Base vs Optimism
Base sees 351.3K active addresses a day against Optimism's 18.5K.
Usage
Who is actually transacting, and what it costs them.
| Metric | Base | Optimism |
|---|---|---|
| Daily active addresses | 351.3K | 18.5K |
| Transactions per day | 9.9M | 1.2M |
| Median transaction fee | $0.0020 | $0.0000 |
| Fees paid by users, 24h | $155.8k | $2.5k |
| Stablecoin supply | $5.01b | $394.8m |
Methodology: daily figures from growthepie, taken on the same date for both chains. Active addresses count distinct addresses that transacted, which is not the same as distinct people — one person can hold many addresses, and a single address can be a contract serving thousands.
Data: growthepie · Updated
Value
What is locked on each chain.
| Metric | Base | Optimism |
|---|---|---|
| Total value locked | $6.14b | $426.2m |
| Share of the pair’s TVL | 93.5% | 6.5% |
| All-time high TVL | $6.47b | $1.15b |
| Days of history | 1198 | 1941 |
Methodology: chain TVL from DefiLlama for Base and Optimism. Chart history is aligned to Base's launch so both series cover the same window; Optimism may have data going back further.
Data: DefiLlama · Updated
Total value locked
Both chains on one axis, from Base's launch.
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Daily active addresses
Both chains, last 3 months.
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Data: growthepie · Updated
How each chain is secured
L2Beat's assessment, reproduced without a verdict.
| Metric | Base | Optimism |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Optimistic Rollup | Optimistic Rollup |
| Stack | OP Stack | OP Stack |
| Maturity stage | Stage 1 | Stage 1 |
| Sequencer Failure | Self sequence | Self sequence |
| State Validation | Fraud proofs (1R, ZK) | Fraud proofs (INT) |
| Data Availability | Onchain | Onchain |
| Exit Window | None | None |
| Proposer Failure | Self propose | Self propose |
Methodology: L2Beat's own wording for each property. We deliberately do not colour-code or score these — a shorter challenge window is not automatically better, and the trade-offs depend on what you are doing.
Data: L2Beat · Updated