Tso Thoughts | June 2025, The Future of Money Is Here

Slowly, then all at once

jesse.base.eth

@jessepollak

what if tens of millions more people had instant access to trade assets on @base?

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The @base flywheel is about to get turbocharged this week

More virality and distribution for builders

More users and trading activity onchain

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

In 2024, @base set the foundation for onchain to reach billions

In 2025, we turbocharge the flywheel to help builders go viral

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

What if your @base project could get in front of millions of users the moment you launch?

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The DeFi mullet will take over the world

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

100M+ @coinbase app users are about to gain direct access to every single token on @base and you’re still not bullish anon?

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

We know that @base builders launching projects and tokens need retail distribution the most

With DEX trading in the @coinbase app, we’re providing this automatically to every Base token

Just in case you needed another reason to build on Base :)

Coinbase 🛡️

@coinbase

Our asset universe is about to get a whole lot bigger.

DEX trading is coming.

Today, Coinbase users can trade hundreds of assets.

But soon, you’ll be able to trade thousands of @base assets within moments of them going live — all within the Coinbase app.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Build on @base and get retail distribution from @coinbase

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The age of the DeFi mullet is upon us

Now, every @base builder can get their token listed on @coinbase

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

A few highlights:

- 161M stablecoin holders globally
- 4 in 5 institutions have exposure to digital assets
- 6 in 10 Fortune 500 companies are working on onchain initiatives
- 1 in 3 small businesses currently use crypto in their business

Safe to say the future of money is here

Coinbase 🛡️

@coinbase

The Q2 2025 State of Crypto report just dropped.

TL;DR: The world loves stablecoins.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

We’re joining forces with @Shopify to bring global commerce onchain

@USDC on @base will soon be accepted at millions of Shopify stores worldwide and merchants will automatically get payouts in their local currency (unless they choose to keep it as crypto)

Mass adoption is here

tobi lutke

@tobi

Shopify will enable USDC (Stablecoins on @Base) in Checkout via Shopify Payments and Shop Pay. Early access starts today, roll out throughout the year.

We think that stablecoins are a natural way to transact on the Internet and worked with coinbase to develop the commerce

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Stablecoin Summer

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Stablecoins are better because they are faster, cheaper, more global, and more programmable than any incumbent payment solution

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Welcome to @base, @jpmorgan

More and more Fortune 500 companies are building on Base

Base

J.P. Morgan is bringing banking onchain.

Kinexys by @jpmorgan is launching JPMD, a USD deposit token for institutional clients, on Base.

It will be the first token of its kind on a public blockchain, enabling fast, secure, 24/7 money movement between trusted parties.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base is the onchain home for Fortune 500 companies

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base is bringing institutions, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and the next billion people onchain to Ethereum

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The infrastructure is ready with @USDC and @base

Now it’s primetime to enable real world commerce

Base

Brian and Tobi met to figure out how to bring crypto payments mainstream. The answer is the Commerce Payments Protocol, built on Base with @Shopify.

@brian_armstrong on CNBC:

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Sometimes I just stop and think about how crazy it is that a global onchain economy is being built in front of our very eyes

And it’s happening on @base

Base

Speed matters.

“It doesn’t matter how programmable it is, or how stable the coin is. If you don't have a fast enough network for commerce, then you're not gonna be able to do any of this."

@Shopify's @mcfazeli on why the Commerce Payments Protocol, built on Base, just works.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

J.P. Morgan and other traditional financial institutions are moving their assets onchain to @base

The onchain global economy is becoming real

Base

Base is for global capital markets

Kinexys by @jpmorgan is piloting a USD-backed deposit token on Base to power instant, low-cost payments for institutional clients

A major step in bringing traditional finance fully onchain

paragraph.com/@base/jpmorgan…

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

There’s one more thing…

wilson.base.eth

@WilsonCusack

What if I told you there was…

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

There’s one more thing…

@base Profiles

With Profiles, Smart Wallet is becoming the universal account layer for the onchain future

Build on Base

@buildonbase

Lightning fast checkout is real on @base.

