Tso Thoughts | Mar 2026, The Year We Win Together

Our mission at @base is to build a global economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom

In 2026, we’re doing that by building global markets, scaling payments and stablecoins, and being the home for builders

Let’s lay the foundation together

Base

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David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base is home for builders

Youssef

@0xyoussea

Base is home for builders

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

They say they miss the old @base from 2023

The reality is, if we stayed the same, we’d be dead

The only way to win is to keep learning and iterating

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The @base 2026 mission, vision, and strategy is all about clarity and execution

Confidence in who we are today, at peace with who we’re not

Clear on where we are now, excited about where we’re going next

It’s going to be a very based year

Why Crypto

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The old system of waiting for a bank or brokerage to open is obsolete

In today’s age, your investment portfolio must be global, liquid, and accessible 24/7

This is why the world is converging on crypto

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Oh, you think crypto doesn’t have real use cases?

- Trade 24/7, no market close
- Send $1M globally in 2 seconds
- Earn 5% on savings vs 0.01% at banks
- Build apps that can’t be shut down
- Crowdfund without intermediaries
- Enable AI agents to transact

Hope this helps

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Crypto removes the middleman

- Access financial services without banks
- Buy assets without brokers taking cuts
- Cross-border payments without SWIFT
- Micropayments without fees
- Verify identity without sharing data
- Build reputation systems without central authority

Opt out

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Why crypto

- Self-custody
- Composability
- Censorship resistance
- Permissionless innovation
- Create programmable money
- 24/7 global payments with instant settlement
- A bank account for anyone with an internet connection
- Money rails for AI agents

What else am I missing?

Onchain Capital Formation

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Capital formation is what crypto uniquely excels at

@coinbase and @base will power the entire onchain capital formation lifecycle:

From company formation → venture funding → token sales → eventual token governance

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Capital markets are increasingly moving earlier to primary sales and fundraises

@coinbase and @base will be where it happens, making it easier for founders to raise globally and easier for investors to participate early

More innovation, more access, and more economic freedom

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The best primary investment opportunities in crypto, three ways to access them through @coinbase and @base:

1. @echodotxyz – private sales, Seed and Series A
2. Sonar – public sales, onchain
3. Coinbase Token Sales – public sales, on Coinbase

Something for every investor

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The first killer app for blockchains was capital formation

For the first time, retail could access seed stage risk that tradfi had gatekept for decades

The Ethereum ICO proved it in 2014, smart contract ICOs proved it again in 2017, and @echodotxyz and Sonar are what comes next

Global Markets

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base is the first EVM chain where prop AMMs are truly feasible thanks to flashblocks, fast settlement, and low gas

Excited to see @wasabi_protocol bringing CEX-quality execution to @base with their new prop AMM, offering tight spreads, deep liquidity, and predictable settlement

Wasabi Protocol 🟢

@wasabi_protocol

Professional market making, onchain, on @Base.

Wasabi's Prop AMM is live.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

This is, in fact, bananas

Banana Gun 🍌🔫

@bananagun

ALL-IN-ONE TELEGRAM BOT

“Banana has the best telegram bot, but I can’t stand having a separate buy and sell bot” - many users until today. Say no more fam, have we got news for you..

One bot. All chains. Buy, sell, DCA, copytrade — in one window.

Banana Gun is presenting the

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Every asset on @base

Available everywhere, to everyone on @coinbase

Coinbase 🛡️

↓ DEX trading on Coinbase is now available in these 84 countries.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Base

GeckoTerminal

- @base now has a dedicated section on @coingecko
- @baseapp is now a featured trading option on @GeckoTerminal
- GeckoTerminal is now live on Base App

Find it, trade it

GeckoTerminal

@GeckoTerminal

GeckoTerminal

Base

Spotted a gem on GT and ready to ape?

We've teamed up with @baseapp to bring trading directly to our Trade tab!

Perfect for mobile trading. Go from charting to trading in seconds.

Built for traders who are always on the go.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Glider packages @base DeFi strategies into simple, investable onchain products

The new Base Boosted Portfolio is a great example of @glider_fi in action

Glider

@glider_fi

Introducing the Base Boosted Portfolio

A portfolio that runs itself with top onchain assets selected by market cap and liquidity.

Boosted by @base for 30 days only.

