Coinbase's Base transitions to its own architecture with eye on streamlining

Base, a decentralized Ethereum layer-2 scaling network, said Wednesday that it is transitioning from running on L2 blockchain ...
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Coinbase-Backed Ethereum Network Base to Dump Optimism Tech as Potential Token Looms

Ethereum layer-2 network Base is leaving behind the Optimism technology stack as it seeks faster upgrades and reduced ...
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Base moves beyond OP Stack as it rebuilds its core stack

Coinbase’s Base will transition off the OP Stack to a unified proprietary stack, targeting six hard forks per year and faster upgrades.
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Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift

Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, is changing the technology that powers it, stepping back from relying on Optimism’s OP Stack, the toolkit it originally launched on. Base launched in 2023 ...
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Can Coinbase’s Base Layer 2 really solve Ethereum’s scalability challenges? ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin weighs in

Ethereum investors and crypto enthusiasts have been closely watching the rise of Layer 2 solutions like Coinbase’s Base. With Ethereum facing persistent network congestion and high transaction fees, ...
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What is Base? Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 Network

Base is an Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by Coinbase that uses optimistic rollups to execute transactions off-chain while settling and securing them on Ethereum. As Ethereum activity increasingly ...
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Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum’s Original Layer-2 Scaling Model No Longer Works

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum should rely less on layer-2 scaling as mainnet upgrades increase capacity and security.