Gas Optimization Audit: Base Bridge

Target Protocol: Base Bridge (TVL: $2713.9M)

Technical Audit Report: Gas Optimization & Architecture Analysis

Target Protocol: Base Bridge (L1/L2 Cross-Domain Messenger Architecture)

Scope: Smart Contract Gas Efficiency & Execution Mechanics

Audit Type: Static Analysis & Gas Profiling

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1. Executive Summary

This report presents a technical evaluation focused on gas optimization strategies for cross-chain messaging and token bridging smart contracts modeled after the L1/L2 Cross-Domain Bridge architecture (Base/OP Stack).

While the protocol architecture handles significant Total Value Locked (TVL), optimization efforts must balance execution cost reduction (calldata optimization, storage slot packing, custom errors) against immutable security guarantees and cross-domain message integrity.

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2. Identified High-Impact Gas & Security Vectors

2.1 Storage Layout & Slot Alignment (SLOAD/SSTORE Overhead)

• Mechanism: Unoptimized state variable declarations lead to

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