Catenaa, Tuesday, February 10, 2026- Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 network backed by Coinbase, restored stability after intermittent transaction delays and drops affected users at the end of January.
The disruption stemmed from a configuration change in transaction propagation that caused block builders to repeatedly fetch transactions that could not be executed due to rapidly rising fees.
The network experienced elevated latency for transaction confirmations on January 31, though blocks continued to be produced.
Base rolled back the configuration change, which mitigated the feedback loop causing repeated reprocessing and restored normal transaction processing. Developers confirmed the fix and said full network stability has been validated.
Base announced plans to publish a detailed postmortem and conduct a root cause analysis.
The team also outlined upcoming improvements to strengthen infrastructure, including optimizing the transaction pipeline, adjusting mempool behavior, and enhancing monitoring and alerting systems to detect future propagation issues more quickly.
The incident underscores operational challenges Layer-2 networks face as activity scales and fee volatility rises. Base advised users and developers to follow its official status page for updates on performance and upcoming improvements.
The network’s ability to maintain reliability under congestion will remain a priority as adoption grows among retail and institutional builders deploying applications on Base.
