Developers can integrate the bridge to support Solana assets, such as SPL tokens, natively in their applications.
Solana News
Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Base has connected to Solana through a Chainlink-secured bridge, enabling seamless asset transfers between networks. The integration aims to increase liquidity across both platforms.
Base announced Thursday it launched the bridge using Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol and Coinbase security. The bridge went live on mainnet for builders to integrate and is rolling out in apps including Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, Flaunch and Relay.
Users can now trade Solana and many Solana-based assets on Base. Developers can integrate the bridge to support Solana assets, such as SPL tokens, natively in their applications.
Solana ranks as the second-largest blockchain by value locked with $9 billion in assets, while Base holds sixth place with $4.5 billion, according to DefiLlama. Both blockchains focus on facilitating trading and maintaining low fees.
The Solana token price did not react to the bridge news, dipping 3% on the day to below $140. Solana now trades more than 50% below its January 2025 all-time high of $293. $LINK also dropped 3% to $14.30, remaining 73% below its 2021 peak despite recent spot ETF launches as altcoins underperform this market cycle.
The bridge represents a technical milestone by joining Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible chains with Solana's non-EVM architecture. Base positions itself as a hub for multichain activity rather than competing solely within the EVM ecosystem.
This approach could provide advantages as users increasingly want access to assets across different chains without managing multiple wallets. Both platforms have been primarily used for memecoin minting and trading due to high throughput and low transaction costs.
Activity on Solana declined over the past year, with active addresses peaking above 6 million in November 2024 before falling to 2.4 million currently. Base active addresses also declined since peaking in June 2025, though transaction count rose to nearly 407 million monthly in November.
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