Base has introduced a series of upgrades, including Flashblocks, which boost transaction speeds by 10x, along with Appchains and Smart Wallet Sub Accounts.
Reinforcing its builder-first approach, Base has launched a hub for developers, offering tools, guides, stories, and resources to support and inspire on-chain innovation.
Base, the Layer-2 blockchain incubated by Coinbase back in 2023, announced several upgrades on its X account today, aimed at enhancing onchain interactions. These improvements focus on boosting transaction speeds, streamlining user experiences, and offering scalable solutions for decentralized applications (dApps).
One of the standout features is Flashblocks, a technology developed in collaboration with Flashbots, a research and development organization dedicated to reducing the effects of Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) on blockchain networks. Flashblocks reduce Base’s effective block times from 2 seconds to a remarkable 200 milliseconds, positioning Base as
