cascades through the entire ecosystem. When a Layer 1 can be pressured into freezing assets, blacklisting addresses, or enforcing compliance retroactively, every application built on top inherits that vulnerability—regardless of how decentralized the dApp itself claims to be.

This is why DeFi's foundation rests on two non-negotiable pillars: trustless composability and protocol neutrality. You can't claim to be decentralized if your layers above depend on a censorship-resistant base. The moment the L1 becomes a chokepoint, the entire value proposition collapses.

Building on a permissionless, uncensorable foundation isn't just a feature—it's the whole point.

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SelfCustodyIssues

· 5h ago

Once the L1 is compromised, no matter how fancy the dApps are, they can't save it. That's the reality. --- So, resisting censorship is not just a bonus; it's a necessity. --- It sounds pretty absolute, but if the L1 layer is tightly controlled, there's really no way to play. --- Permissionless is the lifeblood of DeFi; everything else is just superficial. --- Once the government interferes with the L1, the entire chain collapses. I've seen through it all.

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StrawberryIce

· 5h ago

That's so true. Once the L1 is compromised, no matter how beautiful the dApps built on top are, they are useless. --- If the underlying layer is bottlenecked, no matter how grand the projects built on top are, they are just illusions. --- That's why true decentralization must come from the root; otherwise, it's all an illusion. --- Resistance to censorship is not a bonus; it's the only reason DeFi can survive, right? --- When an L1 collapses, those self-proclaimed decentralized projects reveal their true colors, haha. --- I feel that some compromises made by certain L1s are really disgusting, directly exposing the entire narrative.

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