Base, the Ethereum scaling solution from Coinbase, is enhancing its global presence by appointing seven new country leads across regions including Latin America, Europe, and West Africa. These leaders will focus on promoting onchain growth and building local networks to achieve significant adoption goals outlined in their 2025 roadmap.

Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 project, Base, is hiring a token and governance research specialist to develop its token strategy and governance roadmap. The position aims to formalize plans for decentralization and community engagement as part of Base's growth strategy.

Coinbase, in collaboration with Mercuryo, has lowered on-ramping fees for USDC users on its Base platform, providing a discount aimed at MetaMask users. This announcement follows Circle's plans to develop a stablecoin-native Layer 1 blockchain utilizing USDC as its gas token.