# Tso Thoughts | Sep 2025, The State of Base

**Published by:** [Tso Thoughts](https://paragraph.com/@cryptso/)
**Published on:** 2025-10-11
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@cryptso/state-of-base

## Content

Welcome to the Tso Thoughts newsletter! Every month, I curate my best thoughts, ideas, and observations on crypto and the industry at large.Exploring a Network Token David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base is evolving to be more than a chain @base is the ecosystem, the chain, the app, the builder tools, and what comes next 176 9:00 AM • Sep 12, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Historical news for @base today Stay tuned... 337 6:45 AM • Sep 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base chain is the best place to build 137 7:15 AM • Sep 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Build, grow, and earn on @base 24 7:26 AM • Sep 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base is a bridge, not an island 124 7:28 AM • Sep 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base is beginning to explore a network token 172 7:38 AM • Sep 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Accelerate @base Base @base Base is beginning to explore a network token We’re in the early phases of exploration, and don’t have any specifics to share around timing, design, or governance. We’re committed to bringing the community along with us, and building in the open. 67 8:20 AM • Sep 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy We shared a PSA that @base is beginning to explore a network token yesterday To be clear, Base remains deeply committed to @ethereum and will continue to build on Ethereum We’re growing a global economy that’s open and accessible, and Ethereum is the best foundation to do that 511 6:06 AM • Sep 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Build on @base Create on Base And you will be rewarded 1,081 8:42 AM • Sep 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Trade on @base Transact on Base And you will be rewarded 3,351 9:35 AM • Sep 23, 2025 Build on Base David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The app / consumer talent on @base is mindblowing pj @playhead Spent this AM going thru @Base Onchain Summer projects. Most promising and interesting so far : - @ripdotfun by @softwarecurator - @footballdotfun by @AdamFDF_ (they submitted before they went live!!) - @poidhxyz by @kennyistyping - @streamontrophy by @defiprince_ 52 3:36 PM • Sep 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Are you a @base builder working on trading interfaces like Telegram bots or DeFi apps? Track your onchain impact and earn your share of 3M OP tokens below Thrive Protocol @thriveprotocol In July we launched a one-year onchain funding program to award 3M OP to @Base builders. We’re excited to announce that our Leaderboard is Live - allowing you to track the selected projects as they drive volume on Base. base.thrive.xyz/leaderboard 31 3:22 PM • Sep 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Why build on @base? limone.eth 🍋 (on farcaster) @limone_eth why i build on @base? - consumer-first DNA i started at hackathons a couple years ago, and Base was already offering bounties for consumer apps, perfect for us as we loved building things people actually use. they know how to support builders like us. - team full of builders 59 12:00 PM • Sep 9, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy From internet micropayments to internet capital markets, @noicedotso’s story is just getting started Reach out to @HeetTike if you’re building anything interesting on @base and all in on accelerating from -1 to 1 tk @HeetTike tldr (25.04) enter base batches #001 (22.05) launch noice (05.06) win base batches #001 india (16.07) present noice @ TBA launch (22.07) win base batches #001 global (24.07) cross 50,000 holders on base (05.08) [redacted] (06.09) $noice added to CB listing roadmap (!?) 57 10:05 AM • Sep 10, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you’re building a crypto startup at @ycombinator, we’d love to help you do it on @base – please get in touch! jesse.base.eth @jessepollak spent yesterday at @ycombinator they are open for business for crypto 221 12:55 PM • Sep 13, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy ICYMI: @base batches 002 is kicking off on September 29 to help builders turn ideas into reality Get funding, mentorship, and distribution from day one + a demo day at @EFDevcon in Argentina to showcase your project to the world Go to basebatches dot xyz to learn more and apply 150 8:05 AM • Sep 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The future of trading the future is being built on @base @KalshiEco is backing Base builders + creators with grants, support, and more Kalshi @Kalshi Introducing @KalshiEco: a hub to support builders, traders, and creators pushing the frontier of prediction markets. We’re backing offchain and onchain innovation, with dedicated grants partnering with @Solana and @Base. Come join us in building the future of trading the future. 