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Base

A secure, affordable, and developer-friendly Ethereum L2 solution, powered by Optimism's open-source OP Stack, designed to democratize Ethereum access and onboard the next billion users.

Fault tolerance

The chain is secured by Ethereum staking validators.

Performance

As a proof-of-stake protocol, Ethereum Mainnet produces blocks at fixed 12 second intervals.

Industry use case

Secure, scalable, and affordable platform for DApp development, with early access to Ethereum features and 10x cost reduction through optimistic rollup architecture, serving as an on-chain hub for Coinbase offerings.

ConsensusProof-of-stake (PoS)
Public / Private / PermissionedPublic
Smart contractsYes
Smart contract language(s) supportedSolidity, Vyper, Yul, Huff
Transaction privacyNo
Transaction visibilityAll participants have access to all entries ever recorded.
Transaction orderingAll validating participants must reach consensus over the order of all transactions that have taken place, irrespective of whether a participant has taken part in a particular transaction or not.