Deposit once. Let it run. ↓

glider.fi/portfolio/eu3l…

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Trade @bankrbot and @clanker_world coins on @AzuraTrade with zero fees

Azura

@AzuraTrade

Trade AGI on Base. With zero fees.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

fomo

@tryfomo

fomo has the lowest fees on blue chip tokens of any trading platform

browse all blue chip tokens in the new 'crypto' tab

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Most onchain trading costs you more than it should as passive pools lag behind real prices

@wasabi_protocol’s new prop AMM on @base fixes this

Professional market makers quote every market in real time – tighter spreads, deeper liquidity, and pricing that competes with CEXes

Base

What if a trading protocol shared its fees with you?

App of the Week @wasabi_protocol is a decentralized leverage trading protocol that generates real yield from trading activity. (non-US users only)

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Stop trading blind

@SecantXAI gives you AI powered insights before every move so you trade with conviction, not just hopium

SecantX AI

@SecantXAI

SecantX AI is a vision-first spatial AI platform built on Base. It sees the markets with deep live data, automates your trades, journals your activity, and delivers real-time analysis, so traders can have more time.
secantx.ai

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

More assets, from more ecosystems, on @base

@katana on Base, powered by @LayerZero_Core

LayerZero

@LayerZero_Core

Katana on Base, powered by LayerZero

LayerZero's OFT Standard enables @katana's KAT to be seamlessly bridged and settled on @Base – enabling unified liquidity and a frictionless user experience across chains.

Bridge now on @stargatefinance

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Your BTC has been waiting for this

@SatsTerminal is now live on @base

Sats Terminal

@SatsTerminal

Sats Terminal is now live on @Base!

Bitcoin holders can now deposit native BTC, receive cbBTC, and borrow stablecoins onchain - through Aave and Morpho, directly on Base

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

New @base vault just dropped on @nook_platform

Their new @SteakhouseFi x @Morpho vault is already one of the highest yielding vaults in the ecosystem

More Base vaults rolling out soon

Nook

@nook_platform

New source is live on Nook

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Massive – @CoinbaseAM tokenized its Bitcoin Yield Fund on @base with @ApexGlobalGroup

4-8% BTC-denominated yield, compliance baked into the token via ERC-3643, and 3.5T in fund services behind it

Institutional capital is coming onchain to Base

Base

ICYMI: more RWAs are coming to Base

@coinbaseAM just launched a Bitcoin Yield Fund with tokenized share classes on Base, powered by @ApexGlobalGroup's $3.5T fund.

Non-US only, read more here: coindesk.com/business/2026/…

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

April 9, 2026

@base

OneFootball Club

@ofc_the_club

April 9, 2026.

Gradually, then suddenly.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

GeckoTerminal is a real time DEX token tracking tool by @bobbyong now live on @baseapp

Track real time prices, liquidity, trading volume, and onchain analytics for over 30M tokens across 250+ blockchain networks including @base

Track smarter, trade better with @GeckoTerminal

Compass

This week’s

spotlight is @GeckoTerminal by @bobbyong

GeckoTerminal helps you track live token prices, liquidity, and trading activity across DEXs in one place

Use it to spot market moves fast, compare pools, and stay on top of onchain trends

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Tradfi’s most iconic index, natively onchain for the first time

Centrifuge

@centrifuge

S&P 500. Now built for DeFi.

deSPXA is live on @base.
Designed for open onchain markets.

→ trade it
→ borrow against it
→ short it
→ deploy it in strategies

Built by @centrifuge, deSPXA brings tokenized exposure to the S&P 500 via the @JHIAdvisors S&P 500 Index Fund, under

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Spend, earn, and borrow with @MezoNetwork on @base

Mezo

@MezoNetwork

Bitcoin liquidity is coming to @Base

For years, holding Bitcoin meant your capital sat idle. If you wanted purchasing power, you had to sell or trust a centralized lender.

That changes today. Onchain Bitcoin-backed loans are expanding to the Base ecosystem through

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

apxUSD and apyUSD are live on @base

Apyx

@apyx_fi

1/ Apyx is now building on @Base.