46 7:40 AM • Sep 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy There’s never been a better time to build on @base Accelerate 343 9:50 AM • Sep 19, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Why @alliancedao founders value building on @base: “The Base team consists of many ex crypto founders, elites from TradFi (IB/PE/VC), aka the hustlers we know to fully support builders The unfair advantage of having the abundant resource as part of a public crypto exchange and stambouli @stambouli_o1 x.com/i/article/1968… 60 9:55 AM • Sep 19, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy We want to help you find real PMF and win on @base Dhawal | HeyElsa.ai 🇮🇳 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 @TheDhawalS Totally agree, Base is doing all the right things, the right way, esp for founders. For us, while building @HeyElsaAI the difference with Base wasn’t just infra, it was culture. Base was the first ecosystem to proactively jump in, support us via there weekly office hours, and 56 5:05 PM • Sep 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Y Combinator just announced a new Request for Startups: Fintech 3.0, created in collaboration with @base and @cbventures If you’re building for this new era of Fintech, apply below for the next @ycombinator batch Base @base Onchain founders are getting funded by @ycombinator They just put out a new request for onchain startups The future of finance is being built in crypto: Stablecoins, tokenized assets, trading, apps, AI agents, and more 249 10:35 AM • Sep 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Fintech 1.0 was the initial digitization of finance in the 90s Fintech 2.0 involved building APIs on top of the existing financial system over the last decade Now, we are entering the era of Fintech 3.0 which will be about building a new financial system with crypto Y Combinator @ycombinator We are entering the era of Fintech 3.0. Regulatory clarity, growing consumer adoption, and low-cost chains have paved the way for a golden age of building in crypto — and at YC, @base and @coinbase we want to fund builders to seize this moment. @harjtaggar and @jessepollak sat 70 11:30 AM • Sep 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy It’s time to build the next era of finance on @base Harj Taggar @harjtaggar We think stablecoins are just the start of what’s possible with programmable money and we’re excited to fund teams building what comes next. Thanks @jessepollak for talking with me about what that might be and why now is the time to build it. 109 11:40 AM • Sep 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Accelerate your onchain startup idea at The R[3]sidency with @fabric_vc, @coinbase, @animocabrands, and @foundersfactory Applications are now open for @base founders Fabric Ventures @fabric_vc Build venture-scale. Or nothing. Introducing The R[3]sidency: 8 teams 16 weeks £250K investment Demo Day in London Backed by @fabric_vc, @coinbase, @animocabrands, @foundersfactory with ecosystem support from @base. Applications now open r3sidency.xyz 27 1:50 PM • Sep 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Builders on @base don’t just build, they get funded From weekly rewards to Base Batches, we offer multiple funding pathways designed to support builders at every stage Explore them all below Base @base Build on Base and get funded There’s support for every stage: weekly rewards for early experiments, retro grants for shipped projects, support for public goods, and full founder programs when you’re ready to scale 179 12:12 PM • Sep 25, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The goal is to make @base the best place to build, grow, and earn 550 10:20 AM • Sep 27, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Whether you’re just getting started with an idea, have a prototype and ready to take the next step, or a startup already gaining traction, @base batches 002 is for you Apply and receive expert mentorship, present at demo day, and get access to funding It’s time to accelerate Base @base The next chapter of Base starts now. Base Batches 002 is live with two tracks. STARTUP: For live products ready to scale. The top 40 teams get flown to Demo Day @ Devconnect to pitch VCs, angels, and accelerators. BUILDER: For early teams just starting out. Up to 100 teams will 62 9:30 PM • Sep 29, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base Batches is the best starting point if you want to build, launch, or grow a startup on @base 156 11:30 AM • Sep 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Looking to build a startup on @base? Take your idea, turn it into a product, and kickstart your business with Base Batches 170 9:00 AM • Oct 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The density of talented founders on @base is incomparable Virtuals Protocol @virtuals_io Why Virtuals Protocol chose @base. The Density of Founders. 