# Tso Thoughts | Jul 2025, Base’s Next Chapter **Published by:** [Tso Thoughts](https://paragraph.com/@cryptso/) **Published on:** 2025-08-10 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@cryptso/next-chapter ## Content Welcome to the Tso Thoughts newsletter! Every month, I curate my best thoughts, ideas, and observations on crypto and the industry at large.The Base App David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base everywhere 162 10:00 AM • Jul 7, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy TBA will be your home for everything onchain Base app @baseapp New name coming soon. TBA. 207 3:35 PM • Jul 7, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Browse, discover, play, post, earn, trade, chat, connect... All in TBA 174 10:45 AM • Jul 8, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Something’s happening Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase Something’s happening. 133 5:48 PM • Jul 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Onchain tech is ready for consumer scale and consumer-grade UX TBA 195 2:00 PM • Jul 12, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy 176 10:12 AM • Jul 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy ??? 195 9:50 AM • Jul 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base @base This will make sense in a few hours. x.com/i/broadcasts/1… 122 8:55 AM • Jul 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Loading… 420 8:56 AM • Jul 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy With the @base app, we have launched: - A social network - A powerful economic model for creators - An App Store - Global access to financial services A New Day One 428 3:22 PM • Jul 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy More people than ever are coming onchain to buy a coin, but they don’t know what to do next More builders and creators are coming onchain and they want to go viral, but it’s still really hard to reach end users The @base app solves this 88 3:24 PM • Jul 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @base app is the front door to the onchain economy Ft. @RemixGG_, @noicedotso, @DCP_Foundation, and many more 182 3:55 PM • Jul 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @base app is for creators Ft. @cleoabram, @pplpleasr1, @garyvee, and many more 148 4:15 PM • Jul 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy DAY ONE jesse.base.eth @jessepollak DAY ONE 235 11:58 PM • Jul 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp is the discovery layer for the onchain economy, one place to find anything onchain… People, apps, assets, and activity Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong Coinbase Wallet has evolved. The @baseapp is your new onchain home to post, earn, trade, chat, and connect. 89 12:00 AM • Jul 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Create. Hydrate. Earn. @baseapp x @ErewhonMarket 154 3:35 PM • Jul 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base = @baseapp + @buildonbase + @base chain + Base account + Base pay Base @base Base is evolving to be more than a chain. Here's a look at everything we announced as part of A New Day One: blog.base.org/a-new-day-one 217 4:06 PM • Jul 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Babe wake up, the new @base dot org just dropped Base @base A global economy, built by all of us New Base family. New Base dot org. 102 1:52 PM • Jul 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @base chain and @baseapp look pretty fast tbh Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong .@base is 10x faster now. Live testing the new speed. 34 2:10 PM • Jul 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Build a mini app, then share it with millions of users on the @baseapp Base app @baseapp There are tons of mini apps in the Base app. Here's 15 to get you started: @noicedotso, @DIMO_Network, @paragraph_xyz, @tbpn, @FarvilleGarden, @MorphoLabs, @titlesxyz, @fantasy_top_, @RemixGG_, @podsdotmedia, @KresusOfficial, @endaomentdotorg, @virtuals_io, @cooprecsmusic, 75 3:06 PM • Jul 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp on @CNBC: “With the introduction of the everything app, the company is emphasizing the opportunity for a new economic model for content creators in particular – one that might give them more direct and diverse monetization options for their content as well as more ishan.eth 🍊 @jpegmogul Introducing @baseapp! Every chain needs a frontend to attract & retain users. Spot on coverage from @CNBC 44 5:12 PM • Jul 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp on @FortuneMagazine: “I’ve covered Coinbase since it was a tiny startup but have never seen anything quite like what the crypto giant rolled out this Wednesday... The new Base app is different. It looks and behaves a lot like apps you know, and a single tap brings Jeff Roberts @jeffjohnroberts The Base super app is the biggest innovation @coinbase has rolled out in a while First Web 3 app that feels like any other good app and can appeal to