diff --git a/src/components/pages/computing/NewInstancePage/cmp.tsx b/src/components/pages/computing/NewInstancePage/cmp.tsx
index 34f0efca..a2a9dfa2 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/computing/NewInstancePage/cmp.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/computing/NewInstancePage/cmp.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import Strong from '@/components/common/Strong'
 import { useConnection } from '@/hooks/common/useConnection'
 import CRNList from '../../../common/CRNList'
 import BackButtonSection from '@/components/common/BackButtonSection'
+import { isBlockchainSupported as isBlockchainPAYGCompatible } from '@aleph-sdk/superfluid'
 
 export default function NewInstancePage({ mainRef }: PageProps) {
   const {
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ export default function NewInstancePage({ mainRef }: PageProps) {
               You are about to switch your payment method to{' '}
               <Strong>Pay-as-you-go</Strong>, which will also allow you to{' '}
               <Strong>manually select</Strong> your preferred CRN on{' '}
-              <Strong>Avalanche</Strong>.
+              <Strong>Avalanche or Base</Strong>.
             </div>
             <div>
               Making this change will prompt your wallet to automatically switch
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ export default function NewInstancePage({ mainRef }: PageProps) {
               You are about to switch from the automated Holder-tier setup on
               Ethereum to <Strong>manually selecting</Strong> a CRN with the{' '}
               <Strong>Pay-as-you-go</Strong> method on{' '}
-              <Strong>Avalanche</Strong>.
+              <Strong>Avalanche or Base</Strong>.
             </div>
             <div>
               Making this change will prompt your wallet to automatically switch
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ export default function NewInstancePage({ mainRef }: PageProps) {
     if (selectedModal) return
 
     if (
-      (node && blockchain === BlockchainId.AVAX) ||
+      (node && isBlockchainPAYGCompatible(blockchain)) ||
       (!node && blockchain === BlockchainId.ETH)
     ) {
       return modalClose()
diff --git a/src/domain/connect/base.ts b/src/domain/connect/base.ts
index 0807c710..baa3bdd5 100644
--- a/src/domain/connect/base.ts
+++ b/src/domain/connect/base.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import {
   getAccountFromProvider as getSOLAccount,
   SOLAccount,
 } from '@aleph-sdk/solana'
+import { getAccountFromProvider as getAVAXAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/avalanche'
+import { getAccountFromProvider as getBASEAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/base'
 import {
-  getAccountFromProvider as getAVAXAccount,
-  AvalancheAccount,
-} from '@aleph-sdk/avalanche'
-import { createFromAvalancheAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/superfluid'
+  createFromEVMAccount,
+  isAccountSupported as isAccountPAYGCompatible,
+} from '@aleph-sdk/superfluid'
 import { Mutex, getERC20Balance, getSOLBalance, sleep } from '@/helpers/utils'
 import { MetaMaskInpageProvider } from '@metamask/providers'
 import type {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import type {
   CombinedProvider,
 } from '@web3modal/scaffold-utils/ethers'
 import Err from '@/helpers/errors'
+import { EVMAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/evm'
 
 export { BlockchainId }
 
@@ -78,6 +80,15 @@ export const blockchains: Record<BlockchainId, Blockchain> = {
     explorerUrl: 'https://snowtrace.io/',
     rpcUrl: 'https://avalanche.drpc.org',
   },
+  [BlockchainId.BASE]: {
+    id: BlockchainId.BASE,
+    name: 'Base',
+    chainId: 8453,
+    eip155: true,
+    currency: 'ETH',
+    explorerUrl: 'https://basescan.org',
+    rpcUrl: 'https://mainnet.base.org',
+  },
   [BlockchainId.SOL]: {
     id: BlockchainId.SOL,
     name: 'Solana',
@@ -90,6 +101,7 @@ export const blockchains: Record<BlockchainId, Blockchain> = {
 export const networks: Record<number, Blockchain> = {
   1: blockchains.ETH,
   43114: blockchains.AVAX,
+  8453: blockchains.BASE,
   900: blockchains.SOL,
 }
 
@@ -235,6 +247,9 @@ export abstract class BaseConnectionProviderManager {
       case BlockchainId.AVAX:
         return getAVAXAccount(provider as any)
 
+      case BlockchainId.BASE:
+        return getBASEAccount(provider as any)
+
       case BlockchainId.SOL:
         return getSOLAccount(provider as any)
 