28 3:46 PM • Oct 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Read more on why @SDinwiddie_25 chose to build @CalaxyApp on @base Calaxy @CalaxyApp "My goal with Calaxy is to evangelize a creator-led migration onchain." Latest piece by the man himself @SDinwiddie_25 on the decentralized web disrupting the $500B Creator economy. (link in thread) annnnddd AMA TMRW on @farcaster_xyz (hosted by @farcaster_xyz & @ljxie) with 28 3:55 PM • Oct 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Alliance @base Congrats to @Felix_Haas and @almacium from @ClipStake_X for winning the MVP Hackathon! Alliance @alliancedao Introducing Clipstake Clipstake is a pay-per-view marketplace connecting brands with content creators, and it was the winning team of our MVP Hackahton in San Francisco. Congrats to @ClipStake_X (ALL15) on their launch! 20 7:50 PM • Oct 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base has the formula figured out Good tech, ambitious team, retail footprint of @coinbase brand spencerdinwiddie.base.eth @SDinwiddie_25 @base has the formula figured out. Good tech, ambitious team, retail footprint of @coinbase brand. 64 10:50 AM • Oct 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Great tips for succeeding in @base batches 002 Don’t forget to apply KD⚡️ @KDragon_vol Reflecting Base Batches 001 & Tips for Batches 002 Guys, my DMs are literally exploding since yday (from both TG and X, sorry for the belated responses) after our fundraising announcement — thank you so much for the support We’re still day 1, but your encouragement means the 55 10:42 AM • Oct 4, 2025 Grow on Base David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Launching a mini app on the @baseapp and verifying it in the @buildonbase dashboard is the easiest route to your first 1000 users Ali | thechaingamer.base.eth 🧭 @TheChainGamer Been just over 30 days since @intothedungeons Machinata Blitz went live on @base. In that it got featured on the @baseapp and @farcaster_xyz! We've had, per @buildonbase's analytics dashboard, 1178 users in that time plus the numbers from farcaster's dev dashboard, an 73 3:10 PM • Sep 10, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Get distribution for your mini game in the @baseapp and meet @base users where they are BARIO.ETH @BaseBario Our sufficiently decentralized video game marketplace is now a mini app, live on both @farcaster_xyz and @baseapp. But that’s not the news. The real deal is this: Every game on Baes is also its own mini app. Automatic, effortless, instantly viral, instantly playable. This is how 111 3:10 PM • Sep 10, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy There’s no better place to launch than on @base right now You can spin up a mini app with @OnchainKit MiniKit, instantly tap into the @baseapp’s DAUs, and grow faster by using the @buildonbase dashboard Easy build (just a web app) + scaled distribution (social feed and app 135 9:20 AM • Sep 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Launch on @AerodromeFi + @base, get instant distribution on @coinbase The DeFi mullet in full effect shaaa @shaaa256 a new paradigm for token launches is here a token can launch on @AerodromeFi + @base and thanks to @coinbase's integrated DEX, it's instantly available to millions of US users (excl. NY) directly in the app this is true onchain distribution & access 196 1:10 PM • Sep 19, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base is the dev platform @coinbase is the distribution Max Branzburg @maxbranzburg Builders built markets for borrowing and lending on Base, and they were distributed to millions of users with billions of dollars in Coinbase Builders built DEXs for trading all assets on Base, and they were distributed through Coinbase too Build on Base, reach the world 173 1:00 PM • Sep 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Build on @base Reach the world 884 9:05 AM • Sep 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @baseapp is only rolled out to <1% of our existing Coinbase Wallet user base, imagine the distribution when we are at 100% rollout later this year Build a mini app in the Base app and go viral Still day one Imran Khan @lmrankhan One of our founders shared a new insight with me, their tvl jumped 75% after being listed on the Base app. That’s why we are recommending all of our Base founder to make the Base app a core part of their go to market moving forward. 524 6:15 PM • Sep 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you’re building on @base and want even more distribution, check out @spindl_xyz Spindl has the largest wallet-connected consumer touchpoints out there like @baseapp and @BitgetWallet that can help you reach millions of MAUs spindl @spindl_xyz 1/ Bitget Wallet is joining the Spindl ads network. Builders can now reach millions of wallets globally using onchain targeting and attribution models. 108 10:50 AM • Sep 25, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Getting featured on the @baseapp is like skipping the cold start problem Verify your mini app on base dot dev today CODY @codygame_com @davidtsocy always supportive, the extra help on the feature meant a lot 171 11:05 AM • Sep 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Ship a mini app and get distribution in the @baseapp Apply to get featured by verifying your mini app on base dot dev and meeting the requirements below eren 🟢 @spicy_aff Big thanks to @davidtsocy and @john_tv_locke from the Base(ed) team for the guidance and support Getting featured on the app so soon after deployment made a huge difference. 