Though Offchain Labs is, formally talking, distinct from the Arbitrum Basis, it will appear cheap to query if Labs – which constructed Arbitrum – may be pulling strings behind the scenes. If there was any take away from Goldeder’s handle at Consensus, it was his acute consciousness that this relationship between the 2 organizations – or lack thereof – stays prime of thoughts for folks attempting to suss out whether or not Arbitrum is, the truth is, decentralized.