A new bridge connecting Base, the Coinbase-incubated layer 2, and the Solana blockchain is now live on the mainnet, allowing users and developers to move assets directly between the two ecosystems.
Secured by Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Coinbase, the Base-Solana bridge enables the trading and use of Solana-based tokens, including SOL and other SPL assets, on decentralized applications built on Base.
Early adopters include apps such as Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, Flaunch and Relay.
For users, this means they can now deposit Solana tokens into Base-based decentralized applications that integrate the bridge and can trade or interact with it without leaving the Base environment.
For developers, it provides the ability to support native Solana assets within their applications.
“By deploying Chainlink CCIP as the cross-chain infrastructure that secures the Base-Solana Bridge, Base enables developers to build the most secure cross-chain applications and move the industry toward a trusted interoperability standard adopted by the world’s largest financial institutions,” said Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs.
“This is how onchain finance scales to securely support global markets and the hundreds of trillions of value they represent,” Eid added.
The bridge, which is open-source and live on GitHub, allowing any team to integrate cross-chain support, marks a step toward a broader vision of interconnected blockchains and ‘always-on’ capital markets. Solana is the first chain to be linked, and more are expected to follow.