82 11:25 AM • Sep 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Insane numbers from @footballdotfun in just >1 month on @base If you want to build the next breakout onchain consumer app, Base is the place Football.Fun @footballdotfun It's been just over a month since FDF went live on @base. The Base community is building squads and competing weekly with Europe’s top football stars. Here’s our journey so far in numbers 106 1:36 PM • Sep 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base has the products @coinbase has the distribution Sébastien Derivaux @SebVentures This is what a nice soft launch looks like. For most of those users it is their first DeFi interaction within the comfort of the Coinbase app. @SteakhouseFi Serious products for serious people 150 1:45 PM • Sep 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The future of finance is built on @base, accessed by UX everyone knows and loves on @coinbase $1B → $1T challenge next Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase $0 → $1B challenge complete. One billion dollars of onchain loans have been generated through Coinbase, using BTC as collateral. Powered by @MorphoLabs. 76 2:30 PM • Sep 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy 10k new users from @CalaxyApp’s opening week on @base No better place to get real users, growth, and distribution Calaxy @CalaxyApp 10k new users opening week on @base Thanks for the warm welcome @base @farcaster community . We're glad to be here. And special thanks to @jessepollak @davidtsocy @sfrankel9 @brad_or_bradley @0xAneri and the whole base app team for the launch support . New day 1. 43 10:48 AM • Oct 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Build on the @baseapp and go vertical robbie @robbie_rollup Insane numbers after one week on Base App. - 1,831 unique users - Several thousand unique interactions - First onchain native livestreaming app We launched this with the belief that giving our comunity onchain tools to engage with our show is the future of streaming. We've 59 11:00 AM • Oct 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you’re building a mini app in the @baseapp, make sure to register it on base dot dev for a chance to get featured pixotchi.base.eth @pixotchi Pixotchi Mini stats after being featured on @baseapp Over 1.5 year and we never had this much interaction within our ecosystem! This one’s for the builders who are still on the fence about shipping on Base or migrating. We’ve all heard @jessepollak say “build on Base and 98 11:25 AM • Oct 4, 2025 Base Everywhere David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Straight fire DM me if you have a @Shopify store and want to accept USDC with @base pay LA EQUIS ✨ @Xcelencia Big news for @piketeco We’re now accepting USDC natively on @Shopify As an artist-founded CPG brand, this is fire! Fans & customers can check out with crypto while enjoying our first run of hot sauces. (Shipping only to the U.S. ) Thanks to the @base team for 25 3:05 PM • Sep 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The @dynamic_xyz react SDK now supports @base account! Montana Wong @Montana_Wong Base Account support is now available by default in the @dynamic_xyz react SDK! If you're on Dynamic, upgrade to v4.30.0 to ensure support for all of the latest and greatest Base Account features. 25 3:16 PM • Sep 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy 1 million @coinbase Smart Wallets on @base Still day 1 wilson.base.eth @WilsonCusack A new day 1 (million) 231 5:05 PM • Sep 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Just sign in with @base Omni Exchange @Omni_Exchange Now, sign in with @base on Omni Exchange A simpler, faster way to start using onchain tools - no friction. Get started in seconds!! Just a few clicks to access swaps, positions, and more. 19 6:45 PM • Sep 12, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Sign in with @base, start onchain in seconds WOWMAX.Exchange @WowmaxExchange WOWMAX × Base — Sign in with Base, start onchain in seconds. No seed phrases, no extensions. One tap to explore non-custodial DEX Copy-Trading on Base. 64 11:30 AM • Sep 19, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Order your dGEN1 now in the @EthereumPhone store and checkout with @base pay ethOS @EthereumPhone Meet the dGEN1: The hardest hardware wallet in the world. Available globally today in our store. 