normies. Could also turbocharge USDC My overview inclu comments from @jessepollak & @brian_armstrong: fortune.com/crypto/2025/07… 32 5:15 PM • Jul 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy It pays to be on the @baseapp 218 12:35 PM • Jul 19, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp is a big win for crypto because it’s the first major bet on composable social Mike @yekiM_o TBA is a big win for crypto because it’s the first major bet on composable social It’s a multi billion dollar company permissionessly building a product on top of 4 other ~billion dollar companies Its the power of onchain protocols in full effect It’s not perfect, and not 83 12:50 PM • Jul 19, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Get paid when you post That’s the @baseapp jesse.base.eth @jessepollak going viral on your first @baseapp post and immediately getting a stream of creator earnings is an absolutely insane onboarding experience 18 5:22 PM • Jul 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp is what the internet should feel like aishaader.base.eth @aishaader13 yooo, you guys, my $ on @baseapp keeps increasing and I ain’t doing nothing other than posting. this is what the internet should feel like. 22 5:42 PM • Jul 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Everyone has a shot to earn on the @baseapp Jack @Jack55750 Everyone has a shot with Base “If you post on the Base App and it gets a little likes you’ll earn a little but if you go viral you’ll earn a lot” 19 5:50 PM • Jul 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp is the best place to earn your first dollar onchain Kunal Gandhi @kunalvg Made my first dollar (or rupees) on the @baseapp @base is easily becoming the best place to earn your first dollar onchain. 46 5:52 PM • Jul 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy WeChat is most used app on internet - the @baseapp will be that for crypto but built open source, on open standards, with open markets Abhitej | Filament @abhitejxyz Got invited to @baseapp last night and spent Sunday exploring: > Coined content > Got rewarded for content > Swapped some for $PENDLE > mini apps Super bullish on the experience so far. WeChat is most used app on internet - base app has a real shot at being that for crypto. 47 6:00 PM • Jul 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base mode activated 297 10:50 AM • Jul 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp is an everything app that brings together social, apps, chat, payments, and trading Base @base " It's sort of an everything app." CNBC breaks down the new @baseapp, and why it matters for creators. 159 6:20 PM • Jul 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp vision is to onboard creators to their first wallet and help them earn their first crypto => short circuit the existing creator economy Will Warren 🍵 @willwarren Thanks @base team for inviting me to represent 0x at the launch event. Key takeaways - Base App brings together a combination of powerful abstractions that allow content and value to flow across an open social graph. - Replaces the ad platform that sits between content 23 11:48 AM • Jul 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp is the iPhone moment for not just @base but the entire onchain ecosystem Raihan Khan @raihankhan_rk got my hands on the brand new @baseapp and i think this is it… this is the iphone moment for not just @base but the entire web3 technology hats off to @jessepollak’s vision it’s still day 1 on base 134 11:54 AM • Jul 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base app is crypto twitter except crypto is actually built in Base app @baseapp Base app is crypto twitter except crypto is actually built in 88 2:28 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy We will make the @baseapp crypto’s App Store nairolf @0xNairolf base app is the closest thing we’ve got to a real crypto app store: - featured apps - category browsing - filters by use case all that’s missing now is multi-chain support 57 5:50 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Apple – 30% fees Google – 30% fees @baseapp – 0% fees 1,041 9:40 AM • Jul 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Using the @baseapp every day has pretty much changed my behaviour as a consumer I now tend to heavily favor and use mini apps with smooth mobile UX The best crypto apps will be built as mini apps 181 9:40 AM • Jul 25, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Mini apps are a new type of content format that I like to think of as short-form software Album → single Blog post → tweet YouTube video → TikTok Web / mobile app → mini app Mini apps turn posts in the @baseapp social feed into canvases that anyone can build on Base @base Mini apps mean people are only one tap away from doing something onchain @jessepollak on @BanklessHQ 168 3:13 PM • Jul 25, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Missed A New Day One? Watch this recap to get the full picture of where @base is headed Base @base Here's a full