TLDR: Basenames are the fastest way to start building on Base, making it easier to connect, collaborate, and contribute onchain. Get your Basename at base.org/names As more and more people come onchain, wallet addresses aren't cutting it as a way to connect with each other. These long strings of numbers and text add friction to transactions, make it difficult for builders to spot superfans of their apps, and turn finding the right collaborators into a needle-in-a-haystack hunt. Basenames...

TLDR: Basenames are the fastest way to start building on Base, making it easier to connect, collaborate, and contribute onchain. Get your Basename at base.org/names As more and more people come onchain, wallet addresses aren't cutting it as a way to connect with each other. These long strings of numbers and text add friction to transactions, make it difficult for builders to spot superfans of their apps, and turn finding the right collaborators into a needle-in-a-haystack hunt. Basenames...

TLDR: Since day one, Base has rallied a community of builders working to create a decentralized future onchain, together. We’ve seen the impact of collective action to reshape the internet, and now with the 1-year anniversary of Base mainnet coming up this August, we’re bringing the community together in person with BaseCamp, our inaugural gathering of builders and creators building the next generation of the internet onchain. Learn more and apply to attend.Back to where it all beganLast Augu...

TLDR: Since day one, Base has rallied a community of builders working to create a decentralized future onchain, together. We’ve seen the impact of collective action to reshape the internet, and now with the 1-year anniversary of Base mainnet coming up this August, we’re bringing the community together in person with BaseCamp, our inaugural gathering of builders and creators building the next generation of the internet onchain. Learn more and apply to attend.Back to where it all beganLast Augu...

TLDR: Onchain Summer is back. We’re inviting builders, creators, brands, and artists to co-create Onchain Summer with us and help bring a billion people onchain. This summer, everyone can be a builder, and Base and our partners are offering over 600 ETH¹ ($2 million) in prizes, grants, and gas credits. What are you building? Submit your project for an opportunity to be featured during Onchain Summer. Last summer, we came together with builders, brands, artists, and creators to showcase what&a...

TLDR: Onchain Summer is back. We’re inviting builders, creators, brands, and artists to co-create Onchain Summer with us and help bring a billion people onchain. This summer, everyone can be a builder, and Base and our partners are offering over 600 ETH¹ ($2 million) in prizes, grants, and gas credits. What are you building? Submit your project for an opportunity to be featured during Onchain Summer. Last summer, we came together with builders, brands, artists, and creators to showcase what&a...

TLDR. We’re inviting builders around the world to join the Onchain Summer Buildathon, with 200 ETH in total prizes and sponsors including Stripe, Shopify, Farcaster, Zora, Fleek, thirdweb, Nouns, Aerodrome, and Synthetix. To kickoff Onchain Summer, we’re sponsoring one of the largest global online hackathons ever, dedicated to bringing the world onchain. From May 31st - June 30th we want you to show us what’s possible across payments, commerce, gaming, social, and more. 200 ETH across 8 spons...

TLDR. We’re inviting builders around the world to join the Onchain Summer Buildathon, with 200 ETH in total prizes and sponsors including Stripe, Shopify, Farcaster, Zora, Fleek, thirdweb, Nouns, Aerodrome, and Synthetix. To kickoff Onchain Summer, we’re sponsoring one of the largest global online hackathons ever, dedicated to bringing the world onchain. From May 31st - June 30th we want you to show us what’s possible across payments, commerce, gaming, social, and more. 200 ETH across 8 spons...

TLDR: Base will be at ETHDenver from February 29 - March 3. Base is coming to ETHDenver to connect with the builder community, bringing Home Base to the show floor from February 29 - March 3. Come by from 9am to 6pm to experience the best of onchain culture and creativity. At Home Base, you can:Attend interactive demos and workshops hosted by teams from across the Base ecosystem, including Coinbase, SmallBrain, PurpleDAO, Moonwell, ETHLas, fxhash, Refraction, and moreConnect with builders who...

TLDR: Base will be at ETHDenver from February 29 - March 3. Base is coming to ETHDenver to connect with the builder community, bringing Home Base to the show floor from February 29 - March 3. Come by from 9am to 6pm to experience the best of onchain culture and creativity. At Home Base, you can:Attend interactive demos and workshops hosted by teams from across the Base ecosystem, including Coinbase, SmallBrain, PurpleDAO, Moonwell, ETHLas, fxhash, Refraction, and moreConnect with builders who...

TL;DR Base will have Day 1 support for the Dencun upgrade, which is expected to drive down fees for users by 10-100x through increased data availability for rollups. We’re proud to have spent the last two years contributing to the EIP-4844 effort alongside Optimism, the Ethereum Foundation, and other Ethereum core dev teams. One of our 2024 roadmap initiatives is to drive fees down across the board. We believe that fast, affordable transactions on a secure, decentralized L2 is critical to ena...

TL;DR Base will have Day 1 support for the Dencun upgrade, which is expected to drive down fees for users by 10-100x through increased data availability for rollups. We’re proud to have spent the last two years contributing to the EIP-4844 effort alongside Optimism, the Ethereum Foundation, and other Ethereum core dev teams. One of our 2024 roadmap initiatives is to drive fees down across the board. We believe that fast, affordable transactions on a secure, decentralized L2 is critical to ena...

