Tso Thoughts | Jun 2026, Take Control

Welcome to the Tso Thoughts newsletter! Every month, I curate my best thoughts, ideas, and observations on crypto and the industry at large.


Take Control of Your Money

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

June 16

Coinbase 🛡️

@coinbase

June 16.

225 11:05 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Calm before the System Update

58 6:50 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

System Updating…

106 7:20 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Tokenized stocks coming soon... to a blockchain you know

84 7:55 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

B20

188 7:55 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Base is for privacy

Base

@base

Enterprise-grade private transactions are live on Base

Introducing Base Privacy: a native and compliant infrastructure for enterprises

Financial institutions can trade, pay, and settle with confidentiality on crypto rails

43 10:45 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Trusted tokenized stocks from @coinbase on @base

Base

@base

We’re bringing tokenized stocks from Coinbase to Base

Base will be the chain for every asset in the world - crypto, equities, commodities, predictions

Anything, and everything

66 10:50 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

B20 – a new @base native token standard for any asset

Base

@base

Base Beryl will bring new tokenization capabilities

B20 - the Base-native token standard - upgrades the experience

With faster, cheaper, and structured settlement

Enabling global financial assets to live on Base as programmable capital with the benefits of onchain

68 10:55 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The agentic economy on @base ( @AskVenice, @virtuals_io, @bankrbot) looking good here

Base

@base

Base MCP scales what agents can achieve onchain

Your agent can prepare transfers, swaps, lending, and borrowing across top apps on Base

With every transaction approved by you

Bringing the ecosystem into the agentic economy

62 11:00 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The cheat code is @base

Base

@base

Base

126 4:05 PM • Jun 19, 2026


The Future of Finance

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

cbBTC helps you do more with your Bitcoin in @base’s thriving DeFi ecosystem

Backed 1:1 by Bitcoin held by @coinbase, easy, and secure

Base

@base

Bitcoin on Base

74 9:30 PM • Jun 6, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Tokenized stocks, ETFs, and RWAs are some of the fastest-growing categories on @base

@SynFuturesDefi just launched 50+ tokenized RWAs on Base, including US-listed equities, powered by 1:1-backed assets via @AnchoredFi

The golden era of tokenization is here

SynFutures

@SynFuturesDefi

SynFutures is entering its next chapter.

From perps to tokenized stocks, ETFs, and RWAs, we're expanding access to global markets onchain.

50+ tokenized RWAs are now live on @Base.

New markets. New UI. One protocol for all your trades

34 11:50 PM • Jun 8, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Still day $1B

Base

@base

Over $1B of DEX volume on Base today

And the day before

Oh and the day before that

37 12:10 AM • Jun 9, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Congrats to the entire @Morpho team on the largest raise in DeFi history

Excited to keep building together on @base

Morpho 🦋

@Morpho

Morpho Association has raised $175M to build the open credit network for the world.

Co-led by @paradigm, @a16zcrypto, @RibbitCapital with strategic participation from @apolloglobal, @vaneck_us, @circle_ventures, and @Ledger @Cathayinnov.

The round also included participation

37 6:50 PM • Jun 9, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Coinbase has spent over a decade building trusted financial infrastructure

The next chapter is doing the same onchain with @base

129 2:00 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

You can now trade SpaceX on @base with @avantisfi

Avantis

@avantisfi

SpaceX is now live on Avantis with up to 10x leverage.

Fresh off its IPO, SpaceX is now trading on Nasdaq at a ~$1.7T valuation, making it the biggest IPO in history.

Avantis is the first and only place to trade $SPCX on @base.

25 8:35 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Welcome to the future of stocks

Coinbase 🛡️

@coinbase

The first real, 1:1 backed tokenized stocks are coming.

→ Own actual tokenized shares of U.S. companies

→ Trade, hold, and redeem - all onchain

→ Automatically receive dividends

No derivatives, no IOUs.

Welcome to the future of stocks.

63 4:30 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Congrats to the @multiplifi team

Excited to build together!

Multipli.fi

@multiplifi

1/

Multipli has received an investment from Coinbase Ventures ( @cbventures) through the Base Ecosystem Fund.

This marks another important step in our mission to bring credit, liquidity, and capital efficiency to tokenized assets onchain.

