Coinbase Layer-2 Network Base Nears Mainnet Launch

In anticipation of Base’s mainnet launch, Coinbase affirmed on Wednesday that its Ethereum Layer-2 network had been subjected to extensive

Coinbase Layer-2 Network Base Nears Mainnet Launch
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  • On February 23, Coinbase made the official launch of Base.
  • Base has not announced a specific date for the mainnet launch.

In anticipation of Base’s mainnet launch, Coinbase affirmed on Wednesday that its Ethereum Layer-2 network had been subjected to extensive security evaluations conducted by researchers. Reports indicate that Coinbase commissioned a six-month internal audit from its protocol security team to thoroughly test the security of Base, built on the OP stack in collaboration with Optimism, announced in February. 

 Coinbase stated:

The team audited all of Optimism’s pre-deployments and smart contracts on both layer 1 and layer 2 to identify potential vulnerabilities of security risks.

The purpose of Layer-2 solutions is to enhance the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of transactions on networks such as Ethereum. These solutions achieve this by processing transactions in a separate space and subsequently relaying the outcomes back to their respective network. 

While Base has not announced a specific date for the mainnet launch, it has clarified that unlike another layer 2 blockchains such as Polygon, Optimism, and Arbitrum, it will not introduce a native token into its ecosystem.

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