Coinbase-incubated Base is gearing up for a mainnet launch as the Ethereumย (ETH) layer 2 ecologicalย system heats up. Path to Base mainnet includes a certain set of objectives to be met. The official timeline for the mainnet launch has not been revealed isย still, but Optimismโs next Bedrock upgrade remains a critical factor.
Base Mainnet
The Base testnet, which is accordingย to a roll-up agnostic superchain powered by Optimism, has been running since February inย theย year, during which it focused on aspects such as auditing the OP Stack and Base infrastructure to increase platform security, likewise as load testing the infrastructure to secure ot can support scale.
โWeโve been building towards Mainnet Genesis, the 1st step of delivering a decentralized platform that scales Ethereumย (ETH) with fast, low-cost and secure transactions.โ
Althoughย while Base is asย ofย now being incubated by Coinbaseย Cryptoย exchange, the end goal for it is to become fully decentralized. Mainnet Genesis is the 1st step towards achieving the same, the latest blog post announced. Upย toย now, Base has informed the completion of the Regolith hard fork on the testnet. An infrastructure review with the OP Labs team has likewise been conducted.
Base is now anticipating a successful upgrade of Optimismโs Bedrock in addition to the completion of reviews. Moving forward, the layer 2 platform stated that it will work towards completing its protocol audits with no critical issues likewise as maintaining testnet stability.
Bedrock Upgrade
Ourย trending layer-2 blockchainย tech, Optimism, had recently announced that the long-awaited Bedrock upgrade is slated for June Sixth and will require 2-4 hours of downtime for OP Mainnet.
The main aim of the upgrade is to significantly cut down on transaction charges, makeย better network security, and strengthen compatibility with Ethereumย (ETH), thereby paving a new era of efficiency and functionality for the Optimism network as it faces stiff competition from other layer 2 networks.
It likewise represents the 1st network upgrade to receive a green light from the Optimism governance councilโs Cryptoย Token House.
