Base has set two notable usage benchmarks in late September 2026. On September 23, the network recorded the largest known onchain trading card game sale, according to a widely shared update from CryptoTwitter commentator @base. The record sale highlights Base’s growing position in onchain gaming and digital collectibles, with market participants seeing it as a potential magnet for new traders and developers.
On September 24, a News Desk report added another milestone: Base processed approximately 7.5 million transactions in a single day, based on validated data for September 22. The figure covers all recorded transactions, including low-value and automated activity. Layer 2 economics make it cheap enough to put social actions, wallet automation, small trades, game events, and application-level interactions onchain. As a result, the transaction count signals broad usage, but it is not equivalent to economic value or unique human activity.
Base’s growth is increasingly tied to consumer-facing applications, smart wallets, social or commerce products, and gaming alongside conventional DeFi. Coinbase’s distribution advantage gives Base a direct connection to one of the largest consumer crypto platforms, lowering friction for exchange users exploring onchain experiences. Still, analysts caution that daily transaction records are easy to celebrate; sustained user retention and economic value per user are the harder metrics.
The milestones reinforce Base’s reputation as a leading Ethereum Layer 2 network for high-volume, low-cost activity. Whether usage persists after individual application incentives cool down remains the next test for the ecosystem.
