Outage in Base
Safe head delay from high transaction volume
Resolved MajorIncident Report
Heavy transaction volume on Base L2 is causing delays in batching data to Ethereum. Node operators may experience node client syncing delays and applications on Base may notice a lagging safe head.
Block building (unsafe head) continues to function normally.
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Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
RESOLVED
20 days ago - at 10/11/2025 12:35AM
This incident has been resolved. Base chain is functioning properly.
IDENTIFIED
20 days ago - at 10/10/2025 10:54PM
The safe head is still lagging behind, and the Base sequencing is currently limiting the amount of calldata it can include in L2 blocks. This is to ensure the safe head can progress on L1.
Users may experience delays in transaction inclusion, and potentially a high rate of transaction drops.
IDENTIFIED
20 days ago - at 10/10/2025 09:40PM
Heavy transaction volume on Base L2 is causing delays in batching data to Ethereum. Node operators may experience node client syncing delays and applications on Base may notice a lagging safe head.
Block building (unsafe head) continues to function normally.
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