{"id":25828,"date":"2025-08-05T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/base-network-experiences-temporary-disruption\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:00:40","slug":"base-network-experiences-temporary-disruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/base-network-experiences-temporary-disruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Base Network Experiences Temporary Disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 5, the Coinbase-developed Layer 2 network, Base, ceased producing new blocks for approximately 20 minutes. This was noted by Chinese journalist Colin Wu.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaccording to BaseScan data, there has been an anomaly in the Base network, and the latest block height remains at 33792704; it has been 19 minutes since the last new block was generated. oklink also indicates that there is an anomaly in the Base network. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ICZE67Wnig\">https:\/\/t.co\/ICZE67Wnig<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ERD84g6CHS\">pic.twitter.com\/ERD84g6CHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WuBlockchain\/status\/1952621367788200379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/basescan.org\/\">BaseScan<\/a>, the last block at height #33,792,704 had not been updated for 19 minutes. The journalist noted that the disruption was also confirmed by the analytical platform OKLink.<\/p>\n<p>A user by the nickname Abhi observed that this was the first such incident in the Base network since its launch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">basescan experienced a ~20 minute halt in block production on base network<\/p>\n<p>first major outage since launch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UcPTAxUNVU\">pic.twitter.com\/UcPTAxUNVU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abhi (@0xAbhiP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xAbhiP\/status\/1952622790454194294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>By the time of writing, developers had resolved the issue. The network is operating normally.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AD_4nXcXjyuy7xk95CgoytnXuiMvE5AlozCGzdIxHVv8gn2UQB0hb54NygI1CRxAyRRzst-_Q7XK6P4hvgSfE1HpCdgeZctuTWnAScN_xA0bgXNTFZlLRc4GUmPYmKhz5L34uZSfdKZDMQ.webp\" alt=\"\u0412 \u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438 Base \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043b \u0441\u0431\u043e\u0439\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-263278\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/status.base.org\/\">Base Status Page<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some members of the crypto community <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PEXX_Official\/status\/1952622539831910497\">expressed<\/a> concerns that a hacker attack might have caused the disruption. Official information is not yet available.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/365580\/base-network-resumes-block-production?utm_source=telegram1&#038;utm_medium=social\">The Block<\/a>, the technical issues might have been triggered by increased load. Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-introduces-base-app-a-super-app-with-social-networking-and-payments\">rebranding of Base App<\/a>, activity on the network surged. Within just a month, the number of daily token issuances jumped from 6,649 to 50,000.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/data\/decentralized-finance\/launchpads\/tokens-launched-on-launchpads\/embed\" title=\"Tokens Launched on Launchpads\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In July, Base <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/base-network-surpasses-solana-in-token-launches-for-the-first-time\">surpassed<\/a> Solana in terms of launched tokens for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 5, the Coinbase-developed Layer 2 network, Base, ceased producing new blocks for approximately 20 minutes. This was noted by Chinese journalist Colin Wu. 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