Base overtakes Solana to become the second-largest DeFi chain

Coinbase's Ethereum layer 2 now holds more DeFi capital than Solana, trailing only Ethereum itself Base, the Ethereum layer 2 network built by Coinbase , has passed Solana to become the second-largest blockchain for decentralized finance, measured by total value locked. A post on X put Base’s TVL at $5.76 billion at the time of the flip. Solana, long treated as Ethereum’s heir apparent, now sits a rung lower on the ladder. Base first moved ahead of Solana on or around October 10, 2026, and it has held that lead since. As of November 10, 2026, research data put Base’s TVL at approximately $5.664 billion . That figure was down 1.24% over the previous 24 hours.

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