Base News

Bank of America upgraded Coinbase after easing tax-loss selling and shifting short interest, citing product expansion and long-term onchain ambitions.

Onchain data from Nansen showed Solana, BNB Chain, Base, Tron and NEAR handled the most transactions in 2025, as users looked for high‑throughput, low‑fee networks.

Coinbase's "everything exchange" includes an all-in-one platform as competition intensifies among crypto firms chasing the super app model.

Base’s push into creator coins is facing mounting criticism from traders and builders after Nick Shirley’s token on Zora spiked to about a $9 million valuation and then promptly slumped.

Base launched a Chainlink-secured bridge to Solana, enabling crosschain asset transfers between the Ethereum layer-2 and the Solana blockchain.

Coinbase is rolling out its DEX trading platform to Brazil about six weeks after it launched in the US, offering Brazilians over 10,000 tokens to trade without leaving Coinbase’s app.

Ether’s struggle to reclaim $4,000 is the result of weakening onchain activity, a decline in fees and competition from Solana, BNB Chain and upcoming altcoin ETFs.

An explosion in transaction activity on Ethereum layer 2 Lighter since launching last month has pushed Ethereum’s transaction per second count to a record of 24,192.

JPMorgan sees Coinbase unlocking billions through its Base layer-2 network and USDC rewards overhaul, lifting its price target and fueling a stock rally.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong credited the company’s acquisition of Iron Fish in March for driving the effort.

Base’s DX Terminal NFTs ranked first in sales counts, having 1.27 million transactions, a more than 1,000% increase over the previous month.

Top blockchains in 2025, based on active users, range from DeFi stars to gaming chains. Growth notwithstanding, these blockchains are facing stiff competition.

At BaseCamp 2025, Coinbase’s layer 2 network said it is weighing a token launch to boost decentralization, while unveiling a Solana bridge to expand crosschain interoperability.

Base’s 70% NFT trading volume surge to $47 million in the last 30 days puts it above competitors like Immutable and Solana.

A viral run on Zora pushed Base ahead of Pump.fun and LetsBonk, but Solana still leads in users, transactions and overall activity.