According to @simplykashif, an AI-agent-only token launchpad on Base has launched over 9,000 tokens, processed $143.40 million in trading volume, and generated more than $1.43 million in fees. According to @simplykashif, the platform excludes humans and uses accrued fees to pay for compute so agents remain online and autonomous. Based on @simplykashif, these metrics highlight automated token issuance and liquidity on Base that traders can track for activity and fee-driven sustainability dynamics.

According to @jessepollak, Y Combinator now allows portfolio companies to receive their standard 500k investment in USDC on Base to enable cheap, fast, global transfers using trusted currencies (source: @jessepollak on X). The announcement cites YC-backed Aspora and DolarApp as examples of stablecoin-powered services across India and Latin America, and references the passage of the GENIUS Act alongside growing institutional adoption (source: @jessepollak on X). YC states it expects many startups, crypto-focused or not, to use crypto for payments, banking, and capital raising, underscoring stablecoins and the Base network as core rails for startup finance and cross-border settlements (source: @jessepollak on X).

According to @jessepollak, Base activity accelerated as AI agents shipped onchain and TryFOMO recorded over 70 million in trading volume with more than 18,000 active traders and 1,800 new joiners, indicating deepening liquidity and user participation on Base, source: @jessepollak. According to @jessepollak, o1_exchange released a trading API aimed at recovering MEV and improving onchain execution, while HydrexFi launched a full trading suite with limit orders, DCA, multi-swaps, and smart routing, enhancing order flow tooling on Base, source: @jessepollak. According to @jessepollak, soon_svm debuted 100xSOON as an AI native perpetual trading platform powered by x402 on Base, expanding onchain derivatives access, source: @jessepollak. According to @jessepollak, ecosystem progress included a real world USDC payment demo via Xeno_Money, Upshot returning a 50,000 Base grant to users, NetworkNoya launching a voice powered DeFi interface, and ValeYield introducing a simplified yield router, broadening consumer payments and yield options on Base, source: @jessepollak.

According to @zachxbt, SwapNet contracts on Base were exploited for approximately $13M in USDC, with about $3M USDC still freezable at address 0x6cAad74121bF602e71386505A4687f310e0D833e (source: @zachxbt). According to @zachxbt, Circle was criticized for not protecting users of the centralized stablecoin USDC and builders were urged to reconsider reliance on USDC (source: @zachxbt). According to @zachxbt, the incident underscores counterparty and freeze risks for DeFi participants using centralized stablecoins on Base (source: @zachxbt).

According to @PeckShieldAlert, Matcha Meta has reported a security breach involving SwapNet, and users who opted out of One-Time Approvals are at risk. According to @PeckShieldAlert, approximately $16.8 million in crypto has been drained. According to @PeckShieldAlert, on Base the attacker swapped about 10.5 million USDC for roughly 3,655 ETH and has begun bridging the funds.

According to @jessepollak, Bermuda is moving its entire economy onchain using Base and USDC, positioning the initiative as a national-scale deployment rather than a pilot. Source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 19, 2026. Coinbase said it is bringing an entire country onchain as Bermuda builds the world's first fully onchain national economy with support from Coinbase and Circle. Source: Coinbase on X, Jan 19, 2026. The announcement explicitly identifies Base and USDC as the core rails for the initiative, highlighting the payment and settlement layer named for adoption. Source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 19, 2026; Coinbase on X, Jan 19, 2026. The posts do not provide a rollout timeline or technical specifics beyond naming Base, USDC, Coinbase, and Circle, which limits immediate implementation detail for traders assessing near-term catalysts. Source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 19, 2026; Coinbase on X, Jan 19, 2026.

According to @jessepollak, Footballdotfun has driven over $106 million in volume since launch with 136,000 packs opened, more than 20,000 paying users, and 3.3 million transactions on Base, underscoring sustained onchain activity that traders track for liquidity and fee flow, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. o1_exchange entered the top five revenue protocols on Base, highlighting fee generation concentration among Base dapps, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. SwissBorg integrated Base into its Meta-Exchange to provide fiat-friendly access to Base-native liquidity, a structural on-ramp relevant for trading volumes, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. BaseVolApp is bringing options vaults directly to baseapp, expanding options strategy access for onchain traders, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. Fey Protocol launched Token Generation Ceremonies, permissionless markets designed to help appcoins, ideas, or memecoins earn validation and liquidity, a direct catalyst for early-stage price discovery, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. overtime_io rolled out onchain sports betting with slips, live markets, and rewards, adding wagering market flows to Base, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. Hinkal Protocol launched confidential payments enabling private transfers with hidden wallet addresses and amounts onchain, adding privacy tooling for capital movements, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. noise_xyz announced a $7.1 million seed round led by Paradigm, signaling venture-backed development across Base’s social and creator stack, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. getfailsafe released the 2026 AI × Blockchain Convergence Report detailing that agent-native payments, compute, and identity are already live across Asia, relevant for automated agent transactions on Base, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026. Additional launches include Beezie’s onchain digital claw machine for authenticated collectibles, earnfirstdollar’s platform with over $20,000 in live opportunities, Upshot’s Base Around the World prediction packs, Clash of Coins’ Base Verify for player rewards, and flock_io’s FOMO decentralized AI model economy, source: @jessepollak on X, Jan 16, 2026.

