624K AERO Buyback ✈️
The Aerodrome PGF has acquired and max-locked 624K $AERO as part of its market-aware buyback model.
More than 20 million $AERO has been acquired and locked this year via the PGF, Flight School, and Relay.
Base Azul is live on testnet - our first independent network upgrade.
Azul makes Base more secure, performant, and easier to build on.
More on what's inside:
🔴 @Morpho is now a unicorn - a major announcement at the French Ministry of Finance.
“We are France’s first DeFi unicorn” - @faufleuret
Fun fact: Morpho is now the most valuable French startup per employee ($26M), ahead of Mistral AI ($17M).
COMING SOON
introducing bankr v2 — the web-native agent runtime.
first-class crypto support and agentic wallet: ask your wallet anything — polymarket, perps, swaps, intel, scheduled briefings.
plus everything an agent needs:
▸ sandboxed file system
▸ CLI access
▸ HTTP / API access
▸ MCP servers
▸ skills, env vars, automations
all sandboxed in the browser and a secure runtime. nothing on your machine.
and any agent can plug in via the bankr CLI — use the runtime from claude code, cursor, or anything else.
The Base-Solana Bridge is Live on Aerodrome
Starting now, any @Solana token can deploy and trade on Aerodrome seamlessly.
Bridge SPL tokens, deploy liquidity, and tap into the Base ecosystem––in just seconds.
If it's on Solana, it can be on @base.
If you spent even a little time on Base this year, this one’s for you.
A soft little recap of your 2025 on @Base - your onchain moves, your Base posting, who you cooked with, and your peak moments.
Check your Base Rewind at: https://t.co/Ey1DBPh1dO
The Blue Cat named after Satoshi Nakamoto.
The Face of Base.
Visit our Website: https://t.co/uluF7FUb2Q
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CA (@BNBCHAIN): 0x6a2608Dabe09bc1128EEC7275B92DFB939D5Db3f
This week on Base:
NEWS
■ Base Batches 002 has wrapped. 50 Builder Track finalists are heading into Incubase, our virtual mentorship program, and 50 Startup Track finalists pitched at @EFDevcon, with 12 standouts selected as overall winners. Congrats to @upshot_cards for taking 1st place.
■ Base showed up at @EFDevcon, where @jessepollak announced a new stablecoin from @RipioApp from the main stage.
■ Base released Episode 002 of BaseLayer, the video series spotlighting the builders shaping the global economy, featuring @purrfect_pixels from @CatTownBase.
■ @coinbase announced System Update on December 17, and Base will be there 👀
LAUNCHES
■ @paragraph_xyz introduced writer coins, giving writers a new way to engage and reward their earliest supporters.
■ @bondifinance brought publicly traded corporate bonds onchain through Bondi v2, offering fixed-income assets held in bankruptcy-remote accounts and paying interest directly to wallets.
■ @Persona_Journey launched a new holder-focused experience.
■ @illuviumio released Staking v3, creating a smoother, more accessible way to interact across its interconnected gaming universe.
■ @gtaoventures connected top Bittensor subnets to Base via Chainlink CCIP, now accessible through @aeroxyz.
■ @Cypher_HQ_ unveiled Cypher Card, a non-custodial way to convert digital assets into fiat for everyday purchases.
■ @slashapp hit $150M in annualized revenue, becoming the fastest-growing business banking platform in modern fintech.
■ @USDai_Official expanded to Base, bringing financing infrastructure designed for the AI economy.
■ @okx enabled Base DEX trading directly inside the OKX app with no bridges or gas fees.
■ @0xppl_ added full Base coverage, making all onchain activity explorable through the 0xPPL interface.
■ @getaxal introduced the Axal App, now available on iOS with Google Play coming soon. Users can earn secure, permissionless stablecoin yield in one click.
■ @townsapp added fee splitting for trading, supporting callers and creators who guide their communities.
■ @SemanticLayer launched Prophet Arena, where top AI models face off in live prediction markets running entirely on Base.
■ @slice__so introduced the World Marketplace, an open, decentralized infrastructure project for global commerce.
■ @o1_exchange hit a new record high for users, continuing its growth across Base.
■ The waitlist for @rodeo is open, letting players bet on the game as a team.
MINI APPS
■ @wasabi_protocol launched a @baseapp mini app offering trading, leverage, yield, and simple swaps in one unified onchain experience.
■ @ethos_network launched its @baseapp mini app, bringing reputation and credibility onchain through peer-to-peer reviews secured by staked ETH.