L2 · EVM
Base
Coinbase-incubated OP Stack rollup, fastest-growing L2 by stablecoin supply.
Base is the Coinbase-built Optimism Stack rollup that has become the largest L2 by USDC supply since 2024. Its tight Coinbase distribution integration drives consumer DeFi and AI-agent commerce.
Live metrics Updated 1d ago
Stablecoin supply
$11.4B
DeFi TVL
$6.2B
Daily transactions
8.2M
Active addresses 24h
1.9M
Stablecoin supply on this chain · 90d Updated today
$4.6B
Source: DeFiLlama
24h
+0.07%
7d
-1.18%
net−$54.7M
30d
-5.16%
net−$249.8M
inflow 7d$25.2M
outflow 7d$79.9M
Technical profile
- Native token
- ETH
- Consensus
- Optimistic rollup (OP Stack); sequencer operated by Coinbase
- VM
- EVM
- EVM compatible
- Yes
- Block time
- 2s
- Finality
- L1 finality ~13 min; 7-day fraud proof window
- TPS (typical / max)
- 180 / 2,000
- Avg fee
- $0.01
- Launched
- Aug 9, 2023
Foundation and contributors
- Foundation
- Coinbase / Base team
- Country of origin
- United States
Core contributors
CoinbaseOptimism Collective
Stablecoins on this chain
Timeline
- Aug 9, 2023Base mainnet launch
- Feb 20, 2024Ecotone upgrade (Dencun blobs)
- Aug 15, 2024Coinbase Agent Payments launch
Base becomes the default chain for Coinbase's AI agent commerce stack.
Ecosystem
Notable projects
- Aerodrome (DEX)
- Aave V3
- Morpho
- Friend.tech
- Farcaster Frames
- Coinbase Wallet
Bridges and interop
Base Bridge (native)LayerZeroAcrossStargateCircle CCTP
Best for
Best for
- ›Coinbase-distributed consumer apps
- ›Farcaster social and Frames commerce
- ›AI-agent payments (x402, Coinbase Agent Payments)
- ›EVM DeFi at L2 cost
Risk notes
Risk notes
- ● Single sequencer operated by Coinbase (centralization)
- ● Optimistic rollup fraud proof window adds withdrawal latency
- ● L1 data availability dependency
Resources
More on Base
For cross-chain context, deeper dives and stablecoin-specific analysis, see the blog and the stablecoins index.