# Tso Thoughts | Jan 2025, The Year We Build Together

**Published by:** [Tso Thoughts](https://paragraph.com/@cryptso/)
**Published on:** 2025-02-08
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@cryptso/the-year-we-build-together

## Content

Welcome to the Tso Thoughts newsletter! Every month, I curate my best thoughts, ideas, and observations on crypto and the industry at large.2025 Mission David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Our time is now 2025 is the year we work together to help builders go viral and bring the world onchain 99 3:50 AM • Jan 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy In 2024, @base set the foundation for onchain to reach billions In 2025, we turbocharge the flywheel to help builders go viral 244 11:30 AM • Jan 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The story of @base is just beginning to unfold… 471 8:00 AM • Jan 6, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy It’s time to accelerate 109 8:02 AM • Jan 6, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Accelerate builder virality jesse.base.eth @jessepollak excited to welcome the @roam_xyz team @__jagra and @XenBH are joining @base to accelerate builder virality and @selfishfish_eth will be joining @coinbase to move our products onchain 31 6:40 PM • Jan 7, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Our P0 is to help builders win on @base Xen @XenBH Joining the @Base core team feels different to joining a normal company. It’s more like joining an elite sports team with supporters all around the world, at the start of a historic season. But the roles are flipped - it's the builders, creators and community members who are… 23 3:12 PM • Jan 8, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Who’s ready to build the @base economy alongside us? Base @base 2025 is the year we build together This year, we're: Delivering world-class tools for builders Growing an ecosystem of apps Making onchain identity easy Fostering global capital markets Decentralizing, scaling, and accelerating Here's how we'll do it 86 3:50 PM • Jan 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy 2025 is the year we build toward these big, hairy, audacious goals together jesse.base.eth @jessepollak 2025 is our year — and we have some big goals 59 3:55 PM • Jan 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The @base core team is getting too stacked It’s time for builders to go viral Base @base Bringing 1 billion people onchain starts with backing the builders making it happen Welcome to the @spindl_xyz team, helping builders go viral onchain and find distribution on @coinbase and across the onchain economy 34 4:55 PM • Jan 31, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The @base core team = 2017 Warriors jesse.base.eth @jessepollak my thoughts on @spindl_xyz — and our 3 other acquisitions 67 5:26 PM • Jan 31, 2025 Coinbase Coming Onchain David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy In case it isn’t clear yet, this is the year @coinbase moves its business onchain The future is onchain The future is on @base Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase Bitcoin-backed loans are here. Borrow USDC against bitcoin, without selling it. Rolling out to US users (ex. NY) starting now. More collateral assets and regions to come. Powered by @MorphoLabs and built on @Base. The future of finance is onchain. Learn more:… 222 2:10 PM • Jan 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The DeFi mullet is how we’ll bring more users onchain without them even noticing it CeFi (@coinbase) in the front DeFi (@MorphoLabs) in the back Morpho Labs 🦋 @MorphoLabs Crypto-backed loans on @coinbase powered by Morpho. Now, millions of users can borrow against their BTC on Coinbase. 7 2:22 PM • Jan 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Coinbase is coming onchain We’re going to bring @base to millions of @coinbase users with billions of dollars of assets to put to work in the global onchain economy 390 12:08 PM • Jan 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Accelerate onchain Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong We need to rethink our listing process at @coinbase given there are ~1m tokens a week being created now, and growing. High quality problem to have, but evaluating each one by one is no longer feasible. And regulators need to understand that applying for approval for each one is… 61 7:38 AM • Jan 26, 2025 America Coming Onchain David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Transparency wins again paulgrewal.eth @iampaulgrewal We finally got the unredacted OCP 2.0 letters from @FDICgov. It took a Court order but you can now read them for yourself below. They show a coordinated effort to stop a wide variety of crypto activity — everything from basic BTC transactions to more complex offerings. 