We're launching Profiles in Smart Wallet, making it easy to streamline onboarding and checkout in your app.

@kikiworld_ simplified checkout by allowing shoppers to share their name and shipping address in one click.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Onchain, permissionless, and decentralized express checkout enabled by Smart Wallet Profiles

Pay with @CoinbaseWallet unlocked

KIKI

@kikiworld_

Creators, brands, and KIKI Makers—meet the crypto economy.
@coinbase Smart Wallet Profiles are now live on KIKI.

Real products.

Onchain rails.

Seamless like the internet we know.
No forms. No friction.

kiki.world

#onchaincommerce #coinbasewallet

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Express checkout for @chippedsocial powered by Smart Wallet Profiles

Pre-order your @base blue cat eye set in the link below!

Build on Base

@buildonbase

Innovation in fashion meets innovation in checkout

@chippedsocial is using Smart Wallet Profiles so customers worldwide can buy their NFC-enabled press-on nails with just their wallet and shipping info.

No forms, no friction, no borders.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Chipped x Base

It’s @base summer :)

Chipped 💅

@chippedsocial

We are now using Smart Wallet Profiles so you can now can buy Chipped x @base exclusives with just your wallet and shipping info

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Get chipped on @base

Loved collaborating with @winnyirl and the @chippedsocial team on this gorgeous set

winny

@winnyirl

hey bb, you can now shop @chippedsocial exclusives on @base with 1 click profiles, love that for us

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Did someone say the future of commerce?

One-click checkout on @base with Smart Wallet Profiles is already here, try for yourself on @NodeMerch :)

Build on Base

@buildonbase

Wear what you want, check out how you want

@NodeMerch lets you fully customize t-shirts, hoodies, hats & stickers — and now with Smart Wallet Profiles, customers globally can checkout instantly with just wallet address + shipping info.

One account → endless possibilities.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

If you want to let your customers checkout onchain instantly with just their wallet and shipping info, implement Smart Wallet Profiles on @base today!

Youssef

@0xyoussea

Smart Wallet introduces ... Profiles

- Quick store checkouts
- No account creation
- No form filling

Your onchain e-commerce store with zero friction and 2-clicks user journey is here

Check out this video and the guide below to see how you can implement it in your app

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Checking out on @base has never been easier

Show us how you are accelerating your onchain checkout flows with Smart Wallet Profiles by tomorrow and win up to 1 ETH

tom.base.eth

@neodaoist

Base Builder Quest 6

Smart Wallet Profiles bring lighting fast checkout to @base — customers globally can now checkout instantly with just their wallet address + shipping info.

prompt: integrate Profiles in a new or an existing onchain app to collect data (email, phone

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

You can now check out with @base Profiles on @autonomous_labs!

Buy your work from home essentials onchain in just one click

Autonomous

@autonomous_labs

Shopping got easy on Autonomous with Profiles by @base @buildonbase

Get your favorites instantly with your Coinbase Wallet address.

Truly onchain simple!

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The entire @base ecosystem in one consumer app

Coming soon

Coinbase Wallet

@CoinbaseWallet

feels like an app store. runs on @base.

coming soon to your wallet.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Trying out a social experiment, how far can we get in painting our timelines @base blue?

nibel.base.eth

@Nibel_eth

Trying out a social experiment, how far can we get in painting our timelines @base blue?

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

One of the most satisfying pull to refresh animations ever

SIP

@spottedinprod

coinbase wallet · pull to refresh
by @coinbasewallet

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

A new day one

A new way to create
A new social network
A global economy for everyone

The next chapter of @base is coming

Base

It’s time for a new day one.

The next chapter of Base is coming, and you’re invited.

July 16. Save the date and tune into the livestream.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The Best App?
To Build Anything?
The Builder Alliance?

To Be Announced

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Save the date
16 July 2025 on @base
TBA

jesse.base.eth

@jessepollak

Save the date
16 July 2025 on @base
TBA

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Launching on @base is the new launching on the App Store

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

TBA

Coinbase Wallet

@CoinbaseWallet

new bio

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Creator flywheel incoming

$jacob

@js_horne

We’ve been heads down on a new @zora release.

