Coinbase-backed Base App has officially gone live in more than 140 countries, marking a major step in the company’s strategy to bring social-first cryptocurrency tools to a global mainstream audience.
The launch follows the app’s exit from a lengthy waitlist period and reflects growing momentum behind consumer-focused blockchain applications.
Base is built on Coinbase’s Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) Layer 2 network and is designed as an all-in-one onchain platform combining social interaction, trading, payments and earning features.
The app became publicly available on December 17, opening access to users across multiple regions as Coinbase accelerates international expansion.
Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong highlighted the scale of the rollout in a post on X following the launch.
The Base app had about 1.5M people on the waitlist. Now it’s live in 140+ countries. Time to start baseposting, Brian Armstrong said.
The Base App aims to merge social engagement and financial activity by allowing users to discover creators, track trending tokens and follow real-time trading activity within a single interface.
Built on open protocols including Zora and Farcaster, the app enables users to execute trades directly from social feeds through simplified onchain actions.
Base described the product as an “everything app” that consolidates multiple crypto use cases into one unified experience.
The Base App is an everything app that brings together social, trading, payments, app discovery, and earning into one place, the company said.
A core feature of the platform is its emphasis on tokenisation, with Base positioning tradable digital assets at the centre of user activity.
In the app, everything is tokenized and tradable — protocols, apps, creators, posts and more — and it’s all directly valued in the free, open market, Base said.
The company said the economic model is designed to give users direct exposure to value creation rather than relying on traditional intermediaries.
By putting value directly into your hands, we’re creating a market where everyone shares in the upside and traders can back the next generation of builders and creators, Base said.
Beyond trading, the app allows users to earn through content engagement, creator interactions and participation in decentralised applications.
Base App also supports encrypted messaging with friends and AI agents, enabling private communication within the onchain ecosystem.
Creator coins form a key component of the platform, establishing direct economic links between creators and their communities.
The company said creator earnings flow instantly to wallets, offering an alternative to advertising-based revenue models with delayed payouts.
Base has introduced tools that allow creators to import content from other platforms to reduce friction when onboarding.
A limited-time USDC rewards pool has also been launched to incentivise new and active users as adoption scales.
Coinbase said the global rollout reinforces its ambition to expand participation in an open, onchain economy built for everyday users.
At the time of reporting, Ethereum price was $2,867.53.