Base resumes operations after two-hour outage

• Coinbase-backed Base resumed normal operations after a block production issue halted the Ethereum layer-2 network for more than two hours.
• The outage temporarily stopped new block creation, although the network said user funds remained secure throughout the incident.
• Base is continuing with its planned Beryl hardfork upgrade, which is designed to improve stablecoin and tokenised real-world asset support while reducing withdrawal delays.

Base, the Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) layer-2 network backed by Coinbase, resumed normal operations after a block production issue halted the network for more than two hours ahead of its scheduled Beryl hardfork upgrade.

The disruption began around midday Eastern Time when an invalid block created a consensus problem that prevented new blocks from being produced, although the network said all user funds remained secure.

Base later reported that block sequencing had resumed normally while engineers continued investigating the root cause of the consensus issue that triggered the outage.

The incident was the network's first mainnet block production interruption in the past 90 days, following a separate partial outage in May that caused withdrawal delays lasting about 30 hours.

The network is continuing with its planned Beryl hardfork, which is expected to introduce a new token standard for stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets while reducing withdrawal delays.

Blockchain outages remain relatively uncommon but have affected several major networks, including Sui, which experienced multiple disruptions earlier this year because of gas and validator bugs.

Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) has also experienced several high-profile outages in previous years, although its mainnet has not reported a major interruption since February 2024.

At the time of reporting, Ethereum price was $1,525.57.