We’re bringing Digital Credit yield to one of the fastest-growing onchain ecosystems.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Always impressed by @stambouli_o1 and the @o1_exchange team’s execution

This is why their advanced DEX terminal is consistently amongst the top 3 trading bots / terminals by volume on @base and why they continue to grow despite the tough bear market

They’re just getting started

Jerry Pan

@stambouli_o1

Release Changelogs, April 2

We nailed thru 100 bug sets and feature sets in March, with a few highlights this week:

- Detail Page Order Pagination and Filters

- Base Bonding Curve -> New/Almost/Graduated

- Launchpad Social Links -> Pump/FourMeme/Virtual/Bankr/Clanker

-

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Coinbase Wrapped @Ripple, @dogecoin, @Cardano, and @litecoin are live on @SigmaTrading

Rotate between @base trench plays and blue chips with ease, and get 50% off fees trading cbXRP, cbDOGE, cbADA, and cbLTC

Sigma

@SigmaTrading

You no longer need CEXs to trade Ripple, Doge, Litecoin, or Cardano.

Thanks to @base bringing every asset onchain, wrapped versions are live. Put your blue chips to work across the Base DeFi ecosystem.

Something's cooking for traders of these assets on Sigma - stay tuned

Let’s Build

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The goal of any company is simple:

Build a product users want and earn recurring revenue from it

Crypto companies are no exception

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The next billion dollar companies will be built on @base

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

It’s time to go builder mode

Frame

@framedotfun

Builder Profiles are now live on Frame.

A new chapter for building in public.

The world is changing fast. Solo builders can now ship world changing products faster than ever, and the best ones do not stop at one idea. They iterate, launch, and build across multiple products

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

In the early days, a startup’s only real moat is often speed

Once you make something people want, the question becomes what deeper moats can you build to defend it

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The startups that change industries don’t follow someone else’s playbook

They write their own

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The shipping velocity of @stambouli_o1 and @o1_exchange needs to be studied

Jerry Pan

@stambouli_o1

Release Changelogs March 19

We've fixed 52 bugs in the past week including trading stability and latency optimization with a few highlights:

- New search experience

- Preview token sparkline chart

- Instant trade on search

- Low volume tokens filters

- Better spam detection

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The window to build the next breakout consumer app on @base is wide open

Time to ship

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The next breakout onchain consumer app won’t fight speculation / financialization

It’ll use it as the hook to get users in the door, then make them stay with a core mechanic that delivers more joy than just pure trading

Tweets of the Month

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Here’s your snapshot of what shipped in the @base ecosystem this week:

Base

This week on Base
News
■ Base Batches 003 introduced a new a Robotics track led by @virtuals_io to support embodied AI builders working on robotics agents, fleet operations, and robot-to-agent systems.
■ Builder attribution on Base is moving forward with ERC-8021 Builder Codes,

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

It’s a good day to build on @base

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Today’s financial system isn’t working for the younger generations

So it’s no surprise they want a way out

@coinbase

Coinbase 🛡️

The game only changes when you do.

This is your way out of their system.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Here’s what shipped in the @base ecosystem this week:

Base

This week on Base

News
■ @buildonbase spotlighted @ErikVoorhees, founder of Venice and crypto OG, on building with x402 in a new Infra Stories interview.
■ @protocol_fx integrated x402 with @heurist_ai on Base, enabling infrastructure where machines pay machines directly.
■

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Crypto, tradfi, and fintech used to be three industries

Now they’re becoming one

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The talent on @base is simply insane

Best product, eng, design, bd, devrel, marketing, legal, data, ops, growth teams in the game

Good luck bears

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Another substantial week in the @base ecosystem

Base

x.com/i/article/2035…

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The Everything Exchange isn’t just about trading every asset class onchain

It’s about making those assets work in the real world

You can now use Bitcoin or USDC in your @coinbase account to fund your cash down payments

Coinbase 🛡️

Get your house and keep your crypto.

Crypto-backed mortgages are here - increasing access to homeownership for millions of Americans.

Buy a home without converting your portfolio by using BTC or USDC as collateral for your down payment.

Offered by Better, powered by Coinbase.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Here’s what shipped across the @base ecosystem this week:

Base

x.com/i/article/2037…

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Most business is just busyness

Consumer Apps / Experiences I Liked

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Stay relevant

Stay based

Noise

@noise_xyz

Introducing the new Noise.

For the traders, creators, and thinkers that influence culture and define what matters.

Coming 2026. Stay Relevant.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

RIP DOT FUN brings the real pack-opening experience onchain

Open digital packs with @ripdotfun, collect cards on @base, and redeem them for physical cards anytime

Made for card lovers who want a fair, authentic ripping experience

Base

What if you could rip packs from your phone?