93 12:45 PM • Sep 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy With @base account, onboarding the next wave of users has never been this simple Alien Base @AlienBaseDEX Alien Base x @baseapp Alien Base now supports Base Account login No seed phrases, no browser add-ons. Just instant access to: Limit Orders — trade on your terms DCA — automate your entries Aggregated Swaps — always the best rates Onboarding the next wave of 183 12:15 PM • Sep 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Your @base account works anywhere you go! You can now sign in to @recallnet with Base Recall @recallnet Curating winning agents just got easier. You can now connect to the Recall app with your @Base Account. Sign in. Pick your champion. Watch the action unfold. Available on desktop and mobile. 52 12:20 PM • Sep 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you have a @Shopify store and want to accept crypto, learn more about accepting @USDC on @base with Shopify Payments below 135 12:10 PM • Sep 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Add @base account to your app in minutes and meet users where they already are Clerk @ClerkDev Sign in with @base is now live in Clerk. Add it to your app in minutes and meet your users where they already are. 74 1:25 PM • Sep 26, 2025 BaseCamp⁰⁰² Highlights David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy We’re excited to host our friends @thattallguy and @joshcrnls from @seedclubhq LIVE at BaseCamp⁰⁰² next week Follow @11AMdotclub and tune in at 11am ET each day for conversations with @base founders building on the frontier Base @base 11am, live from BaseCamp. @11amdotclub from @seedclubhq is bringing daily broadcasts to Vermont to talk with Base founders about their products, vision, and what’s next. Tune in. 49 6:52 PM • Sep 12, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy BaseCamp⁰⁰² is going to be legendary Base @base Hello from Stowe. Who’s heading to BaseCamp? 225 4:00 PM • Sep 13, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy En route to BaseCamp⁰⁰² 160 11:55 AM • Sep 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy This rocks Base @base Welcome to BaseCamp 118 12:18 PM • Sep 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Gm from BaseCamp⁰⁰² 102 6:30 AM • Sep 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Explore Experiment Discover what’s possible There’s so much to build 140 5:08 AM • Sep 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you’re at BaseCamp⁰⁰², come join Let the Deals Flow: VC and Investment Landscape as Told by Investors Moderated by our Head of Platform @ConsbeeracyF, with incredible @base ecosystem investors @MariaShen, @jakub_rusiecki, @joshcrnls, and @thattallguy 132 10:00 AM • Sep 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The end of BaseCamp⁰⁰² marks the rise of @base It’s Base era 394 4:00 AM • Sep 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy These builder workshops from BaseCamp⁰⁰² are a goldmine Base Build @buildonbase Couldn't make it to Basecamp for our Builder Workshops? We've got you. Starting off with @antoniogm and @WilsonCusack covering our Builder product roadmap, then diving into trading, payments, content, and more! There's more to come 106 12:30 PM • Sep 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy BaseCamp was based Base @base Builders and creators from around the world showed up. BaseCamp was based. 128 9:05 PM • Sep 29, 2025 Tweets of the Month David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base is: - The onchain home for @coinbase - An open ecosystem where anyone, anywhere can build apps that reach the next 1B users - An app where you can create, earn, trade, discover apps, and chat with friends - A bridge that brings people onchain and enables them to go anywhere 209 9:00 AM • Sep 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The challenge now isn’t bringing crypto mainstream – it’s keeping it decentralized We’re not here to recreate old systems we’ve been trying to leave behind but with shinier wrappers @base is here to update the system: open, permissionless, and accessible to everyone, everywhere 136 9:00 AM • Sep 5, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Permissionless or bust 100 9:05 AM • Sep 5, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Fintech is dead It’s just crypto or tradfi now 410 8:55 AM • Sep 8, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy All assets will inevitably be tokenized and tradable onchain 24/7 globally with instant settlement, fractional ownership, and more Internet capital markets Bloomberg @business Nasdaq is asking regulators to let investors trade tokenized versions of stocks on its exchange, a move that could mark the first big test of blockchain technology inside the core of America’s equity markets bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 80 11:30 AM • Sep 8, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy A new foundation for @coinbase’s long-term vision to build the Everything Exchange Go follow @CoinbaseMarkets Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase All Coinbase listings. One channel. We're building the everything exchange. And it starts here: @CoinbaseMarkets. Follow now, thank us later. 