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Living definition
What is Base (Coinbase Layer-2 blockchain)?
FinTech, Stablecoins & Digital AssetsAgentic Commerce & Payments
- Kind
- System or infrastructure
- Released
- 2026-10-22
- Cohort
- system_infrastructure-001
Description
What it is and what it is for
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Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain that can run smart contracts, which are programs that hold and move digital assets by fixed rules. Some people question how well Ethereum scales to many users. Base is built on Ethereum, aimed at uses such as stablecoin issuance and payments. It is built by Coinbase.
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Published description
Published on
- Cohort
- system_infrastructure-001
- Root
- sha256:363b679d01e8a3853cee7dd905eb0b978626d38b25e3d55924f11427d8068ac3
- Entry
- sha256:0169b99ea3b0feac7438e2cd6d1a199c7e514b8438cab81b2c2f25b26f824628