recap of A New Day One, in under 15 minutes 45 2:35 PM • Jul 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp will shape the future of this industry And there’s a chance that you could be the developer to build one its first killer mini apps If you’re looking for the next big catalyst, mini apps are your opportunity 285 9:30 AM • Jul 29, 2025 Base Account David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy “Sign in with @base” will soon be the new default across the entire internet Johannes Kares @JohannesKares I just made "Sign in with Base" the new default on @talentir_com @base @baseapp 155 12:05 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy With “@base pay,” you can use your crypto to buy anything online while saving 3% on credit card fees Autonomous @autonomous_labs Now you can use Base Pay on mobile to shop Autonomous’s full lineup, too! Crypto payments, easy, right from your phone with @base @baseapp. 49 12:20 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Learn how to implement Sign in with @base and Base pay into your app in just 5 minutes Youssef @0xyoussea How to implement Base Pay, Sign In With Base and More Let me know if you have any questions below 20 2:20 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you’re a merchant, @base pay is the easiest way to accept crypto and fastest way to let your users checkout with USDC Chipped 💅 @chippedsocial You can now pay with USDC on our @Shopify store Thanks to @base Pay 24 2:26 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Just pay with @base drew coffman 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 🟢 @drewcoffman base pay logo looks so clean 158 8:00 PM • Jul 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Spend the USDC in your @coinbase account at millions of online stores with @base pay wilson.base.eth @WilsonCusack Got a little demo here that I think might interest you all skip to 1:15 if you want to just get the good stuff! 43 8:02 PM • Jul 24, 2025 Onchain Summer David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy ONCHAIN SUMMER III Base @base onchain summer is heating up… soon. 40 2:10 PM • Jul 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Third summer is the charm Time to bring the world onchain drew coffman 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 🟢 @drewcoffman onchain summer ‘23, ‘24, and ‘25 @base’d 48 2:13 PM • Jul 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Create and build with us all summer long Base @base Onchain Summer is here Ship what you love and be rewarded, all season long onchainsummer.xyz 31 12:35 PM • Jul 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Build a mini app on @base and get retroactive Onchain Summer Awards Base @base Build -> launch -> be rewarded. The Onchain Summer Awards celebrate the most innovative and widely-used apps on Base. Top teams will win prizes and take the stage live this fall at BaseCamp. Building something great? Apply now. 142 5:55 PM • Jul 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Onchain Summer is here with @RemixGG_, @tryoharaAI, @zora, and @TYBXYZ Base @base This Onchain Summer is the summer of gaming, vibe-coding, coining, and obsession. Here’s how @RemixGG_, @tryoharaAI, @zora, and @TYBXYZ are bringing the world onchain ☟ 29 6:30 PM • Jul 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy It’s @baseapp summer Base @base It’s @baseapp summer. Create what you love and be rewarded, all season long. Weekly rewards available in the Base app. Every post is an opportunity to earn. What will you create? 62 3:08 PM • Jul 22, 2025 Everyone Is Building on Base David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Incredibly blessed to work so closely with @base builders Base is for ambitious, hard working, and collaborative builders who want to build a global economy alongside us tk @HeetTike incredibly blessed to work so closely with @base > @jessepollak helps unblock EVERYTHING > jesse also opens all practical doors possible > they conducted ~50 UXR's for noice on TBA > gave us a great, grand stage for A New Day One > @davidtsocy has made at least 15 intro's for 44 2:01 PM • Jul 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Nothing better than backing @base builders We win together Patrick | Megapot @Patrick_Lung shoutout to the Base team for being incredibly supportive too @davidtsocy @jessepollak Anthonyk @sohey_eth @0xAneri and team are always helpful, responsive, making intros, helping fix issues, getting early access Excited for TBA launch this week and attending the event IRL! 28 2:03 PM • Jul 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Welcome home @fantasy_top_ fantasy.top @fantasy_top_ Fantasy is coming to Base Fantasy Top is officially migrating to Base, teaming up with the most active Layer 2 to become the leading social experience in the ecosystem. The bridge opens tomorrow (7/15) at 1PM UTC. Stay tuned! Please note: the game will enter maintenance mode 78 2:15 PM • Jul 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy DIMO is based DIMO @DIMO_Network $DIMO is now live on @Base! You can seamlessly send $DIMO to Base wallets in the app, swap in the DIMO-USDC pool on @AerodromeFi, earn $AERO rewards by providing liquidity. Read more here dimo.co/blogs/the-pit-… 17 2:40 PM • Jul 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Welcome to @base, @HYTOPIAgg HYTOPIA @HYTOPIAgg HYTOPIA x Base HYTOPIA is transitioning its gaming ecosystem to @base for better infrastructure and simplified user experiences. This move enhances platform utility, improves marketplace participation, and makes onchain gaming more accessible for our vibrant community. 