Coinbase's Base transitions to its own architecture with eye on streamlining

The Base engineering team said the protocol would remain open-source and encouraged developers to continue building unique implementations.

Base, a decentralized Ethereum layer-2 scaling network, said Wednesday that it is transitioning from running on L2 blockchain protocol Optimism’s tech stack to running on its own, unified software architecture.

Launched in 2023 as an Optimism chain, Base is shifting to its own tech stack to reduce dependencies on external service providers and shorten the time it takes to ship new upgrades, according to an announcement from Base. The team said:

The transition is also expected to simplify the Base network’s sequencer, which helps network validators to order transactions, the Base engineering team said. 

The rollout will take place in four phases, according to a roadmap provided by the project, with node runners having to shift to the new Base client over the next several months for official upgrades.

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