Welcome to the first-ever newsletter drop from the Onchain Media team! We’ll be doing this weekly—keeping you informed, plugged in, and riding the wave with everything happening onchain.
It’s Wednesday, and the markets are pulsing with momentum. Bitcoin's climbing toward $110K, ETH’s riding that tailwind, and the macro tides—tariffs, inflation, and political posturing—are setting the tone across the board.
In the U.S., landmark crypto legislation is finally picking up real traction. Meanwhile, the Onchain Media calendar this week? Packed. From NFTs to DeFi to the dogs of the internet, the vibes are high and the signal is strong!
Let’s catch up.
Markets in Motion
BTC and ETH continue their climb amid investor optimism that the Fed may hint at rate cuts soon—especially with U.S. inflation data dropping this week. Tariff tensions between the U.S. and China are adding pressure on consumer prices, and ironically, that macro volatility is fueling more eyes on crypto as a hedge.
Legislation Watch
Washington's heating up:
The CLARITY Act
The GENIUS Act (focused on stablecoins) is moving through the Senate, with major implications for U.S.-based stablecoin issuers.
The tone is shifting—slowly, but it’s shifting.
The Based NFT Show
🎙 Host: @latenightonbase & @BaseJunkie_
📍 Platform: @buildonbase
💡 Topic: NFTs & community
📺 Replay: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1dRJZYODRvMGB
Let’s Ride with BMX, Morpho & Peapods Finance
🎙 Host: @RachelOnchain & @D333z
📍 Account: @BMXDeFi
📺 Replay: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1zqKVjOWPnMKB
Topi Tuesdays
🎙 Host: @BaseJunkie_ & @latenightonbase
📍 Account: @BasedTopi
📺 Replay: https://x.com/BasedTopi/status/1932535976800497976
Tuesday Roundup
🎙 Host: @latenightonbase & @perfectpoolplay
📍 Account: @latenightonbase
📺 Replay: https://x.com/latenightonbase/status/1932528446376456698
Based Network Weekly
🎙 Hosts: @RachelOnchain & @latenightonbase
🐶 Guest: @ownthedoge
📍 Account: @buildonbase
📬 RSVP onchain via Unlock: https://app.unlock-protocol.com/event/based-network-weekly-ep-8-featuring-own-the-doge
Pulsechain x Base Stream
🎙 Host: @latenightonbase with @CryptoCoffee369
📍 Account: TBD
⏰ 1PM PT / 4PM ET
🔗 Link to be posted on Twitter this week
Based Weekly Roundup
🎙 Hosts: @RachelOnchain, @QuigleyNFT & @SecretBasealpha
📍 Account: @buildonbase
📬 RSVP onchain via Unlock: https://app.unlock-protocol.com/event/based-weekly-roundup-episode-6
The signals are loud:
→ Policy is no longer an abstraction. Crypto’s legislative era has begun.
→ Community-run shows are anchoring the culture. If you’re onchain and not tuning in, you’re missing where this space is actually being built.
NFT-forward community convos on the Based NFT Show
DeFi alpha and based energy on the BMX Let’s Ride livestream with Morpho and Peapods Finance
Own The Doge is heating up this summer, and coming to NFT NYC soon
Unlock Protocol giving fans an onchain way to collect access to events. Culture meets infra in the best way, and we're about it
Topi lore is becoming a weekly tradition
This newsletter is the start of something we’ve been wanting to share for a while—a way to keep the signal strong, highlight what’s moving, and celebrate what we’re building together.
If you’ve been here from the start, thank you. If you’re just tuning in, welcome. Whether you’re dropping memes, shipping product, vibe coding, or just following along with what’s happening onchain, you’re part of this. What we build now is what Base—and the broader onchain world—will reflect tomorrow.
We’re just getting started.
— Rachel & Bill
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