Base Ecosystem Coins
226 coins #36 Page 3| | Coins | | | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| | 101 | | $ | -3.84% | |
| | 102 | | $ | -1.75% | |
| | 103 | | $ | -1.69% | |
| | 104 | | $ | +7.86% | |
| | 105 | | $ | +4.54% | |
| | 106 | | $ | +0.06% | |
| | 107 | | $ | -2.56% | |
| | 108 | | $ | -1.86% | |
| | 109 | | $ | -5.68% | |
| | 110 | | $ | -1.14% | |
| | 111 | | $ | -0.51% | |
| | 112 | | $ | +0.79% | |
| | 113 | | $ | +0.70% | |
| | 114 | | $ | -0.13% | |
| | 115 | | $ | -5.03% | |
| | 116 | | $ | +0.72% | |
| | 117 | | $ | +6.53% | |
| | 118 | | $ | -2.41% | |
| | 119 | | $ | -4.39% | |
| | 120 | | $ | -0.83% | |
| | 121 | | $ | -0.45% | |
| | 122 | | $ | -2.09% | |
| | 123 | | $ | -1.14% | |
| | 124 | | $ | -6.25% | |
| | 125 | | $ | +6.00% | |
| | 126 | | $ | -0.25% | |
| | 127 | | $ | -1.98% | |
| | 128 | | $ | +9.22% | |
| | 129 | | $ | +0.29% | |
| | 130 | | $ | +0.24% | |
| | 131 | | $ | -0.72% | |
| | 132 | | $ | -0.96% | |
| | 133 | | $ | +0.52% | |
| | 134 | | $ | +0.01% | |
| | 135 | | $ | +0.77% | |
| | 136 | | $ | +0.51% | |
| | 137 | | $ | -5.20% | |
| | 138 | | $ | +3.46% | |
| | 139 | | $ | -0.40% | |
| | 140 | | $ | -6.67% | |
| | 141 | | $ | +1.02% | |
| | 142 | | $ | -0.71% | |
| | 143 | | $ | -19.82% | |
| | 144 | | $ | -7.94% | |
| | 145 | | $ | +15.73% | |
| | 146 | | $ | -2.82% | |
| | 147 | | $ | -0.03% | |
| | 148 | | $ | +1.49% | |
| | 149 | | $ | -1.45% | |
| | 150 | | $ | -0.39% | |
Trending Base Ecosystem Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | $ | +5.15% |
| | | $ | -0.78% |
| | | $ | -0.21% |
| | | $ | -0.01% |
| | | $ | +1.22% |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | $ | +40.98% | ||
| | | $ | +20.03% | ||
| | | $ | +16.84% | ||
| | | $ | +15.73% | ||
| | | $ | +13.78% | ||
| 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.