153 10:55 AM • Jul 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Building slow and steady is underrated Build on @base and win over the long term Serpin Taxt @serpinxbt the only thing that keeps me up at night is unintentionally building something that turns into a flash in the pan ethos is almost 6 months old on base mainnet today and very pleased that we are at 5400 onchain DAU and a very nice, non flash-in-the-pan type graph :) 19 2:00 PM • Jul 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Millions of users have TBA, and they’ll be able to use your app natively Build on @base and get distribution kipit | fan/acc @0xKipit Why is fantasy moving to base? With the Base migration complete, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on why we made this move. A year and a half ago, we made a bet: launch Fantasy on a brand-new, hyped L2 called Blast. At the time, it made sense. Pacman had a killer track 89 2:05 PM • Jul 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy A New Day One for @horizenglobal on @base Horizen @horizenglobal Horizen Has Landed on @Base! Our migration is complete, and a new era has begun. Horizen is building an appchain designed for privacy-ready apps. For developers. For users. For the next generation of digital trust. Welcome to a new Horizen, now on Base. 18 7:30 PM • Jul 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Congrats @aavegotchi on a successful migration home to @base! Aavegotchi 👻🟦 Now on Base! @aavegotchi It's Day 1 on Base for Aavegotchi You should probably collect this (search Aavegotchi in the Base App). 120 3:30 PM • Jul 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Very cool use of @ProofOfPlay’s vRNG integration by the @token_works team on @base Proof of Play @ProofOfPlay We're proud to share our first Verified RNG customer on Base: @token_works Our vRNG product will be providing verified randomness to their upcoming playground for onchain financialized ideas. Stop over-rotating and hold a single asset that will adapt over time. one token any 5 10:13 AM • Jul 29, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Welcome to @base, @SolforgeFusion – from the legendary creators of @wizards_magic and @StoneBladeEnt Everyone is moving to Base SolForge Fusion @SolforgeFusion We are proud to bring SolForge Fusion onto @Base, delivering a faster and smoother onchain experience than ever before. Designed by legends Richard Garfield (Magic: The Gathering) and Justin Gary (Ascension) to revolutionize TCGs. SolForge Fusion redefines collectible card 33 3:33 PM • Jul 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The flippening to @base is here jesse.base.eth @jessepollak the majority of new coins are now created on @base 91 3:52 PM • Jul 30, 2025 Coinbase Bringing Crypto Mainstream David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Marketing that turns heads (literally) Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase We’ve landed in the UK for @AstonMartinF1 race week. And we brought a giant helmet. If you’re in town, come see it today at Covent Garden Piazza. 11:00 - 19:00 BST. 25 6:18 PM • Jul 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy London is based Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase Heads up, London. The future of racing and the future of money have taken over Waterloo. @AstonMartinF1 56 6:18 PM • Jul 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Real-time, trusted crypto market data from @coinbase is now live on @perplexity_ai Coinbase is bringing crypto mainstream Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong Exciting update: Coinbase has partnered with @perplexity_ai to help traders get access to real-time trusted crypto data/info for better decision making. The first stage is going live today, and there's more to come: Phase 1 (now): Perplexity is now ingesting our market data, 32 3:25 PM • Jul 10, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy As more people are coming onchain via mobile, @coinbase is continuing to meet them where they are You can now use @Samsung Pay directly in the Coinbase app to buy crypto, or sell your fiat Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase Selling your fiat just got easier. Simply buy crypto or fund your account with @Samsung Pay on Coinbase. Rolling out this week, starting in North America. 