Onchain summer is back.
Weβre inviting builders, creators, brands, and artists to co-create Onchain Summer with us, and Base and our partners are offering over 600 ETH ($2 million) in prizes, grants, and gas credits
What are you building?
Base is now open for bridging
Base opens for everything on August 9
Weβre helping throw an onchain festival to celebrate
Ιͺα΄'κ± α΄Ι΄α΄Κα΄ΙͺΙ΄ κ±α΄α΄α΄α΄Κ π‘
Use
@Galxe
to mint an NFT and have a chance to earn an ETH reward after completing the quiz
Start collecting loyalty points to climb up the leaderboard!
Weβre benchmarking potential increases in gas target per block to understand what implications would be for running Base nodes, in particular how it could increase the minimum hardware requirements
We'll share our findings next week along with steps for how weβll continue safelyβ¦
0/ π΅ Hello world.
Meet Base, an Ethereum L2 that offers a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly way for anyone, anywhere, to build decentralized apps.
Our goal with Base is to make onchain the next online and onboard 1B+ users into the cryptoeconomy.
Base is open and Onchain Summer is here π‘
Become a part of Base history by minting βBase Day Oneβ to join the story of bringing the world onchain
Our story.
Onchain Summer starts TOMORROW π‘
Have you bridged yet?
Learn about the different ways to bridge to Base and get prepared for our month-long onchain festival
β base.eth
Thanks to an anonymous gift from a stranger who shares our vision of decentralization, base.eth is now our primary onchain identity.
Mint this piece of Base history on
@ourZORA
, available until 4/12 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET:
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@BitAvatar_io
has landed on
@base
, and the first 1,000 avatars get an exclusive themed wearable
Upload a picture and customize every detail to craft an avatar thatβs a unique reflection of you
Use code βBASEBAβ to join
Just 1 day left to join BasePaint Fan Club! β°
All members will unlock this exclusive cursor, which will appear on
@basepaint_xyz
whenever you use the app.
The Party will also create the largest subscription ever using the BasePaint Bot π
Party π:
In 2024, we have a new mission: To build a global onchain economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom
This is the bedrock of our actions and aspirations as we work to bring the world onchain
Weβre building a new internet, and a new economy
Base believes in decentralization and open source.
Weβre stoked to proliferate the
@nounsdao
meme for the latest evolution of βBase, Introduced.β ββ¨-β¨
36 hours left to mint at , powered by
@ourZORA
1/ Base is gearing up for mainnet with safety and security as top priorities. Today, weβre excited to share our launch criteria!
Reminder: Base has no plans to issue a network token.
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Cheaper transactions make the world go round
Lower gas fees are a critical step towards a new internet and a new economy, and with EIP-4844 live on Base gas is averaging 100x less than before
Mint to see for yourself:
Since our testnet launch, weβve connected with incredible builders and watched their projects thrive on Base.
Now itβs time to take the next step: Base mainnet is now open for builders.
ONCHAIN SUMMER π‘ DAY SIX
Todayβs launch day for the
#StandWithCrypto
Alliance, an advocacy organization focused on mobilizing the crypto community to directly influence lawmaking
Get involved by minting a Day of Action shield on Base
In partnership with
@nounsprophouse
, weβre distributing 100+ ETH in grants for those building and creating on Base this summer
There are four rounds of Prop House grants:
β Onchain Summer (August 9 - 21): Make art, a website, or whatever youβre inspired to for Onchain Summerβ¦
π΅ The βBase, Introducedβ NFT is evolving.
Todayβs artwork tells the story of building itself with
@jackbutcher
. We solve hard, technical problems. Progress isnβt made overnight. Keep going until we create something worth celebrating.
Join us onchain @
Have you been building on Base since the beginning?
If you completed last yearβs onchain quest and claimed the testnet NFT, you can now claim a mainnet NFT on Base designed by
@andreoshea
Thanks for being based π΅
One year ago today, we announced Base with a single blue dot. Since then, that blue dot has grown to represent a global community of builders and creators charting a new path forward.
The onchain future is brighter thanks to builders like you π΅
No this isnβt an April Foolβs Day joke: Transactions on Base just got cheaper once again
Today we increased the gas target on Base to 5 mgas/s, after increasing it last week to 3.75 mgas/s
This 2X increase will help keep fees low, and weβll continue working as we scale
ONCHAIN SUMMER π‘ DAY FIVE
@CocaCola
is bringing their Global Masterpiece campaign onchain with works from emerging artists Aket, WonderBuhle, Fatma Ramadan, Vikram Kushwah, Stefania Tejada, as well as timeless artists like Munch, Vermeer, and Van Gogh
Money is happier when it's digitalβeven pennies
To celebrate how stablecoins make pennies useful again, you can mint an onchain penny NFT to get a penny hat for the low price of .01Β’ plus shipping (while supplies last)
A massive upgrade just went live on Ethereum (EIP-4844) that makes it radically cheaper to use
Base will update at 5:00:01 PM PT today to bring these fee reductions to Base users and the rest of the Superchain
The vision of Base is to bring 1B+ people onchain.
