How to buy meme coins on Base (2026 guide)

Base has one of the busiest meme coin scenes outside Solana, helped by Coinbase's reach and very low fees. Buying there is easy once you know the two routes.

Option 1: your own wallet and a DEX

1. Use a wallet that supports Base, such as Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask or Rabby.
2. Get ETH on Base for fees: withdraw from an exchange that supports Base, or bridge from Ethereum.
3. Copy the coin's contract address from an official source.
4. Open a DEX such as Uniswap or Aerodrome, select Base, paste the address and check the name, ticker and liquidity.
5. Check price impact and slippage, then confirm the swap.

Option 2: one tap with USDC

1. Sign in to [sasa](/) with email or Google.
2. Add USDC; you never need ETH.
3. Find the coin on Explore or paste its contract address.
4. Tap Buy and confirm. Add a take profit or stop loss if you like.

sasa runs on testnet today, with mainnet next. The same flow covers Robinhood Chain: see buy meme coins on Robinhood Chain.

Where to find Base meme coins

• Top Base meme coins today
• Biggest Base meme coin gainers
• New Base meme coins

Check before you buy

1. Liquidity is large enough for your sell later.
2. Top holders and linked wallets on the holder map.
3. First buyers: are they still holding? See first buyers.
4. Creator share and lock.