# Are Ethereum L3s Real? Degen Founders Jacek and Will Papper

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Apr 4, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/premium-degen-l3*

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Bankless Nation… Are L3s Real? 

Some people are building just that, an L3 on top of Base called Degen. 

Today on the show we have Jacek, Degen’s creator and Will Papper of Syndicate, Degen’s main service provider and they’re here to teach us all about Degen and L3s.

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## TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro

4:17 The Chain for Degens?

11:54 What’s an L3?

24:15 $DEGEN Genesis Story

36:04 What’s Next?

38:28 Syndicate’s Role

41:58 Why Arbitrum Orbit?

43:53 The Degen Team

48:00 $DEGEN Distribution

52:07 Closing & Disclaimers

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## RESOURCES
Jacek

[https://twitter.com/jacek0x](https://twitter.com/jacek0x)

Will Papper

[https://twitter.com/WillPapper](https://twitter.com/WillPapper) 

Degen

[https://www.degen.tips/](https://www.degen.tips/) 

Degen Channel

[https://warpcast.com/~/channel/degen](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/degen) 

Syndicate

[https://syndicate.io/](https://syndicate.io/) 

Syndicate Degen Article

[https://syndicate.io/blog/degen-chain](https://syndicate.io/blog/degen-chain)
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