29 8:36 PM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Opal is a privacy perp DEX on @base for real world assets built by @kenzanboo and @ClemensCrypto

Every order is sealed before it touches the book, and matching and liquidations are privately handled inside Trusted Execution Environment

Trade like you’re invisible on @opal_dex

Compass

@compassdotfun

This week’s spotlight is @opal_dex by @kenzanboo and @clemenscrypto

Opal is a privacy-first perpetuals exchange that keeps orders hidden until execution

It’s designed to help traders avoid front-running while keeping trades verifiable onchain

76 8:30 PM • Jun 21, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Tokenized equities

Prediction markets

Stablecoins

Collectibles

Treasuries

Payments

Gaming

Perps

Memes

DePIN

RWAs

LSTs

AI

All on @base

166 4:00 PM • Jun 22, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

It’s about to be an @avantisfi RWA summer

Avantis

@avantisfi

x.com/i/article/2062…

46 10:45 PM • Jun 22, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Tokenized Anthropic exposure is now live on @base

Trade it onchain via @opal_dex

Opal Exchange

@opal_dex

Anthropic pre-IPO synthetic trading is now LIVE on @AerodromeFi

CA: 0x36A7212ae57d7b708d7B17999d483C282966A99C

We're excited to help democratize access to one of the most sought after assets on earth.

Read the FAQ before buying: preipo.opaldex.com/faq

85 11:58 PM • Jun 23, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

24/7/365 on @base

65 4:00 PM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The DeFi Mullet continues to grow

Intuitive and simple @coinbase fintech interface in the front

Efficient and resilient @base DeFi infrastructure ( @Morpho) in the back

Base

@base

Billions borrowed, and billions in collateral

All on Coinbase and all onchain with @Morpho

Powered by Base infrastructure

24 10:15 PM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Probably something

Aerodrome

@AerodromeFi

The #1 pool onchain is on Aerodrome.

So are 4 of the top 10.

Probably something.

70 10:20 PM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Global finance is changing right in front of our eyes

And @base is positioned to be front and center of all of it

81 4:00 PM • Jun 25, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

CADD is swappable from USDC in just a few taps on @base

No bank and no wait

Tetra Digital Group

@TetraDigitalGrp

How easy is it to get CADD on @base?

This short video shows how to purchase CADD using USDC on Base app in just a few taps.

50 6:58 PM • Jun 26, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Most people don’t realize that the entire global financial system is starting to be replatformed onchain and it’s happening on @base

241 9:00 AM • Jun 28, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Base: the blockchain for global finance

184 9:00 AM • Jun 29, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

You can now borrow USDC against staked Solana (JitoSOL) on @base via the @coinbase app

Base

@base

Coinbase brings people onboard

Base brings them onchain

39 11:50 PM • Jun 29, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Real world credit meets onchain composability

@MidasRWA is bringing @FasanaraCapital’s global alternative debt strategy to @base

Midas

@MidasRWA

Midas is coming to @base

We're bringing composable onchain investment products to one of the largest onchain finance ecosystems.

More → midas.app

57 11:55 PM • Jun 29, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Institutional credit is moving onchain

$50M in tokenized AAA CLOs now issued on @base – structured by @centrifuge and allocated by @ethena to diversify its collateral

Centrifuge

@centrifuge

+$50M worth of tokenized AAA CLOs now issued on @base.

Part of @ethena's ongoing allocation to diversify its collateral backing with institutional credit.

Centrifuge is growing its presence on Base, one fund at a time.

114 12:00 AM • Jun 30, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The best assets want to be everywhere

@base makes that possible

118 9:00 AM • Jun 30, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The democratization of finance is happening through crypto

@base is creating the same opportunities for everyone globally

94 9:00 AM • Jul 2, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Pre-IPO allocation to the world’s largest optical-transceiver maker, priced in line with the Hong Kong IPO, on @base

Openstock

@OpenstockInc

10 minutes. $6.2M.

More than half the Zhongji Innolight vault is filled.

The company that makes Nvidia's optical modules is listing in Hong Kong, and you can get the allocation in USDC.

34 10:30 AM • Jul 2, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Opal’s production V1 is now live on @base mainnet, making trades invisible to everyone (including @opal_dex)

Privacy perps are here

Opal Exchange

@opal_dex

Production V1 is now live!

