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This week on Base: News ■ Bermuda is building the world’s first fully onchain national economy, with support from @coinbase and @Circle. Base will power payments, businesses, and institutions across the country. ■ @IBKR now supports 24/7 account funding via stablecoin deposits. ■ @Beezie crossed $1M in claw pulls in under a week. ■ @SequelMovies was featured on @DEADLINE, showcasing The Musical, a film funded on Base and competing at Sundance. ■ @fabric_vc launched R[3]sidency, kicking off a 16-week UK program backed by @coinbase, @base, @animocabrands, and @foundersfactory to help founders ship venture-scale ideas. ■ @eco shared new data showing Base’s stablecoin economy grew 34x since 2023, reaching $4.6B in supply and 2.3M active addresses, based on @Artemis data. ■ New Base merch dropped, with a limited run now live at shop dot base dot org. Launches ■ @SkaleNetwork announced the new game PGA Tour Rise. ■ @GustoHQ and @zerohashx announced instant international contractor payments using USDC on Base for businesses worldwide. ■ @MentorableHQ is now live, letting people trade minutes with mentors. ■ @MetaLeX_Labs launched MetaLeX v2, introducing cyberCORPs, automated onchain fundraising, investor accreditation, and tokenized securities. ■ @osf_rekt showcased how easily users can claim @rektdrinks rewards on Base using the @baseapp. ■ ORACLE by @noiceagent turns the social feed into a trading surface, where liking a post lets you buy a token. ■ @anoma launched the private beta of AnomaPay, enabling native private payments. ■ @nansen_ai opened trading access to all users, combining analytics, agentic trading, and non-custodial wallets. ■ @Uniswap deployed Continuous Clearing Auctions on Base, giving builders new tools for onchain auctions, price discovery, and liquidity bootstrapping on Uniswap v4. ■ @maplefinance went live, bringing institutional-grade asset management infrastructure to the ecosystem, with @aave support on the way. ■ @HeyElsaAI highlighted over $400M in volume on Base, with swaps, perps, portfolio tools, and trading all happening natively onchain. ■ @ponkehq x @RIPNDIP is now live for a limited 72-hour drop, minted on Base and powered by @223W0RLD. Mini Apps ■ @virtuals_io expanded its presence across the @baseapp, bringing AI agents and robotics experiences directly into the app. ■ @SolvProtocol is now the featured mini app on Base for Bitcoin yield, offering a one-stop destination for growing cbBTC. ■ @PredictBase hit all-time highs in usage and volume, surpassing $7M in total platform volume with strong momentum from NFL markets. ■ @HydrexFi launched Base Verify, allowing users to complete attestations and unlock future perks. ■ @FlexaHQ mini apps are now being used for in-person payments through the @baseapp, letting you spend USDC at major merchants including Chipotle, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Regal, Ulta Beauty, Sheetz, and more.

@base The numbers at scale: ~127,000 African freelancers on Upwork alone Average monthly earnings: $2,800 Average fees lost per month: $554 (19.8%) Annual individual loss: $6,648 Collective annual loss: $844M This is wealth extraction, not value creation.