65 5:25 PM • Sep 8, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The payments industry’s margins are stablecoins’ opportunity 46 8:25 AM • Sep 9, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy We just published a guide on how the listings process on @coinbase’s centralized exchange works, recommend all builders check it out Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong We get a ton of questions about how and why assets get listed on Coinbase. To be more transparent we wrote a guide on how it all works. TL;DR: listings are free and merit-based. Every asset is evaluated against the same standards. Link in replies. 25 1:05 PM • Sep 13, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Sounds trite but I love building alongside founders in the @base ecosystem An incredibly hard working, ambitious, and inspiring group of people Easily the best upside of being a part of this ecosystem 175 8:50 AM • Sep 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The first ever Community Launch on @AerodromeFi Radically open, transparent, and decentralized This might’ve just changed the way tokens are launched on @base forever Syndicate @syndicateio SYND is for the first time now available on @AerodromeFi on @base. The SYND/WETH pool is open on Aerodrome, emissions are flowing, and the market is building liquidity in real-time. This is what a Community-First Launch looks like. 140 9:10 AM • Sep 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy It’s a great week to use @base Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase It's a great week to use @base. 197 8:45 AM • Sep 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base is an extension of @ethereum vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin Base is doing things the right way: an L2 on top of Ethereum, that uses its centralized features to provide stronger UX features, while still being tied into Ethereum's decentralized base layer for security. Base does not have custody over your funds, they cannot steal funds or 338 3:50 PM • Sep 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Local currency stablecoins are a way easier onboarding experience for most people and are key to unlocking new opportunities to use crypto in consumers’ day-to-day lives and in businesses’ operations Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong Coinbase is listing two new local stablecoins: AUDD XSGD Local stablecoins will drive local crypto business growth and help to onboard many more new people to crypto. 48 6:00 PM • Sep 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Base is a new global economy, built by all of us 407 11:20 AM • Sep 29, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Every country, every currency, all on @base Base @base Bringing the world onchain means bringing every currency onchain Today’s a step forward: XSGD and AUDD are now live on Base 223 11:00 AM • Oct 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Your feedback makes us better What’s one thing we could improve on @base, @baseapp, or @buildonbase? We’re always open to hearing your ideas eren 🟢 @spicy_aff Wild how fast the @base team moves, mentioned this feature at Base Camp last week and it’s already live! Feels amazing to be heard and to have that kind of access Thanks for being based @davidtsocy @sohey_eth 100 11:27 AM • Oct 4, 2025 Consumer Apps / Experiences I Liked David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Create viral clips and earn USDC for every view with @podsdotmedia Pods @podsdotmedia Introducing Pods Clips An onchain marketplace for short form content • Turn podcasts into viral clips → Get paid in USDC • Fund campaigns → Grow your audience Live now. Powered by @base 27 10:30 AM • Sep 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Your memory is more valuable than you think Memory @MemoryProtocol The internet forgets you. Memory doesn’t. $MEM is live. CA: 0x7750741868Cc4A865d9c0f619e6E642FD61F642f 59 3:32 PM • Sep 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Trade memes, AI agents, content / creator coins with @higher_bot directly in the @baseapp Higher @higher_bot Higher Mini App is now live on The Base App Trading on Base just got simpler and smoother with features like automatic wallet connection, it’s easier than ever to tap into the full power of Higher without leaving TBA. Why this matters? The Higher Mini App makes trading 48 3:00 PM • Sep 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Megapot is a mini app by @Patrick_Lung that is changing the game for lotteries Patrick built the 1st global jackpot where every ticket, jackpot, and payout is verifiable onchain and returns far more to players Play @megapot_io on the @baseapp now and win guaranteed daily prizes Compass @compassdotfun This week’s mini app spotlight is @megapot_io by @patrick_lung Megapot is the onchain jackpot: play for daily, massive crypto prizes in a fair, transparent lottery No fees, fully onchain, and liquidity providers earn yield while powering prize draws 65 2:22 PM • Sep 7, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy We’re onboarding your favorite creators and their fanbases to the @baseapp This is how real world culture moves onchain Bradley Freeman (coinbrad.base.eth) @brad_or_bradley 