Base
Base (Coinbase L2) chain reference for Plaidly
Base
Status: coming soon. Plaidly does not yet settle payments on Base. The details below describe planned support. Today only Ethereum and Solana are settleable.
Overview
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
chain value | base |
| Finality | 2 minutes (L1 settlement) |
| Native token | ETH |
| Address format | Same as Ethereum (0x + 40 hex chars) |
| Mainnet RPC | Planned |
| Testnet | Base Sepolia |
Supported tokens
| Token | Contract (Mainnet) |
|---|---|
| USDC | 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 |
| ETH (native) | — |
Confirmations
When Base settlement ships, Plaidly will require 10 block confirmations before marking a payment confirmed. At ~2 seconds per block this is approximately 20 seconds. Full L1 settlement takes ~2 minutes.
Fees
Base fees are extremely low (typically $0.001–$0.01 per transaction), making it an excellent choice for high-volume or low-value payment flows.
Testnet (Base Sepolia)
- Faucet: https://faucet.quicknode.com/base/sepolia
- Explorer: https://sepolia.basescan.org
- Use the sandbox simulate endpoint for instant test confirmations
Address format
Base uses the same address format as Ethereum:
0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045Notes
- Base is an OP Stack L2 built and maintained by Coinbase
- USDC on Base is native Circle-issued (not bridged)
- Base shares EVM compatibility with Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, and Arbitrum
- Base has no protocol token — gas is paid in ETH
- Strong ecosystem for DeFi and consumer applications