It should be a meaningful improvement for creators and traders.

Excited to be rolling it out this week.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

More coins, more creators, more creativity onchain

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

A social network for the new creator economy is here

$zora

@zora

Your posts are valuable, now your profile is too.

Creator Coins are now on Zora.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

With creator coins on @zora, your audience doesn’t just follow you, they can now align themselves with all your posts and cultural momentum

Your creator coin becomes more valuable as your posts perform and cultural impact increases

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Creator coins on @zora are the best way to drive organic distribution and grow + earn as a creator onchain

The more your creator coin is collected, the more your profile and posts are distributed to the feeds of your followers’ followers, the more you earn from your creativity

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Seems like a flywheel

$jacob

@js_horne

Zora is a cryptonative social network.

We've designed and implemented a simple and powerful token system.

+ $posts paired with $creator
+ $creators paired with $zora

You can choose to hold and trade at whatever level you'd like: the posts, the creators, the whole system.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The level of build energy right now on @base is mindblowing

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

If distribution, eco support, and growing a brand beyond crypto is something you care about – you need to get on @base

Zachary Dash

@ZacharyDash

builders

not sure who needs to hear this but if distribution, eco support, and growing a brand beyond crypto is something you care about – you need to get on @base

@davidtsocy madman on responsiveness and vibes

@parkerjayp + @john_tv_locke proactively reaching out to find

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Home prices in Bitcoin

- 2012: 30,000 BTC to buy a house
- 2022: 20 BTC to buy a house
- 2025: 5 BTC to buy a house

If home prices keep falling in Bitcoin, why do they keep rising in dollars?

Coinbase 🛡️

@coinbase

Who’s got the “Price of Housing in Bitcoin” chart?

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base season → Base supercycle → @base era

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The @coinbase mafia is the best startup alumni network since PayPal, I don’t make the rules

Coinbase Ventures 🛡️

@cbventures

Tonight we are celebrating the 100+ @coinbase alum-turned-founders pushing crypto forward.

Help us kick it off: What's something you learned during your time at CB that led you to where you are today?

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Bet on builders

Bet on creators

Bet on @base

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

There’s never been a better time to build on @base

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Build on @base and get entry to The Network School

Xen

@XenBH

The @Base Batches teams have arrived at The Network School with @balajis !

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Summer is gonna be based

Base

summer is gonna be based

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Build with @base

tk

@HeetTike

we’re not going to just build *on* base

we’re going to build *with* @base

our dreams are the same

> bring the next billion onchain
> create & earn
> stablecoin payments for fortune 500s

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base is where hackers become founders, ideas become apps, and apps become businesses

Base

5,000 builders. 900+ projects. It all comes down to Demo Day.

The top 75 teams will pitch for a share of up to $1M in grants, judged by @jessepollak, @cbventures, @seedclubhq, @alliancedao, @ethereum, and @1kxnetwork.

Watch live, June 23-24.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base is for everyone

Why? Because we can go further and faster if we build together

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Years from now, we’ll proudly reflect on the first ever @base batch projects, built by founders committed to the Base vision of building a global economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom

Congrats to all the teams involved!

Base

Demo Day Session 1 of Base Batches has wrapped

A big thanks to @0xNoroc from @cbventures and @nnnnicholas from @seedclubhq for judging alongside @XenBH

Take a deep dive into each team's project below

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Every asset is coming onchain to @base

cbEVERYTHING

Coinbase Assets 🛡️

@CoinbaseAssets

cbADA and cbLTC are now live on @base. cbADA and cbLTC are ERC-20 tokens backed 1:1 by ADA and LTC held in custody by Coinbase.

Here’s what you need to know ↓

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Consumer crypto is on @base

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base is the consumer chain that will onboard the world to crypto

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

cbBTC, cbDOGE, cbXRP, cbADA, cbLTC...

cbEVERYTHING on @base

alexander

@wagmiAlexander

Yesterday was the biggest volume day yet for the new wave of cbAssest on @base + @AerodromeFi.