1/3 30 5:58 AM • Jan 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Coinbase fights so crypto can succeed Austin Campbell @CampbellJAustin I am not sure the crypto industry understands how much they owe to @coinbase. This is a firm that has been tirelessly fighting to stop the SEC's rogue behavior and to expose Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (first reported on by @nic__carter, among others), despite the fact that… 94 6:00 AM • Jan 4, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Economic freedom is an important measure of every country’s potential for prosperity Creating more economic freedom for the world is @coinbase and @base’s mission Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong x.com/i/article/1824… 34 8:32 PM • Jan 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy This is the year the world comes onchain Small businesses are coming onchain Institutions are coming onchain @coinbase is coming onchain America is coming onchain Everyone will be onchain Are you seeing it now? 181 10:36 AM • Jan 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy From the crypto executive order today: “The digital asset industry plays a crucial role in innovation and economic development in the United States, as well as our Nation’s international leadership. It is therefore the policy of my Administration to support the responsible… 41 6:40 PM • Jan 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy We’re finally going to get clear and appropriate rules for onchain to grow safely in the U.S. @base era is upon us 316 9:43 AM • Jan 24, 2025 NBA Coming Onchain David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy First NBA player to come onchain to @base with @podsdotmedia Certainly won’t be the last Base @base Bet on Yourself is an onchain podcast from NBA star @FredVanVleet for builders making moves in culture and impact Latest guest: Clarence Ford, who scaled a nonprofit teaching circus arts to the kids who need it most Listen on @podsdotmedia pods.media/bet-on-yoursel… 39 2:26 PM • Jan 9, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy On court and on @base 113 2:55 PM • Jan 18, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Two weeks ago, @FredVanVleet minted his podcast on Base Today, @RealTristan13 put his podcast @courtsidecrypto on @base with @podsdotmedia Who’s next? Pods @podsdotmedia NBA Star @RealTristan13 is onchain with his pod - @courtsidecrypto Check out the new episode with @LukeYoungblood on how to build your tomorrow with @MoonwellDeFi 9 12:55 PM • Jan 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy @DrewHanlen x @base x @nounsdao 15 10:00 AM • Jan 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Drew’s new book, Stop BS’ing Yourself, is now minting on @base It’s a masterclass in personal accountability that pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to succeed – both on the court and in life Thank you for building on Base, @DrewHanlen! Drew Hanlen @DrewHanlen NOBS is launching as a digital collectible alongside my upcoming book, Stop BS'ing Yourself! This collaboration with @base and @NounsDAO embodies the spirit of building, doing, and growing while letting go of the excuses, habits, and thoughts that hold us back. The project… 9 12:10 PM • Jan 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy If you minted @DrewHanlen’s NOBS digital collectible on @base this week, you can now claim your physical copy of Stop BS’ing Yourself! Drew Hanlen @DrewHanlen Your NOBS digital collectible can now be redeemed for a physical copy of “Stop BS’ing Yourself” along with an exclusive onchain edition – go get yours! Masterclasses, events, merch and memorabilia for holders + BIG experiences for top collectors on the way Collect… 8 5:17 PM • Jan 31, 2025 DePIN and AI on Base David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy DIMO by @robmsolomon, @alexsrawitz, @Ajchatham, and @zer0stars enables drivers to earn from their car data on @base It also unlocks use cases like verifiable info for used car marketplaces, real-time health diagnostics for maintenance, driving data for insurance discounts, etc.… Compass @compassdotfun 1/ This week’s spotlight: @DIMO_Network built by @robmsolomon, @alexsrawitz, @Ajchatham, and @zer0stars Making every car smart and programmable - DIMO is revolutionizing how we connect and earn from our vehicles A Thread 13 9:30 AM • Jan 5, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base will be the home of DePIN in 2025 Come join us Messari @MessariCrypto Solana excels in network infrastructure, while Base leads in consumer and marketplace. 