Base’s B20 token standard was set to open to issuers on June 26, but the halt of the second chain within two days delayed the launch of the B20 token.
The network completed its Beryl upgrade on June 25, which carries the B20 along with faster withdrawals and lighter contract software. The operation of the B20 version is based on a separate record that Base has not directly confirmed.
Consecutive stalls raise serialization concerns
Core block production became unhealthy on June 26, hours before B20 was activated at 6pm UTC. team I mentioned The series is stopped with symptoms matching the previous day and blocks are restored in about 15 minutes.
The previous day, an invalid block froze the sequencer in block 47806542 and halted production for approximately two hours. Recovering both times required ecosystem node operators to reboot their machines.
None of the stalls affected users’ funds, which remained stable on Ethereum. Instead, the repeated failures prompted a re-audit on the sequencer, the only engine operated by Coinbase that requests the underlying transactions.
The base has reached the first stage Decentralization In 2025 with evidence and a 10-member security council. These changes have led to stronger proofs and upgrades, and the sequencer is not the only one that has been discontinued.
The network operated for nearly two years without interruption until a 20-minute outage in August 2025, which first led to the outage being reported. The risk of centralization of sequences. June kiosks have now reached the largest Ethereum layer 2, which holds about $4 billion in deposits, according to DefiLlama.
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Waiting for B20 launch in activation log
B20 built into the base, Coinbase layer 2 Network, as software nodes rather than deployed nodes. It mirrors the ERC-20 standard, so wallets and exchanges don’t need any changes.
a base Documents He said the B20 release was expected at 6pm UTC on June 26, then up to an hour to trigger its activation log. Until that happens, post calls will be rolled back.
The standard targets real-world issuers of stablecoins and assets with supply limits, roles, and transfer policies built in. Base still issues There is no original codehowever it now markets itself as a place of release.
beryl It also reduced basic withdrawals to Ethereum from seven days to five, freeing up capital for delivery providers sooner.
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Base has promised a full post-mortem on the consensus error behind both stops. Will test whether B20 is enabled before fixing frequent stalls Base expansion road mapwhich prosecutes institutional issuers.
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