Coinbase is increasing its footprint within the wrapped token house by making ready to launch wrapped variations of XRP, Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Litecoin (LTC) on its Ethereum Layer 2 community, Base.
In a submit printed on Might 13 through its Coinbase Property X account, the change confirmed the upcoming availability of cbXRP, cbADA, cbDOGE, and cbLTC tokens on Base.
Nonetheless, these property aren’t reside but, and Coinbase said {that a} launch timeline will likely be revealed later.
Wrapped tokens enable property from one blockchain for use on one other, bettering ecosystem interoperability.
So, Coinbase’s transfer would provide Base customers entry to those widespread digital currencies whereas offering decrease charges, higher liquidity, and broader entry to DeFi instruments.
Base is the most important Ethereum layer-2 community, with a complete worth secured of greater than $15 billion, in accordance with L2Beats knowledge.
In the meantime, Coinbase warned customers to be cautious of pretend claims about these tokens being obtainable. The change said that the one official Base contract addresses for these property will likely be:
- cbADA: 0xcbADA732173e39521CDBE8bf59a6Dc85A9fc7b8c
- cbDOGE: 0xcbD06E5A2B0C65597161de254AA074E489dEb510
- cbLTC: 0xcb17C9Db87B595717C857a08468793f5bAb6445F
- cbXRP: 0xcb585250f852C6c6bf90434AB21A00f02833a4af
cbBTC development
Coinbase’s growth into wrapped property builds on its earlier success with cbBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin model launched on Base final yr.
The token was launched after BitGo, issuer of the extensively used WBTC, introduced modifications to its custody mannequin. This prompted Coinbase to supply a separate possibility for Bitcoin publicity on Base through its cbBTC product.
Since then, cbBTC’s adoption has gone parabolic and expanded to different blockchain networks like Solana. This has helped the token’s whole provide exceed 45,000, equal to just about $4 billion. Most of those tokens had been issued on Ethereum and the Base community.
Nonetheless, regardless of its development, cbBTC nonetheless trails different opponents in market share.
In response to knowledge from Dune Analytics, WBTC at the moment controls over half the wrapped Bitcoin market with a 52.6% share. BTCB, issued on BNB Chain, follows at 26.7%, whereas cbBTC accounts for round 16%.
