Samuel ใ
@samuellhuber.eth
wen markdown support? here's my live notes from the stream. Full replay with live commentary: https://www.youtube.com/live/t3832dcDXlk?feature=shared&t=500 # Coinbase New Day One Event - Key Announcements ๐ **Big Picture Mission:** *Increase innovation, creativity, freedom* --- ## ๐ Major Rebranding & Platform Evolution ### Base โ BaseChain - **HUGE:** Base is officially rebranding to "BaseChain" - New visual identity: Building block rectangle logo - Breaking from previous brand guidelines that strictly avoided "Base Chain" ### Coinbase Wallet โ tBa (the Base app) - **New name:** tBa (blue b) = "the Base app" - **Vision:** Superapp for the entire Base Ecosystem - **Features:** - Farcaster Social Graph integration - Discovery engine - Apps built on Base - Chat functionality - Commerce and Trading - Powered by "open protocols" **Note:** tBa remains in Beta but expanding access --- ## ๐ณ Base Payments Revolution **Presenter:** Aneri ### Key Features: - **Fully USDC-powered** payment gateway - **Tap to Pay** (Apple Pay style experience) - **Sub $1, sub 1-second** transactions on Base - **Flashblocks technology** enabling true sub-second speeds --- ## ๐ฅ Mini Apps: The Content Evolution **Aneri's Take:** *"Mini Apps aren't small, they are the next evolution of content"* ### What Makes Mini Apps Special: - More interactive content experiences - Engaging and re-engageable format - **Case Study:** Morpho integration (featured on dTech blog) - **Remix Mini App:** AI Studio for creating games with native social sharing ### For Developers: - Permissionless to build and share - 2-step webpage conversion available - End of "API Access removed" and "App rejected" era --- ## ๐ฏ Real-World Applications Showcased ### Noice - **Concept:** Microtransactions as the next unlock (like UPI in India) - **Innovation:** Earn funds through interactions (liking posts = tipping) - Supporting creators through everyday actions ### Decentralized Pictures - Community-driven film industry disruption - Merit-based system for entertainment - Mentorships and financing for new talent --- ## ๐ Base Account: The Identity Revolution **Presenter:** Wilson Cusack ### "Sign in with Base" SDK - Evolution of Smart Wallet technology - **Vision:** Sovereign identity across the internet - Competing with OpenAI, Apple, Google for primary login method - **Timeline:** Tap to Pay coming end of year ### Strategic Partnership: - **Shopify + Coinbase = Base Pay** - USDC already integrated with Shopify --- ## ๐ Massive Scale & Adoption ### Live Event Impact: - **500k live viewers** (10x current Farcaster daily actives!) - **100k people** on tBa waitlist opening today - Public waitlist now available at **base.app** --- ## ๐ค Industry Leader Insights ### Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) Key Points: - **"Decentralized servers matter"** - **"The open protocol app thesis is an inevitable outcome"** - Tipping culture normalization through social livestreaming - **"Capturing full economics of what you're doing"** - Interest-driven algorithms > follower count - **"Individual pieces of content find the audience"** ### Cleo Abram on Creator Economy: - Key creator questions: "Can I make my idea real? How can I support this?" - Onchain integration removes barriers to entry - More funding possibilities = more pathways to dreams ### Success Story: - **Pplpleasr:** Emmy nomination for crypto-funded "White Rabbit" movie - Couldn't have been produced through traditional Hollywood --- ## ๐ฏ Mission Unchanged **Jesse's Final Thoughts:** - Core mission remains: **"Bring a billion people onchain"** - Opening app to 100,000 waitlist users immediately --- ## ๐ Key Resources - **Mini Apps Development:** dtech.vision/farcaster/miniapps/ - **Morpho Case Study:** dtech.vision/blog/casestudy-farcaster-defi-frame-morpho/ - **Waitlist:** base.app --- **Bottom Line:** This isn't just a rebrandโit's a complete reimagining of how we interact with blockchain technology, making it as seamless as traditional web2 experiences while maintaining decentralization and user sovereignty.
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David @SGV
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Thanks for the rundown!
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