Base, the Ethereum-based Layer-2 blockchain, has unveiled its roadmap for the year of 2026. Scaling stablecoins and hosting more developers on the blockchain are among top priorities for the Coinbase-developed network.
Base, in the coming months, is looking to upgrade the blockchain with more efficient capabilities to support new ERC tokens. Base is also looking to become a blockchain for all categories of assets including equities, commodities, and tokenized assets.
Stablecoins, that are now regulated in the U.S. under the comprehensive GENIUS Act, are a major focus point for these tokens. Base called stablecoins the “money layer of the internet” which clocked $17 trillion in volume on Base in 2025.
The network is looking to create the most liquid market for stablecoin with easy saving and spending support while generating yeilds on holdings.
“Base is building the rails to make stablecoin payments low-cost, instant, private, and available everywhere,” the network claimed.
For Web3 builders, Base is looking to offer upgraded efficient tools to create apps and market features that are up-and-coming in demand.
It plans to shake up the network in a way that it becomes more lucrative to support acconts for AI agents, enabling them to process agent-to-agent transactions safely and smoothly.
Agentic AI is rapidly making inroads into the crypto space nudging existing industry players and blockchain networks to infuse supportive capabilities onto their ecosystems to stay competitive in the market.
With elevated agentic AI capabilities, Base expects to attract a big number of next-gen developers and then retain them with liquidity incentives and growth programmes.
In a broader perspective, Base’s ambition is to expand its offerings into global markets this year. With prediction markets on the rise along with asset tokenization, Base said, the global financial system is under a major upgrade and it wishes to establish itself as an enabler.
As per the statistics it shared in its announcement, Base claimed to have become the number one venue for BTC spot trading.
“We processed over $17 trillion in stablecoin volume across 26 local currencies and 17 countries. We launched and grew the Base App in 140+ countries. We funded 50+ teams through Base Batches and saw new crypto native markets emerge across creators, predictions, perpetuals, and more,” it noted.
These goals that Base has listed as priorities for next year align well with the approach that Coinbase itself is taking. The exchange, for instance, is heavily involving AI agents into its internal coding processes. The platform also recently launched a wallet infrastructure for AI agents to process crypto transactions on behalf of humans.
Fintech firm Stripe also recently teamed up with Base to enable USDC settlements for AI agents