Base, a pioneering Ethereum Layer 2 solution initially incubated by Coinbase, has asserted its foundational significance with remarkable growth metrics since launching its mainnet on August 9, 2023. According to a recent report by Delphi Digital, shared with CryptoPotato, the year 2024 has witnessed daily transactions on Base skyrocketing by 1,600%.
This astounding increase features a climb from 372,000 transactions in early January to over 6.63 million by October. Base has thus emerged as a prominent performer on multiple fronts, including total value locked (TVL), active user engagement, and transaction volumes, outpacing the broader on-chain economy.
Base’s TVL witnessed a substantial rise, escalating from $439 million in January 2024 to a substantial $2.51 billion by October, marking a notable 470% growth. Its slice of the global on-chain TVL expanded as well, leaping from 1.07% to 3.59%.
Though Base focuses notably on non-monetary applications, overshadowed by larger networks in terms of TVL, this focus seems to align with its unique growth strategy. A surge in activity is tied to the success of Aerodrome, a prominent network application contributing over 40% to the total TVL.
Active address growth on Base has been exceptional. Weekly active addresses escalated from 300,000 in January to 6.61 million by October’s close, achieving an incredible 2,100% growth. Consequently, Base’s share of global on-chain weekly active addresses rose dramatically, moving from 1.6% to 11%. New daily active addresses on the platform increased by an extraordinary 5,300%, from 8,320 in January to 450,000 in October. Base thus expanded its market presence, bolstering its new daily address market share from 1.2% to 6.5%.
From January to October, Base saw its daily transaction volume catapult from 2.1 million to 42.34 million, reflecting an increase exceeding 1,900%. This impressive rise boosted Base’s market share in daily transaction activity from 0.67% to 9%. According to Delphi Digital, this surge indicates Base’s growing acceptance and competitive affordability. It also showcases its capability to thrive alongside other leading networks within the Superchain framework.
A marked acceleration in stablecoin adoption is another feature of Base's recent performance. As of November 11, Base recorded a cumulative weekly stablecoin volume increase from $620 million in January to $55 billion—a staggering rise exceeding 8,800%.
This amplified Base’s stablecoin market share from a mere 0.7% at the year's onset to an impressive 18% by November. Industry observers note that "this increase in Base stablecoin volume underscores Base’s strategic network capacity enhancement and cost reduction efforts, positioning it well for managing voluminous transactions between consumers and merchants using stablecoins as a foundational exchange medium."