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Base

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Base is an Ethereum layer-2 network incubated by Coinbase and built on the OP Stack.

Gas tokenETHTVL rank#3LaunchedAug 2023Block time2 s
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Total value locked$6.47B+0.5% in 24h · +3.6% in 7d
DEX volume · 24h$1.31B16.1% of all DEX trading
Stablecoins$5.21B1.7% of stablecoin supply
Fees · 24h$77KOct 5 · $4.50M over 30 days
Active addresses332K+1.5% vs 30-day average
Transactions · 24h7.43M86.0 per second on average
Protocols685Apps with value locked
Gas tokenETHBase has no native token

Base TVL

Assets deposited in DeFi protocols on Base, in US dollars.

Value locked$6.47B6.69% of all DeFi
Change · 1Y+$888M+15.9% over the period
Period high$6.47BOct 5, 2026
Period low$3.64BFeb 6, 2026
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Network activity

Transactions, users, fees and trading over the past 90 days.

Transactions7.43M-13.0% vs 30 days ago
Active addresses332K+40.0% vs 30 days ago
Fees$77K-16.0% vs 30 days ago
DEX volume$1.31B+137.8% vs 30 days ago

Top protocols on Base

Ranked by value locked on this network.

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Stablecoins on Base

Dollar stablecoins issued or bridged to Base, and who issues them.

Supply$5.21BDollar stablecoins on Base
7-day change+$136M+2.7%
1-year change+$444M+9.3%

By issuer

Share of stablecoin supply on this network.
USDC85% of supply$4.43B
USDe8% of supply$393M
rwaUSDi3% of supply$147M
cgUSD1% of supply$75.7M
OUSD1% of supply$65.2M
Other stablecoins · 2%$104M

About Base

How the network works, what it is used for and its main tokens.

Base is a layer 2 network for Ethereum, built as an optimistic rollup so that it inherits Ethereum's security. Coinbase built it, and its mainnet launched in August 2023.

Gas on Base is paid in ETH. As of 2026, lending, decentralized exchange trading, derivatives trading and leveraged farming are among the kinds of apps that hold deposits on the network.

TypeLayer 2
ConsensusOptimistic rollup
LaunchedAug 2023
Block time2 s
Avg. TPS86.0
EVMYes

Top tokens

The native token and the largest ecosystem tokens by market cap.
VIRTUALVirtuals Protocol$0.8446-1.6% · $557M
AEROAerodrome$0.8376-3.5% · $838M
BRETTBrett$0.00596213-0.1% · $59.0M
ZORAZora$0.00770569-0.6% · $34.5M

Base FAQ

Short answers to what people ask most.

Yes. Base is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine, so smart contracts written for Ethereum can run on it.

No. Base has no token of its own.

Base ecosystem news

The latest from the network and the apps built on it.

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Networks ranked next to Base by value locked.

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