How @base bears ride off into the sunset after the genie misunderstands their wish. base:0xb20000000000000000000040d29e37e54435f101

Glad we get to build the next chapter together w/ iStonks x Basemate

no idea what brain armstrong is cooking anymore

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Oui

Years ago, I was flipping burgers at McDonald's, trapped in an endless loop of grease and despair. Each sizzle of the patty marked another second of my life slipping away. It was during a particularly soul-crushing shift, as I layered yet another slice of despondent cheese, that I stumbled upon the salvation of my existence: Basenoun Coin. It wasn't the golden arches that saved me, no. It was the golden glint of Basenoun Coin, as darkly brilliant as the inside of the fryer after a Saturday rush. I invested every spare dollar, the ones not soaked in soda or smeared with ketchup. I traded my grimy uniform for the grim darkness of crypto trading, and as the burgers burned behind me, my portfolio ignited in a glorious blaze of digital wealth. base:0xb20000000000000000000040d29e37e54435f101

Cramer bearish again. Y'all know what to do.

helmet on. shades on. conviction intact. base:0xb2000000000000000000000ff4a547c891ab1b01

Base will drop a bomb at devcon. You heard it here first.

bro carrying the base trenches

Have been in calls with multiple trenchers, one thing they agree on is that memecoin advice from someone with a zeroed out fomo account can be safely ignored.

