Coinbase-backed Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, is set to undergo significant upgrades to make it faster, cheaper, and more decentralized.

Jesse Pollak, the lead developer of Base, posted the network's upgrade plans on X on May 24.

Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer 2 network Base is planning significant upgrades that will make it faster, cheaper, and more decentralized.

The network’s lead developer Jesse Pollak posted its upgrade plans in a recent post on X on May 24.

Coinbase Exec Highlights Upgrades That Could See Base Surpass Solana, Sui

The Coinbase executive explained that the improvements would also help to scale Base to meet rising demand from both users and developers.

According to Pollak, the team is aiming to reduce transaction confirmation times to 200 milliseconds and keep network fees consistently below $0.01.

Those two goals are part of a broader plan to process over 200 transactions per second in the short term. Pollak confirmed that Base ultimately aims to reach 1 million TPS.

He also noted that Base is moving toward a more decentralized architecture. The plan is to shift key protocol components, such as the base state transition logic, directly onto Ethereum’s Layer 1 via smart contracts.

This change would allow multiple independent developers and validators to contribute to the network’s evolution.

To support these enhancements, Pollak said that Base is undergoing several infrastructure upgrades. The goal is to make it the most scalable and user-friendly Ethereum Layer 2 network.

A central part of the upgrade is Flashblocks, a system that enables nearly instant “preconfirmation blocks” to give users a faster and smoother experience. The team is already running testnet trials and expects to introduce the update on mainnet by summer 2025.

The Coinbase-backed network is also planning to expand its gas throughput. Base is targeting a rise from the current 25 million gas per second (Mgas/s) to 50 Mgas/s in Q2, eventually reaching 250 Mgas/s by the end of the year. This would be a 100-fold improvement over its original capacity.

According to Pollak, these upgrades will drastically improve Base’s speed and efficiency. Once fully implemented, they could position the network as a strong contender among chains like Solana and Sui.