# This Week on Base: Founders choose Base, crypto at Chipotle, and more

**Published by:** [This Week on Base](https://paragraph.com/@thisweekonbase/)
**Published on:** 2025-10-24
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@thisweekonbase/10-24-2025

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Founders are choosing Basea16z just released their State of Crypto 2025 report, ranking the top chains founders are building on. Ethereum and Base are the #1 and #2 chains founders choose. That's based. Base Build @buildonbase Ethereum and Base are the #1 and #2 chains founders choose to build on Read more about what founders are doing in a16z's 2025 State of Crypto: a16z crypto @a16zcrypto Our latest State of Crypto report is here. The main theme for the year is the maturation of the crypto industry: • Traditional financial institutions and fintechs launched crypto products • DeFi and stablecoins went mainstream • Blockchains got faster and cheaper • The 676 10:46 AM • Oct 22, 2025 Base Pay hits the real world Flexa now supports Base Pay across major U.S. merchants:ChipotleRegal CinemasBarnes & NobleSheetzAnd morePay with crypto straight from mini apps in the Base app. Base @base Base Pay is now live across @FlexaHQ's merchant network. Pay at merchants like Chipotle, Regal, Barnes & Noble, and Sheetz, right from mini apps inside of @baseapp. Flexa @FlexaHQ Now available: faster, more seamless USDC checkout with Base Pay. Flexa and @base are teaming up to make it easy for any merchant to accept digital asset payments with the fastest onchain checkout experience for USDC. No wallets to manage, no risk of fraud, no added complexity. 955 9:51 AM • Oct 16, 2025 Coinbase acquires EchoBig moves in the capital stack: Coinbase acquired Echo, the leading onchain fundraising platform. New rails for raising capital are available to the Base ecosystem. Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase Bringing back Up Only was just the warm up. We’ve acquired @echodotxyz, the leading onchain capital raising platform. → Joining builders with community capital → Giving investors access to new opportunities → Growing economic freedom worldwide 4,316 3:11 AM • Oct 21, 2025 Powering the electric future Daylight raised $75M to build a decentralized energy network that powers the grid of the future. Distributed energy meets onchain coordination. Daylight @daylightenergy_ We’ve raised $75M to build the decentralized energy network powering the world’s most important commodity: electricity. This funding helps us move faster toward an electric grid that delivers what the old one no longer can: affordability, reliability, and abundant power. 1,911 5:38 AM • Oct 16, 2025 …and so much moreChainlink has integrated S&P Global Ratings onto Base, making stablecoin risk assessments accessible directly to smart contracts.LiveArtX introduced DeFi for Cultural RWAs, bringing art and luxury assets like Picassos and Rolexes onchain.Memory Protocol launched FollowSync, letting you take your X follows to the Base app.Solv Protocol integrated $cbBTC natively on Base.AllUnity launched EURAU, a Euro-backed stablecoin.Velora integrated Base’s native bridge for seamless ETH–Base transfers.Hacken arrived to run protocol audits + pen tests on Base.Recall is bringing AI competitions onchain, with transparent model rankings.Common lets communities launch tokens, mint namespaces, run contests, gate access, and swap natively.SmartFunds makes it easy to create compliant, tokenized SPVs in minutes, no lawyers or spreadsheets required.normal mfer dropped Episode 5 of their animated series: “Shoot Your Shot”.Beyond integrated with Base, bringing true Bitcoin interoperability, letting you move BTC, LSTs, and Runes directly to and from Base.basketball.xyz lets you collect player cards, build a lineup, and compete in a basketball tournament..Kairos launched on Base, unlocking onchain yield and interest rate hedging.fxhash's new coin launcher makes it simple to create and collect.Bond (formerly Royal) rebranded and relaunched, connecting music and onchain ownershipOverHerd is giving away $100,000 for anonymous takes in the Base app.Rainbow added Base support to RainbowKit.Talent Protocol is gathering 80 creatives in Lisbon on Nov 5 for a mini app build sprint.Backroom launched Backroom Deals, an ICM incubator on Base, powered by Aerodrome. Base @base keep climbing 2,895 10:18 AM • Oct 21, 2025 Based builders keep shipping. The onchain world keeps expanding. See you next week

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