# Demo Day, Degens & Starlight — Your 2 Minute Fix By [Based AF](https://paragraph.com/@basedaf) · 2025-06-23 --- 📨 **Welcome to Based AF** Your daily 2‑minute cheat sheet for everything happening on Base. News, memes, alpha, and raw onchain moves — delivered fast and straight to your inbox. 👉 New here? Subscribe Monday–Friday for free: [Subscribe here](https://paragraph.com/@basedaf/subscribe) * * * 📌 **Today’s Base Buzz** WW3 may have started but there’s no crying at the casino. Let’s run it: * 🏆 Base Demo Day heats up 75 top teams are pitching for a share of $1M in grants, judged by heavy hitters from Coinbase Ventures, Seed Club HQ, and of course, Jesse Pollak. Builders — now’s your chance. 👉 [Check it](https://x.com/base/status/1936454251464765892?s=46) * 🧵 Goyabean’s big weekly Base roundup If you blinked last week, Goya’s got you covered — one mega thread recapping all the top plays and moves on Base. 👉 [Read it](https://x.com/goyabean_eth/status/1936931676602421689?s=46) * 💬 Comment-to-earn goes live: reply guys rejoice Toady Hawk dropped a Base-native comment to earn test. Degens farming likes in replies just got a paycheck. 👉 [Peep it](https://x.com/toady_hawk/status/1937171418703360293?s=46) * 🎨 Creator coins hit Zora — flywheel vibes Jacob teases a new meta: on Zora, creators can now launch personal coins. More ways to monetize fans and build sticky followings. 👉 [Check it](https://x.com/js_horne/status/1936103144968085844?s=46) * 🛡 Why Coinbase Wallet is a game changer KokoCodes breaks down the latest upgrade: easier swaps, smoother gas, native minting — the new Coinbase Wallet is primed to onboard millions more Base normies. 👉 [Read Koko’s take](https://x.com/kokocodes/status/1936593347851817148?s=46) * * * 📊 **Quick Stat** Base fees & revenue: up and to the right DopeOxide’s 365-day chart shows Base’s growth in black and white: about $574K daily, $17M monthly, and an annualized run rate topping $208M. Still one of the cheapest chains to use, but quietly stacking serious cash. 👉 [See the stats](https://x.com/dopeoxide/status/1936801352341930032?s=46) * * * 📣**Where’s Bill Today** 🎙 The Based NFT Show with @basejunkie\_ — live on the @buildonbase account. It’s Base’s #1 NFT show, don’t miss it. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/fe9b8e7e7509e9c64fd77e8d588ed02c.jpg)](https://twitter.com/BaseJunkie_) [Basejunkie.base.eth](https://twitter.com/BaseJunkie_) [@BaseJunkie\_](https://twitter.com/BaseJunkie_) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/BaseJunkie_/status/1937170308173373544) It's Monday which means it's time for another Based NFT Show! 8pm UTC over on the [@buildonbase](https://twitter.com/buildonbase) account. Join [@latenightonbase](https://twitter.com/latenightonbase) and myself as we jump into NFT news this week. Then @ 9.30pm UTC I'll be talking about the future of Robotics with the founder of [@xmaquinaDAO](https://twitter.com/xmaquinaDAO) ! ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1937168634591281152/pu/img/Gnl28fUJRffIbpOv.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 28](https://twitter.com/BaseJunkie_/status/1937170308173373544)[ 8:26 AM • Jun 23, 2025 ](https://twitter.com/BaseJunkie_/status/1937170308173373544) * * * 📺 **Replay Vault** No shows over the weekend — I have a life, fam. But don’t miss the latest pod with XMAQUINA — solid deep dive. 👉 [Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/v0vWqPqhFEY?si=A7wUkEEbTMmyeVhg) * * * 🐸 **Meme / Low Cap of the Day** BMX — Up 40% today. If there’s one founder we never bet against, it’s Meowphasaurus and the BMX squad. Degens watching this chart for the next leg. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/983e46f7addeb90e5d564dbfbfa6d353.jpg) * * * 🧸 **Topi of the Day** Space Walker — Starlight’s Celestial Symphony Meet Starlight: Basetopia’s cosmic dreamer, drifting through galaxies and weaving star-born symphonies that unite the whole Topi Tribe. 👉 [Read Starlight’s story](https://www.basetopia.io/lore/68573ac7005e676d464a73ee) 👉 [Write your own Topi lore on Topipedia](https://www.basetopia.io/) | [Buy a Topi on OpenSea](https://opensea.io/collection/basedtopi) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a55ef3940d7ea42f3d3dbbfd57f9661e.png) * * * Stay Based AF — Bill the Bull 🐂 Disclaimer: Nothing in this newsletter is financial advice. It’s for entertainment and education only. I’m just a degen with opinions who loves to talk. Always DYOR before making any moves. 👉 Follow me on X: [@Latenightonbase](https://x.com/Latenightonbase) --- *Originally published on [Based AF](https://paragraph.com/@basedaf/demo-day-memes-starlight-2-minute-fix)*