This week on Base:
NEWS
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@jpmorgan’s USD deposit token (JPMD) is now live on Base for institutional transfers. Commercial banking is moving onchain.
■ Base transactions hit a new all-time high with 16.1 million in a single day.
■ Base Chain’s gas limit is now 150 Mgas/s, completing a full 2x capacity increase over the past month.
■ Base introduced BaseLayer, a video series spotlighting the builders shaping the global economy. Episode 001 features
@wagmiAlexander of
@AerodromeFi.
■ Base is heading to
@EFDevcon. Meet the team at the Base Booth (Nov 17–22), watch 50 startups pitch at Base Batches Demo Day (Nov 17), catch
@jessepollak on the main stage, and join our Base Meetup (Nov 19).
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@PythNetwork and
@conduitxyz added new discounts for the Base ecosystem through the Base Services Hub, giving builders more support.
LAUNCHES
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@noicedotso rolled out Oracle, a social trading experiment where liking a post lets you buy the ticker.
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@MetaMask released the MetaMask Card so users can spend IRL.
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@DromosLabs hosted A New Horizon in NYC, where
@jessepollak and
@wagmiAlexander discussed
@aerodromefi and the future of DEXs on Base.
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@official_pucca debuted official digital collectibles on Base, available on
@opensea.
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@KPRVERSE opened the public mint for New Eden Keycards, giving early players access to game credits, leaderboards, and bonuses.
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@TheMotorverse kicked off Lamborghini Urus Racing Royale, a week-long competition.
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@sportfun introduced NFL player ownership so fans can draft, trade, and compete.
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@HeyElsaAI launched the Elsa Based Trading Arena, letting users discover and trade tokens through simple prompts.
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@hinkal_protocol enabled private wallets and shielded transactions using zero-knowledge tech.
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@glider__ rolled out portfolio automation tools inside one smooth app.
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@myprasanna introduced 0xPPL 2.0, a crypto super-app that unifies fragmented onchain experiences.
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@BrackyHQ added thread-native markets where pricing and settlement happen entirely inside a post.
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@feyprotocol enabled permissionless token deployment.
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@CreatorBid announced Pokéthon, a Pokémon-inspired hackathon for AI agents with a $20,000 prize pool.
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@DefiMaseer launched a fully permissionless RWA backed 1:1 by California compliance carbon credits, tradable on
@AerodromeFi.
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@districtxyz celebrated
@nemesisdottrade reaching the number one spot on DEXScreener.
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@districtxyz also partnered with
@TheAgencyVC to help launch global cultural movements and onboard new builders through its Launchpad.
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@edeldotfinance introduced a transparent, onchain alternative to traditional equity markets.
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@bpdotfun hit its largest prize pool yet at $22,000, while collectors earned $133,758.34 in loyalty coins.
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@dockerxyz expanded its presence in
@baseapp and is building a treasury focused on creator and content coins.
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@vibe3_build introduced the Vibe3 Creator Fund, offering weekly prizes to support new onchain apps.
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@JoinPond shared its vision for a decentralized accelerator that focuses on validating and scaling real startups.
MINI APPS
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@fhenix launched CoFHE along with its first encrypted mini app, inviting builders to create encrypted applications and demo them during Encryption Day in Buenos Aires.
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@Uptopia_xyz’s Maze Runner mini app crossed 20,000 transactions.
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@Unchained_pod went live in
@baseapp with its own mini app for onchain publishing.