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This week on Base: NEWS ■ Base Batches 002 has wrapped. 50 Builder Track finalists are heading into Incubase, our virtual mentorship program, and 50 Startup Track finalists pitched at @EFDevcon, with 12 standouts selected as overall winners. Congrats to @upshot_cards for taking 1st place. ■ Base showed up at @EFDevcon, where @jessepollak announced a new stablecoin from @RipioApp from the main stage. ■ Base released Episode 002 of BaseLayer, the video series spotlighting the builders shaping the global economy, featuring @purrfect_pixels from @CatTownBase. ■ @coinbase announced System Update on December 17, and Base will be there 👀 LAUNCHES ■ @paragraph_xyz introduced writer coins, giving writers a new way to engage and reward their earliest supporters. ■ @bondifinance brought publicly traded corporate bonds onchain through Bondi v2, offering fixed-income assets held in bankruptcy-remote accounts and paying interest directly to wallets. ■ @Persona_Journey launched a new holder-focused experience. ■ @illuviumio released Staking v3, creating a smoother, more accessible way to interact across its interconnected gaming universe. ■ @gtaoventures connected top Bittensor subnets to Base via Chainlink CCIP, now accessible through @AerodromeFi. ■ @Cypher_HQ_ unveiled Cypher Card, a non-custodial way to convert digital assets into fiat for everyday purchases. ■ @slashapp hit $150M in annualized revenue, becoming the fastest-growing business banking platform in modern fintech. ■ @USDai_Official expanded to Base, bringing financing infrastructure designed for the AI economy. ■ @okx enabled Base DEX trading directly inside the OKX app with no bridges or gas fees. ■ @0xppl_ added full Base coverage, making all onchain activity explorable through the 0xPPL interface. ■ @getaxal introduced the Axal App, now available on iOS with Google Play coming soon. Users can earn secure, permissionless stablecoin yield in one click. ■ @townsapp added fee splitting for trading, supporting callers and creators who guide their communities. ■ @SemanticLayer launched Prophet Arena, where top AI models face off in live prediction markets running entirely on Base. ■ @slice__so introduced the World Marketplace, an open, decentralized infrastructure project for global commerce. ■ @o1_exchange hit a new record high for users, continuing its growth across Base. ■ The waitlist for @rodeo is open, letting players bet on the game as a team. MINI APPS ■ @wasabi_protocol launched a @baseapp mini app offering trading, leverage, yield, and simple swaps in one unified onchain experience. ■ @ethos_network launched its @baseapp mini app, bringing reputation and credibility onchain through peer-to-peer reviews secured by staked ETH.