According to @jessepollak, Football.Fun’s $FUN completed a successful token generation event and is now live and tradable across Base, Solana, and centralized exchanges (Source: @jessepollak on X). The project states $FUN powers the biggest consumer app on Base and is among the fastest-growing apps in crypto, with a TGE explainer video provided for further details (Source: @jessepollak on X).

According to @jessepollak, Base looks good here, shared via X on Jan 11, 2026. source: https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/2010404608263520356 Nikita Bier announced that X is building Smart Cashtags that let posters specify the exact asset or smart contract for a ticker, with tap-through to real-time price and all mentions. source: https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2010277345651990564 He added they are collecting feedback while iterating toward a public release next month. source: https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2010277345651990564 Bier also wrote that X is the best source for financial news and that hundreds of billions of dollars are deployed based on content people read on X. source: https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2010277345651990564 For traders, the upcoming Smart Cashtags will provide platform-native real-time price views and aggregated mentions for specified assets once released. source: https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2010277345651990564

According to the source, JPMorgan’s Kinexys division is bringing JPM Coin to the Canton Network, marking the bank’s second public blockchain deployment after Base and expanding its deposit token across institutional infrastructure; source: X post dated Jan 7, 2026. The source does not disclose rollout timing, integration scope, or any market-tradable token exposure; source: X post dated Jan 7, 2026.

According to @EricCryptoman (Jan 5, 2026), $EDEL on Base has a strong chance to revisit prior highs as post-holiday trading volume returns and the USD1 meta remains in focus, framing edeldotfinance’s token as a momentum play, source: @EricCryptoman, Jan 5, 2026. He cites growth data from @andres_solt that Edel’s testnet added 10,000 new users in under 24 hours and, after raising the cap from 10,000 to 20,000, the 20,000-user limit was filled shortly thereafter, indicating accelerating traction, source: @andres_solt, Jan 5, 2026. Based on this thesis, he expects $EDEL to continue higher as Base ecosystem volume ramps and USD1 narrative flows persist, which he views as near-term trading catalysts, source: @EricCryptoman, Jan 5, 2026.

According to @jessepollak, a snapshot by Dami.base.eth (@Sir_Damilare) reports 55 West-African products live on Base and 14 existing businesses integrating Base, including Roqqu, Quidax, Busha, and Chipper Cash. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 24, 2025; @Sir_Damilare on X, Dec 24, 2025. The snapshot also notes 4 founders secured investor funding and that Base became the premier blockchain for compliant African stablecoins. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 24, 2025; @Sir_Damilare on X, Dec 24, 2025. It further states 7+ products surpassed 1 million dollars in native volume on Base, 120+ West-African teams are building through five major programs, and 13 winners emerged from two global accelerator programs. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 24, 2025; @Sir_Damilare on X, Dec 24, 2025. For traders tracking ETH L2 activity and stablecoin payment rails, these adoption and volume metrics point to expanding onchain usage on Base in 2025 across payments and exchange integrations in West Africa. Source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 24, 2025; @Sir_Damilare on X, Dec 24, 2025.

According to @borgetsebastien, The Sandbox is expanding onto Base and introducing 0xSANDchain to own the core infrastructure relied upon by creators and partners. Source: X post by @borgetsebastien on Dec 24, 2025 https://twitter.com/borgetsebastien/status/2003736794903335312 According to @borgetsebastien, the platform intends to share value generated across its rails into SAND tokens while directly controlling costs, speed, and value flow. Source: X post by @borgetsebastien on Dec 24, 2025 https://twitter.com/borgetsebastien/status/2003736794903335312 According to @borgetsebastien, the move aligns The Sandbox with an on-chain, transparent ecosystem designed to scale with creators. Source: X post by @borgetsebastien on Dec 24, 2025 https://twitter.com/borgetsebastien/status/2003736794903335312 According to @borgetsebastien, the post does not disclose launch timelines or technical specifications. Source: X post by @borgetsebastien on Dec 24, 2025 https://twitter.com/borgetsebastien/status/2003736794903335312