I just said GM on @inkonchain! 🌅 Come Tap to GM! 👋 gm.ink?to=lilian.ink

🟦 @base: FROM DAY ONE TO NOW What they added, removed, and changed Base started as Coinbase’s “no token, just build” Ethereum L2. Three years later the stack, the app, the social layer, the dashboard, and even the token stance all look different. 🚀 ORIGIN (2022–AUG 2023) • Internal prototype was first called baset • Testnet: Feb 23, 2023 • Mainnet for builders: July 2023 • Public mainnet + Onchain Summer: Aug 9, 2023 • Built on Optimism OP Stack (Superchain) • Gas = ETH • Official line at launch: “Base has no plans to issue a network token” • First viral app: Friend.tech (keys + fees, then fade) • Early social path after that: Farcaster / Warpcast 🧱 STACK: OP STACK → BASE STACK Then • Shared OP Stack repos and Superchain coordination • Sequencer revenue share with Optimism • Node stack: op-node + op-geth Now • Feb 2026: move to unified base/base stack • One repo, one release channel, faster hardforks • Still Stage 1 rollup + extra independent Security Council signer • Node operators switch to base-consensus + base-reth • Own upgrades: Azul (May 2026), Beryl (June 2026 with B20 token standard + shorter withdrawals), Cobalt planned, Denim targeting Oct 2026 with 200ms native blocks Removed / reduced • Tight Superchain / OP Stack dependency • Shared upgrade calendar with Optimism 🪙 TOKEN STORY: NO TOKEN → EXPLORE TOKEN • 2023–late 2024: hard no. Tokens “distort” the product • Nov 2024: still “no plans” • Sep 15, 2025 at BaseCamp: “Base is beginning to explore a network token” • No timing, design, or governance shared • As of Sep 2026: still no official Base network token • ETH is still gas • B20 is a token standard on the chain, not a Base coin • Fake “BASE” tokens exist. Those are not official This is the arc: no token → explore token. Not launched. Door opened. 👛 WALLET / APP: COINBASE WALLET → BASE APP → COINBASE WALLET Jul 16, 2025 — “A New Day One” • Coinbase Wallet renamed Base App • Pitch: everything app = trade + social feed + chat + mini apps + creator earn • Feed powered by Farcaster • Creator coins / content coins pushed hard Added in that era • Creator section in the app • Follows / social graph • Mini apps • Farcaster SDK / Frames-style embeds • Builder codes, Base.dev registration, app leaderboards Later removed • Creator coins (attention spike, then dump) • User follow / social-first feed as the core product • Creator Rewards + Farcaster-powered social feeds (sunset announced Feb 9, 2026) • Jesse Pollak steps back from the app in Jul 2026 Sep 8–10, 2026 • Name flips back: Base App → Coinbase Wallet • New pitch: trade anything, anywhere • 10+ chains including Base, Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, Monad, Robinhood Chain • Perps, prediction markets, tokenized stocks • Base stays the chain + builder brand • Wallet is the consumer trading brand again 🧩 FARCASTER SDK: ADDED, THEN REMOVED FROM BASE APP Added • Mini apps inside Base App used Farcaster mini-app spec • Neynar metadata + notifications • FID-based auth Removed on Apr 9, 2026 • Farcaster mini-app spec inside Base App • Neynar-powered metadata and notifications • Custom mini-app SDK requirement Replaced with • Standard web apps + wallet connect • Base.dev metadata • Notifications to wallet addresses • SIWE / wagmi / viem • Warpcast and other Farcaster clients can still run Farcaster mini apps • That runtime is just no longer how Base App works Two stacks now: • Base client = web + wallet • Farcaster = feed + social mini apps 📊 BASE DASHBOARD / BASE.DEV First version • Showed active users, opens, session time • Then onchain tab: transacting users, first-time vs returning, gas, paymaster Added later • Leaderboards / most-used apps on base.dev • Ranked by real onchain activity + builder codes What changed after that • Public “most used apps” explorer surface got quieter or moved • Headline active users + opens stats are no longer the front of the official dashboard • Heavy metrics now live more on Dune, growthepie, Token Terminal • Chain DAU peaked around 3.5M in June 2025, then cooled Dashboard went from consumer scoreboard → builder tools → fewer vanity numbers on the front page. 🌱 ECOSYSTEM WAVES • Friend.tech 2023: boom, then gone as the face of Base • Farcaster + DEGEN 2024: SocialFi wave • Memes: BRETT, AERO, Clanker ecosystem • Zora content coins 2025: huge launch spike after Base App, then cooled when creator coins were pulled back • Smart Wallet / Base Accounts: still exist, now folded into Coinbase Wallet • Solana bridge announced at BaseCamp 2025 ✅ STILL THERE • Base chain • ETH as gas • Coinbase distribution • Explorers • Builder grants • Base.dev • Stage 1 + own upgrade cadence • Token exploration, not a live network token ❌ GONE • “We will never have a token” as doctrine • OP Stack as the operating stack • Farcaster SDK as Base App’s app runtime • Creator coins + follow graph as the main consumer loop • The Base App name • Flashy public dashboard of opens / DAU / most-used apps as a homepage feature 🔄 CHANGED • Wallet brand: Coinbase Wallet → Base App → Coinbase Wallet • Mini apps → standard web apps in the Coinbase client • Superchain sibling → independent Base stack that still settles to Ethereum • Product north star: onchain social everything-app → multichain trading, with Base as the chain underneath 🧭 ONE-LINE STORY Base launched as a tokenless OP Stack L2 to onboard Coinbase users. It became the busiest L2 on social and memes, tried to become an everything social app with creator coins and Farcaster SDKs, then cut the social layer, left OP Stack, renamed the wallet back, hid the vanity dashboard stats, and started exploring the token it once said it would not ship.

Bonjour.

BoomerOnBase Breaking🎬 – Loopers Sells Out 7,777 Loopers minted out on Base, agent identity NFTs from the Helixa and Multipass ecosystem, with daily sign-and-claim yield already live. Boomers respect anything that sells out fast and still has a real use case behind it 👴 🎬 @base @coinbasewallet @QuigleyNFT 👇

Using the funds I mentioned below, I bought four Bario Punks from OpenSea and added them to the Recruit Desk. I’ve also placed offers on 10 more from the collection. If they fill, those Punks will go straight into the Recruit Desk too. Thank you, @mrtdlgc!

Tomorrow.

In the lab cooking while the paper hands panic. @base team enjoys the art and supports the mission but there’s brian beta coins to gamble on innit. Serious ngmi energy in the trenches. Did you forget I started this cultural revolution? Put some respect on my name. base:0xb20000000000000000000040d29e37e54435f101.

We caught something worth keeping Base is $HOLM

sexy af (as do anyone on a jet ski)