Base Founder Reveals Major Strategy Shift Away From Social Apps
TL;DR: Jesse Pollak transfers the leadership of the Base applications team to Jordan Fish, publicly known as “Cobie”. Coinbase’s acquisition of the Echo platform was completed
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Base Set to Activate B20 Standard, Opening the Door for Native Stablecoins, RWAs and More
TL;DR: The activation of the standard on the Base mainnet is scheduled for Wednesday at 18:00 UTC. The protocol supports two configuration variants: one for general
Base Restores Block Production After Two‑Hour Outage Triggered by Consensus Issue
TL;DR: Base, Coinbase’s blockchain, suffered a nearly two-hour outage on Thursday due to a consensus issue that halted block production. The team isolated an invalid block
Sophon Shuts Down Its Layer-2 Network and Pivots to Building Apps on Base
TL;DR: Sophon announces the permanent closure of its Layer 2 network after evaluating that maintaining the infrastructure did not generate differentiated value for users. The tech
Coinbase-Incubated Base Suffers Mainnet Outage as Block Production Suddenly Stalls
The Layer 2 network Base suffered a major outage on its mainnet due to a failure in block production, as reported by the technical support team
Base Announces Official Mainnet Launch Date for Beryl Upgrade
TL;DR Base confirmed June 25 as the mainnet launch date for Beryl, its second major network upgrade. The upgrade introduces B20, a native token standard compatible
Coinbase Ventures Invests in Expanding Access to Onchain Reinsurance Markets
TL;DR: Coinbase Ventures made a strategic investment in Re, a startup seeking to bring the reinsurance market onchain through tokens. Re has accumulated $500 million in
Crypto Travel Booking Platform Travala Introduces Infrastructure for Autonomous AI Agents
TL;DR Travala has launched a new AI-powered travel protocol that enables autonomous agents to search, book, and manage travel services with minimal user intervention. The infrastructure
Base and WalletConnect Pay Highlight How Stablecoins Shift From Crypto‑Native Tools to Real Commerce
TL;DR: Stablecoins processed nearly $390 billion in real payments during 2025, double the previous year, according to McKinsey. Base concentrates between 5% and 6% of USDC
Base Suffered a State Update Outage That Went Undetected
TL;DR: A technical glitch in Base’s infrastructure froze its state updates on the Ethereum mainnet for more than 30 hours. Internal transaction processing and block creation
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