Milestone
Ethereum L2
2023
Base Mainnet Launch
Coinbase launched Base on OP Stack, accelerating consumer onramps and L2 adoption with low-fee social apps.
Event date: 2023-08-09
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Key Facts
Peak metric1M+ daily tx bursts
OutcomeNew L2 liquidity venue
ChainEthereum L2
Year2023
Typemilestone
Tags
l2
onboarding
infrastructure
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