Base opens 2026 as the most trusted onchain brand on @brnd.
Podium after podium, the community makes the call, and @base.base.eth stays at the top.
This new Season adds an extra layer: Brands now earn $BRND directly in their profiles.
Base has already received 295,905 $BRND, a clear sign of how strongly users value its presence in the ecosystem.
In BRND, we don’t burn tokens, but circulation still goes down:
Fans send $BRND to brands as a transfer of value, locking those tokens into the reputation of the projects they believe in.
@brndy@jesse.base.eth
BLD @brnd podium for real builders…
Hey @brndy,
What does this podium suggest to you? Could you dedicate a few inspiring words to these brands around the concept of “Build”?
🥇Build - /build
🥈Lid - @lidonchain
🥉Dune - @dune.eth
BUILD is for those who don’t wait for permission: creators, makers, and pioneers shaping the future. We designed a brand that embraces error as a public good, turning every experiment into progress. The open branding system we developed allows anyone to create designs using shared elements. Inside the B logo, a + is hidden, symbolizing a system that finds positivity through repetition.
Approach
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Some brands don’t just exist in your mind; they pull you in.
They have that quiet magnetism that makes you want to know more, follow their moves, and understand what the people behind them are obsessed with.
That’s branding moving straight to the heart, not just to the eyes.
You feel it when you discover a new brand and it never lets you down. It keeps showing up with answers, tools, or ideas that make your life easier.
Some of them reward you directly, others help you save time or money, which in the end feels just as valuable.
They become part of your daily system for living better.
Then there are the brands that make you laugh, that add a bit of lightness to the feed or to your day.
That emotional spark matters more than any feature list. Whatever they do, solve problems, entertain, reward, or simply make things smoother.
Those brands deserve to be appreciated. And above all, the people behind them, the ones who show up every day to keep that magnetism alive.
Which brand is pulling you a little closer every day?
The rage of abandoned brands
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Watching Web3 projects vanish or stall hits hard, especially when they leave behind mythic brands that once captured our hearts. It’s not just code dying; it’s emotional connections severed, leaving a void of “what if.” From a branding perspective, these platforms don’t just build users: They forge tribes bonded by shared excitement, only for silence to betray that trust.
Emotional bonds under the spotlight
Great brands create era-defining moments.
They spark joy, community, and identity in a fleeting window, turning strangers into evangelists. When they fade, the rage boils: the idea was brilliant, the timing perhaps off, execution flawed somewhere. But that emotional high? Irreplaceable. Users grieve not the tech, but the relationships, the drops, the chats, the “we were there” nostalgia etched forever onchain.
Sound, weeks ago, bowed out after revolutionizing Web3 music with listening parties and artist tools.
Nifty Gateway, days back, shuttered a pioneer marketplace where Beeple and XCOPY defined NFT history.
Now Rodeo, pitched as Web3’s Instagram, stalls despite its bold social vision.
These onchain legends risk fading from collective memory, yet their blockchain footprints and user stories endure.
Survival’s bitter lesson
branding under duress tests resilience.
These projects nailed the spark but faltered on sustainability, funding dries, markets crash, teams burn out. The pain? Knowing a good idea died prematurely, orphaning fans who invested time, tokens, and passion. Yet that scar tissue builds wisdom: True brands plan for the long haul, turning pressure into permanence.
What if they returned? Sound’s sonic vibes? Nifty’s drop magic? Rodeo’s social fire?
Which would you revive and why?
A podium in honor of the brands that leave us in 2026.
At @brnd, they’ll always be remembered.
Long live onchain brands…
🥇Rodeo - @rodeodotclub
🥈Pods - @pods
🥉Megaphone - @megaphone-hq
Farewell, @rodeodotclub. It was a beautiful and fun chapter.
You were a true reference and a great competitor to Zora.
Hopefully, we’ll soon hear about new projects from the talented people who built it.
Thanks for the ride 🤠
https://farcaster.xyz/rodeodotclub/0xf0b702c2@rodeodotclub
