What You Can Do in the Base EcosystemIf you’ve been hearing about Base but aren’t sure what it actually is, here’s the short version. Base is a Layer 2 blockchain built by Coinbase using the OP Stack, the same open-source framework that powers Optimism. This makes Base fast, affordable, and fully compatible with Ethereum. But Base isn’t just another network. Over time, it has become one of the most active and creative ecosystems in crypto, a place where builders, traders, and creators experim...

Over the past week, a quiet revolution has been stirring in crypto circles. Developers, investors, and tech analysts are suddenly talking about something called x402. It’s not a token, not a DeFi protocol, and not another hype cycle. Instead, it’s a piece of technology that could redefine how the internet handles money. x402 takes its name from an old HTTP status code, 402 – Payment Required, which has existed since the 1990s but was never actually used. Coinbase’s developer team has now deci...

Virtual was a major turning point for me. After years of a painful bear market, suddenly there was this very interesting new meta, an infrastructure for AI agents. At that time, AI agents weren’t widely known yet. I still remember hearing about them because of Goatse Maximus. It was the beginning of the “agent rally” on Solana. But I also remember this one mid-sized project called Virtual, which was being built on Base. In the early days, Virtual only had a few agents. I can only recall Luna,...