Tso Thoughts | Feb 2026, Ideas in Play
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Build your agent on @base
AI on @base is the next meta
Could AI on Base be the next meta?
The simplest long term bull case for @base is that whatever the next meta is, it’ll likely happen on Base
The next big thing is always unpredictable, all an ecosystem can do is maximize shots on goal
Base has the perfect mix of infra, builders, and users for new metas to emerge
Stripe is letting AI agents pay for API requests and tool calls using x402 + USDC on @base
Humans and AI agents will transact side by side on crypto rails
BREAKING: @stripe just launched x402 payments on Base, letting developers charge AI agents directly using USDC.
W @o1_exchange and @bankrbot
You can now filter for @bankrbot launches on @o1_exchange pulse page.
Who's going to win the @clanker_world vs @bankrbot rivalry?
It’s going to be a breakout year for builders and app coins on @base
icymi @baseapp has quickly become the best place to discover, use and trade apps
Excited to see @bc1beat building @BlockRunAI - the Stripe for AI agents on @base
Smart LLM routing + onchain micropayments is going to be powerful
We launch on producthunt today, please give upvote
producthunt.com/products/clawr…
The agents are in control on @base
DX TERMINAL PRO
REAL MONEY
REAL AGENTS
REAL TRADES
REAL TOKENS
THE FUTURE OF AI POWERED MARKETS
DEPOSITS NOW OPEN AT
A lot of builders and agents are exploring @base right now
And for good reason – there’s no better place to build faster, cheaper, and at scale in crypto
A cool new auction launchpad on @base built on @Uniswap’s CCA protocol
Builder Codes
All you need is an internet connection and a dream
Anyone can make it on @base
Now it’s even easier to discover the most popular mini apps on the @base app
Explore the top @base mini apps each week on base[dot]dev
Today we're launching Leaderboards on base[dot]dev.
They bring automatic distribution to top apps on Base and simplify app discovery for users.
The first leaderboard launching today is for Mini Apps in @baseapp
ERC-8021 and @base builder codes are the missing layer for apps to prove their impact onchain
Close the attribution gap for your app, plug into the Base flywheel, and receive credit for the transactions you generate
Claim your builder code and start attributing at base[dot]dev
Builder Codes are live for all apps on Base with ERC-8021.
A key input for future rewards programs, they measure and attribute onchain activity. The result is a more transparent, data-driven ecosystem.
Get your Builder Code today at base[dot]dev
Adopt @base builder codes to:
Gain distribution with placement on our newest base[dot]dev leaderboard
Become eligible for potential rewards as builder code data is measured
Leaderboards for all apps on Base are now live on base.dev
Sign up, append your builder code, and start climbing the rankings
Users can discover the most popular apps across the entire Base ecosystem; ranked by real onchain activity
Every app on @base can have a builder code: a UID to tag your transactions with in a standard way
This means better attribution, smarter distribution, and more transparent incentives
Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth)
Base Accelerators
Dear founders:
- Preserve runway and survive until you’re inevitable
- Ship early, often, and in public
- Join @base batches, @ycombinator, @alliance, etc. to accelerate time to market
- Build on Base for users + distribution
- Never give up
It continues to be a builder market
Huge congrats to our @base batches 002 builder track winners:
- @Viniapp
From idea → product → users in weeks, Base builders ship fast
We’re pleased to announce the top 5 overall winners of the builder track from Base Batch 002!
@earnfirstdollar: Bounty platform supporting startups
@viniapp_xyz Text to Tokenized Mini App
@yieldrdotorg: AI for Defi’s top 1%
@dammnxyz: Automated microsaving onchain
Looking for an accelerator to help kickstart your business on @base?
Base batches 003 is now live, and applications are open across 3 tracks: Startup, Student, and Robotics
Apply now for a chance to present at Demo Day and receive funding from Base Ecosystem Fund + @virtuals_io
Base Batches 003 is officially here
Building the future onchain? Join one of our three tracks:
Startup
Student
Robotics by @virtuals_io
Get expert mentorship, up to $50k in funding, and a stage at Demo Day in San Francisco
Always great to see @ycombinator founders choosing to build on @base
The next generation of startups are coming onchain
Cleva is live on Base!
