Coinbase’s Base blockchain resumes after two-hour outage disrupted network
The incident temporarily halted transaction processing on one of Ethereum’s largest layer-2 networks.
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Summary
- Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 network Base resumed operations after a roughly two-hour outage that halted block production and transaction processing.
- The team said an invalid block triggered an issue, and it continues to investigate the root cause while advising node operators to restart their nodes.
- The incident marks another disruption for Base following a previous outage in August 2025.

