Base Ecosystem Coins
226 coins #36 Page 2| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 51 | | $ | +1.71% | |
| | 52 | | $ | +6.59% | |
| | 53 | | $ | +19.32% | |
| | 54 | | $ | -6.22% | |
| | 55 | | $ | +16.71% | |
| | 56 | | $ | -1.68% | |
| | 57 | | $ | -2.67% | |
| | 58 | | $ | -2.05% | |
| | 59 | | $ | -2.11% | |
| | 60 | | $ | -3.13% | |
| | 61 | | $ | -3.87% | |
| | 62 | | $ | -6.51% | |
| | 63 | | $ | +0.71% | |
| | 64 | | $ | -3.05% | |
| | 65 | | $ | -3.54% | |
| | 66 | | $ | +4.11% | |
| | 67 | | $ | -5.01% | |
| | 68 | | $ | -2.76% | |
| | 69 | | $ | -3.22% | |
| | 70 | | $ | -0.73% | |
| | 71 | | $ | +0.18% | |
| | 72 | | $ | +1.66% | |
| | 73 | | $ | -1.17% | |
| | 74 | | $ | -0.83% | |
| | 75 | | $ | -0.05% | |
| | 76 | | $ | -5.18% | |
| | 77 | | $ | -0.54% | |
| | 78 | | $ | -1.26% | |
| | 79 | | $ | +1.11% | |
| | 80 | | $ | +2.05% | |
| | 81 | | $ | +2.26% | |
| | 82 | | $ | -3.09% | |
| | 83 | | $ | -4.42% | |
| | 84 | | $ | -0.76% | |
| | 85 | | $ | -2.00% | |
| | 86 | | $ | -0.73% | |
| | 87 | | $ | -0.11% | |
| | 88 | | $ | -0.71% | |
| | 89 | | $ | +0.15% | |
| | 90 | | $ | +2.66% | |
| | 91 | | $ | -1.65% | |
| | 92 | | $ | -1.31% | |
| | 93 | | $ | +0.08% | |
| | 94 | | $ | +4.92% | |
| | 95 | | $ | -1.41% | |
| | 96 | | $ | -2.10% | |
| | 97 | | $ | -1.60% | |
| | 98 | | $ | -1.16% | |
| | 99 | | $ | -2.01% | |
| | 100 | | $ | -2.36% | |
Trending Base Ecosystem Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | $ | +3.69% |
| | | $ | -0.35% |
| | | $ | +0.54% |
| | | $ | +1.66% |
| | | $ | -2.67% |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | $ | +38.54% | ||
| | | $ | +24.29% | ||
| | | $ | +19.32% | ||
| | | $ | +16.71% | ||
| | | $ | +13.60% | ||
| All gainers | |||||
What Is Base?
Base is Coinbase’s optimistic-rollup Layer-2, built on the open-source OP Stack. It delivers Ethereum security with sub-$0.01 fees and sub-second confirmations, while offering Coinbase-product distribution to 100m+ verified users. Mainnet went public in August 2023 and has become one of the fastest-growing L2s by TVL and daily transactions.
Quick Facts
- Tech: OP-stack optimistic rollup; full EVM equivalence (Solidity/Vyper out-of-the-box).
- Sequencer: Currently run by Coinbase; decentralisation roadmap follows Optimism’s “Superchain” shared sequencer.
- Gas token: ETH (no separate L2 token); base fee burned, priority fee to sequencer.
- Withdrawal window: 7-day fraud-proof challenge (standard optimistic rollup).
- Bridges: Official Base Bridge (ETH & ERC-20s), Hop, Orbiter, Synapse, Wormhole, LayerZero, etc.
- Block time: 2s; throughput ~45 TPS today, upgradable via EIP-4844 blobs and future multi-threaded sequencer.
Base Ecosystem You Should Know
- DeFi / DEXs: Aerodrome (Velodrome fork), Uniswap v3, BaseSwap, Equalizer, Curve, Aave v3, Compound III, Beefy yield aggregator.
- Meme & Social: Brett, Degen, Bald, Base God, Friend.tech (Social-Fi), post.tech, Farcaster frames.
- NFT marketplaces: Zora, OpenSea, Manifold, Mint.fun; Coca-Cola, Adidas, and Atari launched NFT drops on Base.
- Perps & Options: Satori, Vertex, Aevo, Lyra v2, Kwenta, GMX v2 (via Synapse bridge).
- Stablecoins: USDC (native), DAI, crvUSD, agEUR, USDb (Coinbase-backed).
- Infra: Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask, Rainbow, Ledger, Safe{Wallet}, Alchemy, QuickNode, BlastAPI, Gelato relays, Pyth/Chainlink oracles.
- Account-abstraction: Coinbase Smart Wallet (passkeys), Base Name Service (basenames.org), ERC-4337 paymasters.
- Explorers: BaseScan (Etherscan), Blockscout, Dora, OkLink.
Benefits
- Ultra-low fees: ~$0.005 per simple transfer; 10-100× cheaper than Ethereum L1.
- Fast UX: 2-second blocks; withdrawals to Coinbase off-ramp settle in < 60s.
- Coinbase distribution: One-click fiat on-ramp (bank, card, PayPal) inside Coinbase and Wallet; direct path to 100m+ KYC’d users.
- Superchain shared tooling: OP-stack upgrades (EIP-4844, fault proofs, shared sequencer) benefit Base automatically.
- Regulatory clarity: Coinbase-listed assets and compliance filters give TradFi players comfort.
Risks & Trade-offs
- Sequencer centralisation: Single operator today; censorship risk until shared sequencer is live.
- 7-day exit window: Standard optimistic rollup challenge period; fast bridges (e.g., Hop) add cost.
- Regulatory exposure: Coinbase-operated sequencer may receive subpoenas or sanctions requests.
- Rapid growth pains: Meme-coin mania can congest the chain; spikes in gas to ~$0.10 still cheap but 20× normal.
- Bridge risk: >$3B TVL locked across bridges; any exploit would impact Base DeFi.
Final Thoughts
Base combines Ethereum’s security roadmap with Coinbase’s consumer reach, making it a default L2 for social, meme, and retail-facing apps. Its low fees and fiat rails are ideal for onboarding first-time crypto users, but builders should plan for eventual decentralisation (multi-sequencer, fault proofs) and monitor regulatory headlines. Treat it as a high-UX, high-growth chain—just keep exit liquidity and bridge risk in mind as TVL scales.