There is no Base token. Search for one and you will find guides explaining how to earn a claim to it, and that is exactly where a sober look pays off: Coinbase said in September 2025 that the team is exploring a network token of its own. No date, no distribution quota and no eligibility rule have been published to this day. What does exist is a network with 6.27 billion dollars of capital deposited on it, fees of a fraction of a cent and a decentralised exchange of its own that has gained two thirds in thirty days. This article puts both sides in order.
What Base Is and Who Is Behind It
Base is a layer 2, a network in its own right that processes transactions itself and secures the results on Ethereum in bundled form. It is built and operated by Coinbase, the largest listed crypto exchange in the United States. Payment on Base is made in ether (ETH) rather than in a coin of its own. The network's technical identifier, the chain ID, is 8453 (according to the Base developer documentation, retrieved on September 27, 2026).
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