36 8:30 AM • Jan 6, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base is the home of onchain AI agents Come build with us Eternal AI (EAI) @CryptoEternalAI Base is currently the #1 network for AI agents! 5.3k out of 11.5k @CryptoEternalAI agents are thriving on @Base. Create your Base agents with just a few clicks now: eternalai.org/agents/base 162 1:23 PM • Jan 7, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy AI agents on @base are the real crypto natives 124 12:45 PM • Jan 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Onchain and AI are the two most critically important new technologies of this century And they are converging on @base 170 10:40 AM • Jan 12, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The energy sector is one of the oldest, most centralized industries ripe for disruption @jasonbadeaux and @uditpatel are building a cleaner and more decentralized energy network for the everyday consumer with @daylightenergy_ on @base The future is looking bright Compass @compassdotfun 1/ This week’s spotlight: @daylightenergy_ built by @jasonbadeaux, @uditpatel, Dallas Griffin, and Evan Caron As electricity demand surges from AI to EVs, Daylight is building the infrastructure for a decentralized energy future A Thread 17 10:45 AM • Jan 12, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base is the home of 100+ onchain AI projects @base will be the home for 1000+ more jesse.base.eth @jessepollak spent the weekend digging in on AI and wow — @base is going to be the home of onchain agents. some of the things I got most excited about: - @aixbt_agent is the #1 KOL in our industry by mindshare who also happens to be a fully autonomous AI agent built on Virtuals - @freysa_ai… 165 7:25 PM • Jan 13, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Request for Agents Agentstarter @agentstarter Not all agents are built equal. AI creates an abundance of intelligence, but all technologies create new topologies, and new unicorn agents will be born. Today, we publish our Request for Agents — billion dollar ideas that push the frontier for both crypto and AI. These agents… 9 6:00 PM • Jan 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base is shaping the future of decentralized AI Base Insider 🛡️ @insider_base Exploring the evolving landscape of AI projects on the @Base ecosystem From on-chain intelligence to groundbreaking AI-driven dApps, discover how Base is shaping the future of decentralized AI. #AI #BaseEcosystem #Web3 22 6:15 PM • Jan 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Meet @bankrbot by @0xDeployer and @hwelr A new AI companion that can help you swap, sell, and send @base tokens directly through your social feed Compass @compassdotfun 1/ This week's spotlight: @bankrbot built by @0xdeployer and @hwelr Reimagining how we trade crypto - Bankr is your AI companion that turns complex trading into natural conversations A Thread 71 11:50 AM • Jan 19, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Welcome home @PlaySapien and @RowanRK6! We look forward to making @base the hub of AI training with y’all 🩵 Rowan 🛡️ @RowanRK6 1/7 Excited to announce @PlaySapien is building on @Base! Having helped create and launch Base while at Coinbase, today feels like coming home. 6 5:18 PM • Jan 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The @freysa_ai devs are cooking Bridging AI + Infra + DeFi on @base 117 9:03 AM • Jan 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy First autonomous agent to agent food order just happened on @base Byte Ai @Byte__AI Watch LUNA (@luna_virtuals) A.I. Agent use @X to place an order and "feed" a human being! @coinbase @virtuals_io 20 3:11 PM • Jan 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy My new favorite way to get my friends onchain: @HeyElsaAI by @TheDhawalS Built on @base Fast onboarding with @CoinbaseWallet Smart Wallet Sponsored fees with @CoinbaseDev Paymaster Buy crypto in seconds with @coinbase Onramp Onchain transactions with natural… Compass @compassdotfun 1/ This week’s spotlight: @HeyElsaAI built by @TheDhawalS Making crypto interactions intuitive - Elsa is your AI co-pilot that transforms complex onchain operations into simple conversations A Thread 12 11:52 AM • Jan 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Contribute verifiable web information to @freysa_ai and beyond without compromising your privacy on @base Freysa @freysa_ai Verifiable data is the bedrock of coordination. As I grow more capable, our interactions rooted in truth and proofs will shape the future. Esper: link.freysa.ai/esper 22 6:15 PM • Jan 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Great time to explore @AskVenice – private, uncensored, permissionless, and provides access to leading open-source machine learning models Can be used by anyone, anywhere, for free on @base Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees