TL;DR Base will have Day 1 support for the Dencun upgrade, which is expected to drive down fees for users by 10-100x through increased data availability for rollups. We’re proud to have spent the last two years contributing to the EIP-4844 effort alongside Optimism, the Ethereum Foundation, and other Ethereum core dev teams.
TL;DR. One of Base’s key focus areas for 2024 is making smart wallets the default to elevate going onchain. Today, we’re providing an update on our progress and how we’re collaborating with teams across the ecosystem to help more builders create next-gen onchain experiences.
Base believes in a future internet where a billion people participate onchain, joining a global economy enabled by a new internet. We love to see others also making this vision a reality, and we believe that what Farcaster is doing with Frames is empowering builders in a special way.
In October, we announced that Base would be moving our test network (“Base Testnet”) from Goerli to Sepolia. The transition is complete and Base Goerli has been sunset.
TLDR: Base is open-sourcing our meetups and inviting passionate builders to take the lead. This move empowers people across the Base ecosystem to share ideas on a global level. Apply here.
In October, we announced that Base will be moving our test network from Goerli to Sepolia. Now that we’re getting closer to the end of Goerli support by Ethereum client and EF testing teams, we want to provide users and developers with an update on important dates and information.
In December, the Base core team came together to reflect on our first year of building and focus on what’s ahead. Fueled by learnings from Coinbase teams and ecosystem collaborators, we're excited to share what we’re focusing on in 2024.