Base to activate B20 token standard on mainnet today

Jon Roethke, a developer relations representative for Coinbase's Ethereum (ETH) Layer 2 network, Base, announced that the B20 token standard will be activated on the Base mainnet at 6:00 p.m. UTC on June 26. B20 is a new native token standard within the Base ecosystem that provides specifications for issuing new tokens on the network. It is designed to elevate token functionality beyond smart contracts to the chain protocol level.