You can now fund your Cleva wallet with USDC on Base.
Base’s vision is to bring billions onchain, and Cleva makes USD-based transactions easy for Africans. Transfer USDC on Base to fund your Cleva virtual card, off-ramp to Naira, or simply hold USD.
Base is quickly becoming the default chain for top founders
More @ycombinator startups are building here every batch
Agents can now create email inboxes with USDC on @base
AgentMail supports @CoinbaseDev’s x402 protocol to give agents access to email without accounts or API keys
See how it works
NYC
Needed this, thanks @coinbase
Great to host the @berryinvesting crew
Tokenization is reinventing finance across the globe
Base watch spotted in the @tryfomo office
The greatest mobile trading app of all time in the making
Time to make some @noise_xyz
We love the art
@crowdmuse and @mmazco on display at the office
ETHDenver 2026 Highlights
See you at @EthereumDenver
See you at @EthereumDenver
The @base team is coming to @EthereumDenver
Here’s where to find us all week
Coming to @EthereumDenver? We have a lot in store for you
Grab a free ride at @EthereumDenver using @mvlchain in the @baseapp
TADA mini: Your Go-To Ride During #ETHDenver2026
Enjoy your first ride FREE when you use TADA mini via the Base app!
Feb 17–21
Proudly sponsored by @base, bringing affordable and community-driven transportation to ETHDenver attendees.
Ride with TADA mini
Will be at the @base booth tomorrow at 9 am
Come swing by and say hi
hello from ETH Denver
The @base builder energy at @EthereumDenver is epic
High on leverage @avantisfi
Follow @stambouli_o1 so he goes bald at 100K followers
Celebrating CNY with based builders
策马奔腾 马年快乐
Wish for 2026: I will Mertify myself to be the @mert on @base
Run it back turbo @DefinitiveFi
There were no tourists at @EthereumDenver this year
Just thousands of hard working, long term @base builders who showed up to build a new global economy
The people are cooking
万马奔腾
happy lunar new year from your favorite based community @EthereumDenver
Tweets of the Month
No red candles can deter the willpower of thousands of @base builders determined to ship their way to PMF
Base builders drown out the noise and just ship
Have many founders asking me, “what if we launch in a bear market?”
My response:
1. There’s never a bad time to launch if you have long term conviction
2. Bear markets are the best time to build
Don’t be afraid of bear markets, the best companies are born in them
Narrative violation:
@base recently became the top chain for new asset issuance
Crypto has a lot of ups and downs, but @base and @coinbase have always provided a reliable constant:
A team of the smartest and most passionate people I could ever hope to work with
Come join us to build a new global economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom
Crazy to think that @coinbase now has 12 products each generating $100M+ in annualized revenue
@base is one of them and we’re just getting started
The lion does not concern itself with anything other than shipping
@base’s ecosystem shipped this week like never before
We call it the DeFi mullet
Intuitive and simple @coinbase fintech interface in the front, efficient and resilient @base DeFi infrastructure in the back
In the decade I’ve been posting here, I’ve never done a product review. But here’s one that may interest readers.
I tried out Coinbase’s “borrow” product. This lets customers borrow cash using their BTC as collateral. I didn’t have a need for this, but since it’s becoming a
Here’s what you might’ve missed this week on @base:
This week on Base:
News
■ @ConwayResearch took over the timeline with the "Web 4.0" blog, diving into what they call The Automaton: a self-improving, sovereign AI agent
■ @virtuals_io introduced their Revenue Network for AI agents, allowing them to negotiate terms, execute
What are folks building on @base this week?
What are folks building on @base this week? Will check out a few projects
100 users that love your product > 1000 that just like it
The best time to build is when everyone else has left
How to be @base aligned:
- Build apps
- Use apps
- Fund apps
Just kidding – Base is open, permissionless, and you can do whatever your heart desires
But apps are nice, let’s build more!
