Sending stablecoins on Base
What it currently costs to move USDT or USDC on Base: the on-chain transfer leg only, estimated from live network conditions.
Est. fee per transfer
$0.00094
Cost on $1,000
0.0094 bps
Typical finality
~2 s*
Rail Score
66/100
Last updated · live gas via public RPCs, native-token prices via CoinGecko
* Base gives soft confirmation in seconds; full settlement to Ethereum follows within minutes. Finality figures are typical values, not guarantees.
Stablecoin liquidity on Base
Base currently carries $4.2B of the two largest USD stablecoins — $4.2B USDC. That supply is the weight this rail carries in the Paycoin Index.
Last updated · circulating supply by chain via DefiLlama
How this fee is estimated
Current network fee level: 0.006 gwei. The estimate prices a standard stablecoin transfer (~65,000 gas) at live network fees and converts to USD at the current ETH price. It covers the transfer leg only — no on/off-ramps, FX or custody. Formula and assumptions on the methodology page.
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