This week on Base:
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@Coinbase rolled out DEX trading to all U.S. users (ex. NY). Millions of assets, moments after launch, right from the app.
■ $200M of USDC is already earning ~10% APY on
@Coinbase in just two weeks, powered by
@MorphoLabs.
■ Base Chain hit a new all-time high: $5.3B in TVL, nearly 3x from last year.
■
@benjitaylor joined the Base team as Head of Design.
■ The 20 winners of the Onchain Summer Awards were announced, with $200K in prizes awarded.
■ ‘The Based 500,’ a short doc on BaseCamp by
@pttrn_ntgrty, was coined on
@zora.
■ Launch Groups by
@flaunchgg are live, meaning any token on Base can now be imported to Flaunch.
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@blupryntco completed its first international KYI pilot and demoed the tech before Brazil’s central bank and regulators.
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@ProofOfPlay's Marketplace API went live on Base.
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@ethos_network introduced Ethos Broker for OTC trading and hit 25K contributors, 450K monthly visitors, and $5M securing reputation.
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@sportfun is expanding to American football and basketball.
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@bballxyz's beta is live, letting you draft your all-star squad and hit the court.
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@PistachioFi added one-tap crypto buys via Apple Pay.
■ The
@baseapp beta leveled up group chats, add AI agents like
@flaunchybot and
@bankrbot to trade or send money in seconds.
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@KeyboardCatBase hit the streets of Miami, SF, and LA with a new campaign.
■ Examples of new tokens launched this week on Aerodrome include
$PHI (
@phi_xyz) and
$PLAY (
@itplaysout)
■
@Cypher_HQ_ launched new initiatives powering decentralized rewards and payments
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@blackbird's FLYNET volume is up 1000% since launch, with Denver and SF live and LA next.
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@CalaxyApp hit 10K new users in its first week.
Based builders keep shipping. The onchain world keeps expanding.