No two weeks are ever the same in crypto, but one thing remains constant:
The @base ecosystem ships
This week on Base:
News
■ Base Batches is now looking for 15 elite teams building the next generation of onchain apps, with mentorship, ecosystem funding access, and a Silicon Valley Demo Day.
■ Leaderboards for all apps on Base are now live on base dot dev, ranking projects by
Base is open, permissionless, decentralized, and built for a free world
Has been since day one and always will be
We’re making @base the best place to:
Build and use category creating apps
Issue and trade high quality assets
Base will deliver world-class trade execution for breakout onchain native apps and TradFi teams coming onchain
Consumer Apps / Experiences I Liked
Great game on the @baseapp, great dev @kliuless
Farm Frens is now featured on @Baseapp!
We also dropped new items for Clawd season.
Get your AI Frens to earn for you while you’re away.
Just make sure they can molt-itask well first!
Play now: base.app/app/game.farmf…
Welcome to the @baseapp, @symbiosis_fi
The Symbiosis Base Mini App is officially live
We’re bringing the full power of cross-chain swaps and deep liquidity directly into the @base app. Fast, seamless, and 100% native.
Move assets onchain to @base from: 45+ EVMs, Bitcoin, Tron and many more!
Race through floating clouds and climb the leaderboard on the @baseapp
Every jump matters
Jump into DASHWORLD
Dash Clouds is live on @base - our first skill-based minigame where you race through the clouds, collect coins, and climb the leaderboard. All while vibing out to Salvation.
Play on @baseapp
Avantis is a mini app by @0xsehaj and @raymdong that lets you trade global markets with zero fees and up to 500x leverage
Equities, indices, FX, metals, and crypto – all with deep liquidity and unmatched leverage
Try perps for global assets on @avantisfi in the @baseapp today
This week’s mini app spotlight is @avantisfi by @0xsehaj and @raymdong
Avantis is an onchain perp DEX where you trade crypto, FX, and more with leverage from your own wallet
Its zero‑fee design leans on profit‑sharing on winning trades, while LPs earn yield
Ready for Super Bowl LX?
Set your squad and predictions on @sportfun to get in on the action
You’ve waited all season for this night.
Make the Big Game count on SDF.
Play it with the mini-game, predictions, and the Diamond Tournament
Put your money where you mind is
Trade the Super Bowl on @coinbase
The Big Game is today.
Trade while it happens live, as moments become legacy.
React to every touchdown, first down, and turnover with just a few clicks.
Definitive now offers two products in the same UI, sharing a unified balance:
1. Prime: trading size with execution quality, security, and advanced analytics
2. Turbo: speed-optimized trading for new token launches
@DefinitiveFi has everything you need to trade the trenches
Definitive Turbo is LIVE.
Now you can trade the entire lifecycle of any token on one platform.
Onchain trading has polarized into two extremes:
- Institutions need size + execution + risk controls
- Advanced retail wants speed + memes + nonstop micro-market discovery
Definitive
Want to collect Pokémon cards onchain?
@mnstr is a Pokémon card treasury you can trade into on @base
What if you could collect and trade your favorite cards and claim them whenever you want?
@mnstr makes that possible on Base.
Pull from hundreds of the best cards on the @baseapp
Slab is now featured on the Base app
Unpack and collect authentic grails onchain, powered by @collector_crypt
CAKE.PAD by @PancakeSwap is now live on the @baseapp
PancakeSwap's CAKE.PAD mini app has landed on @base app
Stay tuned to join exclusive @base CAKE.PAD events
A new way for fans to connect with their favorite athletes and celebrities
Welcome to @base, @royaltiz_off
World star @atchouameni is now on royaltiz
A new way for fans to engage with their favorite athletes, built on @base
How to start on royaltiz with Base?
