Base is an Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by Coinbase that uses optimistic rollups to execute transactions off-chain while settling and securing them on Ethereum. As Ethereum activity increasingly ...

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, ...

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum should rely less on layer-2 scaling as mainnet upgrades increase capacity and security.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called for simplifying Ethereum’s base protocol, aiming to make the network more efficient, secure and accessible, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalist ...

Some Ethereum layer 2s would be forgoing hundreds of millions of dollars obtained from fees to make Ethereum more connected at the base layer. Executives from leading Ethereum layer 2s have said ...

Ethereum's recent price decline is largely due to the rise of Layer-2 solutions and inflationary pressure. EIP-7781, a new proposal, aims to improve network performance and restore its deflationary ...

As AI, enterprise adoption, and compliance converge, the ability to compute on sensitive data without exposing it on public ...

Ethereum (ETH) fell from $4,953 in August to around $3,446 by November as Layer 2 networks reduced mainnet fee revenue and token burns. Ethereum’s daily gas fee revenue dropped from over $30M to ...