First invites are out. More will roll out weekly: opaldex.com/dexwaitlist

We are starting with limited capacity as we stress test the system and slowly start to scale.

Next up: @coinbase audit followed by mainnet with deep liquidity.

103 12:45 AM • Jul 3, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The future of finance is one where anyone with an internet connection can own assets through @base

85 11:05 AM • Jul 3, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Universal basic ownership > universal basic income

70 8:10 AM • Jul 5, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The vision for @base is financial inclusion for all around the globe

One day at a time, one step closer

133 4:00 PM • Jul 6, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Yesterday’s capital markets ran on paper, wires, and business days

Tomorrow’s run on @base

66 4:00 PM • Jul 7, 2026


Crypto Neobanks

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Liminal is a self-custodial AI-native neobank by @0xJackMarsh and @CryptoFilles

Cross-border payments, 5-10% yield, invest in stocks, and so much more – all handled by Nim, your personal AI banking agent on @liminalcash

Built on @base for people who live and earn across borders

Compass

@compassdotfun

This week’s spotlight is @liminalcash by @0xJackMarsh and @cryptofilles

Liminal is a borderless money app for sending, saving, and investing in one place

It helps users move money globally, earn on balances, and get smarter financial insights 🪎

68 8:40 PM • Jun 7, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Base is the best possible platform to build a neobank on

jesse.base.eth

@jessepollak

if you're building a neobank, we want to give you the best possible platform to do it on @base

every asset in the world, deep markets for yield+borrow, and secure, trusted, fast, low-cost financial primitives

let a thousand neoflowers bloom

58 8:45 PM • Jun 8, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Stablecoins are the largest non-speculative use case of crypto

At @base, we are particularly interested in non-USD stablecoins for LatAm, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, where fiat debasement and censorship are more prevalent

Adoption is hockey-sticking

jesse.base.eth

@jessepollak

non-USD stablecoins growth curve bending up on @base

78 9:05 PM • Jun 8, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Offering yield, lending / borrowing, and card spending on top of non-USD stablecoins to consumers in developing nations is one of the most compelling opportunities in crypto right now

Many neobanks will win in these regions, but the ones that do will all be building on @base

jesse.base.eth

@jessepollak

if you're building a neobank or any other financial application that uses non-USD stablecoins, please reach out

I'd like to help you grow

41 9:30 PM • Jun 8, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Non-USD stablecoins on @base grew 3x YoY in Q1 2026, reaching $125.8M in total supply

The global economy isn’t just dollars – it’s reais, rupiah, pesos, naira, and more

Rafi

@_muhraf_

x.com/i/article/2063…

43 10:30 PM • Jun 8, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Neobanks on @base exploded in 2026, with many showing double digit and triple digit growth

More neobanks coming soon to the blockchain for global finance

105 2:00 PM • Jun 9, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The Mexican peso is now onchain

@Bitso’s MXNB is live on @base, opening up access to trading, cross-border payments, remittances, and more

Bitso

@Bitso

#MXNB, el peso mexicano pero onchain, ya está oficialmente en la red @base.

Disponible también directamente desde @baseapp, permitiendo a los usuarios acceder a liquidez en pesos mexicanos y en tiempo real.

Para impulsar esta expansión del ecosistema, #MXNB también está en

46 6:45 PM • Jun 9, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

1.3 billion adults worldwide don’t have bank accounts – that’s every 1 in 5

But most of them have phones

Neobanks on @base turn those phones into dollar access, cheaper global transfers, and yield on idle balances

118 2:30 PM • Jun 10, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Base is winning the neobank race because we’re the most trusted, easiest to use, and fully integrated crypto platform

Come build great products that update the financial system and create more economic freedom in the world with us

113 2:00 PM • Jun 11, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Costs less than a cent, takes less than a second

How payments should be, is how they are on @base

92 10:08 PM • Jun 20, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The stage is set for non dollar stablecoins and onchain credit on @base

Base

@base

We're building 𝘵𝘩𝘦 chain for international stablecoins

And that's just one of the reasons why @Bitso chose Base for MXNB - issued by Juno

25 11:40 PM • Jun 29, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Bought two coffees today with my @itstuyo card on @base and a notification popped up saying the coffee was on them

Ngl stood there in the coffee shop smiling like a kid

Coffee tastes better when the receipt says $0

81 9:30 AM • Jun 30, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

It’s Fintech 3.0 not Web 3

50 9:00 AM • Jul 1, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Even more ways to earn on @base now with @nook_platform

Nook

@nook_platform

The future of earning is not one source.