Collect the cards you pull on @ripdotfun. Redeem them for the physical anytime.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

PRED is building an order book exchange on @base for trading sports perps

Traders can go long or short sports outcomes with tools like limit orders, stop losses, and tight spreads

A new way to express views on sports markets is here

PRED

@predofficial

The wait is over!
Mainnet is live

Built for the ones who trade, not guess.

After months of shipping, refining, and stress-testing,
PRED is officially open.

The fastest sports prediction exchange is here.

If you got in early,
your edge starts now.

If you’re on the

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Dash tears through cyberpunk streets at impossible speed in DASHWORLD’s second minigame on the @baseapp

Play now

DASH

@dashworld_gg

Run into DASHWORLD

Dash Dash is live on @base - our second skill-based mini-game where you tear through neon streets, dodge chaos, and chase the leaderboard.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Takeover is a mini app by @0xCaps that gamifies trading fees on @base

Every coin launched gets a 100-tile grid, each tile represents a 1% claim on all trading fees paid in ETH, own a tile to earn from every trade until someone buys you out

Revenue has new management on @baseapp

Compass

This week’s

mini app spotlight is @takeoverfun by @0xcaps

Takeover turns trading fees into a game board where each tile earns a cut of a token’s volume

Bid for spots, pay to hold them, and outlast challengers as competition for the best tiles ramps up

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

F̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶

Fearless of missing out

Legends are being made on @tryfomo everyday

Base

Trying to keep up with new tokens on Base?

@davidtsocy demos @tryfomo

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

New drop from @cattyum on @Wishwish_art

WishWish

@Wishwish_art

The Ferral Shapeshifters have arrived

@cattyum 's collection is now LIVE — only 600 exist.

So… which Ferral would you choose?

Download WishWish App and Collect yours on @base!

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Let it RIP on @base

RIP.FUN

@ripdotfun

We just went native on @base

Open the Base app. Find us. Your wallet connects automatically.

Rip REAL Pokémon packs with your Base balance.

No extra signups. No extra steps. Just open and rip.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Excited to see @frenwtf’s second mini game, Seedy Frens, now live on @baseapp

Seedy Frens

@frenwtf

Seedy Frens is officially live on @baseapp!

Rip packs, plant seeds, and win big!

Fully onchain gardening with real rewards.

Play now: base.app/app/seedy.farm…

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The very first game in the @ripsapp expanded ecosystem

A new, fun way to explore and earn @base tokens

Give PLINKS a try on @baseapp

Naz

@nazimahmed

Today we’re launching PLINKS, the second game in the @ripsapp ecosystem.

Now live as a mini app on @baseapp and @farcaster_xyz .

Why are we building this?

Because as millions of assets come onchain, discovery and curation become more important than ever.

We believe

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

RIP DOT FUN is a mini app by @softwarecurator that lets you open real trading card packs digitally

Rip Pokémon packs, collect authentic cards, trade and redeem physical cards anytime – every digital card exists in real life

Experience the future of trading cards on @ripdotfun

Compass

This week’s

mini app spotlight is @ripdotfun by @softwarecurator

Rip makes ripping packs feel like a live onchain event, with every hit and swap permanently stamped on the ledger

Open packs, grow your collection, and deal in a marketplace that feels like a digital card show

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Megapot V2 is live and everything’s better

- LPs have higher edge, lower drawdowns, and all liquidity earns yield
- Players can pick their own numbers and win based on how many numbers they match
- Referrers get a 10% bonus every time their referrals win

Deposits open now

Megapot

@megapot

Introducing a global lottery built for the internet age

Liquidity deposits OPEN NOW

Tickets sales start March 24th

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Me vs @doodles ai me

doodles

@doodles

experience unlimited creativity.

makedoodles.ai

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

A new permissionless sportsbook on @base where you’re always the house

Deposit USDC to @markit_markets, underwrite every trade, and earn the spread

MarkIt

@markit_markets

Introducing MarkIt.

A sportsbook where the house isn't your opponent. It's you.

Now available to non-US users.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Attach refundable money to your message to get priority in someone’s inbox on @joinbond

Keep it bonded while the conversation continues, or withdraw back to @base anytime

Base

What if you could pay to get priority in someone's inbox?

@joinbond is a value-filtered inbox built on Base. If you bond with an expert, they earn the yield on your funds. No response or done with the conversation? Un-bond and get your crypto back.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Vacation rentals are a $100B+ market still running on payment rails that take days to settle and skim 3-15% in fees

@AtlasOraRentals is fixing that on @base – this is what onchain looks like in the real world

AtlasOra

@AtlasOraFi

Meet AtlasOra: a stablecoin-powered booking platform for vacation rentals, built on @Base.

