Coinbase Launches Tokenized U.S. Stocks on Base with Centrifuge Integration
Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. stocks natively on Base, bringing shares of companies including Apple, Nvidia and Alphabet into the Layer 2’s DeFi ecosystem. Each token provides direct economic exposure to a corresponding U.S.-listed share and is backed 1:1 by stock held in regulated custody, allowing eligible users to hold and transfer the assets through […]
Base NFT Volume Nears Ethereum Parity Amid Beezie Gacha Activity
Base came within roughly $30,000 of Ethereum’s daily NFT sales volume during a recent trading window, highlighting a sharp increase in collectibles activity on the Layer 2. CryptoSlam identified Beezie as a major contributor to the surge, with the platform recording a new daily high in spending through its gamified collectibles product.
AI Agents Driving On-Chain Activity via x402 Protocol
Autonomous AI agents initiated 16.2 million transfers over the past 30 days using the x402 protocol, according to data from Token Terminal. The activity highlights the operational shift toward machine-to-machine commerce, where software agents pay for digital services and API access without human intervention.
Aerodrome Slipstream Processes $9.7B in Euro Stablecoin Volume
Aerodrome Slipstream, the concentrated liquidity module of the Base-native decentralized exchange Aerodrome, has emerged as the leading venue for spot trading of euro-denominated stablecoins. According to data confirmed by Token Terminal, the protocol processed $9.7 billion in trading volume over the past three years, surpassing established competitors in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.
Coinbase Details Root Cause of 50-Minute Outage as Configuration Error
Coinbase has published a technical post-mortem explaining the July 14 service disruption that affected its retail, institutional and developer platforms for approximately 50 minutes. A routine configuration update created a naming collision between internal Kubernetes resources, disabling a critical network gateway.
Optimism’s OP Token Plunges after Coinbase’s Base Abandons OP Stack
Optimism’s OP token slid hard, dropping more than 20% and briefly approaching a 23% decline within a 24-hour window after Coinbase’s Base said it would move off the OP Stack in favor of a unified, in-house technology stack. The market treated the announcement as a direct hit to Optimism’s Superchain narrative and repriced OP rapidly.
Ethereum Mainnet Daily Active Addresses Surpass All Major Layer‑2 Networks
Ethereum mainnet saw daily active addresses spike to roughly 1.3 million, before activity cooled and stabilized near 945,000, based on Intellectia AI’s tracking. The jump coincided with a sharp drop in transaction fees to around $0.15, which materially improved the cost calculus for using Layer 1 again.
Horizen launches EVM-native Layer 3 mainnet on Base with ZEN migrated to ERC-20
Horizen launched its mainnet as an EVM-native Layer 3 on Base on December 9, 2025, completing a multi-stage migration aimed at delivering privacy-preserving, auditable execution for on-chain business. The move converted ZEN into an ERC-20 token on Base and formally wound down the legacy mainchain and EON sidechain, positioning the project for deeper DeFi integration […]