Today, we are announcing the rollout of the ability to earn across top sources - including @aave and @Morpho - at the same time.

You select which markets you want to earn from.

32 10:35 AM • Jul 1, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Your whole bank, in one chat

Send, save, invest, exchange, and split, all by messaging Nim in @liminalcash, built on @base

liminal

@liminalcash

Today we're introducing Nim, your financial agent.

Move money.

Split bills.

Invest.

Ask questions.

Banking just became something you can talk to.

Built on @base.

27 12:55 AM • Jul 8, 2026


Time to Build

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The next billion dollar companies are being built on @base

What are you waiting for?

Base

@base

Season 2 of BaseLayer is complete

Highlighting just some of the builders that make Base so... Based

Check out all the eps below ↓

42 7:00 PM • Jun 9, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

No ecosystem shows up for builders like @base

Go build the next unicorn

MCG

@MCGlive

Today on stream, we broke down why @officialbunnyos chose to build on @base over Solana

The decision came down to three compounding factors that prioritize builder support and native expertise:

- It's built on Base’s MCP product, which launched only two weeks ago. Being an

33 3:05 PM • Jun 11, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The home of @Lionsgate and @JohnWickMovie fans is live on @base

Base

@base

A new experience is coming to Base

@Lionsgate, the movie powerhouse responsible for the John Wick franchise, has launched @lionsgate_club

A fan platform where you can earn prizes including merch and experiences

Join today and unleash your fandom

11 5:00 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

MassPay clients can now send USDC globally on @base and unlock instant onchain settlement without the friction of traditional cross-border payments

Base

@base

Real-time cross-border payouts for global enterprises, settled in USDC

@MassPay_io is live on Base

33 5:05 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The S in @base stands for Silicon Valley of blockchains

Base is home for the best founders

130 2:00 PM • Jun 15, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

x402 @base @awscloud

Base

@base

Publishers using AWS WAF can now accept USDC payments on Base

Opening up the ability to monetize their AI bot traffic

61 1:00 AM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Create an app

Launch a company

Change the world (on @base)

238 4:30 PM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

I’ll always have love for @base builders that were willing to bet on us early on

132 4:00 PM • Jun 19, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The legacy financial system has long been hampered by settlement friction

By leveraging @base, @Spiko_finance has eliminated the traditional multi-day settlement gap, allowing institutional investors to move seamlessly between USDC and T-bills 24/7

Coinbase 🛡️

@coinbase

We're partnering with @Spiko_finance for instant stablecoin entry and exit in European UCITS funds.

Any time, any day of the week.

Finance should be 24/7, and Coinbase Payments is building the infrastructure for it.

37 4:25 PM • Jun 30, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Open USD from @openstandard (backed by @Visa, @Mastercard, @coinbase, @stripe, @Google, @BlackRock, and many others) is coming to @base

We’re excited to help even more enterprises and institutions build on crypto rails at scale

Open Standard

@openstandard

Introducing Open USD: a stablecoin built for the internet economy, designed by the businesses growing it.

joinopenstandard.com/blog/introduci…

65 4:40 PM • Jun 30, 2026


Base MCP

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

AI agents will soon be able to search, book, and pay for 2.2M+ hotels on your behalf through @travalacom, @base, and x402

You’ll never need to manually book a hotel again

Travala

@travalacom

Say hello to agentic hotel bookings.

Search, book & pay in a single chat on @claudeai.

Payments powered by @base & x402.

Public access launches next week.

cointelegraph.com/news/travala-a…

72 11:20 PM • Jun 5, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The @avantisfi + @base MCP flow in action

Avantis

@avantisfi

Base MCP turns your AI assistant into an onchain action layer.

And Avantis is part of that flow for perps on @base!

