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Base

Coinbase's L2 inherits institutional trust. Where compliant tokenized asset trading is most likely to be tolerated by regulators.

base.org ↗#l2#coinbase#ethereum-rollupStale, re-verify May 13, 2026
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Brief

Coinbase L2 on Ethereum. Dominates L2 DeFi at 46% of total L2 TVL (peak $5.6B+ in Oct 2025). Centrifuge is preferred tokenization backbone (Coinbase equity stake + Base-default issuance layer for tokenized ETFs, credit, structured products). ~$358M in RWA assets on Base (excluding stablecoins). Hosts Morpho vaults, Backed Finance assets, the first multi-issuer RWA market on a chain.

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Asset classes
Treasuries, Equities
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Milestones

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  1. Jul 2026Midnight launched with cbBTC/USDC fixed-term markets on Base
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