Chainlink Powers New Solana to Base Bridge
A new cross-chain bridge has officially gone live, linking Solana and Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base through Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). Base announced that the integration is designed to “enable seamless asset transfers” between the two ecosystems, marking one of the most significant interoperability steps between an EVM chain and Solana’s distinct non-EVM architecture.
A Technical Milestone for Cross-Chain Liquidity
Base stated that the bridge is now fully live on mainnet for developers and is beginning to roll out across popular applications such as Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, Flaunch, and Relay. According to the announcement, the new connection will allow users to move assets, including Solana (SOL) and other SPL-based tokens, directly into the Base ecosystem. Developers on Base can now integrate native Solana asset support into their applications, broadening liquidity and expanding multichain use cases.
The collaboration highlights Base’s ambition to become a central hub for multichain activity rather than competing solely within the EVM sector. This strategy aligns with growing user demand for simplified access to multiple blockchain ecosystems without the need to manage several wallets or bridge tools.
Network Activity Trends
Solana remains the second-largest blockchain by total value locked, with roughly $9 billion in assets, while Base ranks sixth at around $4.5 billion, according to DefiLlama. Both networks are widely used for memecoin creation and high-volume trading due to their fast and low-cost transactions.
However, activity patterns have shifted over the past year. Solana’s active addresses peaked at more than 6 million in November 2024 but have since declined to approximately 2.4 million. Base has also experienced a decline in active addresses since June 2025, though its transaction volume hit a record monthly high of nearly 407 million in November.
Market prices showed little enthusiasm for the development. “The price of the Solana token did not react to the news,”the report noted, with SOL slipping around 3% to below $140. Chainlink’s LINK token also fell about 3% to roughly $14.30. The article emphasized that these movements occurred amid broader altcoin underperformance this cycle.