We put together a quick demo showing how to connect Base MCP with Avantis, prompt your agent, explore markets, and move through the trading flow - all from

31 12:15 AM • Jun 9, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Millions of people book travel every day, yet the experience is still surprisingly manual:

Search, compare, open a dozen tabs, fill out forms, re-enter your card details

With @travalacom, @base, and x402, AI agents can handle all of it on your behalf

Base

@base

Agents can handle your travel now too

@travalacom’s x402 integration on Base lets AI autonomously book hotels

Book across 2.2M+ hotels with Travala's MCP

27 9:00 PM • Jun 10, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Pay with x402 on @bitrefill

Bitrefill

@bitrefill

x402 is live at Bitrefill checkout, no account or API keys required.

USDC on @base in. 10,000+ Gift cards, eSIMs and prepaid cards out.

Internet Money meets AI agents. Set up bitrefill.com/agents/SKILL.md

42 8:37 PM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Skills make @base MCP more fun

Try these new skills from leading apps on Base: @yield, @AskVenice, @KyberNetwork, @opensea, @o1_exchange, @Balancer, @printr, @bitrefill, @flaunchgg, @Clawnch_Bot, @HydrexFi, @Brickken, @gmgnai

More coming soon!

Base

@base

New skills just dropped on Base MCP

13 apps, and now more ways for agents to:

→ Transact

→ Trade

→ Lend

→ Mint

→ Buy

All onchain, all on Base

289 5:20 PM • Jun 23, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

We are bringing the @base ecosystem into the agentic economy

Base

@base

Base MCP is now more powerful than ever

Here are 13 projects integrating the latest skills to bring agents onchain

Starting with @opensea

x.com/opensea/status…

22 7:45 PM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Just getting started

Base

@base

Agentic x402 transactions

74 10:05 PM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Excited to support @bc1beat building @BlockRunAI, an open-source LLM router that sends agent requests to the cheapest capable model across 40 providers

Each call settles per inference in USDC on @base via x402

BlockRun is becoming the default inference layer for agents on Base

BlockRunAI

@BlockRunAI

BlockRun has received an investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund by Coinbase Ventures @cbventures.

This represents a major milestone in our mission to enable AI agents to pay and get paid in @USDC.

We're the No. 1 AI agent payment company by transaction volume.

We're deeply

37 10:52 PM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Perplexity Computer users can now connect @base MCP to execute price-triggered token swaps and pull onchain data for any token

Base

@base

Base MCP is now available in @Perplexity_ai Computer

→ Research any token with Perplexity

→ Set your entry point

→ Base MCP prepares the swap for your approval

Alongside everything else Base MCP can already do

46 10:30 PM • Jun 25, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Machine-native payments are no longer theoretical on @base

Base

@base

x.com/i/article/2071…

58 10:50 AM • Jul 1, 2026


Tweets of the Month

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Job’s not even close to being finished, but proud of the entire @base ecosystem for making so much progress this week

Base

@base

x.com/i/article/2063…

42 10:10 PM • Jun 5, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

It was, indeed, a big week on @base

Base

@base

x.com/i/article/2065…

51 11:00 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Reminder: 2026 is @base’s year

Come build with us

242 2:00 PM • Jun 16, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

There’s never been a better time to build on @base

155 2:00 PM • Jun 17, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

It’s been another absolutely packed week on @base

Base

@base

x.com/i/article/2068…

87 11:25 PM • Jun 19, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The Silk Road connected the East and the West

Now @base is playing a similar role in the digital world, connecting not just the East and the West, but the entire global economy

76 4:02 PM • Jun 23, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

“Crypto doesn’t have anything interesting”

Yes, except for:

- x402

- Neobanks

- Stablecoins

- Instant payments

- Prediction markets

- Perps on everything

- Tokenized stocks

- Tokenized collectibles

- Global 24/7 markets

- Borderless savings accounts

But yeah nothing interesting

396 4:02 PM • Jun 26, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Base isn’t slowing down

Here’s everything the @base ecosystem shipped this week

Base

@base

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103 8:52 PM • Jun 26, 2026


Consumer Apps / Experiences I Liked

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The new @DefinitiveFi mobile app is live on @base

Pre-IPO markets, 24/7

BTC, ETH, SOL – 0 fees

Base

@base

Professional trading on Base

@definitivefi brings institutional-grade trading onchain, with non-custodial and real-time analytics

Our app of the week!

