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According to Beincrypto, the Ethereum Layer2 network Base supported by Coinbase is about to undergo a major upgrade to improve speed, reduce costs, and enhance decentralization. On May 24th, Jesse Pollak, the chief developer of Base, announced the upgrade plan on the X platform. This upgrade aims to expand the base scale and meet the needs of users and developers. The team is working hard to shorten the transaction confirmation time to 200 milliseconds and reduce the transaction fee to below 0.01 US dollars. The short-term goal is to achieve over 200 transactions per second, with the ultimate goal of 1 million transactions per second. Base is moving towards a more decentralized architecture and plans to transfer key protocol components to Ethereum Layer 1 through smart contracts, allowing independent developers and validators to participate in network development. The upgraded core is the Flashblocks system, which can achieve almost real-time "pre confirmation blocks". It has entered the testing network trial and is expected to be launched on the main network before the summer of 2025. In addition, Base will also expand gas throughput, achieving a 250 fold increase within the year. Pollak believes that these upgrades will significantly improve Base's speed and efficiency, making it a strong competitor to chains such as Solana and Sui.