Building an On-Chain Future — Base’s 2025 Vision

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Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum-powered Layer 2 blockchain, has revealed its strategic vision and objectives for the new year.

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As shared in the company’s blog, the primary goal is to integrate millions of developers and billions of users into a decentralized digital ecosystem focused on innovation and creativity.

2025 Strategy and Mission

Base aims to craft an on-chain internet in 2025, a platform envisioned as being “by the people, for the people.”

The platform’s vision centers on establishing a thriving economy where users, developers, and businesses collaborate seamlessly. Base defines success as a world deeply integrated with on-chain technologies.

2025 Objectives:

  • Reaching 25 million users within the Base ecosystem.
  • Cultivating 25,000 active developers contributing to the platform.
  • Managing $100 billion in platform assets.
  • Surpassing 1 billion transactions by October.
  • Expanding blockchain throughput to 250 Mgas/second.

These goals challenge us to go beyond our limits. With determination and a bit of luck, we have a shot at achieving them,

the company admitted.

Five Pillars of Base’s Strategy for 2025

To drive growth and foster innovation, Base has outlined five strategic priorities for the year ahead.

1. Enhancing Developer Ecosystems

The platform will prioritize developer tools and resources to support both beginners and experts. Core initiatives include:

  • Upgrading OnchainKit to enable the creation of premium on-chain applications.
  • Incorporating AI to enhance functionality and deliver mini-app solutions.
  • Providing fee-free services through Paymasters and Layer 3 integration.

2. Accelerating Growth with Base Applications

Base seeks to revolutionize the app ecosystem by enabling seamless connections and rapid user growth. Planned initiatives include:

  • Assisting creators in scaling apps to viral levels.
  • Providing tools for monetizing and amplifying on-chain content.
  • Incorporating vital functionalities for social networks, messaging, commerce, and payments.

3. Base’s Vision for Asset Ownership

Base is focused on reimagining asset management via smart wallets. Key priorities include:

  • Speeding up the onboarding process to under a minute.
  • Removing unnecessary complexities while safeguarding user sovereignty.
  • Delivering robust security and privacy for digital assets and identity control.

4. Base as the Marketplace Leader

As part of the Ethereum Superchain, Base is building a platform for the future. Core objectives include:

  • Boosting asset diversity and liquidity.
  • Supporting over 25 local stablecoins for global reach.
  • Strengthening worldwide deposit and withdrawal infrastructure.
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Base is for Everyone Source: Coinbase

5. Building for Everyone with Base

As part of the Ethereum Superchain, Base is building a platform for the future. Core objectives include:

  • Achieving decentralization milestones.
  • Enhancing blockchain throughput to 250 Mgas/sec.
  • Cutting transaction times to less than 1 second and fees to under $0.01.

The Core of Base’s Development Approach

For Base, progress is about more than results—it’s about the principles that guide the journey. Their “based way” emphasizes honesty, positivity, innovation, teamwork, and perseverance.

We believe these principles will enable us to move faster and achieve more,

the blog explains.

Embracing Collective Action

Base recognizes the ambitious nature of its vision, with success hinging on cooperation. The company has called on developers, creators, and businesses to join in executing these goals.

We’ve shared our strategy, but we can only succeed if all Base builders step up to make it happen. We win, together,

the company said.

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