Base Mainnet minimum base fee increase

Scheduled Maintenance Report for Base

Completed

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Posted Jan 22, 2026 - 20:30 UTC

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted Jan 22, 2026 - 19:00 UTC

Scheduled

On Thursday, January 22nd between 19:00 and 20:00 UTC, the minimum base fee on Base Mainnet will be increased from 500,000 wei to 1,000,000 wei. At current prices of ETH, transactions paying the minimum fee will cost approximately $0.0003. For more information, see https://docs.base.org/base-chain/network-information/network-fees.
Posted Jan 21, 2026 - 23:49 UTC
This scheduled maintenance affected: Mainnet (Block production).
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