Description
Base is a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Layer 2 solution on the Superchain, developed to bring the next billion users onchain. Incubated within Coinbase, Base aims to offer a scalable and accessible platform for decentralized applications (dApps), leveraging the security and decentralization of Ethereum while reducing costs and improving transaction speeds.
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Blockscout

Blockscout is an open-source blockchain explorer designed for Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-based networks. It provides users with a comprehensive interface to search transactions, view account balances, verify and interact with smart contracts, and engage with decentralized applications across various Ethereum networks, including mainnets, testnets, sidechains, and Layer 2 solutions. Unlike centralized, closed-source explorers, Blockscout offers transparency and flexibility, supporting hundreds of chains and rollups within the broader blockchain ecosystem, such as Ethereum, Cosmos, Polkadot, Avalanche, and Near.

Analytics

KelpDAO

Kelp DAO focuses on Liquid Restaking Solutions for Ethereum and OP Mainnet, aiming to improve liquidity for assets on platforms like EigenLayer. Its primary product, rsETH, allows fractional ownership of staked assets, offering both instant liquidity and redemption options. Additionally, Kelp DAO has introduced $KEP (Kelp Earned Points), a token that equates to EigenLayer Points, giving users flexibility in how they manage and utilize these rewards.

Liquid Staking

Safe Wallet

Safe is a leading smart contract wallet on Ethereum and other EVM-compatible chains, securing over $100 billion in digital assets. It offers a multi-signature feature, enabling multiple approvals for transactions, which enhances security for individuals, DAOs, and institutions.

Wallet

Routescan

Routescan is a multichain ecosystem explorer, search, API, and analytics platform for major EVM chains. It provides comprehensive tools and insights to enhance transparency and understanding of decentralized networks. Routescan operates without a formal governance process or token. Instead, it sustains itself through revenue generated from its services offered to blockchains and other clients, ensuring its independence and continuous service improvement.

Analytics

DefiLlama

DeFiLlama provides transparent, real-time data on over 3,000 DeFi projects across 240+ blockchains, helping users make informed decisions. Its open-source approach encourages community collaboration to ensure accurate and comprehensive analytics. DeFiLlama operates without a formal governance structure, does not have a native token, and is self-funded through various grant initiatives.

Analytics

OnChainGm

OnChainGM is a decentralized, multi‑chain platform built for your daily Web3 ritual. It lets users send an onchain GM message once every 24 hours via smart contract for a small ETH fee, with an optional referral reward system built in.

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Foundation Missions: Season 7

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Foundation Missions are Optimism-funded initiatives designed to make measurable progress toward the Season 7 Intent, establishing interoperable Stage 1 chains handling $250M in cross-chain asset transfers per month.

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Retro Funding: Dev Tooling

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The Retro Funding: Dev Tooling program rewards open-source toolchain software that supports onchain application development on the Superchain, with a budget of up to 8M OP and monthly rewards from March to July 2025.

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Optimism Governance Fund Missions: Season 7

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The Optimism Governance Fund Missions for Season 7 provide grants to projects that drive onchain growth across the Superchain.

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Retro Funding: Onchain Builders

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Retro Funding: Onchain Builders rewards projects driving cross-chain interoperability on OP Chains, with up to 8M OP

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Gov Fund Incentives S7

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Earn OP and other rewards from top protocols across the Superchain. Browse some of the best opportunities and start earning.

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SuperStacks

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SuperStacks is an experimental pilot campaign designed to show how the Superchain can create a more connected onchain experience.

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Base: A New Day OneBase: A New Day OneBase: A New Day OneBase: A New Day OneBase: A New Day One

Base: A New Day One

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Jul 16
Base

Hear from Brian Armstrong and Jesse Pollak and the builders shaping what comes next

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BaseCamp⁰⁰²

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Basecamp 2025 is a three-day gathering in Stowe, Vermont, bringing together creators, builders, and the broader Base community to connect, collaborate, and explore the future of onchain innovation.

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Token 2049: Base Builder Showcas

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Oct 1
Base

An afternoon dedicated to spotlighting the next wave of projects building on Base.

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Singapore
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Base Cafe | Token 2049

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The Base Café is your spot to grab a free coffee at Token2049. Just check out with the Base App, pick your drink, and enjoy. Tap, sip, done.

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Coinbase House | Token 2049

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Coinbase House at Token2049 offers a dedicated space for visitors to explore product and career hubs, enjoy a racing simulator experience, and pick up exclusive swag and giveaways.

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Base Batches 002 Demo Day

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Nov 17
Base

Base Batches 002 Demo Day brings together 50 emerging teams from the Base ecosystem for rapid-fire pitches to investors, partners, and builders. Join an afternoon of demos, networking, and a first look at the next wave of onchain projects.

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Base Meetup Buenos Aires

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Nov 19
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A night of art, music, and culture with the Base team at Devconnect, featuring live performances and onchain creators from across LATAM. Join the community for an immersive evening celebrating creativity on Base in Buenos Aires.

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OP Mainnet

OP Mainnet

OP Mainnet, previously known as Optimism, is a Layer 2 scaling solution built on top of Ethereum. It utilizes optimistic rollups to provide faster and cheaper transactions while maintaining the security of the Ethereum mainnet.

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Ink

Ink

Ink is a Layer 2 blockchain built by Kraken powered by the OP Stack. It connects Kraken’s 10+ million users to decentralized finance (DeFi), offering easy access to DEXs, lending, and yield protocols. By joining the Superchain, Inkchain combines Ethereum’s security with Layer 2 scalability for a streamlined DeFi experience.

Finance
Unichain

Unichain

Unichain is an L2 purpose-built for DeFi, exclusively on the OP Stack. Unichain is part of the Superchain’s path to interoperability, and will support ERC20s that are Superchain interop compatible. Uniswap Labs is also working with Flashbots to develop a new TEE-based block builder that reduces Unichain confirmation times from 1 second to 250 milliseconds.

Finance
Soneium

Soneium

Soneium is a Layer 2 blockchain developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint venture between Sony Group and Startale. Designed to bridge Web2 and Web3, Soneium aims to create a versatile, developer-friendly ecosystem that empowers creativity and innovation. It provides a scalable, accessible platform for developers, creators, and communities, enabling them to build and deploy applications that blend entertainment, gaming, finance, and more.

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