For the next 5 days, weβll be evolving the artwork on our βBase, Introducedβ NFT to tell the story of the builders who will make that happen.
Check your NFT for the latest evolution every day at 12p ET from today until 3/6.
Since we rolled out 4844, weβve seen a 5x increase in demand on
@base
, driving fees back up
To reduce fees and scale, weβre increasing the gas target 50% (to 3.75 mgas/s) tomorrow and then to 5 mgas/s following an observation period, targeting early next week
1/ Web3 developers β join us on Base, a new, open-source Ethereum L2 with a vision for decentralization and scale.
Base is built by Coinbase builders, for the worldβs builders.
It is designed to be an open ecosystem where anyone, anywhere can build.
1/ You've been asking for
@Chainlink
oracle support on Base, and we've been listeningπ
Today,
#Chainlink
Data Feeds are live on
#Base
testnet, while also making oracle services available to developers at a lower cost through participating in the Chainlink SCALE program.
Meet
@friendtech
: the first viral social dapp on Base founded by a team with expertise in onchain social
So, how does it work? And why does it matter?
In order to enable a global, open, onchain economy, we believe that Base must be decentralized
To prioritize this, we've built Base on the OP Stack in collaboration with
@optimismFND
Today, we're sharing an update on our commitment
remember when people in crypto used to actually have fun? relive those emotional highs and lows on our new dating show, aptly called βLove on Leverageβ, where you can bet on the outcome of each new blind date
premiering tonight @ 5pm PT on
Introducing Base Camp β a self-paced learning program for smart contract development, designed to empower experienced developers & onchain enthusiasts alike π
π΅
@Coinbase
created
@BuildonBase
L2 using the OP Stack to onboard the next billion users to web3
π We believe L2s are the futureβthey make crypto easier, cheaper, & safer to use
β Rainbow will proudly support Base & future OP Stack chains
β
This is a call.
For the visionaries and restless spirits.
To seize this moment.
To bring forth the thing you wish existed.
To flip βthe way it isβ on its head and onchain.
Just build it.
ONCHAIN SUMMER π‘ DAY THREE
@ParallelTCG
just dropped a limited edition Starter Deck of 40 playable cards
Gain access to their highly anticipated beta and grab an exclusive Base card back
The momentum behind
@base
is kind of crazy, and I say this as someone who has been very bullish on it from the start. 4844 has just thrown fuel on the fire.
"With lawmakers casting a shadow over the future of onchain technologies, we recognize the urgent need to rally the community."
Learn how the
#StandWithCrypto
Alliance is mobilizing the crypto community for a better onchain future
To our builder community: Have you applied for the Genesis Builder NFT?
Be sure to get this permanent onchain record of your early support of the Base mission via our Builder site, powered by
@deformapp
Activity on Base has been based today π₯
We lowered fees in a big way with 4844, and an increase in traffic has led to an increase in gas fees
Have a stuck transaction? Just bump up the base fee or cancel and resend. We're working on scaling Base further and will keep sharingβ¦
Itβs been a month since we launched Base testnet, with a vision to bring the next billion users onchain.
A π§΅on our favorite moments
And more detail in our blog:
ONCHAIN SUMMER π‘ DAY FOUR
@anotherblock_io
has curated a selection of onchain music from renowned artists
@boysnoize
,
@LaidbackLuke
, and
@kleerup
The mints include exclusives like unreleased songs and access to never-before-heard demos
Today we're introducing a new era of clarity for Retro Funding!
The Collective has allocated a total of 850M OP to incentivize impactful work across the
@Optimism
Collective and the Superchain.
π΅ 'Base, Introduced'
- 7 unique pieces of art
- 485,090 mints; 368,547 holders
- One of the largest open-edition Ethereum collections
Weβre excited to build Base with all of you.
Weβre extending the free mint for 1 week to include builders at
@EthereumDenver
and to make sure as many people as possible can celebrate Base.
Why? Because Base is for everyone.
1 per address @
People are loving βBase, Introducedβ, our commemorative NFT on
@ourZORA
:
π΅261K unique minters
π₯
#1
gas burn over last 24h
Join us by minting π
Base has joined the Tokenized Asset Coalition (TAC) with industry leaders including
@coinbase
,
@AaveAave
,
@centrifuge
,
@rwa_xyz
,
@circle
, and others
Our mission?
Drive adoption of tokenized real-world assets through education, advocacy, and innovation
Are you a builder passionate about making the onchain economy grow, but looking for where to start?
We just published a Request for Builders: four areas weβd love to see builders explore on Base (with funding from the Base Ecosystem Fund) π§΅
π Major props to
@coinbase
on the launch of Base, their new Ethereum L2 solution! π Offering a secure and affordable way to build decentralized apps, Base is helping pave the way for the next era of cryptocurrency. Check it out!
