Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift

Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks. What to know : Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, is changing the technology that powers it, stepping back from relying on Optimism’s OP Stack, the toolkit it originally launched on. Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks, with $3.85 billion in locked in the protocol today . The OP token is down 4% from the past 24 hours following the announcement of this news.