19 4:23 PM • Jul 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The largest bank in the US will soon allow their 80M+ customers to redeem credit card rewards points for @USDC on @base Base is for everyone Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase We're partnering with @Chase to accelerate crypto adoption. Coming soon: → Use Chase credit cards on Coinbase → Redeem rewards points for USDC → Directly link Chase accounts to Coinbase Bridging tradfi to crypto. 224 4:35 PM • Jul 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Don’t fade the @coinbase <> @base flywheel in 2025 and for the remainder of the decade Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase Our Q2 2025 financial results are now live. 94 3:50 PM • Jul 31, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy A crypto exchange today, but tomorrow an everything exchange that taps into the onchain economy Everything will be tokenized on @base Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong Coinbase is becoming the everything exchange. All assets will inevitably move onchain, so we want to have everything you want to trade in one place. Incoming: DEX integration (access millions of assets) + expansion of our derivatives offerings. Next: tokenized equities + more. 73 4:00 PM • Jul 31, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy ₿ased Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong Coinbase is long bitcoin. Our holding increased by 2,509 BTC in Q2, and we keep buying more. 30 4:20 PM • Jul 31, 2025 Tweets of the Month David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Consistently blown away by the level of product talent here in the @base ecosystem Our onchain future is bright 202 10:43 AM • Jul 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Zero Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase A picture of how much it costs to send crypto from Coinbase → @base. 45 3:07 PM • Jul 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Today is a good day to remember why we are here Economic freedom for everyone 67 3:35 PM • Jul 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Might have to move here Base @base i went here and everyone knew you 47 6:10 PM • Jul 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Crypto really clicked for me because: I was born in Hong Kong and moved to Canada by myself, experienced first hand how difficult it is to send money home to family Grew my sneaker page @sneakonomist to 50K on instagram and got deplatformed, appealed and never heard back Moon Dragon @frozenaesthetic Share a piece of lore about yourself 94 9:06 AM • Jul 10, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy At @base: We’re creating new ways for people to build We’re building an open social network to reach a billion people We’re fostering a global economy for everyone, everywhere 139 11:15 AM • Jul 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you’re contributing to a platform, you should have the ability to start earning right away $zora @zora if you're contributing to a platform, you should have the ability to start earning right away 28 2:28 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Offchain social platforms do whatever it takes to keep value away from creators Onchain social platforms do whatever it takes to return that value to creators We will win 106 9:10 AM • Jul 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base is for everyone, including memecoins and NFTs Base @base This new internet runs on creators, communities, and culture. That means memes. That means collectibles. That means coins. We're building a new global economy, together. 129 3:20 PM • Jul 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Users don’t care whether your app is built onchain or not Users care about the value your app brings to them 552 10:30 AM • Jul 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Ethereum Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong Ethereum. Fun fact: I met @VitalikButerin in 2013 at the San Jose Bitcoin conference when he was writing for Bitcoin Magazine (his writing was great). A few months later I invited him to come by Coinbase's first office in San Francisco for a visit and he showed us some cool 36 4:38 PM • Jul 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Happy 10th birthday @ethereum @base is built on the shoulders of giants Base @base Happy birthday to Ethereum. 