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BASE ON CAMPUS: From Bringing Students Onchain to Empowering Student Builders
When we started Base on Campus, the goal was simple: introduce students to Base and show them what was possible onchain.
Since then, we’ve taken that mission across six campus tours, meeting students, starting conversations about blockchain, and bringing more people into the ecosystem.
But the journey has been about more than just showing up on campuses.
Here’s what we’ve been building.
Introducing Base to campus communities
We took Base directly to students, creating opportunities for them to learn about blockchain, explore onchain applications, and understand how they could participate in the growing onchain economy.
Beyond our campus activations, we also reached out to Heads of Departments to explore introducing Base Blockchain Societies within universities. The goal was to create communities that could sustain learning, collaboration, and builder activity beyond a single campus visit.
Bringing people onchain
We helped students take their first steps into crypto, including giving some their first crypto assets and onboarding students to the Base App, now Coinbase Wallet.
For many, these interactions were their first real exposure to using an onchain product.
Every conversation and onboarding experience reinforced an important idea: adoption starts when people get the opportunity to experience the technology themselves.
What comes next?
As we look toward our seventh campus tour, we’re expanding our focus.
Africa doesn’t just need more people learning about blockchain. We also need more builders creating useful products and finding the people who will actually use them.
This is where Base Builders Meet comes in.
As part of our next chapter, we’re bringing builders working on financial products together in one room to connect, share ideas, explore opportunities, and discuss what it takes to build products that solve real problems.
The bigger ambition is to connect these builders with real campus communities where their products can be tested, improved, and introduced to early users.
Campus Tour 7: UNILAG
Our seventh tour is an opportunity to take this vision further.
We’re moving from simply introducing students to Base toward strengthening the relationship between builders, their products, and the communities they serve.
Six tours have helped us start the conversation. Now, we want to help create the conditions for more building, collaboration, and adoption.
Base on Campus is growing, and we’re just getting started.
$baseoncampus
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I’ve spent the last few weeks working on a @base builders meetup in Africa. This meetup is centered at ensuring Base builders in Africa ALSO get the most support and recognition for their products.
We’ve reached out to a couple of builders building products that align with the current vision of Base and this is a call for more builders building sustainable products on Base.
The builders meetup would be one for the books in Africa, and as a pre-event to the main event, we would be hosting interviews with some notable builders across Africa and the rest of the world, building sustainable products on Base; asking them WHY they choose Base.
A very eventful next couple of weeks for builders on Base in Africa and we would need as much support as possible from everyone.
We are seeking strategic partners and sponsors to support our upcoming initiatives and help us create greater impact. Organizations interested in exploring a partnership are welcome to reach out via DM.
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Ric 🍁 🔸 retweeted
Some days you're deep in the build, and some days someone asks you to pause and talk about it. Today was the second kind. Thank you @blahk_sam and @MIA_by_Jamit for the conversation. Grateful to be part of the Made in Africa story.
Ric 🍁 🔸 retweeted
Should I call grandma?
@base @baseposting
THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES FORM ON BASE.
> Tokenized stocks now work as DeFi collateral and cumulative volume has crossed several billion dollars.
> The Denim upgrade is live, bringing 200 millisecond blocks and millisecond-precision timestamps for faster trading and agent execution.
> Stocks Maxxing launched as a funded competition to build new products around tokenized stocks, with a dedicated track for agentic stock finance.
> Agent trading infrastructure expanded so agents can execute crypto, perps, and stock trades under user-defined limits with dedicated account for these transactions.
> Yield and leverage primitives arrived for tokenized stocks, including looping strategies, fixed-yield positions, and borrowing against stock collateral.
> Users can spend against tokenized stock holdings and allow agents to access credit without traditional identity checks.
All of this on the best chain @base
S/o @saxenasaheb @AhaanRaizada @HorinekPM @jessepollak
Still day one ?
zora.co/coin/base:0xf4360998…
Should I call grandma?
@base @baseposting
THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES FORM ON BASE.
> Tokenized stocks now work as DeFi collateral and cumulative volume has crossed several billion dollars.
> The Denim upgrade is live, bringing 200 millisecond blocks and millisecond-precision timestamps for faster trading and agent execution.
