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The latest news and press releases from Base Daily News.

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Base2 hours ago

Coinbase CEO Says AI Will Drive Crypto Growth as Base Surpasses 100 Million AI Payments

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Base29 Jul, 2026

Base Network Crosses New Milestone in Onchain Activity

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BaseJames Walker · 2 hours ago · 4 min

Base Gains Momentum as Onchain Finance Enters a New Growth Phase

Base is expanding beyond Ethereum scaling as tokenized assets, stablecoin payments, developers and AI-powered applications become central to its next growth phase.

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DeFiJames Walker · 7 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Base DeFi TVL Reaches $5.7 Billion in New All-Time High

Base’s DeFi ecosystem has reached a new milestone, with total value locked approaching $5.7 billion. The record highlights the growing amount of capital held across decentralized applications on the Ethereum Layer 2 network.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 7 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase-Backed Router Protocol to Shut Down by Sept. 30

Router Protocol will wind down its remaining operations by Sept. 30 after failing to find a sustainable business model, buyer, or licensing agreement. The cross-chain project cited falling bridge fees and rising infrastructure costs.

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BaseJames Walker · 2 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Base Invites Builders to Create New Products Around Tokenized Stocks

Tokenized stocks are now live on Base for eligible non-U.S. users, opening new possibilities for programmable equities across brokerage, rewards, lending, AI portfolios, and prediction markets.

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BaseJames Walker · 2 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Crypto Safety Starts With a Conversation: 5 Ways to Protect Your Family

As crypto scams become more sophisticated, simple conversations can help families protect their savings, wallets and digital assets from fraud.

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CoinbaseEmma Collins · 1 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Reach $236M in Trading Volume

Coinbase says its tokenized stocks have reached $236.48 million in volume across 992,310 transactions, with 7,389 unique holders since launch. The products remain available only in eligible jurisdictions outside the U.S.

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BaseJames Walker · 1 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Webull Partners With Coinbase to Launch Crypto Trading in Canada

Webull announced it will bring cryptocurrency custody and trading services to Canadian customers through a partnership with Coinbase. The Florida-based trading platform will leverage Coinbase's crypto-as-a-service infrastructure and liquidity to offer digital assets on its platform, marking another international expansion after similar launches in Australia and Brazil.

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CoinbaseEmma Collins · 31 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase CEO Says On-Chain Reputation Could Replace Credit Scores

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says on-chain reputation could become a new form of credit scoring, while emerging lending platforms test whether wallet history can support unsecured loans.

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CoinbaseEmma Collins · 31 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Metaplanet Moves 2,400 BTC to Coinbase Prime

Metaplanet transferred 2,400 BTC worth about $186 million to Coinbase Prime on Aug. 31. The move follows two other large transfers, although the company continues to report 43,000 BTC in holdings.

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CoinbaseJames Walker · 31 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Ethereum ETF Inflows Continue as Institutional Demand Supports Base Ecosystem

Ethereum ETFs continued attracting institutional capital as Bitcoin funds recorded outflows, creating a potentially supportive environment for Ethereum-based networks such as Base.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 29 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Chainlink Expands Into Bittensor and Argentine Peso DeFi

Chainlink expands its ecosystem with Bittensor-to-Base interoperability and wARS pricing infrastructure for Argentine peso-based DeFi lending markets.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 29 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Coinbase Launches Tokenized Apple and Nvidia Shares on Base

Coinbase has launched tokenized Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet shares on Base for eligible non-U.S. users, bringing traditional equities into 24/7 onchain trading and DeFi.

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CoinbaseJames Walker · 29 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Coinbase Builds CEEcil AI Teammate With Human-Like Memory

Coinbase has built CEEcil, an AI-powered engineering teammate that remembers team context, works proactively and uses layered safeguards to handle operational tasks.

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BaseJames Walker · 29 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

Armstrong and CZ Bitcoin Price Calls Lack Predictive Value, Analysis Shows

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao rarely offer specific Bitcoin price predictions, according to Bitcoin News. Both executives maintain long-term bullish stances but typically make statements that follow existing price action rather than forecast future movements.

