So Aavegotchi DAO just wrapped up its big "Should we abandon ship?" vote and surprise surprise—93% said yeet us to Base. After 14 days of DAO politicking and 360 votes, the devs at Pixelcraft got the green light to pack their pixel bags and move the whole ecosystem from Polygon to Base.

Why? Burn rate too spicy, onboarding too slow, vibes mid. Classic.

In case you missed it, they also downsized the team recently, because bear market = lean startup mode. And now, the cherry on top: they’re putting Geist, their Layer 3 that launched just a few months ago (RIP Nov 2024–Aug 2025), straight into the grave. Sunset schedule is set for mid-August. Pour one out.

Pixelcraft's Coder Dan says what we’re all thinking:

“Mindshare for L3s is consistently down.”

Translation: no one cares about L3s right now unless you’re a giga-brain DeFi nerd or ZK rollup enjoyooor.

So it came down to Arbitrum vs Base. Ronin didn’t even make the cut because of slow block times (Axie still catching strays). Arbitrum was too DeFi-pilled, so they picked Base for the smoother UX and better onboarding, aka "coin go up potential for normies."

And in true Web3 fashion, this is a full, irreversible migration. Old assets on Polygon? Frozen. Locked. Done. You’ll still own them (in the metaphysical sense), but you won’t do anything with them. Devs will clone everything 1:1 and re-mint it on Base. Estimated 6-week job—but Coder Dan says they’ve already knocked most of it out.

Also, say goodbye to burning Alchemica for rewards. GOTCHI points and tokens are being merged into good ol’ GHST. One token to rule them all, one chain to bind them.

TL;DR:

🔹 Polygon is old news, Base is the new haunt

🔹 Geist L3 lived fast, died young

🔹 If you’re holding assets—migrate before mid-August or enjoy your Polygon museum pieces

🔹 Devs still shipping, just more... cost-effectively

Is this the glow-up Aavegotchi needed, or just another "let’s try something else" in the Web3 pivot parade?

Let’s hear it—bullish Base Gotchis or fading into the ghost chain? 👻