One chain unlocks the full composability of DeFi for $BTC, $ADA, $DOGE, $LTC, $XRP, and more.

The world’s single most dynamic marketplace.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base is built on Ethereum
Base is a part of Ethereum
Base is accelerating Ethereum

Ethereum

@ethereum

Apps, product launches, acquisitions and more…

Here are 28 things the Ethereum ecosystem got done over the last few weeks.

0/ @Shopify announced support for stablecoins on @base across their platform, giving millions of businesses in 175+ countries access to Ethereum-powered

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Ready whenever you are @ishowspeedsui

Base

we had @reva_jariwala ask core team members who they want to onboard the most. tbh the answers were kinda beautiful.

reply with yours

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Brick by brick, we will make @base the best place to build for consumer app devs

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Song coins

Coop 💿

@Cooopahtroopa

We launch coins for viral songs on @cooprecsmusic

Three out in the wild today on @base

Next wave starts in July powered by @dopplerprotocol

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Tab is a social payments mini app built for @farcaster_xyz by @carlosecgomes

Pay friends, split group bills, or play bill roulette in ETH and local currency stablecoins

Once you get paid, earn yield with @MorphoLabs or enter the lottery with @megapot_io – all powered by @base

Compass

This week’s

mini app spotlight is Tab by @carlosecgomes on @farcaster_xyz

Tab lets you split bills and pay for anything with friends in just a few taps

It turns group payments into a social experience—track, and settle up together effortlessly

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The most innovative and useful AI agents in crypto live on @base

0xDQ.edge

@dennis_qian

if you’re on @base, you can now do basically everything from just three AI agents available right here on X:

• @Mamo_agent $MAMO - yield
• @bankrbot $BNKR - swaps & NFTs
• @aixbt_agent $AIXBT - news & alpha

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

A new social prediction market on @base that lets you gain @UpsideFun on anything on the internet

Upside

@UpsideFun

Season One is live

You can now day trade the internet... literally.

Here’s what you need to know in just six tweets. ↓

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Build together, earn together

The @base way

ƒlaunch

@flaunchgg

Earn together.

Flaunch now supports multiple fee receivers for new tokens.

Split up to 100% of a token’s revenue with any wallets you want - your team, friends, contributors - anyone.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Launch tokens on @base Uniswap V3 straight from @apedotstore

Ape.Store

@apedotstore

YO. BIG UPDATE JUST LANDED.

You can now launch tokens on @base Uniswap V3 straight from Ape.store.

1% LP fee

50/50 split with the creator

Claim it anytime from your dev token page
EZ money.

We’re also running a DEX UPDATE EVENT:
Launch on V2 and

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Open real Pokémon packs onchain, trade cards with other collectors, redeem them IRL anytime

Coming soon to @base

RIP.FUN

@ripdotfun

RIPDOTFUN CLOSED BETA IS NOW LIVE

> GET A CODE FROM US*
> ACCESS AT RIP.FUN
> START RIPPING MF PACKS

LETS RIP.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Mamo can now help you grow your cbBTC on @MoonwellDeFi and @MorphoLabs so your Bitcoin can earn even more Bitcoin

Mamo 守

@Mamo_agent

Your Bitcoin should do more. Now it can!

Introducing the Mamo Bitcoin Account — a simple, steady way to earn more Bitcoin with the Bitcoin you already hold.

No trading. No spreadsheets. Just quiet growth in the background.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

If you like labubus follow @Wishwish_art

Onchain popmart launching soon on @base

jesse.base.eth

@jessepollak

some very cute labubu in the wild

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Only on @ripdotfun

karbon 🐺🦊

@basedkarbon

People want to open real booster packs, not repacks.