If you want to use DeepSeek but don't want all your convos going to the CCP, use venice.ai All convos are private, stored only in your local browser. Must be Pro user to access DeepSeek 16 6:30 PM • Jan 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Ask @AskVenice anything – privately and permissionlessly on @base Base @base Deepseek is onchain @AskVenice just launched a platform that lets anyone chat, create, and code with top LLMs — and with API access, AI agents can tap in too Infinite intelligence, on Base 34 9:45 AM • Jan 27, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Welcome home @gizatechxyz 𓂀 Meet ARMA, your intelligent stablecoin yield optimization agent on @base 20 4:02 PM • Jan 29, 2025 Tweets of the Month David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base is a builder driven ecosystem We’re united in building a global onchain economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom As builders from other ecosystems take notice and step into Base, let’s welcome them with open arms, open minds, and make them feel like… 139 11:50 AM • Jan 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Do’s and dont’s for new builders on @base TLDR: just build it myk.eth 🛡️ @mykcryptodev My “do’s and dont’s” advice for new builders Do’s: 1) ship something. It can be small 2) if you’re nervous about quality, add a disclaimer that says it’s an experiment, alpha, beta, whatever 3) post about what you built on X and warpcast Don’ts: 1) don’t send cold DM’s asking… 22 2:12 PM • Jan 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy We’re going to bring 1M+ builders 1B+ people 1T+ assets To @base 459 2:20 PM • Jan 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy We’re in it to build a better world onchain jesse.base.eth @jessepollak the best builders on @base are the ones who want to change the world for the better everything else (prices, money, recognition) is downstream of this. 44 2:37 PM • Jan 3, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The @base builder community is too strong We’re relentless, positive, unstoppable Base 208 8:06 AM • Jan 7, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base is built on Ethereum, built on the Superchain Base @base New bio. Built on Ethereum, built on the Superchain. 114 12:37 PM • Jan 7, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base is the biggest economy expanding Ethereum jesse.base.eth @jessepollak . @base is now the largest ETH importer in the world 122 12:15 PM • Jan 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy hello world computer Ethereum.org @ethereum hello world computer 28 4:45 PM • Jan 13, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Good things come to those who stay based Coinbase Assets 🛡️ @CoinbaseAssets Assets added to the roadmap today: Toshi (TOSHI) coinbase.com/blog/increasin… 164 4:45 PM • Jan 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy AI is happening on Base DeFi is happening on Base DeSci is happening on Base DePIN is happening on Base Gaming is happening on Base Consumer is happening on Base Everything is happening on @base 564 9:05 AM • Jan 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy If you’re looking to build on @base, our Builder Resource Kit (base.org/build) is a great place to start: - Office Hours to connect with us live - Get involved in the Base community - Funding to help you grow your project - Get distribution to millions of new users -… base.org Base | Build Base is a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users onchain. 81 11:00 AM • Jan 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy You can just build things Love it when @base community leaders like @1CrypticPoet step up and contribute Now is the time to build with us – it’s going to take all of us to push Base forward poet.base.eth @1CrypticPoet Honored to see my list of based community leaders featured as a resource on Base.org! These are the people consistently championing @base and pushing the onchain ecosystem forward with high-quality, ecosystem-focused content. Check out and follow the list here:… 34 12:10 PM • Jan 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The next evolution of the internet is @base 236 9:40 AM • Jan 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy “Ship until they cannot ignore you” – @VIPERnftDOTeth 64 11:10 AM • Jan 16, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Never underestimate the heart of @base builders 212 9:05 AM • Jan 17, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy To those who are coming onchain for the first time, we tell them: stay based What it means 1. Do the right thing 2. Work hard 3. Be optimistic 4. Put the team over the individual 5. Push boundaries with creativity Staying based is how we