Coinbase Global (NasdaqGS:COIN) has completed its acquisition of crypto derivatives exchange Deribit, expanding its institutional offering. The company has launched Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, ...

Kraken, the 6th-largest crypto exchange in the world, said Thursday that it is launching its own layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, based on technology borrowed from Optimism – the same ...

Layer-2 network Base has announced the open sourcing of its code repositories and smart contracts as part of its quest to build “in the open.” Coinbase layer-2 network Base has announced it has ...

In recent months, Coinbase has seen accelerating institutional crypto adoption, expanded fee-based revenue from custody and derivatives, and new income streams from its Ethereum Layer-2 network, Base, ...

Coinbase’s Layer-2 network Base briefly went offline for about 30 minutes. Block production has since resumed, and the issue is now resolved. While no official cause was shared, a spike in network ...

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, ...

Protocol revenue expanded roughly 27 times during 2025. The network captured about 62 percent of total layer-2 revenue by year-end. Annualized protocol fees reached approximately $75 million.

Coinbase is exploring the possibility of offering tokenized shares of its stock, COIN, to U.S. users via Base, its Ethereum layer-2 network. Jesse Pollak, a Base developer, shared the news on January ...

A meme coin named Brett (CRYPTO: BRETT) that runs on Base, a system that helps Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) work faster and cheaper, has been up 30% in the last seven days. What Happened: On-chain ...