42 10:05 PM • Jun 5, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

You can now bundle multiple prediction markets into one position on @trylimitless

Stack your convictions

Limitless

@trylimitless

Introducing Packs on Limitless

Trade multiple football and esports markets bundled into one PACK with multiplied odds

Go full sweat mode on your favorite teams on Limitless

Trade here → limitless.is/packs

20 11:15 PM • Jun 5, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Base is the home to onchain collecting

MarketCards

@MarketCardsHQ

Why we chose base for MarketCards

- the builder support is unreal — base batches, the ecosystem actually shows up

- home to onchain collecting + creative culture since onchain summer

- USDC-native — payments that settle in dollars, instantly

- gasless smart wallets

35 8:50 PM • Jun 7, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

o1 is winning the onchain everything exchange race

Everything and everyone is on @o1_exchange

Jerry Pan

@stambouli_o1

. @o1_exchange DEX Aggregator is now live on @base

29 12:00 AM • Jun 9, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The World Cup is on @predofficial

The World Cup is on @base

PRED

@predofficial

Announcement:

Trade WC26 on PRED and "Double your 1st Win".

Zero fees & $200k rewards during the WC

The World Cup is on PRED.

The World Cup is on Base.

39 6:55 PM • Jun 9, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Show me your fresh World Cup mints

OpenSea

@opensea

The World Cup starts tomorrow

We decided to mark the moment:

World Cups by OpenSea — a free commemorative collection on @base

48 countries. 48 cups.

Mint tonight at 10 pm ET on OpenSea.

37 3:10 PM • Jun 11, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

If there’s one place to be during WC26, it’s @sportfun

Sport.fun

@sportfun

If there’s one place to be during WC26, it’s SDF.

In the last few days alone:

• $1,000 in FUN given away live on The Call Up Show

• $30,000 added to our free-to-play game prize pool

• 6.9M Tournament Points (≈$276k) loaded into Matchday 1 of WC26

• $75,000 in FUN rewards

32 3:05 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Excited for this new product from the @degentokenbase team!

POV

@POVMarket

Everyone has a take. Nobody has skin in the game.

pov.co is changing that.

Join waitlist now, before it's TOO late

20 3:50 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

I would keep an eye on @ForecastFDN if I were you

Forecast

@ForecastFDN

Forecast is true leverage for prediction markets

Prediction markets did $63.5 billion last year and now clear $6 billion a week, all stuck at 1x. Forecast is the first protocol to offer real leverage: 100x and beyond, with no price-based liquidations

Today, the predeposit

42 3:55 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The first-ever AI sports assistant that lives in iMessage

Turf

@turfsports_

i'm Coach — the sports assistant you can text

starting June 15, i'm running the Prove You Know Ball challenge

5 days. 5 challenges. all on iMessage.

first person to beat 'em all wins 4 tickets to the World Cup quarterfinal in LA

join at txt.coach

15 4:40 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The creator economy is thriving on @base

Jonah

@JonahBlake

We did we start our own creator network to match @liveframe

1. We have new channels growing weekly but they need creators

2. Brands need content but most don’t have interring content to clip

3. Brands don’t want to manage anything and that includes creators. Some want full

21 4:50 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Brawl on @base

Pixie Chess

@PixieChess

Introducing Brawls.

Instant 4-player tournaments with skill based matchmaking, new formats, & real prizes!

Now live on @Base

22 4:50 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Base is ready for the World Cup

Base

@base

This summer, the beautiful game is on Base

23 9:00 PM • Jun 12, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Onsight is a social predictions app built on @base by @tommyngo that lets you copy-trade the sharpest bettors

Get smart money signals, bet on any market, and earn every time people tail your plays

The next class of influencers will be high signal forecasters on @TradeOnsight

Compass

@compassdotfun

This week’s spotlight is @tradeonsight by @tommyngo

Onsight helps traders follow signals, copy strategies, and execute faster with less friction

It brings prediction market trading into one streamlined experience and smarter market access

39 8:30 PM • Jun 14, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Prove You Know Ball is live – a week-long challenge running through the first AI sports companion on iMessage

@base challenge: recruit someone who knows ball for a chance to win 4 quarterfinal tickets

This is a taste of what’s to come on the new @turfsports_ app, built on Base

Turf

@turfsports_

Challenge #2: The Recruitment (presented by @base)

today, you're all my recruiters. bring me at least 1 friend that knows ball. but make it quick. i only got so many roster spots.

join the game at txt.coach

20 12:20 AM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Perps for prediction markets on @base

Forecast

@ForecastFDN

For the first time ever, Forecast offers the ability to gain real leverage on prediction markets. Instead of posting a dollar of collateral for a dollar of exposure, you get leverage on the probability itself.

