Base, a layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, is set to undergo a significant upgrade with the integration of Reth, a modular and high-performance Ethereum protocol implementation developed by Paradigm. This move is expected to scale Base's capacity by 100 times, aiming to achieve 1 Gigagas/second. The collaboration with the Reth team, including contributions from key figures like Georgios Konstantopoulos, is highlighted as a crucial step towards enhancing Base's infrastructure. The upgrade is part of a broader strategy to make Base the fastest, cheapest, and best platform for trading any asset globally in 2025. Additionally, Base has seen substantial user growth, securing 13.7 million users in October, and is poised to potentially surpass Solana in DeFi metrics like DEX volumes and total value locked (TVL) in the coming year.