Base is about to go 10x faster—what happens to blocks and apps?
200 ms per block | Goes live Nov 5, 2026, 18:00 UTC (Nov 6, 01:00 WIB)
Coinbase’s incubated Layer 2, Base, will activate the Denim hard fork. Block times will drop from 2 seconds to 200 milliseconds—that’s 5 full blocks every second.
1. Real blocks, not previews — Each 200 ms slot becomes a complete block with its own number, hash, and receipt. Flashblocks, the 200 ms pre-confirmation layer in use since July 2025, will be turned off.
2. Watch out if you measure time in blocks — Timelocks, vesting, or block-count-based voting windows will run 10x faster. A 1-hour cooldown set to 1,800 blocks could expire in 6 minutes. Base’s advice: use block.timestamp.
3. There’s a casualty — Horizen’s L3, which settles to Base, will stop working entirely once Denim goes live. The bridge back to Base will close on Nov 4 at 13:00 UTC (20:00 WIB).
For everyday users, the difference will feel small, since Flashblocks are already fast. What to check: apps and contracts that still use block numbers as a clock. DYOR!
#Base #Layer2 #Denim #Kripto #BinanceSquare
200 ms per block | Goes live Nov 5, 2026, 18:00 UTC (Nov 6, 01:00 WIB)
Coinbase’s incubated Layer 2, Base, will activate the Denim hard fork. Block times will drop from 2 seconds to 200 milliseconds—that’s 5 full blocks every second.
1. Real blocks, not previews — Each 200 ms slot becomes a complete block with its own number, hash, and receipt. Flashblocks, the 200 ms pre-confirmation layer in use since July 2025, will be turned off.
2. Watch out if you measure time in blocks — Timelocks, vesting, or block-count-based voting windows will run 10x faster. A 1-hour cooldown set to 1,800 blocks could expire in 6 minutes. Base’s advice: use block.timestamp.
3. There’s a casualty — Horizen’s L3, which settles to Base, will stop working entirely once Denim goes live. The bridge back to Base will close on Nov 4 at 13:00 UTC (20:00 WIB).
For everyday users, the difference will feel small, since Flashblocks are already fast. What to check: apps and contracts that still use block numbers as a clock. DYOR!
#Base #Layer2 #Denim #Kripto #BinanceSquare
