Today, Base is the leading L2 blockchain and has achieved impressive results across all metrics. Today, we’ll take a look at the transaction fees

As you know, the base average transaction fee is around $0.01, yet the total transaction fees to date amount to $201.4M, according to Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/base/metrics/fees

• Every 24 hours, base generates $121K in fees
• Every 7 days - $889K
• Every 30 days - $2.8M
• Last 365 days - $65M

>This data covers the past month and the past 365 days

Comparison with Competitors

Over the past 365 days, L2 blockchains have generated $136M in fees. Base accounted for 47.5% of that total!

Arbitrum follows Base with $20M, and Optimism took third place with $11M fees

Even with such low fees, Base is capable of generating very large amounts in fees

Day 33 of Base exploration series wrapped up strong yesterday and the conversation around AvantisFi (DYOR) brought a completely different side of DeFi into focus.

Most people on Base still think leverage trading starts and ends with crypto perpetuals.

But Avantis is pushing a much bigger idea :

Universal leverage markets on Base.

We discussed how the protocol is opening access to:

- Forex markets
- Gold & commodities
- Oil
- Real world assets
- Crypto markets
all inside one onchain trading system.

One of the biggest talking points was the zero fee execution model and how that changes trader behavior compared to traditional perp DEXs.

The community was especially interested in how Avantis combines:

- Up to 500x leverage

- Fast execution on Base

- Deep market variety

- Simpler onboarding through Base ecosystem distribution

We also explored why this matters for the future of Base itself.

Base is no longer becoming just a chain for memecoins or simple swaps.

Protocols like Avantis are expanding the type of financial activity happening onchain.

Macro trading on Base changes the conversation completely.

Another major discussion point was protocol growth and traction:

-Billions in trading volume
-Growing user activity
- Expansion of supported markets
- Integration opportunities through the Base ecosystem

We also talked about revenue design, protocol sustainability, security architecture, and how Avantis positions itself against other perpetual DEXs competing for liquidity and users.

The most interesting takeaway from yesterday’s space:

Avantis is not trying to become ''another perp DEX.''

It is trying to build a universal trading layer on Base where users can access global markets from one onchain platform.

And honestly, that direction fits perfectly with where Base is heading - bringing more real financial activity fully onchain.

Yesterday's Space Link - https://x.com/i/spaces/1nJOLElOrQkxR?s=20

Big thanks to everyone who joined yesterday’s discussion, asked questions, and shared insights throughout the space. Do your own research, before interacting with any protocol.

Day 33 complete.
More Base exploration coming tonight.

For a lot of people crypto still feels expensive slow or overly complicated. But when median fees are under a cent entirely new behaviors become practical micro payments AI to AI transactions onchain social activity and everyday transfers without constantly thinking about cost

Low fees alone don’t solve everything but they change how people interact with the network. Instead of treating every transaction carefully users can simply use apps naturally

That’s probably one of the strongest signals for long term adoption when moving money onchain feels effortless enough that people stop thinking about the infrastructure underneath.

Base is becoming one of the most builder-friendly ecosystems in crypto, and the reason is simple: it reduces friction at every stage of building onchain products.

Built as a Layer 2 network by Base, it combines Ethereum’s security with significantly lower transaction costs and faster execution. This matters because most early-stage ideas fail not because they are bad, but because infrastructure costs and complexity make it hard to iterate quickly.

Why Base is for builders :

• Low transaction fees → developers can test ideas, run experiments, and support real user activity without gas fees becoming a blocker.

• Ethereum compatibility → full EVM support means builders can reuse existing smart contracts, tooling, and knowledge without starting from scratch.

• Faster iteration cycles → easier deployment and updates allow teams to improve products continuously instead of waiting for slow release cycles.

• Better user onboarding → lower friction for users means apps can focus on experience instead of explaining wallets, fees, and complexity

• Strong distribution advantage → integration with Coinbase ecosystem and onchain onboarding pathways helps builders reach real users faster.

• Composable ecosystem → apps can connect with each other, making it easier to build new products on top of existing liquidity and infrastructure.

• Growing developer ecosystem → more builders, liquidity, and infrastructure naturally increase opportunities for collaboration and adoption.

In simple terms, Base shifts the focus from “how do I make this work onchain?” to “what can I actually build that users will love?”

That’s why it’s increasingly seen not just as a chain, but as a practical environment for shipping real products and scaling them.

Yesterday’s Space was one of our deepest DeFi conversations yet as we explored the rise of Morpho on Base and why it quietly became one of the biggest engines powering onchain capital efficiency.

We broke down how lending and borrowing actually work inside Morpho beyond the surface level.

Not just ''deposit and earn.'' (DYOR)

We discussed the peer to peer matching system, how idle capital gets optimized, and why Morpho’s model improves efficiency compared to traditional pool-based lending systems.

The conversation around looping strategies and yield optimization was especially interesting.

We explained how advanced users leverage collateral recursively to maximize exposure and yields, while also discussing the risks that come with leverage, liquidation pressure, and market volatility.

One of the strongest parts of the Space was comparing Morpho with other major lending protocols across DeFi.

We discussed how Morpho positions itself alongside platforms like Aave, Compound, and Silo Finance and why many users and institutions are now paying closer attention to its capital efficiency model on Base.

We also explored the bigger picture:

How liquidity moves through DeFi.

How lending markets become the foundation for onchain economies.

And why protocols like Morpho are helping Base mature from a fast growing chain into a serious financial ecosystem.

The discussion made one thing clear:

Base is no longer only about activity.

