# This week on Base: A new animated series, cozy cat towns, global buildathons, and more

> A new animated show starring Fred Armisen. A cozy game where you play as a cat. A new method for scientific funding. Global buildathons. Here's what's happening onchain.

**Published by:** [This Week on Base](https://paragraph.com/@thisweekonbase/)
**Published on:** 2025-04-04
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@thisweekonbase/03-31-25

## Content

Offbeat animations, onchainEmmy-winning director Rob Shaw and Portland’s Flannel Donut studio bring you You Play Too Much: a surreal animated series starring Fred Armisen. The first episode is now onchain via Zora. zora @zora 184 2:34 PM • Mar 31, 2025 A cozy life, onchainEver dreamed of a quiet life as a cat in a charming little town? Cat Town is an onchain cozy game where you can chat with locals, browse the shops, and (soon) compete in weekly fishing tournaments. Ready to explore? tara.base.eth @purrfect_pixels Lets talk @CatTownBase ! Here are some recent Cat Town updates for the month of April! Massive thank you and shoutout to @PeaTeaSix for writing the original update article Radio station got a fresh music upgrade New areas + buildings: Paulie’s Café, Loafing Around, 30 10:36 AM • Apr 3, 2025 Funding biotech, without the bureaucracyFor centuries, science has been funded by a slow-moving bureaucracy: Applications, grants, and endless review panels. What if we just… didn’t? Bio Protocol is here to shake things up and bring funding to researchers in new ways. The future of biotech is onchain, because the next big breakthrough shouldn’t be stuck waiting in someone’s inbox. Base @base Scientific funding has long been controlled by legacy institutions, with grant processes that drag on for months or years @bioprotocol is here to make funding faster, cut out middlemen, and bring biotech research onchain A new model is here 405 10:01 AM • Apr 1, 2025 Base Batches: The next wave of onchain buildersA global program for teams building the future: - Join in a buildathon - Earn a spot in an incubator - Pitch for funding at demo day Top teams will earn a share of up to $1M to bring their ideas to life. Base @base Introducing Base Batches: A global program for builders creating the next wave of onchain apps Join a buildathon ⮕ Earn a spot in an incubator ⮕ Pitch on demo day for funding Top teams that make it to the end will earn a share of up to $1M 691 10:49 AM • Apr 2, 2025 Base is for ____Last week, we showed you all the things Base is for. Now, it’s your turn. Fill in the blank, share what you’re building, and claim your space in the onchain movement with a new site, vibe-coded by Aneri. As always, this is just a slice of what’s happening onchain. Around the world, people are building, creating, and reshaping what the internet can be — and it's happening on Base.

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