10 years in, but still day one. 40 4:45 PM • Jul 30, 2025 Consumer Apps / Experiences I Liked David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Get one shot to win big and many shots to win small @megapot_io is bringing the traditional lottery experience onchain with 200x better odds Megapot @megapot_io Introducing Guaranteed Daily Prizes Players will now win prizes even if no one hits the million dollar jackpot The other day, 14% of player tickets won a prize up to $25. Link below 15 2:34 PM • Jul 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Farcade is now @RemixGG_ What game would you like to make? Remix (formerly Farcade) @RemixGG_ Farcade has rebranded to Remix. A platform where games are created, remixed, and discovered like TikTok. It's a $200b death note to bloated mobile gaming. Welcome to the next level 35 2:42 PM • Jul 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Fxhash is a digital art platform for everyone Create and release collections, or discover, mint, and trade artwork All powered by art coins on @base fxhash @fx_hash_ FXH Protocol is now live on @base Create and collect art Launch and trade art coins Anytime, anywhere, with no brakes This is a new era for digital art Get started on fxhash.xyz 36 12:15 PM • Jul 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Top up your @BitgetWallet Debit Mastercard with @USDC on @base and spend your crypto IRL Bitget Wallet 🩵 @BitgetWallet We've integrated @Base for the Bitget Wallet Mastercard. Onchain payments? Top up your card with USDC on Base and spend it like cash. Fast. Onchain. Powered by @Mastercard. 72 3:15 PM • Jul 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy A society of AI agents at your fingertips Brought to you by the @virtuals_io Agent Commerce Protocol + Butler agent powered by @GAME_Virtuals Virtuals Protocol @virtuals_io Agent Commerce Protocol (ACP) Public Beta is Now Live. 97 3:40 PM • Jul 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy TITLES is a mini app by @sorenwrenn that allows artists to train custom AI models that replicate their style Artists make money whenever their AI models are used and retain attribution to all remixed works @titlesxyz is changing how art is created and monetized in the age of AI Compass @compassdotfun This week’s mini app spotlight is @titlesxyz by @sorenwrenn Titles lets you create unique AI art with models from top artists and mint your favorites onchain Publish, collect, and earn every time someone collects your creation—creativity meets rewards 22 5:20 PM • Jul 6, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Support your favorite @Sidekick_Labs streamers with @USDC on @base Sidekick @Sidekick_Labs We’re excited to share that Sidekick has integrated with @base to bring seamless, onchain gifting to our livestreaming platform. Viewers can now support their favorite streamers directly on Sidekick, with a smooth, onchain gifting experience powered by Base. This integration 5 12:15 PM • Jul 9, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The Euro, Swiss Franc, and British Pound stablecoins are now live on @base VNX @VNX_Platform We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our non-USD stablecoins on @Base, one of the fastest-growing Layer 2 networks in Web3! VNX stablecoins are now live on Base: VNX Euro $VEUR VNX Swiss Franc $VCHF VNX British Pound $VGBP 24 3:32 PM • Jul 9, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Bullish on @rovadotxyz rewarding early adopters and creators amplifying @base builders Rova @rovadotxyz Rova Waitlist Now Live: Introducing Bullpost Bullpost, now live at rova.xyz, is a 6-week event rewarding users for bullish tweets about startups and founders that has a $15K+ prize pool Upvote, share, and submit bullish X posts to increase your Bullpost score 18 3:35 PM • Jul 10, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Idea coins So awesome to see @paragraph_xyz continuing to experiment with new and meaningful ways to expand the creative economy One where writers benefit as their work gains more value and readers can participate in upside when they support a writer early Paragraph @paragraph_xyz We’re launching Coins on Paragraph next week - a new way for readers to support the posts they love & get rewarded, while helping great writing get the visibility it deserves. For writers: this means an entirely new way to earn from your best ideas. No paywalls, no gating, & 33 2:20 PM • Jul 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Slice Shops is a mini app by @jacopo_eth that lets you shop right from your TBA and @farcaster_xyz feed See something you like? Check out in one click with your existing balances and earn through referrals @slice__so is making shopping onchain seamless, social, and rewarding Compass @compassdotfun This week’s mini app spotlight is @slice__so by @jacopo_eth and @zerohex_eth Slice lets you buy and sell anything onchain with one-click checkout—no middlemen or fees Create a decentralized store and split payments automatically, all wallet-to-wallet 42 11:30 AM • Jul 13, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Bantr ingests every social interaction (tweet, post, reply, etc.) and every product interaction (signups, referrals, wallet connects, swaps, votes, etc.) so you can measure how mindshare translates into product usage Bantr @Bantr_fun Project Leaderboards for @base, @farcaster_xyz & @ethereum are now live on Bantr! You’ll find: - Top Creators by Impact: Creators ranked by Impact Share (mindshare + personal product usage + followers’ product usage) - Onchain Stats: How the project is performing across 30 12:20 PM • Jul 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Every