@@ -244,12 +259,11 @@ export abstract class BaseConnectionProviderManager {
   }
 
   async getBalance(account: Account): Promise<number> {
-    if (account instanceof AvalancheAccount) {
+    if (isAccountPAYGCompatible(account)) {
       try {
-        // @note: refactor in SDK calling init inside this method
-        const superfluidAccount = createFromAvalancheAccount(account)
-        await superfluidAccount.init()
-
+        const superfluidAccount = await createFromEVMAccount(
+          account as EVMAccount,
+        )
         const balance = await superfluidAccount.getALEPHBalance()
         return balance.toNumber()
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/domain/connect/index.ts b/src/domain/connect/index.ts
index 7ec1920c..0d77e11f 100644
--- a/src/domain/connect/index.ts
+++ b/src/domain/connect/index.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ export class ConnectionProviderManager {
 export const connectionProviderManager = new ConnectionProviderManager([
   BlockchainId.ETH,
   BlockchainId.AVAX,
+  BlockchainId.BASE,
 ])
diff --git a/src/domain/executable.ts b/src/domain/executable.ts
index fc19b3d1..d41e53cb 100644
--- a/src/domain/executable.ts
+++ b/src/domain/executable.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 import Err from '@/helpers/errors'
 import { BlockchainId } from './connect/base'
 import { NodeManager } from './node'
+import { isBlockchainSupported as isBlockchainPAYGCompatible } from '@aleph-sdk/superfluid'
 
 type ExecutableCapabilitiesProps = {
   internetAccess?: boolean
@@ -370,9 +371,9 @@ export abstract class ExecutableManager {
       }
     if (payment.type === PaymentMethod.Stream) {
       if (!payment.receiver) throw Err.ReceivedRequired
-      if (payment.chain === BlockchainId.AVAX)
+      if (isBlockchainPAYGCompatible(payment.chain))
         return {
-          chain: BlockchainId.AVAX,
+          chain: payment.chain,
           type: SDKPaymentType.superfluid,
           receiver: payment.receiver,
         }
diff --git a/src/domain/instance.ts b/src/domain/instance.ts
index 7a294632..9eef45d9 100644
--- a/src/domain/instance.ts
+++ b/src/domain/instance.ts
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ export class InstanceManager
 
     const { streamCost, streamDuration, receiver } = newInstance.payment
 
-    await account.init()
-
     const alephxBalance = await account.getALEPHBalance()
     const alephxFlow = await account.getALEPHFlow(receiver)
     const totalFlow = alephxFlow.add(streamCost / getHours(streamDuration))
diff --git a/src/helpers/errors.ts b/src/helpers/errors.ts
index 2c2b42c4..c7f38304 100644
--- a/src/helpers/errors.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/errors.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default {
     'Invalid Superfluid/AVAX receiver reward address. Please set it up in your CRN account profile',
   ),
   StreamNotSupported: new Error(
-    'Stream payments are only supported on Avalanche',
+    'Stream payments are only supported on Avalanche or Base',
   ),
   MaxFlowRate: new Error(
     `Current maximum total flow rate of 1 ALEPH/hour exceeded. Delete other instances or lower the VM cost`,
diff --git a/src/helpers/schemas/base.ts b/src/helpers/schemas/base.ts
index 845286f9..20d0391a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/schemas/base.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/schemas/base.ts
@@ -101,4 +101,8 @@ export const paymentMethodSchema = z.enum([
   PaymentMethod.Stream,
 ])
 
-export const blockchainSchema = z.enum([BlockchainId.ETH, BlockchainId.AVAX])
+export const blockchainSchema = z.enum([
+  BlockchainId.ETH,
+  BlockchainId.AVAX,
+  BlockchainId.BASE,
+])
diff --git a/src/hooks/pages/computing/useNewInstancePage.ts b/src/hooks/pages/computing/useNewInstancePage.ts
index c96cf944..b6ff25e0 100644
--- a/src/hooks/pages/computing/useNewInstancePage.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/pages/computing/useNewInstancePage.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { useAppState } from '@/contexts/appState'
 import { FormEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
-import { createFromAvalancheAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/superfluid'
+import {
+  createFromEVMAccount,
+  isAccountSupported as isAccountPAYGCompatible,
+  isBlockchainSupported as isBlockchainPAYGCompatible,
+} from '@aleph-sdk/superfluid'
 import { useForm } from '@/hooks/common/useForm'
 import { EnvVarField } from '@/hooks/form/useAddEnvVars'
 import {
@@ -38,10 +42,10 @@ import {
 } from '@/hooks/form/useCheckoutNotification'
 import { EntityAddAction } from '@/store/entity'
 import { useConnection } from '@/hooks/common/useConnection'
-import { AvalancheAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/avalanche'
 import Err from '@/helpers/errors'
 import { BlockchainId } from '@/domain/connect/base'
 import { PaymentConfiguration } from '@/domain/executable'
+import { EVMAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/evm'
 
