Compare Base and Sui on TVL, fees, revenue and activity to understand how these projects stack up.
$4.575B
Base is Coinbase's OP-Stack Layer-2 that offers EVM equivalence and native account abstraction. Sequencer revenue is shared back to the Optimism Collective, and Coinbase NFTs plus USDC flows bootstrap early liquidity. The July 2023 mainnet launch attracted projects like Friend.tech and Aerodrome, pushing Base TVL above $1 billion.
Sui employs an object‑based data model and Narwhal/Tusk DAG consensus to execute independent transactions in parallel, giving near‑instant finality. Programmability uses the Move‑based Sui language with object ownership, enabling upgrades without storage migrations. The network supports sponsored transactions, letting dApps pay gas on behalf of users—a boon for mobile onboarding.