Coinbase Layer 2 Base Mainnet Launch Date Announced - Here's What You Need to Know
Coinbase, the largest publicly traded crypto exchange based in the US, revealed its plans to open mainnet for the public, starting August 9. Built on the OP stack in partnership with Optimism, Base is a layer-two scaling...
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Built on the OP stack in partnership with Optimism, Base is a layer-two scaling solution for Ethereum (ETH).
“Over the next week, you’ll begin to see Dapps across the on-chain ecosystem turn on Base support and new ones launch,” the exchange said Thursday....
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