TLDR: Fault proofs are now live on Base testnet, marking a step forward towards Stage 1 Decentralization. Base launched with a vision to decentralize over time, and decentralization and scalability are some of our top priorities. We’re now taking a step towards the next stage of decentralization: fault proofs are live on Base Sepolia testnet. Fault proofs enable anyone to make or challenge a proposal about the state of an L2 in a permissionless way. Today’s launch paves the way for bringing f...

TLDR: Fault proofs are now live on Base testnet, marking a step forward towards Stage 1 Decentralization. Base launched with a vision to decentralize over time, and decentralization and scalability are some of our top priorities. We’re now taking a step towards the next stage of decentralization: fault proofs are live on Base Sepolia testnet. Fault proofs enable anyone to make or challenge a proposal about the state of an L2 in a permissionless way. Today’s launch paves the way for bringing f...

TLDR: Base is making it easier to get your money onchain with new onramp options from teams such as Binance, Bitkub in Asia, and Chipper Cash in Africa. Our onramp network now covers 190+ countries, which helps to expand the onchain economy worldwide.Global onramps in 190+ countriesIn 2024, Base committed to building a global onchain economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom. To achieve this mission, we need to help make getting onchain as easy as possible. New solutions from...

TLDR: Base is making it easier to get your money onchain with new onramp options from teams such as Binance, Bitkub in Asia, and Chipper Cash in Africa. Our onramp network now covers 190+ countries, which helps to expand the onchain economy worldwide.Global onramps in 190+ countriesIn 2024, Base committed to building a global onchain economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom. To achieve this mission, we need to help make getting onchain as easy as possible. New solutions from...

Bring Base apps into onchain social with FarcasterBase believes in a future internet where a billion people participate onchain, joining a global economy enabled by a new internet. We love to see others also making this vision a reality, and we believe that what Farcaster is doing with Frames is empowering builders in a special way. What are Frames? Frames are mini apps embedded within social posts on Warpcast, the platform built on the Farcaster protocol. They let builders create bite-sized ...

Bring Base apps into onchain social with FarcasterBase believes in a future internet where a billion people participate onchain, joining a global economy enabled by a new internet. We love to see others also making this vision a reality, and we believe that what Farcaster is doing with Frames is empowering builders in a special way. What are Frames? Frames are mini apps embedded within social posts on Warpcast, the platform built on the Farcaster protocol. They let builders create bite-sized ...

TLDR: The Onchain Summer Buildathon invited builders everywhere to unleash their creativity onchain. Over 1,250 final projects were submitted from 7,500+ builders around the world, making this the largest onchain hackathon. Now, it's time to spotlight those who rose to the challenge. To kickoff Onchain Summer, Base and leading builders sponsored a global online hackathon, dedicated to bringing the world onchain. From May 31st - June 30th, builders around the world worked on projects acro...

TLDR: The Onchain Summer Buildathon invited builders everywhere to unleash their creativity onchain. Over 1,250 final projects were submitted from 7,500+ builders around the world, making this the largest onchain hackathon. Now, it's time to spotlight those who rose to the challenge. To kickoff Onchain Summer, Base and leading builders sponsored a global online hackathon, dedicated to bringing the world onchain. From May 31st - June 30th, builders around the world worked on projects acro...

TL;DR. One of Base’s key focus areas for 2024 is making smart wallets the default to elevate going onchain. Today, we’re providing an update on our progress and how we’re collaborating with teams across the ecosystem to help more builders create next-gen onchain experiences. Earlier this year, we shared our 2024 roadmap, with the mission to build a global onchain economy that creates innovation, creativity, and freedom. But to realize this mission, we need onchain to be more accessible and us...

TL;DR. One of Base’s key focus areas for 2024 is making smart wallets the default to elevate going onchain. Today, we’re providing an update on our progress and how we’re collaborating with teams across the ecosystem to help more builders create next-gen onchain experiences. Earlier this year, we shared our 2024 roadmap, with the mission to build a global onchain economy that creates innovation, creativity, and freedom. But to realize this mission, we need onchain to be more accessible and us...

TLDR: This Onchain Summer and beyond, we want to share what you’re building with millions of people across the world. Submit your apps, games, art, music, and dreams to the Onchain Registry — a community-driven database of projects — for the chance to be featured across our new Onchain Content Network: Coinbase, Coinbase Wallet, Cymbal, Daylight, Floor, Forage, Layer3, Magic Eden, Mintify, OpenSea, Rainbow Wallet, and Roam. Together, our goal is to spotlight more of the builders and creators ...

TLDR: This Onchain Summer and beyond, we want to share what you’re building with millions of people across the world. Submit your apps, games, art, music, and dreams to the Onchain Registry — a community-driven database of projects — for the chance to be featured across our new Onchain Content Network: Coinbase, Coinbase Wallet, Cymbal, Daylight, Floor, Forage, Layer3, Magic Eden, Mintify, OpenSea, Rainbow Wallet, and Roam. Together, our goal is to spotlight more of the builders and creators ...