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Base Rebrands to Basechain, Coinbase Wallet Becomes ‘Base App’

UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Coinbase’s Base App integrates trading, payments, social media, and identity management with Basechain’s 200ms block times, targeting mainstream users and 32 million active monthly users.

  • On Wednesday, Coinbase renamed its Base blockchain to Basechain and introduced a new unified Base App that integrates wallet functions, payments, trading, and social features into a single platform.
  • This update comes after Coinbase introduced Base Account and Base Pay, which offer identity verification and streamlined payment options aimed at expanding participation in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
  • Basechain rolled out the Flashblocks update, which cuts the interval between blocks from two seconds down to just 200 milliseconds, resulting in transaction speeds that are up to ten times quicker.
  • The Base App incorporates decentralized social features via the Farcaster protocol, lets creators earn from tradable tokenized posts, and enables gas fee payments using Coinbase balances through MagicSpend.
  • These developments position Coinbase to attract broader users beyond crypto enthusiasts, support developer growth with the Base Build initiative targeting one million developers, and promote USDC adoption including JPMorgan's planned deposit token on Basechain.
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Crypto Briefing broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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