Add Base as an Optimistic rollup

[Maxservais]

Name

Base

Logo

Description

Base is a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users to web3. It is a new Ethereum L2, incubated by Coinbase and built on the open-source OP Stack.

Website

https://base.org/

Developer documentation

https://docs.base.org/

L2BEAT page

https://l2beat.com/scaling/projects/base

Is the project open source?

https://github.com/base-org

What category of layer 2 is it?

Base is an Optimistic Rollup that has been developed on the Ethereum network, utilizing OP Stack technology.

Does the layer 2 use Ethereum Mainnet for data availability?

All of the data needed for proof construction is published on chain. Fraud proofs are in development.

Which bridges are used to onboard users?

Official base bridge
List of unofficial Base bridges

Which exchanges offer support for the project?

Coinbase
Binance

Link to dapp ecosystem (if applicable)

https://www.ethereum-ecosystem.com/blockchains/base

Token contract list (if applicable)

https://docs.base.org/contracts

What date did the project go live?

Testnet went live on February 23rd 2023: https://www.coinbase.com/blog/introducing-base

Is this project a fork? If yes, which project was forked?

OP Stack

What wallets support this layer 2?

All EVM wallets are compatible and support Base. To name a few:

• Coinbase Wallet
• Rainbow Wallet
• Zerion
• Metamask
• ...

How can users and/or developers connect too this layer 2 network?

Network Name: Base Mainnet
RPC Endpoint: https://mainnet.base.org/ (Rate limited and not for production systems.)
Chain ID: 8453
Currency Symbol: ETH
Block Explorer: https://basescan.org/

Source

Has this project undergone an external security audit and/or a bug bounty?

https://hackerone.com/coinbase?type=team

Has the project sustained its users over time?

On 20th November 2023:

• Total Value Locked: $282,49m
• New Addresses (24h): 8 335
• Transactions (24h): 370 168

Source

Is there an active team developing the project?

Yes

Is there a block explorer?

https://basescan.org/

Would you like to work on this issue?

• Yes
• No

[github-actions]

This issue is stale because it has been open 45 days with no activity.

[Maxservais]

Any update on this?

[wackerow]

Hey @Maxservais, I think listing Base is quite appropriate at this point. Assigning you! As usual, if you'd prefer not to work on this just drop a note to let us know (or un-assign yourself if it lets you). Thanks!

[Maxservais]

Hey @wackerow, submitted a PR to add base: #12092

Not sure why the build failed tho, it just stopped for some odd reason.

This is my first PR to this repo - looking forward to your feedback

[konopkja]

Hey @wackerow or @corwintines, this needs your eyes to review.

[konopkja]

should also include metadata for this section