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.
Shopify CEO greenlights stablecoins via Base
Shopify’s CEO @tobi confirmed USDC payments are now possible natively through Base. A huge win for mainstream crypto commerce — fewer fees, faster settlements, and a flex for Base adoption.
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Brian Armstrong signals Base growth momentum
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared a nudge about Base’s rapid ecosystem expansion and hinted that the app layer is growing faster than people realize. Solid signal that more builders and more onchain action are ahead.
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🧩 Farcaster dev @XenBH drops open-source code live from Berlin
Xen is currently hacking in Berlin and just shipped open-source tooling to make building Farcaster-integrated dapps on Base smoother than ever. Builders take note — less friction, more composability.
👉 Code drop
🔥 Indexy spotlight: Kaloh wakes up Base
Indexy (@indexy_xyz) tracks Base memecoins and other alts in real time — a clean dashboard for degens. Today, Kaloh is stealing the show: I is up 76% and getting serious traction. Base is starting to notice.
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BRAD ($BRAD): Up 41% today with a clean chart pattern. Wild part? One true believer just tattooed the logo on themselves — that’s Base degen culture at its peak.
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Base raking in fees: Base generated $1.5 million in protocol fees yesterday — now consistently outranking many L1s.
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🎙 Today I’m live with the ENB & Boomer community — a special session sponsored by Onchain Summit SF. Tune in:
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Stay Based AF — Bill the Bull 🐂
Disclaimer:
Nothing in this newsletter is financial advice. All information here is strictly for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any assets. Always do your own research and consult with a professional before making any financial decisions. Remember — I’m just a degen with opinions and I like to talk.
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Base says Hollywood isn’t the tastemaker anymore — we are.
They highlighted @shibuyafilm, the onchain crowdfunding platform from @pplpleasr1. It’s giving creators fresh tools to raise capital and produce stories without gatekeepers.
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Jesse Pollak: Onchain success = speed.
Jesse broke down why Base moves faster than legacy crypto — it’s a chain built to iterate in public, ship faster, and attract more builders. Simple, but powerful reminder. Not to mention 2 out of his 9 dream apps reached out to him regarding using stablecoins
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🧩 Coinbase just announced DEX trading inside the main app.
Big move: more users get decentralized swaps without leaving Coinbase. More Base liquidity = good vibes for builders and token launches.
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🔥 Head of Defi for Base, John Locke sees Base as prime playground for trading Opportunities.
He pointed out current setups and liquidity flows traders should watch. Might want to peek if you’re playing Base altcoin season.
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🆕 New NFT drop: Metacade Genesis Pass is live.
Metacade launched its new Genesis Pass NFTs on Base — promising early community perks and deeper involvement for holders. Early hype brewing.
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Chomp ($CHOMP): Dropped the first music video as a content coin. Wild way to push meme culture deeper into entertainment.
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Base TVL: $1.91B — up 6% from last week. DefiLlama
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Stay Based AF — Bill the Bull 🐂
Nothing I say is financial advice: I’m just a degen with opinions and I like to talk.