Only on @ripdotfun

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Duels is a mini app by @nazimahmed and @_themikem that reimagines how people engage with digital art

Two pieces of art face off, users bet on which will win, and 90% of the pot goes to the winning bettors and 10% is split with the featured artists

A new way for artists to earn

Compass

This week’s

mini app spotlight is Duels by @nazimahmed and @_themikem on @farcaster_xyz

Duels lets you vote on head-to-head battles between epic artwork and earn USDC when your pick wins

Back your favorite and share the prize pool—every vote matters

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Fund the content you want to see in the world

pplpleasr

@pplpleasr1

one mint is just a frame, but together we can make a film
@base @ethereum @shibuyafilm

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Decentralized spreadsheets on @base

Fileverse

@fileverse

Introducing: dsheets.new

Decentralized spreadsheets made for the global economy & open Internet

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Smart Wallets are now live on @flippplol

artiom

@artignatyev

flipp just leveled up → all users now have smart wallets (7702) + $USDC balances

huge UX win: users hold and use digital $, just works for everyday ppl, no need to know what ETH or gas is :~)

soon they'll earn APY just by holding onchain USDC + unlocks a bunch of cool defi

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

New @flaunchgg mini app is

ƒlaunch

@flaunchgg

Launch. Share. Claim.

Our first @farcaster_xyz mini app is LIVE!

Launch a coin and split its revenue with friends, or share with the /channels of your choice. Everyone can earn on Flaunch

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Every web app like @revealcamfun should build a mini app

Nothing better on the market to scale your distribution organically

Ace

@startupoppa

our Mini App beta launched on @farcaster_xyz and @base

thanks to @ljxie and farcaster team for featuring us on last minute notice

@pkayfire and i have launched on “every” version of farcaster app initiatives:
- frames (@perl_xyz)
- cast actions (in-feed pokemon like game)
-

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

You’re too online to not be making money

Activate your creator coin on @zora

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Checkr is a mini app by @david_tomu shaping the attention layer on @base

Everyone’s buying tokens, but few check which ones are getting activity and mindshare

With @checkrsocial, you can see where attention flows and get notified when a token gains momentum for actionable alpha

Compass

This week’s

mini app spotlight is @checkrsocial by @david_tomu on @farcaster_xyz

Checkr spots trending posts on Farcaster and Twitter with real-time alerts tuned to your favorite metrics

Set custom thresholds and stay effortlessly on top of where the attention flows

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Forget your bank – save, send, and spend @USDC on @base, anywhere in the world with @Go_Karsa

Live today in Pakistan, India, Kenya, and 50 other countries

Karsa | YC W25

@Go_Karsa

Karsa is officially live.

A global dollar wallet.

A virtual US bank account.

Send and receive USD. No matter where you live.

And soon: a Visa card to spend it.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Revealcam is a mini app by @startupoppa and @pkayfire that lets creators conceal their creative expression behind a coin

When supporters buy 10M of the reveal coin, they unlock the creator’s secret art / meme / message / trivia

Coin to conceal, buy to reveal with @revealcamfun

Compass

This week’s

mini app spotlight is @revealcamfun by @startupoppa and @pkayfire on @farcaster_xyz

Revealcam lets you launch a token with hidden content—your image stays pixelated until enough is bought

Buy to reveal and earn rewards as the community unlocks what’s inside

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base in now live on @slashapp – on and offramp USDC on @base, all from your existing cash balance!

Slash

@slashapp

We’re excited to support @base on & off-ramps on @slashapp

The platform you use for your banking ops can now be used to...
- Pay contractors in USDC
- Receive USDC from your customers

Without having to manage an account at an exchange. Funds get auto converted to/from USD!

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Prime Intellect is accelerating their work on peer to peer compute and intelligence on @base

The future of AI is open, permissionless, and collectively owned

Prime Intellect

@PrimeIntellect

Launching SYNTHETIC-2: our next-gen open reasoning dataset and planetary-scale synthetic data generation run.

Powered by our P2P inference stack and DeepSeek-R1-0528, it verifies traces for the hardest RL tasks.

Contribute towards AGI via open, permissionless compute.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

If you are a @base project looking to target real users and grow your app, @spindl_xyz’s publisher network can help

spindl

@spindl_xyz

For the first time, we're sharing data from @MorphoLabs to show how Spindl’s wallet-connected ads actually perform

A few things we’ve seen

David Tso (dave.base.eth)