$17T+
Stablecoin Volume<$0.01
Median fee200ms
Block time20+
Local stablecoinsTrusted by the ecosystem
Sub-cent payments, confirmed in milliseconds.
Move money at enterprise scale on Base mainnet. Ethereum-secured, 200ms blocks, sub-cent fees. No banks. No borders. No waiting.
Every payment flow, reimagined
From sending local-currency stablecoins to paying AI agents fractions of a cent. Payments move everywhere on Base.
Send money home in any currency
Correspondent banks take 3–7% and 1–3 days. On Base, transfers arrive in milliseconds for less than a penny. Recipients spend crypto locally or cash out through local offramps.
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Base supports over 20 local currency stablecoins
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Recipients cash out via local partners (MoonPay, Transak, regional fintechs)
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90%+ fee savings vs. traditional corridors
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FX made simple — easily swap to any local stablecoin on Base
Where payments settle
Other networks share similar technology. Base is the only one incubated by Coinbase -- with native fiat rails, 6M+ monthly active wallets, and the deepest stablecoin liquidity of any rollup.
| Network | Median fee | Settlement | Daily TXs | Coinbase-native |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | <$0.01 | 200ms | 10M+ | Yes — native fiat ramps, 100M+ users |
| SWIFT | $15–50 | 1–5 days | ~45M msgs | No |
| Tempo | <$0.01 | ~1s | N/A | No |
| Polygon | <$0.01 | 4-6s | 6M+ | No |
| Ethereum | $2–20 | 12s | 1.2M | Partial |
| Solana | <$0.01 | ~0.5s | 143M+ | No |
Ship fast.
The most trusted platform in crypto backs your payment infrastructure. Build end-to-end with Coinbase, or collaborate with ecosystem partners — Base is open by design.
Stablecoin payments
$4B+ monthly stablecoin volume and growing. Send USDC, EURC, BRZ, MXNB, and other stablecoins — settled in milliseconds for less than a penny. Every major currency, onchain.
Simple checkout
Accept payments with Base Pay — live at millions of US stores via Shopify. Your customers confirm with a fingerprint or face scan, and you get paid instantly. No chargebacks. No waiting.
Fiat on/off ramps
Coinbase ramps in 100+ countries plus local partners — MoonPay, Transak, Ramp Network — for regional coverage. Instant USD, EUR, GBP deposits and withdrawals in-app.
Secure, compliant custody
Institutional-grade custody provided by Coinbase and other ecosystem partners. Coinbase Verified ID for onchain KYC. Chainalysis and TRM Labs for transaction monitoring. Every transaction settles on Ethereum L1.
Every currency, onchain
Base hosts 20+ stablecoins across global currencies -- native USD, Euro, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, and more. Send value in the currency your users already know.