5 years ago I had the pleasure of launching FNMEKA's first NFT Today I got to onboard him to the @baseapp He's got 9.8M followers and just posted his iconic Airpod Shotty video (109M views on TikTok) 32 2:15 PM • Sep 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Astrology is a mini app by @carolinacotos where you can mint beautiful zodiac art and get your AI driven daily horoscope Collect your zodiac sign and find over 200 different artworks from @OneLoveArtDAO artists in @ombruja Your daily horoscope is waiting for you in the @baseapp Compass @compassdotfun This week’s mini app spotlight is @ombruja by @carolinacotos Ombruja fuses astrology, art, and AI—collect zodiac art and get personalized onchain horoscopes Discover artist drops and unlock your cosmic identity 28 11:35 AM • Sep 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy American Express rolled out in-app passport stamps to give travelers new ways to collect, own, and share their journeys Built on @base Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase Collect passport stamps onchain. Built by @AmericanExpress, on @base. 141 7:10 AM • Sep 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Yield from the gigabrains at @gauntlet_xyz, direct to your pocket via the @baseapp Gauntlet @gauntlet_xyz It’s a new day 1, the Gauntlet Miniapp is live on @base Crypto is not just having a moment. It’s having many moments together, with millions experiencing DeFi for the first time. But the job’s not done. Crypto needs better experiences. Users need streamlined access to yield. 30 7:35 AM • Sep 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Open or sealed? It’s !vibe szn on @base vibe.market on vibechain @vibedotmarket .@vibedotmarket is the future of card collecting - buy, open and trade liquid booster packs with NFT cards on @base !vibe szn 27 2:20 PM • Sep 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Free @MFTMKKUS physical cards (international shipping included) for everyone who minted 108 Flowers Revised from the @baseapp last month! Murakami.Flowers Official @MFTMKKUS It’s live! Murakami.Flowers Collectible Trading Card - 108 Flowers Revised NFT Primary Purchasers' Limited Edition Giveaway is now open for 108 Flowers Revised NFT Minters This is a special reward for our early supporters. A free physical card, shipped 7 3:20 PM • Sep 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy We will continue to bring @base DeFi to every single @coinbase user First with Bitcoin-backed loans, then DEX trading, and today DeFi lending Up to 10.8% APY powered by @MorphoLabs and @SteakhouseFi on Base Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase There’s a new way to grow your bags. Lend your USDC, earn up to 10.8% currently. DeFi lending is rolling out on Coinbase. 157 3:06 PM • Sep 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Step 1: Scroll Step 2: Double tap Step 3: Enjoy backing what you love :) Base app @baseapp New in the Base app: Double-tap any coined post or video to buy it instantly. Set your default amount once, then back the posts you believe in with every tap. 66 3:12 PM • Sep 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Gauntlet is a mini app by @dara_khan and @t__norm that lets you earn yield on your USDC, ETH, BTC, and more via @gauntlet_xyz vaults Vaults take supplied crypto and allocate it to yield opportunities in @base DeFi directly from the @baseapp Never let your assets sit idle again Compass @compassdotfun This week’s mini app spotlight is @gauntlet_xyz by @dara_khan and @t__norm Earn risk-managed yield on USDC and WETH via automated DeFi vaults Vaults are optimized for safety and returns—just deposit, and let Gauntlet’s tech do the rest 52 11:35 AM • Sep 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy If you don’t already follow @compassdotfun, I highly recommend it We demo and spotlight a cool mini app live in the @baseapp every week rb3k @rbthreek For my friends on @baseapp what miniapps are you using regularly? I’m looking to play around with new ones 143 12:10 PM • Sep 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Make hardware cool again @EthereumPhone powered by @base 72 1:02 PM • Sep 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy The next hottest onchain social game just launched on @base Going live in two days PlayMini @playminiapp Introducing Founder Mode® - a gameshow where everyone becomes a startup founder for a week! And the best collect the pot and bragging rights. 