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OnchainJames Walker · 27 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase Business Expands Crypto Payments With AI Agents and USDT

Coinbase Business is expanding its payments infrastructure with AI-agent payments, USDT support, reusable links and flexible checkout tools, strengthening Base’s role in onchain commerce.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 27 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Base Becomes 2nd-Largest Onchain Ecosystem as DeFi Growth Accelerates

Base founder Jesse Pollak says Base has become the second-largest onchain ecosystem, with DeFi growth increasingly driven by users earning yield on dollars and borrowing against crypto.

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OnchainJames Walker · 27 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Base Expands Onchain Finance With Tokenized Stocks and New Infrastructure

Base is expanding its onchain economy as tokenized U.S. stocks launch, new builders enter its accelerator program and enterprise-focused infrastructure grows.

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CoinbaseEmma Collins · 27 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Coinbase and Better Launch Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages for Homebuyers

Coinbase and Better have expanded their Bitcoin-backed mortgage product, allowing eligible borrowers to pledge BTC for a down payment while keeping the primary home loan as a standard conforming mortgage.

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BaseJames Walker · 26 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

Stablecoin Rewards Debate Puts Banks and Crypto Industry at Odds

Coinbase argues that evidence does not support banks’ warnings that stablecoin rewards will drain community-bank deposits, intensifying the debate over the CLARITY Act.

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CoinbaseEmma Collins · 26 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Coinbase Pushes SEC and CFTC to Bring Equity Perpetuals Onshore

Coinbase is urging U.S. regulators to classify equity perpetual contracts as security futures, arguing that a clearer framework could bring popular offshore products into regulated U.S. markets.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 26 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitwise Brings Automated Tokenized Stock Portfolios Onchain to Base

Bitwise has launched Automated Token Portfolios on Base, allowing eligible non-U.S. investors to hold tokenized U.S. equity portfolios in self-custodied wallets with automated rebalancing.

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BaseJames Walker · 26 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase Integrates Chainlink Oracles for Tokenized Stocks on Base

Coinbase has selected Chainlink Data Feeds as the oracle infrastructure for its tokenized stocks on Base, enabling DeFi applications to use blockchain-based equities for lending, trading and other financial products.

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BaseJames Walker · 26 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks on Base

Coinbase has launched tokenized stocks on Base, giving eligible non-U.S. users access to blockchain-based exposure to major companies including Nvidia, Apple, Meta and Alphabet.

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BaseJames Walker · 25 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Go Live on Base With Chainlink Price Feeds

Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. stocks on Base, bringing assets such as Apple and Nvidia onchain with Chainlink price feeds for DeFi integration.

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BaseJames Walker · 24 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

The Sandbox Contains SAND Bridge Vulnerability Affecting Base and BSC

The Sandbox contained a SAND bridge vulnerability affecting Base and BNB Smart Chain, with unbacked tokens minted before bridging was disabled.

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OnchainJames Walker · 19 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase x402 Processes 14M AI Agent Payments in 30 Days

Coinbase's x402 payment protocol processed 14 million autonomous AI agent transactions over the past 30 days, with Base and Polygon networks handling the majority of transfer volume. USDC stablecoins accounted for nearly all payment activity, signaling a new demand vector for onchain settlement infrastructure.

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BaseJames Walker · 10 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Robinhood Expands Onchain Push With UK Crypto Launch and AI Tools

Robinhood is expanding its UK crypto offering while building a broader onchain ecosystem through Robinhood Chain, Base and AI-powered tools.

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BaseJames Walker · 29 Jul, 2026 · 3 min

Coinbase CEO Says AI Will Drive Crypto Growth as Base Surpasses 100 Million AI Payments

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says AI will boost crypto adoption as Base surpasses 100 million AI payment transactions powered by USDC and x402.

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BaseEmma Collins · 29 Jul, 2026 · 2 min

Base Network Crosses New Milestone in Onchain Activity

Spotlight on Optimism’s Superchain