Aavegotchi, a non -generated token protocol (NFT) dedicated to playing the web3, decided to leave the Blockchain Network Polygon and “go all” to the base, an Ethereum scaling chain, according to the results of an onchain vote.
On April 8, members of the Aavegotchi community voted 93.5% in favor of a proposal to “re-produce Aavegotchi based” by removing smart polygon protocol contracts and re-deploying the base, According to On the Aavegochti management page.
“Our close relationship with the Base Team, as well as recent developments to the Base Ecosystem (…) we believe the most +EV move for Aavegotchi (for this cycle, at least) is the sunset (Polygon deployment) and go all over the base,” Aegotchi Founder Dan Dan Says In a February X post suggesting a shift.
Moving reflects Aavegotchi’s efforts that adapt to the collapse of the cryptocurrency market of 2025, which worsen last week Through President Donald Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on most US imports.
Aavegotchi’s developer, Pixelcraft Studios, “has recently made significant cuts to the team to reduce our burns and expand the path,” Dan said. Memecoins and NFTs are among the most difficult web3 segments to this day.
The Aavegotchi community voted so much for the move. Source: Aavegotchi
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Polygon’s flat tvl
Aavegotchi’s decision also features ongoing polygon challenges in maintaining users and total amounts locked (TVL) in the face of competition from the Ethereum layer-2 chains, such as arbitrum and base.
Polygon’s TVL has refused from nearly $ 10 billion to 2021 to approximately $ 725 million until April 8, According to to data from defillama. Both Base and Arbitrum each holds more than $ 2 billion on TVL, Defillrama Data Shut up.
TVL is a major metric used in the defi (decentralized finance) to measure the total amount of properties deposited in a protocol. Not only does it reflect the user’s trust and adoption but also serves as an indicator of available liquidity.
According to Dan, Polygon did not deliver any major updates or features for gaming protocols. “Polygon has not sent any significant updates or features to pos to enable better ecosystem coherence or discovery for gaming.”
Polygon’s growth has been relatively flat in recent years. Source: Coder and
Meanwhile, “Both Base and Arbitrum stands as both performant and ‘Lindy’ – can stand the test of time,” Dan said, which he added the base due to “stronger chain retail.”
The base is an optimistic rollup launched in 2023 by Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange.
Aavegotchi was created in a collaboration between Pixelcraft Studios and Aave, a decentralized lending protocol.
It describes its NFT as “digital collectibles” that can be “customized with various wearables, such as hats, glasses, and other accessories (and) can be purchased, sold, and exchanged as NFT,” according to its website.
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