> Stocks Maxxing launched as a funded competition to build new products around tokenized stocks, with a dedicated track for agentic stock finance.
> Agent trading infrastructure expanded so agents can execute crypto, perps, and stock trades under user-defined limits with dedicated account for these transactions.
> Yield and leverage primitives arrived for tokenized stocks, including looping strategies, fixed-yield positions, and borrowing against stock collateral.
> Users can spend against tokenized stock holdings and allow agents to access credit without traditional identity checks.
All of this on the best chain @base
S/o @saxenasaheb @AhaanRaizada @HorinekPM @jessepollak
Still day one ?
zora.co/coin/base:0xf4360998…
‘Base is doing everything that they can to make sure as much persons have their financial and trading problems solved thanks to @base’.
The financial rails gradually takes form.
Still day one ? @jessepollak
It don’t seem like it :)
THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES FORM ON BASE.
> Tokenized stocks now work as DeFi collateral and cumulative volume has crossed several billion dollars.
> The Denim upgrade is live, bringing 200 millisecond blocks and millisecond-precision timestamps for faster trading and agent execution.
> Stocks Maxxing launched as a funded competition to build new products around tokenized stocks, with a dedicated track for agentic stock finance.
> Agent trading infrastructure expanded so agents can execute crypto, perps, and stock trades under user-defined limits with dedicated account for these transactions.
> Yield and leverage primitives arrived for tokenized stocks, including looping strategies, fixed-yield positions, and borrowing against stock collateral.
> Users can spend against tokenized stock holdings and allow agents to access credit without traditional identity checks.
All of this on the best chain @base
S/o @saxenasaheb @AhaanRaizada @HorinekPM @jessepollak
Still day one ?
zora.co/coin/base:0xf4360998…
I believe the Base Academy is a great way to onboard more people into the ecosystem, especially students, and I’m especially keen on seeing how the Base team executes that.
For us at Base on Campus, it would be an opportunity to introduce students to Base, help them understand the ecosystem, and give them the knowledge to start building.
But onboarding is just the beginning. There are several other opportunities and support systems available for everyone building on Base.
From Builder Grants and Quests to Community Support, Team Office Hours, and Creator Grants, Base provides different pathways to help builders get the resources, guidance, funding and visibility they need to grow.
Did I miss anything @saxenasaheb @akhil_bvs @AhaanRaizada ?
Shared a couple of the available opportunities worth exploring in the comments 🧵
Ric 🍁 🔸 retweeted
‘Base is doing everything that they can to make sure as much persons have their financial and trading problems solved thanks to @base’.
The financial rails gradually takes form.
Still day one ? @jessepollak
It don’t seem like it :)
THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES FORM ON BASE.
> Tokenized stocks now work as DeFi collateral and cumulative volume has crossed several billion dollars.
> The Denim upgrade is live, bringing 200 millisecond blocks and millisecond-precision timestamps for faster trading and agent execution.
> Stocks Maxxing launched as a funded competition to build new products around tokenized stocks, with a dedicated track for agentic stock finance.
> Agent trading infrastructure expanded so agents can execute crypto, perps, and stock trades under user-defined limits with dedicated account for these transactions.
> Yield and leverage primitives arrived for tokenized stocks, including looping strategies, fixed-yield positions, and borrowing against stock collateral.
> Users can spend against tokenized stock holdings and allow agents to access credit without traditional identity checks.
All of this on the best chain @base
S/o @saxenasaheb @AhaanRaizada @HorinekPM @jessepollak
Still day one ?
zora.co/coin/base:0xf4360998…
You want to be the complete bad guy after realizing being the good guy for so long isn’t really as tasteful anymore.
Ric 🍁 🔸 retweeted
The everything Chain takes form
THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES FORM ON BASE.
> Tokenized stocks now work as DeFi collateral and cumulative volume has crossed several billion dollars.
> The Denim upgrade is live, bringing 200 millisecond blocks and millisecond-precision timestamps for faster trading and agent execution.
> Stocks Maxxing launched as a funded competition to build new products around tokenized stocks, with a dedicated track for agentic stock finance.
> Agent trading infrastructure expanded so agents can execute crypto, perps, and stock trades under user-defined limits with dedicated account for these transactions.
