Base, the Coinbase-backed layer-2 blockchain, says it has patched a bug responsible for recent outages that disrupted block production on its network.
What Base disclosed about the outages
The network experienced downtime that halted block production, prompting the Base team to post updates on its official status page. The team also addressed the incident publicly through its @buildonbase account on X.
The outage follows a pattern that readers may recall from an earlier incident, when Base resumed service after a two-hour consensus halt. Block production interruptions on a major layer-2 network prevent users from confirming transactions until the chain restarts. For related coverage, see Jeremy Grantham Says Bitcoin Will Fade Away With a Whimper.
How Base says it fixed the issue
Base identified a software bug as the root cause and deployed a patch. The team published a postmortem detailing the June 25 block production outage, outlining what went wrong and the steps taken to prevent recurrence. For related coverage, see UK Softens Stablecoin Rules but May Still Limit Its Own Market.
A corresponding software update was tagged as release v1.1.1 on GitHub. The release and postmortem together represent Base’s public remediation trail for the incident. For related coverage, see Bitcoin ETF Outflows Reach $6 Billion as Wall Street Demand Faces a Fresh Test.
The Defiant separately reported that Base resumed block production after a two-hour mainnet halt, confirming the disruption was not trivial in duration.
Why reliability matters for Base
Base operates as an Ethereum layer-2 rollup, meaning it handles transaction execution off the Ethereum mainchain while relying on Ethereum for security. Uptime and consistent block production are fundamental to user trust in any blockchain network.
The network has grown into one of the larger layer-2 ecosystems, as tracked by L2Beat’s Base project page. Repeated outages risk undermining confidence at a time when Coinbase is managing costs while usage grows across its products.
Whether the v1.1.1 patch fully resolves Base’s stability issues will become clear only as the network operates under load in the coming weeks. The published postmortem gives developers and users a concrete reference point to evaluate the team’s response.
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