It is increasingly becoming an ecosystem where efficient capital allocation, sustainable liquidity, and real financial infrastructure are starting to matter at scale.

Huge thanks to everyone who joined the Space, shared insights, asked questions, and contributed to another powerful discussion around the future of DeFi on Base.

Yesterday's Space Link - https://x.com/i/spaces/1YGNrZMgRjpGw?s=20

Day 32 complete.
More conversations.
More learning.
More building

See you all on tonight's Space

Hey everyone,

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If your post gets removed, review the rules, improve the post, add missing context or sources, and try again.

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Good to see more prediction markets starting to pop up on Base lately.

Saw Jesse showing support for builders in this space too, which is honestly nice to see because the experimentation around prediction markets has been getting interesting.

Checked one out earlier and apparently it’s the first leveraged prediction market I’ve come across. The ability to add leverage to positions gives it a very different feel compared to the usual prediction market experience.

Not even trying to hype it, I’m just curious if anyone here has actually used it already.

How was the experience? Did the leverage aspect make it better or just more degen?

As the Base ecosystem continues growing, data and analytics are becoming increasingly important parts of the infrastructure around it.

It is no longer only about tracking token prices or transaction counts. As more users, applications, and liquidity enter the ecosystem, understanding onchain behavior becomes much more valuable.

This is where platforms like Nansen become relevant on Base.

Nansen focuses on areas such as:

* Smart wallet tracking

* Onchain analytics dashboards

* Ecosystem trend monitoring

* Liquidity and capital flow analysis

Why this matters:

In fast-moving ecosystems, information and visibility can become major advantages for both users and builders.

Analytics platforms help provide insight into questions like:

* Where liquidity is moving

* Which sectors are becoming more active

* How wallet behavior changes over time

* What larger or experienced participants are interacting with

For users, this can support:

* Better ecosystem awareness

* More structured research

* Stronger understanding of onchain activity

For builders, analytics tools can also help with:

* Understanding user behavior

* Tracking ecosystem growth patterns

* Identifying areas of activity and engagement

This is another sign that Base is moving toward a more mature ecosystem phase.

As activity expands, ecosystems usually require more than just applications themselves. They also need surrounding infrastructure such as analytics, security tooling, developer platforms, and data layers.

The more activity grows on Base, the more important intelligence and analytics layers may become.

At the same time, onchain analytics should not be viewed as perfect indicators or guarantees. Wallet tracking and “smart money” behavior can often be misinterpreted without broader context, especially in volatile markets.

Still, turning raw blockchain activity into usable information is becoming an increasingly important part of ecosystem development.

This post is intended for informational and discussion purposes only and should not be considered financial or investment advice.

Legal stuff:

Through May 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET, Referrers will earn 50% of their friends' trading fees on eligible swap activity in the Base App. All other terms and restrictions apply. See terms.

If you’re using the Bankr wallet, it’s better not to interact with it for now and just follow updates from their official Twitter

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Envio offers a suite of Web3 backend tools for developers and is mentioned in the official Base developer docs as one of the data indexers available on Base. If you regularly use dapps on Base, there is a chance you have already interacted with products powered by Envio, even if you didn’t realize it. However, this post will be mostly useful for developers. If you are not a dev, but you are interested in onchain analytics and statistics on Base, move to the last paragraph to see some showcase demo products.

HyperSync is a purpose-built, high-performance data retrieval layer written in Rust. It gives developers fast access to blockchain data and serves as an alternative to traditional JSON-RPC endpoints, allowing significantly faster queries and more flexible access patterns. It can sync ~100,000 events in less than a minute instead of hours.

HyperIndex is a very fast blockchain indexer with native multichain indexing, supporting over 80 EVM chains including Base. It transforms onchain events into structured, queryable databases with GraphQL APIs. HyperIndex is a full-featured indexing solution built on top of HyperSync, Envio’s high-performance raw blockchain data streaming layer.

Envio Cloud allows developers to deploy and scale indexers without managing infrastructure. It supports Git-based deployments, production-ready GraphQL APIs, built-in monitoring, zero-downtime deploys, continuous backups, instant alerts through Discord, Slack, Telegram and email, direct database access, and multiregion deployments.

HyperRPC is a fast read-only JSON-RPC endpoint built on top of HyperSync, supporting over 80 EVM chains including Base. It is optimized for data-intensive operations and designed to be significantly faster than traditional nodes. It is read-only, meaning you cannot send transactions through it. HyperRPC is still under active development and has not yet been formally security audited.

You can check demos at https://docs.envio.dev/showcase to see HyperSync and HyperIndex live performances yourself. Even if you are not a developer, some demos are very interesting. For example:

• v4.xyz for Uniswap v4 analytics
• Stable Volume and Stable Radar for real-time stablecoin activity
• thebannedlist.xyz to check addresses blacklisted by major stablecoin issuers

If you are a developer, have you used Envio before? If not, why? Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below, and I’ll ask the Envio team to answer them.

If you are not a developer, which showcase demo did you like the most? Did you try any that I didn’t mention?

^(Monday on Base is a weekly community series on the official Base subreddit where I highlight one project, product, or feature built on Base. Posts are pinned for visibility and aim to showcase useful tools across the ecosystem in a neutral, informational way. Posts are reviewed by the teams behind the highlighted products. I am a community moderator, but I am not part of the official Base team, and my posts do not represent the views of the Base moderator team.)

^(Disclaimer: This post is for educational and demonstration purposes only. It is not financial advice or an endorsement of any assets or services.)

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