Base activates Denim upgrade, cutting block times tenfold to speed up trading and payments

Base has activated its Denim upgrade, cutting block times tenfold to accelerate trading and payments on the Ethereum layer-2 network. The change is designed to speed up transaction settlement for onchain trading and payment applications built on Base. Faster blocks could improve execution for decentralized exchanges and payment processors that depend on low-latency confirmations. Watch for measurable gains in throughput and settlement times, along with any response from competing layer-2 networks.