Base

Practical Guide to Connecting to Base & Onchain Activities

🖱️ Base is an Ethereum Layer 2 built by Coinbase, designed to offer faster & cheaper transactions.
If you want to enter the Base ecosystem and interact onchain, this guide will help you from start to full activity. 👇

1.2 Adding Base to Your Wallet
If Base is not pre-added, you can manually add it using Chainlist or by entering these details:

🔹 MetaMask → Add Network
🔸 Network Name: Base
🔸 RPC URL: mainnet.base.org
🔸 Chain ID: 8453
🔸 Currency Symbol: ETH
🔸 Block Explorer: basescan.org

🔹 Or simply use Chainlist.org for quick setup!

2️⃣ Getting ETH on Base

2.1 Depositing from CEXs
Some centralized exchanges support direct withdrawals to Base:
🔸 Coinbase, Binance, MEXC

1️⃣ Setting Up a Wallet & Connecting to Base

1.1 Choosing a Compatible Wallet
To interact with Base, you need an EVM-compatible wallet like:
✅ Rabby
✅ Rainbow
✅ MetaMask
✅ Coinbase Wallet