Base just crushed its own record in November—452.9 million transactions. That's not just a number, it's proof that when you drop fees low enough and ship products people actually want to use, the floodgates open.

What's wild isn't just the user growth. Base is turning into a real-world experiment: can Layer2 infrastructure handle this kind of scale without breaking? So far, the answer looks like yes. The network's absorbing massive traffic while keeping costs down, which is exactly what these solutions were supposed to deliver.

This surge isn't happening in a vacuum. It's apps finally delivering, developers building stuff that matters, and users showing up because the experience doesn't suck anymore. The whole "if you build it they will come" thing? Turns out it's true when the rails actually work.