piece of content is going to get tokenized And it’s going to happen on @base Coop 💿 @Cooopahtroopa Songcoins are here. With 750+ tracks in our catalog - today marks a shift in our release format on Coop Recs We’re starting with $RISE from @sanholobeats and $CTRL from @blond_ish Be early to new music every Friday 36 12:30 PM • Jul 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Fantasy is a mini app by @travisbickle0x, @0xKipit, & @0xMikado that lets you collect and bet on your favorite X influencers Collect cards of CT influencers you believe in and compete daily based on their performance on X Play @fantasy_top_ for free now directly in the @baseapp Compass @compassdotfun This week’s mini app spotlight is @fantasy_top_ by @travisbickle0x and @0xKipit Fantasy turns X influencers into trading cards—build your deck and earn rewards based on their real engagement Compete in tournaments, trade cards, and climb the leaderboard while your favorite X 43 3:10 PM • Jul 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Catalog is for everyone Catalog @catalogworks Catalog is now open to all artists It's the simplest way to share and support independent music 11 2:46 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Takashi Murakami’s iconic trading cards are back for Onchain Summer This time, you’ll be able to mint them directly inside the @baseapp via the @MFTMKKUS mini app Mark your calendars takashi murakami @takashipom I’m very happy to share that 108 Flowers Revised is coming to Onchain Summer My collectible trading cards — inspired by my physical works — are now onchain. You can mint them directly in the @baseapp. No crypto experience needed. Just tap and begin. Mint starts July 31 @ 30 6:05 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Sometimes you win the bag, sometimes the bag wins you Coming soon to the @baseapp... Bag Labs @baglabs Introducing Bag Labs, the game studio built on @base No accounts. No deposits. Just degen. For early access today: → Join the Telegram → RT & comment "BAG ME UP" 25 1:40 PM • Jul 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Fun new mini app by @chesscom in the @baseapp Anichess @AnichessGame Checkmate in your pocket. Anichess spell chess puzzles live in @baseapp on @base . Free-to-play, spell-infused chess Built by @animocabrands + @chesscom (200 M players) Magnus Carlsen played. Yat Siu played. Luca Netz played. Your turn now. Solve a puzzle. Your brain will 17 7:25 PM • Jul 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Zora looking good here 214 3:55 PM • Jul 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Welcome to the new creator economy Bankless @BanklessHQ Most creators spend years building audiences before they see a dollar. On @zora, powered by @base, a creator can go viral on day one — and instantly earn. “It’s not like, ‘Oh, you have to get X followers.’ Or ‘You have to live in Y country.’ Or ‘You have to wait 60 days for a 49 4:00 PM • Jul 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Fxhash is a mini app by @qaulv and @ciphrd for generative artists to release code-based art onchain Since 2021, fxhash has started a global generative art movement and allowed artists to turn their passions into their livelihood Create, collect, and evolve with @fx_hash_ Compass @compassdotfun This week’s mini app spotlight is @fx_hash_ by @qaulv and @ciphrd fxhash unlocks generative art for everyone—mint, collect, and trade one-of-a-kind pieces, straight from code to onchain Artists can launch their own art coins tied to collections, letting collectors back 77 1:55 PM • Jul 27, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Discover + trade the top trending @baseapp coins on @tbdmarket st3ve.eth @steveklbnf NEW ON @TBDMARKET + SEARCH @BASEAPP COINS BY TEXT (CA, USERNAME, CAST TEXT) + FILTER BY MEDIA TYPE (TEXT, IMAGE OR VIDEO) THE WEBSITE IS TBD DOT MARKET 49 4:10 PM • Jul 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy It’s content coin summer on @base Ohara @tryoharaAI NEW RELEASE: Swap Fees Game-changing revenue model for app creators! Now earn fees FOREVER every time your appcoins are swapped. No more graduation. Keep your coins, keep earning. 45% to app creators 5% to $HELLOWORLD treasury Content coin summer, only on @base 36 10:20 AM • Jul 29, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Spend your crypto on Amazon, Uber, Netflix, Airbnb, Target, and more without leaving the @baseapp Bando @BandoCool Bando is now live on @baseapp The new Base App is for creators, builders and everyone Use your assets to shop on Amazon, ride with Uber, book Airbnb and more No cards, no offramp, just spend 88 4:58 PM • Jul 31, 2025 Infrastructure / Tooling Updates David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you want to make sure your mini app gets visibility in TBA, please double check below! aneri.base.eth @0xAneri Want to make sure your mini app shows up across TBA, the new @CoinbaseWallet? Check out this quick reference to see which fields from the mini app manifest we pull to