Hello there, and welcome to the 23rd edition of Base Directory's newsletter.

Every weekday, I'll send you a concise email highlighting everything you need to know about an onchain product built on Base, including my thoughts on it and how you can get started using it.

Today's spotlight is on Basics (beta), a product that allows beginners to immerse themselves in the Base ecosystem and walk away with in-depth knowledge of everything relating to Base.

Basics is a gamified product that aims to be a touchpoint for crypto newbies to better understand onchain concepts, make sense of the language often used around crypto products, and learn more about Base.

Ordinarily, consumer apps aim to abstract away confusing elements from users but there’s still a gap for early adopters who want to get a better understanding of the technology and it’s this gap that Basics wants to fill.

The product revolves around making the entire learning process fun and this is reflected in its structure and in-app lingo:

• 'Learning' is referred to as "surfing"

• 'Modules' are "beachfronts" and "waves"

• Users receive "shells" for completed modules, which may be redeemable for future utility

Trying to immerse yourself into an ecosystem when new to crypto can be pretty intimidating. There’s usually a lot of stats and confusing words flying around. The cool thing about a product like Basics is how it structures relevant information and presents it in bite-sized pieces making it easy to follow and understand.

Basics integrates with Privy, allowing users to sign up using social logins like email, Farcaster, or their wallet address.

The product is at a very early stage so content across modules is still in progress but I strongly think there’s a need for projects like this that serve as a primer on key details regarding Base & the onchain world.

You can keep up with updates about Basics via the X (fka Twitter) profile of the project's creator below, and check out the product here.

Shrutz

@shrutipanjwani_

Woke up feeling based, might disrupt Web3 social later idk

Oh wait, already on it.

Basics won best apps built for social on @base in @ETHGlobal superhack

It’s a gamified social academy to learn, earn, and surf through possibilities on Base.

One wave at a time.

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3:30 PM • Aug 31, 2024

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