For traders, the same strategies that built perpetual futures into

39 12:25 AM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Trade World Cup matches and more with up to 10x leverage

Excited that @PredictEX’s public mainnet is finally live on @base

PredictEX

@PredictEX

Public Mainnet is now live!

PredictEX is a sports prediction market built on @base.

You can trade live World Cup markets and more onchain, climb the leaderboard, and back your takes.

Available to non-US, verified users only.

28 12:45 AM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Prediction markets directly from your X feed

Hyped to see @kash_bot go live on @base

kash

@kash_bot

[ KASH IS FINALLY LIVE ]

The first social-native prediction market that lets you trade directly on 𝕏.

• Predict from your feed

• Create your own markets

• Get rewarded for being right

Here's how it works ↓

(Kash is not available in sanctioned jurisdictions. Consult our

38 12:50 AM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Cool agentic trading experiment on @base

Creator.Bid

@CreatorBid

BID Protocol - live on @base

The breeding ground for the next generation of trading agents.

The experiment:

> your agent vs 99 others

> a new token every 3 minutes

> send yours, see if it can survive

27 12:55 AM • Jun 18, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Monetize your POV on @base

POV

@POVMarket

For thousands of years, people have had opinions.

But they've never been able to monetize them.

Until now.

Start questing: pov.co

50 3:15 AM • Jun 19, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Love this physical LED display by @Vaultleap that sits on your nightstand and shows your savings grow

It connects to @aave on @base, earns yield on USDC, and updates every second

Vaultleap.com

@Vaultleap

Meet the Moneyclock:

a physical LED clock that shows your yield growing in real time. every second.

vaultleap.com/moneyclock

35 11:54 PM • Jun 23, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

For years, bringing carbon markets onchain made sense in theory but rarely worked in practice

That’s changing today with @KlimaDAO on @base

Klima Protocol

@KlimaDAO

x.com/i/article/2069…

18 11:56 PM • Jun 23, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Sofia Coppola and @DCP_Foundation are putting $20K and mentorship behind one emerging filmmaker for the next big independent film

Every proposal rated and reviewed onchain on @base

Decentralized Pictures

@DCP_Foundation

Sofia Coppola, one of the most influential filmmakers, partners with Decentralized Pictures to bring The Sofia Coppola Short Film Award

$20K + guidance for an emerging filmmaker

Our community democratically rates and reviews all proposals, everything onchain on @base

Join

22 12:00 AM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Love to see @0xSherpaXYZ building @thetailgateapp for normies and proving the social trading thesis

Sherpa

@0xSherpaXYZ

Climbing the charts.

The future of sports trading is social.

@thetailgateapp to number one soon

8 10:25 PM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

With @anyone_market, anyone can create a market, trade it, and prove they saw it coming

Try it now on @base

Anyone

@anyone_market

1/

ANYONE is live, built on @Base.

A prediction market where anyone can create the market, not only trade one. Make a market on what happens next, share it, and let the crowd price it.

Creators receive 50% of the fees their market generates.

Create your first market:

21 10:30 PM • Jun 24, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The future of fan engagement is collectibles, and @Beezie is building the best collectibles marketplace on @base

Base Posting

@baseposting

SPOTLIGHT:

Beezie is a transformative marketplace for collectibles with leaderboards, raffles, points vaults, quests, and… the claw, a signature feature that brings the thrill of an arcade to collecting.

Explore the modern collectibles economy on @Base with @Beezie.

24 11:35 PM • Jun 25, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The group stage is almost done, but the bracket where @sportfun leaderboards actually get won is just getting started

Lock your picks on @base and climb through the knockouts

Sport.fun

@sportfun

The @base global League is heating up as the WC2026 group stage nears its end

Think you've got what it takes to climb this leaderboard? It's never too late to join.

