Setting up a Wallet
Using Base with your wallet
Coinbase Walletβ
The Coinbase Wallet browser extension provides support for Base by default.
To use Base with Coinbase Wallet:
Open the Coinbase Wallet browser extension and log in to your account.
Connect to an app using Coinbase Wallet.
Open the network selection menu by clicking the network icon in the upper right-hand corner.
Select Base.
Your active network should now be switched to Base.
Other walletsβ
Base can be added as a custom network to any EVM-compatible wallet (MetaMask).
MetaMaskβ
To add Base as a custom network to MetaMask:
Open the MetaMask browser extension.
Open the network selection dropdown menu by clicking the dropdown button at the top of the extension.
Click the Add Network button.
Click Add a Network manually.
In the Add a Network manually dialog that appears, enter the following information for the Base Mainnet:
Name Value Network Name
Base Mainnet
Description
The public mainnet for Base.
RPC Endpoint
Chain ID
8453
Currency Symbol
ETH
Block Explorer
Tap the Save button to save Base as a network.
You should now be able to connect to the Base by selecting it from the network selection dropdown menu.
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