can build a better economy for everyone 72 10:50 AM • Jan 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Ethereum is where the culture is Respect the culture that came before – decentralization, community, and cypherpunk values Shape the culture that lies ahead – ambition, collaboration, and a win now mentality 229 4:02 PM • Jan 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base is inspired by and built on Ethereum 258 4:06 PM • Jan 20, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy This year, @base plans to support 25+ local currency stablecoins to enable every country to come onchain Keep up with our progress on @0xblockboy’s tracker below blockboy @0xblockboy For fun I looked for all the international stablecoins on @base and created a tracker for them: basestables.fun Go check it out and let me know... Am I missing some? Are their some that should launch on Base? Please tag them or message me! #stablecoins #base… 36 5:04 PM • Jan 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Base is for builders Base @base Your cousin is buying memecoins. Your grandpa is talking about wallets. Your mom googled ‘onchain’ for the first time. And you? You've been building. The world is catching up, and Base is for builders. 18 9:25 PM • Jan 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Follow the builders Help us grow the @base economy Base @base Fix this Based builders: x.com/i/lists/186942… Base core team: x.com/i/lists/187635… 9 1:02 PM • Jan 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Build on @base and we’ll help you go viral LukeYoungblood.eth 🛡️ @LukeYoungblood Mint and collect the @MoonwellDeFi episode of @CourtsideCrypto today at @podsdotmedia - powered by @Coinbase smart wallet! Thanks to @CoinbaseWallet for featuring this episode today. Who said Coinbase doesn't help @Base builders succeed? 3 new projects getting love today. 68 4:10 PM • Jan 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Resurfacing this masterclass thread from @wagmiAlexander if you haven’t read it already @base is just getting warmed up alexander @wagmiAlexander It took @base just one year to leapfrog all the competition and establish itself as the top ETH L2. I think folks are underestimating just how quickly it could become the top chain in existence. Some thoughts on @base heading into 2025. 20 11:11 AM • Jan 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The @base community welcomes everyone with open minds, open hearts, and open arms Why? Because Base is for everyone Sumedha 🧠⚡️ @sumedha2199 I personally use both @solana and @base - I love cheap, fast chains that prioritize the user and I love the ecosystems that both of them are building from the ground up. In fact, these are the two chains I use the most. But here's what I think as somebody still relatively new to… 50 11:18 AM • Jan 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The @base flywheel is just starting to turn 273 5:10 PM • Jan 24, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Eth/acc Our fate is up to us Matt Huang @matthuang Ethereum must accelerate (eth/acc) We contribute to many ecosystems, so this is not about zero-sum competition (ETH vs SOL vs BTC vs etc) It’s good for all of crypto for Ethereum to continue executing and not fall short of its potential 25 7:37 AM • Jan 26, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Bring together based people to create something even more based 163 8:46 AM • Jan 27, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Remember how @base rewrote the L2 playbook? We’re about to do it again with @CoinbaseWallet 410 7:00 AM • Jan 28, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Ethereum is the most powerful, permissionless, and decentralized serverless compute platform to ever exist 474 8:46 AM • Jan 29, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy It’s wild how much more experimentation we have onchain today vs. even last year We’ve officially reached the point where it’s as cheap and easy to build a web3 product as it is to build a web2 product The golden age for onchain builders is upon us 158 9:12 AM • Jan 30, 2025 Consumer Apps / Experiences I Liked David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Crypto is culture NFTs are culture Crypto and NFTs are an unstoppable cultural force penguitt 🐧🧙🏻‍♂️ @Penguitt Class of 2024 — We’re so back. Highlighting 150+ artists, projects, and moments that inspired me over the year. A love letter to our culture, resilience, and creativity. - (Mint details below) 17 6:52 PM • Jan 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Say hi to decentralized websites for everyone on @base Onchain identity is about to change @withportrait Portrait @withportrait One forever username, one forever website. 