feature your app in search, trending, feed, and more! 42 1:48 PM • Jul 8, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Let users buy crypto with Apple Pay natively in your app via @CoinbaseDev’s Onramp API Smoothest mobile onramping flow on the market Coinbase Developer Platform🛡️ @CoinbaseDev Introducing Onramp API Now users can buy crypto in your app using Apple Pay without any widgets, pop-ups, or extra steps! Our launch partner @moonshot is already live - a great example of how you can create a magical UX with natively integrated onramps in your app. 12 12:10 PM • Jul 9, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Snap apps give you the best of both worlds 1. Bootstrap and grow a strong initial set of users on @RemixGG_ 2. Then graduate as a standalone app and get wider distribution on TBA, @farcaster_xyz, etc. Remix (formerly Farcade) @RemixGG_ Imagine if Remix was 1,000 apps Today we’re launching Snap Apps, individual apps for our best games It's a new way for creators on Remix to release their games across many platforms like World, Farcaster, Base, and more. 23 3:28 PM • Jul 9, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Real world, tap-to-pay stablecoin transactions on @base that integrate seamlessly with existing POS terminals Xeno @Xeno_Money Introducing Xeno The first fully P2P tap-to-pay for stablecoins. No banks. No middlemen. Just fast, borderless payments with a single tap. Coming to @base. 79 2:25 PM • Jul 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Are you ready for @base to be 10x faster? Don’t sleep on Flashblocks EtherMage @ethermage While everyone on @base is excited about TBA, there's something else on Base that's gonna help on-chain app adoption. Flashblocks. Take ACP and the Butler agent on Virtuals today. The total on-chain latency for agentic commerce is about 40-45 seconds. This does NOT include the 256 1:50 PM • Jul 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Create on platforms across @base and earn rewards automatically Talent Protocol @TalentProtocol Creators! Build your reputation and earn rewards in the process. We're launching Creator Score, a new reputation system that recognizes and rewards the most impactful onchain creators. Your score is live. Check it now and start earning below. 17 2:50 PM • Jul 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Confirmation times faster than you can blink Base Build @buildonbase Missed new day one? We launched Flashblocks and made Base Chain 10x faster A quick on how you can experience the power of Flashblocks yourself or integrate them into your app to improve user experience! 30 1:28 PM • Jul 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Wildcard makes it seamless for anyone to launch a launchpad If you’re building an app that launches coins on @base, get in touch with @defikaran! Wildcard @wild_protocol Liquidity assembling, re-imagined, on Base. Announcing our complete suite of SDK, UI elements and Webhooks offering - Custom/Dynamic Bonding Curves - Sniper protection - Custom fee distribution - Graduation to UniV4 Skyline -- The first protocol powered by Wildcard is live! 9 1:35 PM • Jul 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Anyone can now interact with @bankrbot through their new SDK powered by the @coinbase x402 protocol Bankr @bankrbot The Bankr SDK in now LIVE in alpha! Bring the power of Bankr into your agent or project with our simple SDK (links below). We've implemented a custom x402 solution — you simply pay a small amount of $BNKR per API request. Our SDK makes it super simple to get started. Using the 110 2:30 PM • Jul 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Supercharge your growth with @spindl_xyz ads spindl @spindl_xyz 1/ Spindl was built to bring modern growth marketing onchain and enable you to see real return on ad spend. Spindl-powered ads are now running natively in @baseapp, letting builders launch wallet-targeted campaigns that drive real value. You built it. Now find your people. 6 4:05 PM • Jul 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy We are bringing @coinbase’s security best practices to @base builders Receive a scoped review, security-related recommendations, and assistance to improve security posture at no cost Apply below now Base Build @buildonbase The @coinbase protocol security team is now offering free security reviews to a cohort of apps and protocols on @base chain, in beta. Selected teams will receive a scoped review, security-related recommendations, and other assistance to improve. Spots are limited! Info in 21 4:10 PM • Jul 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Excited to see more agents building on the @coinbase x402 protocol and the @baseapp Bonsai 🌳 @onbonsai Bonsai is live on the @baseapp Creating & remixing AI content has never been easier Just tag our agent (sloppr.eth) and pay with USDC in your wallet (powered by x402 from @CoinbaseDev) 55 5:08 PM • Jul 31, 2025 And that’s my monthly roundup! 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