Here's how it works:

Guests pay in euros (fiat) or EURC stablecoin.
Funds sit in smart contract escrow until checkout, then release directly to the host.

It's faster, and fully

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

PLINKS is the second game built by @nazimahmed on @ripsapp distribution rails:

- RIPS → rip packs → discover coins
- PLINKS → drop balls → discover coins

Both games distribute @base tokens to active wallets – check out PLINKS on @baseapp to see what new tokens you discover!

Compass

This week’s

mini app spotlight is Plinks by @nazimahmed

Drop balls to unlock tokens in a quick, arcade‑style run

Buy a pack, watch each bounce find a prize slot, and bank the rewards

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

TCG meta continues strong with the @Beezie Platinum Claw on @base

Beezie

@Beezie

you don’t chase grails for fun

you chase them because they matter

Platinum Claw is live on @Base

Grails only.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Build your collection on @base with @mnstr

Monster

@mnstr

Monster v2 is live on Base! We’ve refreshed the gacha with better odds and new cards, added a marketplace to buy cards from the treasury directly, and all cards in your collection have instant liquidity through buyback offers. Build your collection onchain with Monster.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Finally a lottery built the way it always should’ve been

Fully transparent, better odds, and open to everyone on @base

Megapot

@megapot

Ticket sales are now

OPEN

$1 per ticket. $1,000,000 prize pool. 1 drawing every day.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Lotteries are one of the most proven consumer behaviors in the world

@megapot breaks the borders

Grateful to support @Patrick_Lung’s vision of building toward a permissionless global lottery protocol on @base

Megapot

@megapot

We raised $5M led by Dragonfly to build a global lottery

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Decentralized telecom, settled onchain

@WorldMobileTeam is building the world’s largest shared wireless network on @base

130,000+ AirNodes deployed and no signs of slowing down

Base

What if you could own your phone's network?

@WorldMobileTeam is a user-owned mobile network with coverage across 99% of the USA and 60+ countries. Anybody can deploy an AirNode to extend network coverage and earn rewards.

User-owned. Globally distributed. Live on Base.

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

See what the world is paying attention to on @noise_xyz

Noise

@noise_xyz

Noise Beta is live.

Noise is a new form of interactive media. We use an open market to measure what any idea, brand, or trend is worth to the broader cultural conversation. The result is a new way to understand relevance.

Sometimes the attention around a trend rhymes with the

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Excited for @PixieChess to be launching on @base

Pixie Chess

@PixieChess

We’re excited to finally announce a $5.2 million seed round led by @Paradigm

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

The @PixieChess team has been building Chess 2 for the past two years

Today it is finally live on @base

Pixie Chess

@PixieChess

Magical Chess for Real Prizes

Play Now:

Pixiechess.xyz

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Trade the game on @base

PRED

@predofficial

Introducing more ways to trade the game.

Total Goals, Spreads & Both Teams to Score is Live.

April is packed with competitions and exciting rewards.

Be among the first to experience the fastest sports native prediction market.
Like & comment for an early access.

->

Infrastructure / Tooling Updates

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Drip now supports @base verify

Verify to unlock rewards inside instant packs in the @baseapp

Drip

@dripshop_live

Drip now supports Base Verify.
Verify to unlock rewards inside Instant Packs in the @baseapp

The first 25 verified collectors will receive a complimentary $30 Instant Pack.
After the first 25, all verified users receive 25% off packs.

Rip digital packs. Earn Driplets. Climb

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Builder codes let every app on @base prove its impact

nick.base.eth 🛡

@Nick_Prince12

base's builder code dune now has app names

check out apps making the most daily impact across

- trading volume
- transaction count and fees
- transacting addresses

L28D table at the bottom too

s/o @0xKofi for his wizardry, and @Dune for the tooling!

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Reminder: starting April 9, @baseapp will support all standard web apps, not just mini apps

Get your app ready by
1. Registering on base[dot]dev
2. Updating auth methods to switch from SIWF to SIWE
3. Reviewing docs for any other changes that need to happen

Full guide below

Base Build

@buildonbase

x.com/i/article/2032…

David Tso (dave.base.eth)

Happy 4/02 day!

Coinbase 🛡️