# Base Weekly Round-up By [Base Africa](https://paragraph.com/@baseafrica) · 2025-01-14 --- BM Readers, Welcome to the first base weekly roundup for the year 2025. Did you miss us? Well, we are back covering all the important things that happened on base in the past week, so you won't miss anything. Let's jump right in. **Burner has been making waves on base since last year, and you might have heard about it or not. Well, look no further. Here is a quick explainer of what Burner is all about.** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/106748ff3cdcea2ef6fa4648b692b8b7.jpg)](https://twitter.com/base) [Base](https://twitter.com/base) [@base](https://twitter.com/base) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/base/status/1875986929218654391) Got friends who aren’t onchain yet? Here’s a quick explainer of [@useburner](https://twitter.com/useburner) to get them up to speed: ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1875986226941169664/pu/img/QME-dYjvwC7M0hks.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 206](https://twitter.com/base/status/1875986929218654391)[ 8:25 PM • Jan 5, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/base/status/1875986929218654391) **AI agents are the rage now and @sweetman\_eth shows you how he built a musician-friendly A agent using Base and CoinbaseDev AgentKit watch how you can do that in less than 10 minutes in the video here** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/33dfa4f8c24834146db48caa59229df3.png)](https://twitter.com/sweetman_eth) [sweetman](https://twitter.com/sweetman_eth) [@sweetman\_eth](https://twitter.com/sweetman_eth) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/sweetman_eth/status/1876277398578307398) Just built a musician-friendly AI Agent using [@base](https://twitter.com/base) and [@CoinbaseDev](https://twitter.com/CoinbaseDev) AgentKit! Watch how you can go from zero to shipping in less than 10 minutes—and maybe snag part of the $30k grants! Full video here: ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1876274630408777728/pu/img/PMaihsYuAUQfSdDU.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 432](https://twitter.com/sweetman_eth/status/1876277398578307398)[ 3:39 PM • Jan 6, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/sweetman_eth/status/1876277398578307398) **What you built-in 2024 base builds ended with many entries and contributions. To see what was built on base in 2024 by builders you can Check the Base Builds channel on** [**@farcaster\_xyz**](https://t.co/KA2PvyG7UP) **Portrait Launched on Base with a vision for an internet where you own your identity and 1,000+ portraits have been created in 48 hours.** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8911600bc8f959835b83acbae2390a08.jpg)](https://twitter.com/base) [Base](https://twitter.com/base) [@base](https://twitter.com/base) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/base/status/1876325025147699481) Your online space should feel like home: secure and personal [@withportrait](https://twitter.com/withportrait) just launched on Base after two years of building with a vision for a new internet where you own your identity — and 1,000+ portraits have been created in 48 hours Bring your website onchain ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1876324981707284480/img/tonnqV3maoET-brm.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 297](https://twitter.com/base/status/1876325025147699481)[ 6:48 PM • Jan 6, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/base/status/1876325025147699481) **Base Year 2024 is live you can now see and mint a visualized summary of your year on Base in 2024 check out how to do that here** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b03a52260a57dcc62dd29a9785f2edae.jpg)](https://twitter.com/BasedYear) [Based Year](https://twitter.com/BasedYear) [@BasedYear](https://twitter.com/BasedYear) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/BasedYear/status/1875146432350650468) Based Year 2024 is LIVE! ![🔵](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f535.png) Your 2024 on [@base](https://twitter.com/base), visualized and minted as a one-of-a-kind NFT. Ready to see your year as art? Let's dive in. ![🟦](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f7e6.png) ![🧵](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f9f5.