ONCHAIN SUMMER π‘ DAY EIGHTEEN
Generative.
Interactive.
Customizable.
@rainbowdotme
invites you to become a Citizen in RainbowWorld
Powered by
@AdWorldGame
Base Day One and other onchain projects on Base have taken over the
@ourZora
homepage
Thanks to Zora for powering todayβs mint and giving creators and collectors the ability to mint on Base
This is for the builders.
For the ones breathing life into onchain ideas.
Crafting the toolbox that empowers a decentralized world.
Powering creations that reshape reality, line by line.
Just build it.
Onchain Summer may be over, but the momentum on Base is just getting started
The Base Ecosystem Fund, led by
@cbventures
, was launched to invest in the next generation of onchain projects
Today, weβre sharing our first six investments
And it's live!
The gas target has been increased by 50% (to 3.75 mgas/s), with plans to increase it further early next week
One small step in a larger effort to reduce fees on Base
Since we rolled out 4844, weβve seen a 5x increase in demand on
@base
, driving fees back up
To reduce fees and scale, weβre increasing the gas target 50% (to 3.75 mgas/s) tomorrow and then to 5 mgas/s following an observation period, targeting early next week
8/ Become a part of Base history
Mint βBase, Introducedβ β a commemorative NFT that celebrates the initial launch of Base. 1 per address, freely mintable on
@OurZora
through Sunday at midnight EST.
Degen is pioneering the future by launching one of the first L3s on Base
L3s are appchains which deliver lightning-fast transactions because they settle on L2s like Base instead of connecting directly to Ethereum
A new onchain internet demands new models for scaling, and L3sβ¦
1/ Today, weβre excited to announce the launch of Degen Chain, an L3 for the
@degentokenbase
community built with
@arbitrum
Orbit,
@base
for settlement, and AnyTrust for DA.
The chainβs native gas token is $DEGEN, making it one of the first community tokens with its own L3.
Weβre getting close to a major milestone on the journey to a better internet
With the upcoming Dencun and Ecotone OP Stack upgrades, gas fees will be radically reduced for users of Ethereum L2s like Base
Our first
@nounsprophouse
grant round is live and we're inviting you to build and create projects that bring onchain summer to life π‘
Proposals can be submitted until August 18th, and anyone holding the Base Day One NFT can vote
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Based Bits are 8,000 CC0 characters "causing byte-sized mischief" from
@andreitr
and
@Greta_gremplin
, now minting on
@rarible
after 2 years of hard work, blobs are now live on
@base
before: $0.31
after: $0.00 (but actually $0.0005)
wallets need to update to handle these cost reductions!
1/ As the second core contributor to the OP Stack, weβve begun making meaningful contributions to the codebase that powers Base, OP Mainnet, & other OP Stack chains.
Weβre sharing a deep dive on a recent scalability improvement we made.
Are you working to accelerate onchain finance? As part of the
@Chainlink
SCALE program, weβre collaborating to make Data Feeds available for developers on Base.
Learn about how you can start using Chainlink Data Feeds in your Base app:
#Chainlink
Price Feeds are now live on Baseβa layer 2 incubated by
@Coinbase
.
Developers can now build next-gen DeFi apps that combine fast execution with Chainlink's proven price oracle infrastructure.
Explore what you can
@BuildOnBase
β¬οΈ
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Based Opepens are a generative collection created by
@ripe0x
and based on
@jackbutcher
βs
@opepenedition
A permanently open edition launched in August 2023
βonchain. forever.β
Are you a Base NFT holder and going to
@EDC_LasVegas
? Weβre excited to share a surprise for our vibrant Base community. Stop by the Coinbase Token Club, an immersive experience at EDC! πΊ
BOUNTY ALERT: We're looking for web3 enthusiasts to solve our crypto bounty!
First 50 finishers will get $250 in ETH, first 500 finishers will earn an exclusive NFT, and an opportunity to score a convo with a recruiter at Coinbase. π
Check it out π
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Your data is valuable, and a decentralized internet puts the power back in your hands
@rdatadao
is a community-owned collective that lets you add your reddit data and earn points onchain based on your karma
me and the
@BuildOnBase
team will be hosting a
@Reddit
AMA next week on r/ethereum.
we'll be answering live at 12 pm ET on Tuesday, March 21, but you can get started asking questions today!
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Build your base to defend against enemy invaders and grow your army in
@MaviaGame
, an onchain mobile game available on iOS and Android
π΅ The βBase, Introducedβ NFT is evolving.
Today, weβre telling the story of collaboration. Base is made possible by all of us working together to build an open and decentralized future.
Join us onchain @ mintβ€baseβ€org
Weβre grateful for all the devs that have been working tirelessly through the last few months to prepare for Baseβs mainnet launch
Every day it feels more and more like Onchain Summer
Who's feeling it?