Back in one of my earlier posts I covered Golden Pirate Base on @base.
This is a quick unbiased update — not a paid post, just what I’m seeing. 🏴☠️
Season 2 wrapped with over $4,000 paid out in rewards.
Top players got $500, $300, and $200. They expanded payouts to the top 40 this time (top 30 in S1).
The team also dropped over $1,000 to creators who posted about it.
Across both seasons that’s now over $7,000 total.
Solid.
Season 3 launched yesterday.
The core loop is still collecting daily Silver to open chests for Gold coins — those rankings matter most.
Your Crab mines extra Gold every day, Whale multiplies and holds the Gold from your chests, and Skeleton brings in more Silver automatically.
New addition: the parrot mini-game.
Collect parrots to enter the big Grand Pirate Raffle — more parrots equal better odds, but even one can still win.
You can also do daily tasks for extra Silver and invite friends to earn 50% of whatever Silver they spend.
The team announced they will widen contests, treasure hunts, and chest battles so more people have a shot.
Why this mini-game matters?
It gives a way to earn small amount’s of $USDC during slower markets just by playing consistently.
It also shows small teams can still deliver real rewards and keep users active on @base.
Potential risks?
Some players in S2 spent money expecting to make more but didn’t get it all back.
Important reminder: this is a game, not an investment.
No guarantee you’ll profit just by spending more.
Play for fun and support if you enjoy the build.
The higher you are on the leaderboard and the more active you are, the better your opportunity to earn — but it’s not a guarantee.
My take?
Golden Pirate Base fits right into Base’s 2026 vision — simple, accessible on-chain fun with real payouts, even from solo/small devs like @NotAMai_.
It’s the kind of grassroots stuff @jessepollak often talks about: apps that keep regular people active and transacting on the chain.
Worth a look if pirate stuff clicks with you.
This mini-app is a great example that @base is for Everyone 🟦
Who’s trying Season 3?
Base is beginning to explore a network token
We’re in the early phases of exploration, and don’t have any specifics to share around timing, design, or governance. We’re committed to bringing the community along with us, and building in the open.
Announcing a new bridge between Base and Solana.
For a better global economy to work, it needs to be interoperable and connected, not isolated and closed.
I see more and more posts on @CarlJohnsonCTO aka $CJ
I‘ve been following since the beginning (before the gang took over) and it feels like some motion is coming towards grove street
like when we went from 150k to 8M
but bigger 👀
GET A BAG OF $CJ BEFORE IT‘S TOO LATE
You will never make life changing money buying stocks that everyone talks about. The real money is made when you are the only fan, the only one pushing to buy, the one that looks insane. Don't be the type of person that waits for a team to win the Superbowl to become a fan.
Over the next 6 months, you will be given the chance to lock in a new financial level, permanently.
Don’t fumble reaching for more. Secure the level. Then expand.
The bull run has just started.
They don’t last long .
Stay frosty. Make the right decisions.
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