Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Base just opened a new door to Solana. The network launched a Chainlink-secured bridge Thursday, allowing seamless transfers of assets between the two platforms and boosting liquidity across ecosystems.
The bridge uses Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol combined with Coinbase’s security. It’s live on mainnet, ready for developers to integrate, and is rolling out in apps including Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, Flaunch, and Relay.
Users can now trade Solana and Solana-based assets directly on Base, while developers can support SPL tokens natively within their applications.
Solana ranks as the second-largest blockchain by value locked with $9 billion in assets, while Base sits sixth with $4.5 billion, according to DefiLlama. Both chains focus on fast, low-fee trading. Despite the milestone, Solana dipped 3% to below $140, over 50% down from its January 2025 high of $293.
LINK also slipped 3% to $14.30, staying 73% below its 2021 peak, showing altcoins continue to underperform.
Technically, the bridge is a major achievement, linking Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible chains with Solana’s non-EVM architecture. Base positions itself as a hub for multichain activity, rather than staying confined to the EVM ecosystem.
This approach could give users a smoother experience as demand grows for cross-chain access without juggling multiple wallets. Historically, both Base and Solana have been hotbeds for memecoin minting and trading, leveraging high throughput and low transaction fees.
Network activity tells an interesting story. Solana’s active addresses peaked above 6 million in November 2024 but now sit at 2.4 million. Base has seen a decline in active addresses since June 2025, though its monthly transactions rose to nearly 407 million in November, showing adoption continues on-chain even as user counts fluctuate.