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7da63eba618cbe346f2377f63a59d100.png) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 254](https://twitter.com/BasedYear/status/1875146432350650468)[ 12:45 PM • Jan 3, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/BasedYear/status/1875146432350650468) **Balancer is coming to Base in Q1 of 2025 Here is all you need to know** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/bb883e624a80d4669ebf156e4af94825.png)](https://twitter.com/Balancer) [Balancer](https://twitter.com/Balancer) [@Balancer](https://twitter.com/Balancer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/Balancer/status/1876675179621020017) 1/ Coming Q1 2025: Balancer v3 on [@base](https://twitter.com/base) will feature the Priority Fee Router - a new mechanism that redistributes MEV rewards to liquidity providers. ![⬇️](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2b07.png) ![🧵](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f9f5.png) [medium.com/@mikeisballin/…](https://t.co/6RmoREjoj3) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f6225cbd63e348625c1bba13506c47d0.png) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 152](https://twitter.com/Balancer/status/1876675179621020017)[ 6:00 PM • Jan 7, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/Balancer/status/1876675179621020017) **Here is the latest round of drops from the Blueprint Cohort where Blueprint and creators are working with creator to create videos, podcasts, music, and digital art** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2e65b1a7fcfee221d99c2845558f6314.jpg)](https://twitter.com/base) [Base](https://twitter.com/base) [@base](https://twitter.com/base) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877843008449806440) The Blueprint Cohort from [@bpdotfun](https://twitter.com/bpdotfun) is working with creators making short-form video, podcasts, digital art, and music. Here's their latest round of drops: How to Make a Beat: Random People - [@devan\_ibiza](https://twitter.com/devan_ibiza) [zora.co/collect/base:0…](https://t.co/FZ7MbTEXFd) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1877363309663440896/img/pLwXjA_7ix5lxSPg.jpg) [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/03334528f9b2ce8427f2d6edadd29e26.jpg) zora.co How to Make a Beat: Random People --------------------------------- Wanted to try something different. So I went to the mall looking for some new inspiration. ](https://t.co/FZ7MbTEXFd) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 119](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877843008449806440)[ 11:20 PM • Jan 10, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877843008449806440) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/db5dca78fd992ec94be8a06ea9e08e57.jpg)](https://twitter.com/base) [Base](https://twitter.com/base) [@base](https://twitter.com/base) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/base/status/1876804259938791497) The Blueprint Cohort from [@bpdotfun](https://twitter.com/bpdotfun) is working with creators making short-form video, podcasts, digital art, and music. Here's their latest round of drops: [@nounish](https://twitter.com/nounish) Viral Hits: Taco & Mountain [zora.co/collect/base:0…](https://t.co/XysTfsqmwN) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1876803128710103040/pu/img/pKoQujwC12qY-LaZ.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 189](https://twitter.com/base/status/1876804259938791497)[ 2:32 AM • Jan 8, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/base/status/1876804259938791497) **Roam an onchain browser and search engine  is joining Coinbase and Base to help accelerate bringing the world onchain read more about it here** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/58976769fbece19885684c0db5abe4c6.jpg)](https://twitter.com/XenBH) [Xen Baynham-Herd](https://twitter.com/XenBH) [@XenBH](https://twitter.com/XenBH) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/XenBH/status/1876688562025840757) Roam is Joining Coinbase! We are happy to announce that the team at [@roam\_xyz](https://twitter.com/roam_xyz), The Onchain Browser & Search Engine, will be starting a new journey with [@coinbase](https://twitter.com/coinbase) and [@base](https://twitter.com/base). The cofounders of Roam (myself, [@selfishfish\_eth](https://twitter.com/selfishfish_eth) and [@\_\_jagra](https://twitter.com/__jagra)) are joining Coinbase to help accelerate… ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6551fd6cf79232eb64dda45609ebf697.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 429](https://twitter.com/XenBH/status/1876688562025840757)[ 6:53 PM • Jan 7, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/XenBH/status/1876688562025840757) **Jesse Pollack went bald for Base in honor of crossing $10B TVL and his commitment to the Base God community. Watch the replay of the live stream here** [**https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1877108914350682574**](https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1877108914350682574) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/eb3dc5fa608b432ef0c49d4a6eae6ce0.png) **Astra unveiled the Astra Bridge enabling Lightning Network for Base. Users can now bridge, pay, and off-ramp tokens on Base to the