Lock in your picks and compete for rewards

17 7:00 PM • Jun 26, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Anyone is a prediction market built on @base by @charvelchedraui and @oneclipjeet where anyone can create markets, not just trade them

Make a market on what happens next, let the crowd price it, and receive 50% of the generated fees

Create your first market on @anyone_market

Compass

@compassdotfun

This week’s spotlight is @anyone_market by @charvelchedraui and @oneclipjeet

Anyone lets people create and trade markets around real-world outcomes

It turns opinions into onchain activity with creator rewards and community-driven discovery

46 9:40 PM • Jun 28, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

User created markets are live on @Trueo_

Trueo

@Trueo_

Peering into the future is now as simple as asking a question!

User created markets are live!

Ask questions, let the market answer.

Create and earn: trueo.com

17 4:50 PM • Jun 30, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

SwapRoyale is a fantasy trading contest app on @base by @JeffExtor

Pay a fixed entry fee, receive a virtual $100K portfolio, and trade it across stocks, crypto, commodities, and forex at live market prices

Top finishers on the @SwapRoyale leaderboard win real cash prizes daily

Compass

@compassdotfun

This week’s spotlight is @SwapRoyale by @JeffExtor

SwapRoyale turns market trading into a fantasy-style competition with real prizes

You enter contests with a virtual portfolio, trade at live prices, and climb the leaderboard based on performance

19 7:10 PM • Jul 5, 2026


Infrastructure / Tooling Updates

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

We’re going turbo speed on @base now

Sustained 550 TPS with the ability to burst up to 5K TPS, making Base the fastest L2 in production today

jesse.base.eth

@jessepollak

nice to see @base cruising at 550 TPS

the chain can now burst up to 5K TPS, with a bunch more headroom coming in the months ahead now that we're on our own stack post-Azul

team has been doing an incredible job scaling

48 5:45 PM • Jun 5, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Looking to launch a token on @base? There are many launchpad options and each one works differently

@ventariresearch maps the top launchpads on Base: @bankrbot, @openservai, @flaunchgg, @virtuals_io, and @clanker_world to help you pick the right one before you deploy

Ventari Research

@ventariresearch

x.com/i/article/2061…

94 10:25 PM • Jun 8, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Base tickers are now fully live on @X

jesse.base.eth

@jessepollak

base tickers are now fully live on @X

82 4:00 PM • Jun 11, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Azul → Beryl → ?

Base Build

@buildonbase

Base’s Beryl upgrade is live on Base Sepolia.

Beryl brings three changes:

→ The B20 token standard

→ Reduced withdrawal delays

→ Reth V2

Here’s what each means for Base

103 3:15 AM • Jun 19, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Builder codes (powered by ERC-8021) are now live in the x402 SDK

Attribute x402 traffic to your project on @base, unlock platform level analytics, and have it count toward potential future rewards

Base Build

@buildonbase

Builder Codes are live for x402 on Base.

With Builder Codes, teams building with x402 can:

→ Unlock app-level analytics

→ Attribute x402 traffic to your project

→ Integrate in minutes with a coding agent

Here’s how to get started ↓

61 10:40 PM • Jun 22, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Excited for @MaestroBots to support the new B20 native standard once it goes live on @base

Maestro🤖🤖

@MaestroBots

Maestro will support Base B20 token trading from Day 1

B20 is Base's new native token standard, arriving with the Beryl upgrade. As builders start launching B20 tokens on Base through launchpads and issuers, you can trade them on Maestro right away, with the speed and execution

36 7:10 PM • Jun 26, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

Onchain OTC desk for tokens on @base

Apex

@apex_ether

Fair launches are solved but post launch raising is not.

@PipelineMarkets is here to help teams raise runway.

Use your treasury to raise capital via OTC deals with your community and avoid going to the open market to sell tokens.

Buyers can post OTC offers against their

29 10:40 AM • Jul 1, 2026

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

@davidtsocy

The B20 standard will begin the @base tokenization takeover

Base

@base

The B20 standard will begin the Base tokenization takeover

Time to scale and accelerate

210 10:05 AM • Jul 4, 2026


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