> Yield and leverage primitives arrived for tokenized stocks, including looping strategies, fixed-yield positions, and borrowing against stock collateral.
> Users can spend against tokenized stock holdings and allow agents to access credit without traditional identity checks.
All of this on the best chain @base
S/o @saxenasaheb @AhaanRaizada @HorinekPM @jessepollak
Still day one ?
zora.co/coin/base:0xf4360998…
Ric 🍁 🔸 retweeted
THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES FORM ON BASE.
> Tokenized stocks now work as DeFi collateral and cumulative volume has crossed several billion dollars.
> The Denim upgrade is live, bringing 200 millisecond blocks and millisecond-precision timestamps for faster trading and agent execution.
> Stocks Maxxing launched as a funded competition to build new products around tokenized stocks, with a dedicated track for agentic stock finance.
> Agent trading infrastructure expanded so agents can execute crypto, perps, and stock trades under user-defined limits with dedicated account for these transactions.
> Yield and leverage primitives arrived for tokenized stocks, including looping strategies, fixed-yield positions, and borrowing against stock collateral.
> Users can spend against tokenized stock holdings and allow agents to access credit without traditional identity checks.
All of this on the best chain @base
S/o @saxenasaheb @AhaanRaizada @HorinekPM @jessepollak
Still day one ?
zora.co/coin/base:0xf4360998…
I believe the Base Academy is a great way to onboard more people into the ecosystem, especially students, and I’m especially keen on seeing how the Base team executes that.
For us at Base on Campus, it would be an opportunity to introduce students to Base, help them understand the ecosystem, and give them the knowledge to start building.
But onboarding is just the beginning. There are several other opportunities and support systems available for everyone building on Base.
From Builder Grants and Quests to Community Support, Team Office Hours, and Creator Grants, Base provides different pathways to help builders get the resources, guidance, funding and visibility they need to grow.
Did I miss anything @saxenasaheb @akhil_bvs @AhaanRaizada ?
Shared a couple of the available opportunities worth exploring in the comments 🧵
THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES FORM ON BASE.
> Tokenized stocks now work as DeFi collateral and cumulative volume has crossed several billion dollars.
> The Denim upgrade is live, bringing 200 millisecond blocks and millisecond-precision timestamps for faster trading and agent execution.
> Stocks Maxxing launched as a funded competition to build new products around tokenized stocks, with a dedicated track for agentic stock finance.
> Agent trading infrastructure expanded so agents can execute crypto, perps, and stock trades under user-defined limits with dedicated account for these transactions.
> Yield and leverage primitives arrived for tokenized stocks, including looping strategies, fixed-yield positions, and borrowing against stock collateral.
> Users can spend against tokenized stock holdings and allow agents to access credit without traditional identity checks.
All of this on the best chain @base
S/o @saxenasaheb @AhaanRaizada @HorinekPM @jessepollak
Still day one ?
zora.co/coin/base:0xf4360998…
I believe the Base Academy is a great way to onboard more people into the ecosystem, especially students, and I’m especially keen on seeing how the Base team executes that.
For us at Base on Campus, it would be an opportunity to introduce students to Base, help them understand the ecosystem, and give them the knowledge to start building.
But onboarding is just the beginning. There are several other opportunities and support systems available for everyone building on Base.
From Builder Grants and Quests to Community Support, Team Office Hours, and Creator Grants, Base provides different pathways to help builders get the resources, guidance, funding and visibility they need to grow.
Did I miss anything @saxenasaheb @akhil_bvs @AhaanRaizada ?
Shared a couple of the available opportunities worth exploring in the comments 🧵
For the first time this year, we brought the Base builder community together in Nigeria.
The BASE BUILDERS MEET at UNILAG reminds us of the energy, talent and ambition that exists within the Base ecosystem in Africa.
Builders working on different products, sharing ideas, exchanging perspectives, finding collaborators and exploring what becomes possible when we stop building in isolation.
And that’s the goal of @base on campus; bring as much people onchain, one student at a time.
Thank you @Web3Unilag @ALIPHATIC_F @jessepollak @dxfareedI for helping to make this happen.
What campus do we visit next?
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Big ups projects building on Base.
