Base, the blockchain network developed and launched by Coinbase, returned to normal early Tuesday after a short disruption that stopped new blocks from being created. The issue lasted a little over 30 minutes and affected key activities such as deposits and withdrawals.
The outage began around 6:15 UTC today when Base posted on its official status page that block production had stalled. The final block recorded at the time was at height 33,792,704.
During the brief outage, users were unable to send transactions, and some ecosystem dApps also paused activity. The issue was later fixed and normal operations resumed at 6:44 UTC.
Base has officially not given full details about what caused the problem. However, recent growth on the network may have played a part.
Surge in Network Activity on Base
Over the past few weeks, Base has seen a surge in activity, mainly due to the launch of the new Everything App. This development now includes decentralized tools like Zora and Farcaster, which have helped bring in more users.
July alone saw a large increase in new token launches on Base. On the first day of the month, just over 6,600 tokens were recorded. By the end of the month, that number had grown to nearly 50,000, as per Basescan data.
This shows how quickly interest in the network has grown, but it may also have put extra pressure on its systems.
Base Holds Strong as Other Networks Face Bigger Outages
Despite this pause, Base is still seen as one of the more reliable networks built on Ethereum. It is not the first blockchain to experience downtime, and this one was resolved quickly. Other blockchains have faced longer issues in the past. Solana, for example, has had several long outages since 2021. Binance Smart Chain and Polygon have also had disruptions, while Ethereum’s main network saw finality delays in May 2023.
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