Lightning Network via this bridge** [**https://x.com/Astralabs\_LN/status/1876492969605480612**](https://x.com/Astralabs_LN/status/1876492969605480612) **Cow AMM is now Live on Base read more on that here ** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/809603e4071d4dddda2b620cd027eedc.jpg)](https://twitter.com/CoWSwap) [CoW DAO | Don't get milked ™️](https://twitter.com/CoWSwap) [@CoWSwap](https://twitter.com/CoWSwap) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/CoWSwap/status/1877339637171237354) Big news, fam – CoW AMM is now live on @Base. ![👏](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44f.png)![👏](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44f.png) Starting today, Base(d) LPs can earn more from their liquidity by capturing arbitrage MEV and protecting themselves from LVR. Interested? Click here to deposit or create a new pool ![👉](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f449.png) [balancer.fi/pools/cow?netw…](https://t.co/hJ9RGyxMnt) And read on... ![🧵](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f9f5.png) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1877339584851521536/img/TdAU0_07rqDpziF3.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 200](https://twitter.com/CoWSwap/status/1877339637171237354)[ 2:00 PM • Jan 9, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/CoWSwap/status/1877339637171237354) **The Holocene upgrade is Live on Base Mainnet ** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5c4a71286674769f3fc8e70ee6a0c14e.jpg)](https://twitter.com/base) [Base](https://twitter.com/base) [@base](https://twitter.com/base) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877441697308881266) The Holocene upgrade is live on Base Mainnet This lets us improve the Fault Proof System and configure our gas target more easily Another step towards scaling Base and building a global onchain economy [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 394](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877441697308881266)[ 8:45 PM • Jan 9, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877441697308881266) **On January 10th the base team responding to a challenge from @meophasaurus rocked their favorite Base NFTs as their PFPs. It was a based day.** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/68624f982c3aa82095833255022629f3.jpg)](https://twitter.com/base) [Base](https://twitter.com/base) [@base](https://twitter.com/base) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877766923540148296) based pfps are based ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/44440d28fc3c5072968b4e67d91ba8ba.jpg) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2db65d41e9e994f8a5b3b0eb1ad3dc6f.jpg)](https://twitter.com/meowphasaurus) [meowphasaurus](https://twitter.com/meowphasaurus) [@meowphasaurus](https://twitter.com/meowphasaurus) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/meowphasaurus/status/1876035151815393774) January 10th, for one day only, I am asking the [](https://twitter.com/base)[](https://twitter.com/base)[@base](https://twitter.com/base) team to PFP their favorite @base NFT Doesn’t matter which collection, as long as it’s @base! [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 552](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877766923540148296)[ 6:18 PM • Jan 10, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/base/status/1877766923540148296) **Onchain Daily Recap for the week** [ Onchain Daily Recap | Week of 01-06-2025 ---------------------------------------- New year, new internet. As 2025 kicks off, Base is alive with fresh ideas, projects, and moments that remind us why building onchain matters... https://paragraph.xyz ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2b7c93b8cf9d64c68f517049700f7198.jpg) ](https://paragraph.xyz/@onchaindaily/01-06-2025) **2025 is the year of the Builders here is a call to action for all Based Builders from Jesse Pollack** [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4789c804a4f65428dc56720107b9aae8.png)](https://twitter.com/jessepollak) [jesse.base.eth](https://twitter.com/jessepollak) [@jessepollak](https://twitter.com/jessepollak) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1878542113253872073) A call to action for Based Builders: 2025 IS OUR YEAR ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1878541873276678144/pu/img/n2GCweX7bYRev3uV.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 702](https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1878542113253872073)[ 9:38 PM • Jan 12, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/1878542113253872073) ** That's a wrap on this week's base weekly round-up I will catch you in the next one Stay Based!!** --- *Originally published on [Base Africa](https://paragraph.com/@baseafrica/base-weekly-round-up-1)*