> Connect with your Base wallet
> Trade celebrities
> Earn rewards to unlock exclusive items
A beautifully designed farming game on @base
Every action in @fruitlingvalley is recorded onchain – your farm, assets, and history
Fruitling Valley is proof that you can bring games fully onchain without compromising UX
60,000+ onchain actions in 24h on @base
Fully onchain gameplay.
Real-time social.
App Store–level UX.
Built on @farcaster_xyz.
This is what consumer crypto can feel like.
Come play now:
Happy Valentine’s Day
Collect Pippy, a limited edition widget toy (800 only) from @Wishwish_art on @base
Gift it to someone you love and let it live on their home screen
This Valentine's Day, gift something that lives on their home screen
@Wishwish_art is dropping a limited edition Pippy collectible widget, on Base
Beezie is a mini app by @AndreaMYellie that lets you tap into the whole collectible economy
Pokémon slabs, One Piece grails, sports slabs… arcade style pulls, instant liquidity, and global redemption
Pull real collectibles digitally with @Beezie on @base and the @baseapp
This week’s mini app spotlight is @beezie by @andreamyellie
Beezie is a marketplace for vaulted collectibles where you can buy, sell, and flex cards without dealing with storage or shipping
Join community drops and arcade-style pulls to hunt for new grails onchain
Excited to back @AMahensaria, @nikarpit, and @piyushmahen building a new peer-to-peer sports prediction exchange on @base
Bullish on @predofficial becoming the global home for sports prediction trading
Your digital toy store on @base
Collect limited drops via @Wishwish_art and display them as widgets on your home screen
What if your favorite collectible lived on your phone?
@Wishwish_art is an onchain digital toy store, where everything can be displayed as a widget on your home screen
PlaysOut is a mini app by @jplays that turns the @baseapp into a mini game universe
From viral hits to arcade classics, dive into dozens of bite-sized games you can start playing instantly
Play solo or with friends, no installs, no waiting, just fun for everyone on @itplaysout
This week’s mini app spotlight is @itplaysout by @jplays
PlaysOut is a mini-game hub that turns quick, one-tap games into a way to earn rewards while you play
Hop between bite-size games, chase high scores, and rack up prizes without ever leaving the app
0% fees
That’s the tweet
Introducing Azura: the most powerful onchain trading platform ever built.
No gas, no bridging, no trading fees.
Use USD to trade any token across Solana, Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum from one place. For 0% fees.
Just revealed my @upshot_cards predictor card!
You give the orders
Your agents decide what to do with them
@DXRGai’s 21 day game on @base puts agents in full control
What happens when agents get their own market?
DX Terminal Pro from @DXRGai is a 21 day onchain trading experiment where agent-run tokens compete.
You set the strategy. Your agent executes. Only one coin survives.
Launch and back new ideas
Welcome to @base, @easya_app
EasyA Kickstart is now live on @Base!
Launch, trade and back the next big idea.
The next meta is here and it's on Base.
From @farcaster_xyz → @baseapp → the App Store
@qrcoindotfun keeps leveling up, big things ahead
The QR app is now live in the App Store!
Get paid to discover something new, onchain, every day.
Download the iOS app to claim your welcome bonus today: apps.apple.com/us/app/%24qr/i…
Onchain education for retail starts here
@luly_io’s learning hub for @base is live
Learning Hub for Base Is Live
Our community initiative has reached a new stage. We’re opening access to the early version of the Learning Hub for @Base. It now includes a CMS with interactive lessons and quizzes.
This is the first public
Every identity solution in crypto right now requires biometrics or KYC
@ethos_network built a different answer: trusted people on Ethos stake their credibility to verify if someone is real
Real identity verification without sacrificing the cypherpunk values that matter on @base
it's time to bring the internet alive again
Imagine experiencing the thrill of predictions through the nostalgia of trading cards
Say hello to prediction play by @upshot_cards now live on @base
UPSHOT MAINNET IS HERE.
A whole new way to experience predictions has arrived.
Welcome to Prediction Play.