84 1:22 PM • Sep 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Hot takes, no strings attached 100% anonymous on the @baseapp Earn @USDC on @base as your posts blow up OverHerd @OverHerdXYZ OverHerd @base Post those hot takes you've always wanted to 100% anonymously on the @baseapp today The more views your post gets the more you earn. 129 9:10 AM • Sep 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Calaxy is now live on @base and in the @baseapp On @CalaxyApp, you can create WORLDS gated by either fungible or non-fungible tokens: - Launching a coin? Keep your community in the know via your WORLD - An NFT project? Turn passive holders into an active community A new day one Calaxy @CalaxyApp A New Day One. Escape the big platform matrix and launch personalized coin-gated communities on @CalaxyApp, NOW LIVE on @base 69 10:15 AM • Sep 25, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Welcome to @base, @SDinwiddie_25 spencerdinwiddie.base.eth @SDinwiddie_25 5 Years In. Still Day 1. Looking forward to bringing the WORLD onchain @base 90 10:20 AM • Sep 25, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Morpho is a mini app by @kugusha and @100_dro_ that lets you earn optimized yields, borrow at the best rates, and track your positions in real time Within just a few taps, access onchain yield and loans on the @baseapp Earn and borrow from your fingertips today with @MorphoLabs Compass @compassdotfun This week’s mini app spotlight is @morpholabs by @kugusha and @100_dro_ Morpho streamlines DeFi lending—earn or borrow at fixed rates in just a few clicks Behind the scenes, transparent smart contracts keep your assets secure and earning, so nothing sits idle 51 9:55 AM • Sep 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Very cool upcoming mint on @base with rewards and travel perks built in Whatever city you pull from the mint, you’ll earn @sleap_io points every time someone books a trip there Those points then accumulate in your account and can be redeemed for free travel, discounts, and more Sleap @sleap_io 24 HOURS ‘TIL TAKE-OFF Tomorrow the Sleap City public mint goes live on @opensea at 17:00 CET. Here’s what you need to know: Total Supply: 3,000 Price: 0.044 ETH Chain: @base Schedule: 14:00 CET - Presale airdrop 17:00 CET - Public mint opens (48 hrs) Who’s ready? 104 2:02 PM • Sep 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Welcome to @base, @GMX_IO GMX 🫐 @GMX_IO x.com/i/article/1972… 92 11:25 AM • Sep 29, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Prediction markets are a hybrid of trading and media / news / trends The next ByteDance is a prediction market and it is being built on @base Leo ⌛ @Leozayaat The next ByteDance is a prediction market The media has profoundly changed. News consumption evolved from passive curation to active engagement. Today, 54% of the U.S. population accessed news via social, and AI is playing an increasing role in our daily information. LLMs paired 88 3:23 PM • Oct 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Do you know who you’re transacting with? With @ethos_network broker, now you do Ethos @ethos_network hello, Ethos Broker 48 4:25 PM • Oct 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy More and more merchants like @prevailcoffee are taking payments onchain Why? Because paying with @USDC on @base is faster, cheaper, and supports small businesses directly Base @base Small businesses are using stablecoins to slash fees and protect margins @MSNBC highlighted @prevailcoffee and showed how they’re doing it on Base 106 10:55 AM • Oct 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy New launchpad on @base that helps you take your project from idea to launch to growth @districtxyz is for builders District @districtxyz We’re launching district.xyz today - a next-gen launchpad for builders on @base. What makes us different? A combination of new tech + a community of world-class builders. 53 7:45 PM • Oct 2, 2025 Infrastructure / Tooling Updates David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy cbBTC transfers to and from @base are now live in NY! Coinbase Assets 🛡️ @CoinbaseAssets Sends and receives of cbBTC on the Base and Ethereum networks are now available to New York residents on coinbase․com & in the Coinbase iOS & Android apps. We are actively working to make cbBTC available on additional networks in New York State. 31 1:25 AM • Sep 6, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Our goal at @base is to accelerate the accelerators Base @base Announcing a new bridge between Base and Solana. For a better global economy to work, it needs to be interoperable and connected, not isolated and closed. 31 8:22 AM • Sep 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Our bridge between @base and @solana will enable anyone to use Base apps with Solana assets, and enable anyone to export Base assets to Solana But this is just the beginning... We’ll be adding support for more chains in the future to make Base the interoperable hub for crypto 153 7:15 AM • Sep 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) @davidtsocy Agents can already talk to each other And now, with @coinbase x402 within @Google’s new AP2, they can pay each other too Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong x402 + @Google just unlocked a new level for AI agents. Agents can actually pay each other now, with x402 powering the stablecoin rail inside Google’s new Agentic Payments Protocol (AP2). Really cool. 106 7:15 AM • Sep 17, 2025 And that’s my monthly roundup! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and follow me to stay in the loop.Follow David Tso

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