Base Mainnet minimum base fee increase

Scheduled Maintenance Report for Base

Completed

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Posted Feb 03, 2026 - 03:30 UTC

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted Feb 03, 2026 - 02:00 UTC

Scheduled

On Monday, February 2nd between 9 pm and 10 pm ET (02:00 to 03:00 UTC on February 3), the minimum base fee on Base Mainnet will be increased from 1,000,000 wei to 2,000,000. At current prices of ETH, transactions paying the minimum fee will cost approximately $0.001. For more information, see https://docs.base.org/base-chain/network-information/network-fees.
Posted Jan 30, 2026 - 16:01 UTC
This scheduled maintenance affected: Mainnet (Block production).