Base Builds Token Issuance Into the Chain With New B20 Standard

By Isaac • June 17, 2026 9:20 am •

Base has unveiled B20, its own native token standard, as part of the Beryl upgrade track on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network.

The pitch is direct. If you issue stablecoins, tokenize real-world assets, float equity on-chain, or mint long-tail tokens, B20 is built for you.

This is token infrastructure. It is not an announcement of a BASE coin, an airdrop, a distribution model, or a launch date.

Base’s documentation calls B20 its ecosystem version of ERC-20, with the compliance controls issuers actually need wired in from the start.

if you’re issuing or tokenizing an asset in @base, the B20 token standard is built for you https://t.co/p7UOs2TdZi

— jesse.base.eth (@jessepollak) June 16, 2026

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