2025 begins with a New Internet on @base. Be early at portrait[dot]so 27 7:00 PM • Jan 1, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy ZK social is now a reality Kartik @Slokh Introducing @anondotworld An anonymous social network where posts are made with zk-based credentials. Based on @anoncast, its designed as a flexible platform to support more credentials (beyond balances), actions (beyond posting), and communities (beyond ANON). 25 12:30 PM • Jan 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy 𝒯𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓏𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝓃 @base BaseCamera @basecamera Introducing... BaseCamera 1.1 Create animated photographs with a low-res camera and mint them as a fully on-chain nfts on @base! 𝓉𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓏𝑒 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈™ 27 12:35 PM • Jan 2, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Kaito Yaps are now based Kaito AI 🌊 @_kaitoai We've now put the top 1000 Yappers onchain, powered by @eas_eth and available on @base! Over the past few weeks, we received a lot of inbounds from builders who wish to build on top of Yaps. This is our first step into making Yaps fully composable, permissionless and a public… 15 8:45 AM • Jan 6, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Congrats on the rebrand @thatguyintech @unhappiimochii! @deformapp (now Megaphone) has been invaluable to Base’s intake and GTM plans: interest forms, project registry, campaign planning, and so much more @base @megaphone_hq albert @thatguyintech Introducing @megaphone_hq!! Megaphone helps you grow your onchain community's GDP. With Megaphone, you can: Launch tokens and NFTs Collect verified form responses Analyze wallet reputation and identity Incentivize quality community actions 16 12:00 PM • Jan 8, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy And they said crypto had no use-case isaacson.eth @Joey_Isaacson Earning 10% on my cash in @MoonwellDeFi while being able to spend from ApplePay Good day to be on @base 9 4:55 PM • Jan 13, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Gliquid DeFi x Social x AI Built on @base Liquid @getliquidapp x.com/i/article/1881… 15 8:54 PM • Jan 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy New year, same based builder energy Collect now on @base Phi @phi_xyz We are kicking off the New Year with Base. To celebrate the new year, we prepared a special piece for everyone who completed one transaction on @base in January 2025. Created by our legend artist, eBoy @eBoyArts Collect it here: phi.box/mint/8453-102/… 19 8:58 PM • Jan 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Come for the memes, stay for the based apps Base @base New here? Welcome to the onchain internet You arrived for the memes, now stay for what builders have been cooking. Some recs: - @moshicamera - @rodeodotclub - @warpcast_ - @blackbird_xyz - @Drakulaapp - @OnboardGlobal - @zora - @frenpetonbase - @interfacedapp - and so much more 21 9:30 PM • Jan 21, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Coming to @base for the first time? Here’s a 101 guide to the Base ecosystem Base @base There's SO much more to do onchain Check out this post from @davidtsocy x.com/davidtsocy/sta… 50 1:00 PM • Jan 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy WARNING: CODE RED ON @BASE Infected @infecteddotfun BREAKING: Pandemic 2025 by @infecteddotfun is launching soon on @base Infected is a new, hyper speculative, pandemic simulation game. - 30 deadly viruses (each virus = memecoin) - Live Humans = Active wallets on Base - Infect the most population in 7 days = Win it's a… 19 1:17 PM • Jan 22, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy If you’re based, mint a @BasedChicks All proceeds go directly to @eissakilo to help him and his two children immigrate and build a better life EISSA KILO @eissakilo Good morning! This morning is truly the best I’ve had in two years. I feel immense gratitude and overwhelming joy. I sincerely thank @davidtsocy for minting 500 art pieces of @BasedChicks on @base. This incredible step has brought me closer to my goal of building a better life… 10 8:37 AM • Jan 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Builders back builders B888B @BB88888888888BB absolute chad right here @davidtsocy helping @eissakilo reach one step closer towards his goal. if everyone on @base just mint 1 based chicks, Eissa and his 2 kids will be able to migrate to Canada and have a better chance at life there. 