Finance is the gravity. @Base can move faster than most because they already own distribution, fiat ramps, and trust. Trading-first + finance-first UX turns the app into a payments router, then social becomes an overlay that actually converts.
And the timing is perfect: Polygon just spent >$250M buying Coinme + Sequence to assemble regulated stablecoin payments rails.
LATAM is where this clicks even faster: people already live in WhatsApp, deal with currency risk, and want dollar-like rails that “just work” without begging legacy systems for permission. Make stablecoin flows feel normal, and onchain stops being a niche. Then social becomes the compounding distribution loop, not the product.
What do world-class developers and world champion athletes have in common?
We decided to find out.
Pros Under Pressure
Episode 1: The Championship Mindset
ft: @McLarenF1 Team driver & Drivers' World Champion @LandoNorris
and Groq VP of Engineering @GavinSherry
Through the last year, I’ve been quiet on social media because I couldn’t find the right balance: I refuse to stay silent about my country’s reality, but I didn't want to sideline my industry (Web3), or even less, my profession (marketing). Today, I’m speaking up.
Miguel Uribe Turbay, senator and presidential precandidate has died today, two months after the June 7th attack in Bogotá. The shooter arrested is a minor. This was not “self-planned” as many claim it to be: authorities have arrested multiple suspects and investigative leads point to an organized network with possible involvement from FARC dissidents (Segunda Marquetalia).
Today, our country is in shambles, a family is broken, and colombians are, once again, in fear.
To those cheering this: shame on you. Applauding murder in any form or shape is abandoning our humanity, and in this case, democracy. Life over violence; rule of law over mafias.
May you rest in peace Migue.
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NFTs are unlocking real-world asset ownership—from real estate to IP—by enabling fractional investment, liquidity, and transparency.
Join @danielforeroj at https://t.co/1IrDLHezf6 2025 as he explores how tokenization is transforming traditional finance across LATAM and beyond.
Stagehand is getting really fast ...
See how Llama 3 70b on @GroqInc outperforms @OpenAI 4o in speed on this form fill
54.48 seconds for groq VS 62.75 for 4o🤯
Hi all 👉👈
We're excited to announce that we have raised our pre-seed funding for $1.5M. With this boost we aim to be the easiest, quickest, and simplest way in and out of crypto in LATAM.
Back to building… 🤓
*mic drop* 🎤