 export type NewInstanceFormState = NameAndTagsField & {
   image: InstanceImageField
@@ -161,16 +165,14 @@ export function useNewInstancePage(): UseNewInstancePage {
         if (!isValid) throw Err.InvalidCRNSpecs
 
         if (
-          blockchain !== BlockchainId.AVAX ||
-          !(account instanceof AvalancheAccount)
+          !isBlockchainPAYGCompatible(blockchain) ||
+          !isAccountPAYGCompatible(account)
         ) {
           handleConnect({ blockchain: BlockchainId.AVAX })
           throw Err.InvalidNetwork
         }
 
-        // @note: refactor in SDK calling init inside this method
-        superfluidAccount = createFromAvalancheAccount(account)
-        await superfluidAccount.init()
+        superfluidAccount = await createFromEVMAccount(account as EVMAccount)
 
         payment = {
           chain: BlockchainId.AVAX,
diff --git a/src/hooks/pages/solutions/manage/useManageInstance.ts b/src/hooks/pages/solutions/manage/useManageInstance.ts
index 6bc4493a..9f36f88a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/pages/solutions/manage/useManageInstance.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/pages/solutions/manage/useManageInstance.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ import { useAppState } from '@/contexts/appState'
 import { useInstanceStatus } from '@/hooks/common/useInstanceStatus'
 import { useSSHKeyManager } from '@/hooks/common/useManager/useSSHKeyManager'
 import { SSHKey } from '@/domain/ssh'
-import { createFromAvalancheAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/superfluid'
+import {
+  createFromEVMAccount,
+  isAccountSupported as isAccountPAYGCompatible,
+  isBlockchainSupported as isBlockchainPAYGCompatible,
+} from '@aleph-sdk/superfluid'
 import { useConnection } from '@/hooks/common/useConnection'
 import { PaymentType } from '@aleph-sdk/message'
-import { AvalancheAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/avalanche'
 import { useRequestInstances } from '@/hooks/common/useRequestEntity/useRequestInstances'
 import { EntityDelAction } from '@/store/entity'
 import {
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ import { BlockchainId } from '@/domain/connect/base'
 import { useCopyToClipboardAndNotify, useNotification } from '@aleph-front/core'
 import { useNodeManager } from '@/hooks/common/useManager/useNodeManager'
 import { CRN } from '@/domain/node'
+import { EVMAccount } from '@aleph-sdk/evm'
 
 export type ManageInstance = {
   instance?: Instance
@@ -77,22 +81,18 @@ export function useManageInstance(): ManageInstance {
   }, [sshKeyManager, instance])
 
   const handleEnsureNetwork = useCallback(async () => {
-    let superfluidAccount
     if (!instance) return
 
     if (instance.payment?.type === PaymentType.superfluid) {
       if (
-        blockchain !== BlockchainId.AVAX ||
-        !(account instanceof AvalancheAccount)
+        !isBlockchainPAYGCompatible(blockchain) ||
+        !isAccountPAYGCompatible(account)
       ) {
         handleConnect({ blockchain: BlockchainId.AVAX })
-        throw Err.ConnectYourPaymentWallet
+        throw Err.InvalidNetwork
       }
-      // @note: refactor in SDK calling init inside this method
-      superfluidAccount = createFromAvalancheAccount(account)
-      await superfluidAccount.init()
 
-      return superfluidAccount
+      return await createFromEVMAccount(account as EVMAccount)
     } else if (blockchain !== BlockchainId.ETH) {
       handleConnect({ blockchain: BlockchainId.ETH })
       throw Err.ConnectYourPaymentWallet
diff --git a/src/hooks/pages/useHeader.ts b/src/hooks/pages/useHeader.ts
index d6d36fec..2d8a648d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/pages/useHeader.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/pages/useHeader.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ export function useHeader(): UseHeaderReturn {
         name: 'Avalanche',
         wallets,
       },
+      {
+        id: BlockchainId.BASE,
+        icon: 'base',
+        name: 'Base',
+        wallets,
+      },
     ],
     [wallets],
   )