Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 launched in 2023 with $3.85B locked, will move away from relying on Optimism’s OP Stack and consolidate development into a Base-managed, public codebase to speed upgrades and simplify operations. The team says it will stay compatible with OP Stack standards, continue working with Optimism for support, and keep the protocol open to alternative implementations. The change aims to double major upgrade cadence to about six per year and coincided with an ~4% drop in the OP token over 24 hours.

Base will stop relying on Optimism’s OP Stack and move to a Base-managed codebase (fact). The team says it will remain compatible with OP Stack standards and keep the protocol public (fact). The change is technical and aims to double major upgrade cadence to ~six per year (fact). OP token fell ~4% in 24 hours coincident with the announcement (fact).