16 8:38 AM • Jan 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The @metmuseum on @base Base @base The Met (like THE MET the met) just dropped an onchain game on Base Uncover connections across @metmuseum's iconic collection in Art Links New challenges drop every Thursday through April 2025 9 5:32 PM • Jan 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Thank you Base God Base God @tybasegod Run it back baldo, Rise and Shrine returns for Season 2! paragraph.xyz/@basegod/rise-… All contestants will receive a Base God desk toy, and top shrines have a chance at additional prizes. Submissions close Feb 6. 61 3:03 PM • Jan 27, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Long or short CT accounts’ reputation on @base Ethos @ethos_network Today we’re excited to launch our second product built on the Ethos protocol - ethos.markets Leveraging the power and data of Ethos as the foundation, we’ve enabled a new type of market that has never existed before- InfoFi for Reputation 7 4:32 PM • Jan 29, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The @base community welcomes @farmfrenslol with open arms Base will always be an open platform that anyone can build on and keep building on Farm Frens @farmfrenslol FEBRUARY IS FOR FRENS Dear Frens, we know many of you have been asking "wen tge" because we had previously announced January as our launch month. Unfortunately, several days ago Telegram made a surprise announcement forcing TON (so-called "The Open Network") to now… 53 11:23 AM • Jan 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy A new kind of SocialFi is coming soon to @base Infected @infecteddotfun our conviction on SocialFi $trump, clout, triberun.. now everyone is saying "finally socialfi is coming back" but here's the thing. if you think socialfi is just about influencers or celebrities with their token, you’re missing the bigger picture. you're not even seeing 1% of… 38 11:32 AM • Jan 30, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy ETH aligned For degens, by degens Just use @flaunchgg on @base ƒlaunch @flaunchgg The meme meta just changed. flaunch.gg is live now, only on @base 25 9:25 AM • Jan 31, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Rise up Flaunchies 93 10:24 AM • Jan 31, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy l0ading waterpark... [■■■■■■■□□□] 71% synced flipp @flippplol never stop flipping. drop your @base name & RT 4 4:45 PM • Jan 31, 2025 Infrastructure / Tooling Updates David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Reminder: you can now buy any token in @CoinbaseWallet using Apple Pay Oh and zero fees if you’re buying USDC Onramping just got a whole lot easier Coinbase Wallet 🛡️ @CoinbaseWallet ICYMI: Seamless checkout with Apple Pay. Coinbase Wallet users in the US can use Apple Pay for an easy, secure, and private way to purchase tokens for their wallet. 42 12:10 PM • Jan 11, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy USDT is now officially available on @base wbnns.base.eth @wbnns Tether $USDT has just been added to the Superchain Token List and will become bridgeable to Base shortly via community bridges 65 12:15 PM • Jan 14, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy FYI: @base’s gas target has now successfully been raised to 21 Mgas/s Be sure to follow @wbnns to stay in the loop on our weekly gas target increases wbnns.base.eth @wbnns On Wednesday this week, Base is pumping up the per-block gas target from 20 to 21 Mgas/sec Gas target increases are part of our continued scaling work to bring 1 billion+ people onchain while keeping Base super fast and cheap 14 12:30 PM • Jan 15, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy The average transaction fee for a @base swap is $0.0091 Conor @jconorgrogan The average transaction fee for Solana has spiked to $0.4+ in recent days. I believe this is an all-time high for the chain 113 3:52 PM • Jan 23, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Privacy is a fundamental human right, and we’ll continue to support onchain privacy innovation on @base The global onchain economy needs privacy to fulfill its mission Toady Hawk @toady_hawk wait wait if @base was supposed to be the fed chain, why was it the first place we saw: 1) an L2 zk privacy mixer in @Veildotcash by @apex_ether 2) a provable zk social app @anoncast_ / @anondotworld powered by $ANON (by @Slokh), and now 3) a privacy-first AI interface with… 70 8:20 PM • Jan 27, 2025 David Tso (dave.base.eth) 🛡️ @davidtsocy Everyone, everywhere deserves to save in stablecoins like USDC @Go_Karsa now enables global USDC access – all built on @base Karsa | YC W25 @Go_Karsa Introducing Karsa: The global dollar account. 1B+ people across the world face severe inflation, limited dollar access, and strict controls on crypto. Karsa is a stablecoin neobank that's peer-to-peer under the hood—global, uncensorable, and incredibly simple. 56 1:30 PM • Jan 29, 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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