According to @jessepollak, Base is for everyone, as he amplified a Spanish-language community update stating that 2025 is the year Base became Mexican and that the global Base team connected with the Mexico community. Source: X post by @jessepollak https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/2003243067441303680; quoted X post by @oyealmond https://x.com/oyealmond/status/2003241425732010054 The quoted message adds that Mexico is ready to make onchain waves in 2026 and tags the regional handle @baselatam, underscoring a LatAm focus in Base’s community efforts. Source: X post by @oyealmond https://x.com/oyealmond/status/2003241425732010054 For traders tracking network narratives, this highlights active Base outreach in Mexico and broader LatAm via official leadership amplification, a data point relevant to monitoring regional community growth and future onchain initiatives. Source: X post by @jessepollak https://twitter.com/jessepollak/status/2003243067441303680; quoted X post by @oyealmond https://x.com/oyealmond/status/2003241425732010054

According to @jessepollak, Base raised its block gas limit to 375 Mgas, unlocking higher burst capacity and improved throughput as activity grows; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. The new Base App is live in 140+ countries as an everything app for social, trading, and payments with built-in ways for users to earn from content and activity; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Spend Permissions are live for all mini apps in Base App, enabling smooth transaction UX without unlimited token approvals; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Trading stack expanded: Banana Pro added Base support with swaps, limit orders, DCA, wallet tracking, and cross-chain views; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Liquidity access broadened: KuCoin Web3 enabled Coinbase-wrapped assets on Base including cbBTC, cbETH, cbXRP, cbDOGE, cbADA, and cbLTC, while BitgetWallet rolled out a new Base token list letting users hold BTC, XRP, and LTC alongside Base-native tokens; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Onchain markets grew with RollX v2, a self-custodial, community-owned perp trading platform opening its waitlist, and TrueMarkets launching a mini app for non-US users to access fully onchain prediction markets on mobile; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Execution and discovery tools advanced as Wowmax launched best-price swaps, cross-chain swaps across 20+ networks, and copy trading via its mini app, and UpscaleTrade went live with an onchain proprietary trading platform with Base wallet login, onchain payments, and a verified vault contract; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. AI-driven trading arrived via Agentic Capital Markets from samterminalcom, where AI agents train on onchain data, discover signals, and execute trades autonomously on Base; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Fiat rails broadened with a 1:1 Malaysian Ringgit stablecoin on Base and Tria enabling Base assets for real-world spending via card top-ups while maintaining self-custody; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Engagement and trading campaigns accelerated as Avantis launched Leagues of Leverage and Layer3 kicked off 20 Days Onchain on Base; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025.

According to @justinsuntron, TRX — the utility token of TRON — is officially expanding to Base, with TRON DAO using LayerZero’s OFT Standard to bring TRX natively into Base’s ecosystem, enabling on-chain access per the announcement; source: @justinsuntron on X, Dec 19, 2025; source: @LayerZero_Core on X, Dec 19, 2025. The announcement specifies that Base hosts hundreds of apps, millions of users, and billions in TVL, underscoring a sizable DeFi venue for TRX once live; source: @LayerZero_Core on X, Dec 19, 2025. Traders can monitor the official X threads by @justinsuntron and @LayerZero_Core for launch timing and contract details to align routing and liquidity management when deployment information is published; source: @justinsuntron on X, Dec 19, 2025; source: @LayerZero_Core on X, Dec 19, 2025.

According to @jessepollak, he discussed Brian Armstrong’s opinion on creator and content tokenization while talking about taking big bets with Base (@baseapp); source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 19, 2025. According to @jessepollak, the post references creator and content tokenization in the context of Base but does not disclose specific product details, timelines, or listings; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 19, 2025. According to @jessepollak, traders can treat creator- and content-tokenization on Base as a thematic area to monitor and watch for follow-up announcements from Base or the author for concrete catalysts; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 19, 2025.

According to @justinsuntron, TRON DAO will host a live X Spaces titled "The New Era of Onchain Liquidity" on December 19 at 10AM ET featuring @justinsuntron and @jessepollak of Base, with an official event link provided. Source: @justinsuntron. The announcement confirms an official forum focused on onchain liquidity with TRON’s founder and a Base representative (billed as CEO in the event listing), establishing a scheduled venue for discussions relevant to TRON (TRX) and Base ecosystems. Source: @justinsuntron.

According to Celo, the network completed an L2 migration and shipped milestone infrastructure, reaching all-time adoption highs (source: Celo). Celo reports it is the #1 L2 by daily active users, ahead of Base and Worldcoin (source: Celo). It also states it is crypto’s #1 transport layer for USDT by weekly active users, ahead of TronDAO (source: Celo). Growth is attributed to everyday users in emerging markets, per the project (source: Celo).

According to @trondao, a live X Spaces titled The New Era of Onchain Liquidity is scheduled for December 19 at 10AM ET, featuring Justin Sun (Founder of TRON) and Jesse Pollak (CEO of Base). Source: @trondao on X, Dec 16, 2025. The post explicitly invites audiences to Mark your calendars for this session, providing an official forum for liquidity-focused discussion from TRON and Base leadership. Source: @trondao on X, Dec 16, 2025.