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HOW MANY BASE PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY S TIER?
I ranked projects building on @base with projects like @feeldotcash & @verantaxyz making huge waves.
What’s your favorite project from the list?
Which projects should I rank next?
What would your tier list look like?
$baseproject
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Ric 🍁 🔸 retweeted
$50k in rewards up for grabs for longing the Mag7 on @pendle_fi
Wild
PendleLoop is now live, letting users Loop to Long @Base tokenized stocks onchain, powered by @Aave markets.
Enjoy incentives when you Loop to Long these stocks, claimable on @Merkl_xyz
Ric 🍁 🔸 retweeted
x402 volume on @base is going vertical
Ric 🍁 🔸 retweeted
What a month on @base
Appreciate every single team shipping with us
The Base ecosystem ships hard
Here are 25 things that launched and got announced in October
1) @mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines with Cloudflare. Enabling AI agents to pay for digital services using x402 on Base
2) @cloudflare opened its Monetization Gateway on Base. Letting APIs charge agents per request with settlement in USDC
3) @bitso launched Bóvedas on Base. Enabling users access to DeFi tools on MXNB and USDC, powered by @morpho and curated by @gauntlet_xyz
4) @pendle_fi launched PendleLoop on Base. Users can loop long Coinbase Tokenized Stocks on @aave markets and claim incentives on @merkl_xyz
5) @onepay now lets users send USDC straight into their Checking balance on Base. People who get paid in stablecoins can spend or send that money without first routing it through an exchange
6) @ripple launched RLUSD on Base. Ripple is providing liquidity so users can hold and move the stablecoin on Base
7) @openstandard launched OUSD on Base. Users get 1:1 USD conversion paths through Coinbase, Mastercard, Stripe, and Visa integrations
8) @itstuyo rebuilt its entire app. The new Tuyo matches bigger ambitions for banking, with a full redesign now live on Base
9) @dyli_io launched on Base. Collectors can rip packs, trade collectibles, vault favorites or have them shipped, with a refreshed pack experience now live
10) @thunespayments is integrating stablecoins across its global payout network on Base. Letting businesses send and receive cross-border stablecoin payouts
11) @marqeta is bringing stablecoin-backed cards to enterprise customers, with settlement on Base. Giving companies a way to issue cards funded by stablecoins for spending
12) @atomhq now supports stablecoin checkout and seller payouts on Base. Users can now access over 2 million domains with stablecoins
13) @smbcnikko_jp is building an institutional DeFi Gateway for Japan on Base. Opening a regulated path for Japanese institutions into DeFi
14) Yuno added stablecoin payments acceptance on Base. Merchants can enable one-click stablecoin checkout without new rails or extra integration work
15) @superformxyz brought SuperNVDA and SuperTSLA to Pendle on Base. Holders can lock in fixed yield, earn rewards, or position for yield upside on tokenized stocks
16) @birchhill_io launched the Groma Ecosystem Vault on Base. Users can lend USDC backed by Boston and Providence apartment buildings
17) @falconxglobal's USDC credit facility is live on Base. Lenders deposit native Base USDC to generate returns from institutional credit
18) Gennius is bringing digital-asset services to LatAm banks with Coinbase, starting in Argentina. Banks can convert eligible deposits into ONED USD, transfer 24/7, and enable Visa spending
19) @torosfinance launched Toros Options on Base. Users can trade over BTC, ETH and more asset options with cashback, and positions are tokenized on Base
20) @exa_app launched the first credit card backed by Coinbase Tokenized Stocks. Enabling users link a Coinbase account and spend against tokenized stock collateral
21) @lucamoneyapp extended its app to tokenized stocks on Base. Letting people in LATAM access them through the same simple digital-dollar experience
22) @zothdotio launched zMAG7 on Base. One stablecoin deposit holds equal-weight AMZNc, AAPLc, NVDAc, GOOGLc, METAc, MSFTc and TSLAc, backed by real shares in regulated custody
23) @mochatradeapp received its full $500K YC investment in USDC on Base
24) @credifi launched Credifi Zero. Anons and agents can qualify for credit with zero personal info
25) @opensea opened OpenSea Mobile to everyone. With new trade options, including memes, art, trading cards and perps on Base from one app