Blockchain Surge: Base and Gravity Lead Active Address Growth in 2025

The blockchain landscape is witnessing a remarkable surge in user engagement, with Base and Gravity emerging as frontrunners in active address growth over the past seven days, according to data from analytics platform Nansen.

As of today, Base leads with an impressive 87% increase, boasting 14.54 million active addresses, while Gravity follows closely with a 78% rise, reaching 669,000 addresses. This spike, underscores a potential shift in the ecosystem’s dynamics.

The growth aligns with broader trends in Layer-2 solutions, where Base, built on Ethereum, offers up to 90% lower gas fees, as noted in a 2024 Ledger report. This cost efficiency likely fuels its appeal, amplified by Coinbase’s aggressive push for real-world app adoption and new decentralized applications (dApps). Gravity’s surge, meanwhile, appears driven by speculative fervor, with airdrop rumors and Galxe quest hype pulling in new wallets, a pattern consistent with a 2025 Journal of Blockchain Research study linking incentive campaigns to a 65% address growth correlation.

However, experts caution against over-optimism. Active address metrics, a key indicator of network health per Coin Metrics, can be skewed by low-cost address creation or speculative activity. Solana’s 2023 stress tests revealed a 40% fake address spike, suggesting Base and Gravity’s numbers may partly reflect hype rather than sustained adoption. Established chains like BNB (+44%) and Avalanche (+21%) also show solid growth, hinting at a competitive landscape.

This surge occurs amid market turbulence, yet underlying on-chain activity signals robust ecosystem development. Investors and developers should monitor these trends closely, as sentiment remains overwhelmingly bullish. For deeper insights, Nansen’s multi-chain breakdowns offer valuable data. As blockchain evolves, the balance between genuine adoption and speculative bubbles will be critical to watch in the coming weeks.

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