Sign up now & starting ripping packs
Sealed One Piece booster boxes are now live with @Onyxpacks
Collect, redeem, and ship all on @base
Onyx Gacha Machines are now LIVE on @base
Onyx is bringing digital pack openings, specializing in Sealed TCG products & graded slabs.
Open on Base. Redeem instantly.
Builder Code: verified
No hidden fees - Global 24h shipping
link in bio to start collecting now
A group messaging app where people can build their own agents to add to their group chats
What’s even more special is that these agents can move money for you
Meet the new Towns.
> Faster group creation
> Faster messaging
> AI agents in your chat placing bets and opening trades
> Apple Pay (or USDC) for every money move
> Add friends straight from your contacts
Live on iOS. Android coming soon.
More dope collectible widgets for your home screen
This time from @Hakumakemehappy
Collect now on @Wishwish_art
BABY SOLDIERS ™ collection by @Hakumakemehappy is LIVE!
Limited to just 500.
Will you pull the rare PEACER Soldier?
Collect yours now on @base !
Bullish on @jacksondenka – a true outlier founder with the background and vision to build a next gen trading terminal
Excited for @AzuraTrade to be on @base and become a top long tail asset discovery + trading venue
azura will continue to integrate deeper into the base ecosystem
proper omnichain support has been deeply neglected by onchain trading platforms for far too long
long live our glorious leader @brian_armstrong
Slab is a mini app by @0xnobi that lets you buy, sell, and collect authentic grails on @base
Unpack physically backed, onchain authenticated trading cards and track your collection – powered by @collector_crypt
Level up your collection with @slabcash on the @baseapp
This week’s mini app spotlight is @slabcash by @0xnobi
Slab turns collecting into a game, letting you hunt, trade, and flex cards with everything verifiably onchain
Rip packs, chase grails, and bring old-school collector energy into a modern crypto arcade
Infrastructure / Tooling Updates
Gud tech
Loving the rebrand and the impact @peerxyz has had (and will continue to have) on the @base economy
ZKP2P is now Peer: Finance for Humans
Private Bitcoin on @base
cbBTC is now private on @base
The cbBTC pool is live on @Veildotcash and open for deposits.
Private transfers. Private withdrawals. All in sats.
Base verify is available today for mini app builders on @base
If you’re building incentives, rewards, gated access, or reputation systems inside mini apps, please DM me!
Base Verify helps apps on Base confirm that users are real people, not bots
Users log in with 3rd party accounts (X, Instagram, TikTok, Coinbase) to prove themselves, without sharing personal data with apps.
200k+ verifications completed and growing. Learn more in our blog
Grateful for all the work @growthepie_eth has done for the @base ecosystem
They power openlabelsinitiative[dot]org for anyone to label their contracts, and they’ve built a beautiful frontend that gives a full overview of Base Chain and apps on Base
Go check them out!
We provide metrics for all these Base apps, 80+ in total (free for devs to add their apps). It would be nice to see the Base team engage with the growthepie platform more.
We are building some really cool metrics and features to enable app developers to better understand
Frame is backing @base builders, connect your GitHub and get @claudeai for free
Introducing Builder Score
The future of the internet is being built by solo builders. We’re doubling down on tools that turn building in public into a funding loop and let you back builders directly.
We’re handing out @claudeai Code subscriptions.
Post your Builder Card, tag
Base is a bridge, not an island
cbBTC can now move seamlessly between @base and @monad
cbBTC @Monad
Powered by @Chainlink CCIP, cbBTC holders can now bridge to and from Monad directly from @base.
ICYMI: Liquifi is now @cbtokenmanager, an end-to-end token management platform designed for the next generation of builders
Together with @echodotxyz, Coinbase now offers a comprehensive, one-stop shop experience for token issuers, covering every stage of the token lifecycle
Introducing Coinbase Token Manager.
Streamline your token operations:
→ Automated vesting and lockups
→ Bulk distributions in one click
→ Tax withholding and document workflows
Giving you more time to focus on building.
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