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Based on blockchain records, Farcaster data, and media reports, the first post on Base (the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum L2 social app) that included an image was Jesse Pollak’s (Base’s creator) “Day One” selfie, posted on July 16, 2025, at 18:04 UTC. This marked the public launch event for the Base app, where posts are tokenized as tradable ERC-20 assets via Zora’s protocol. Key Details: • Content: A selfie of Jesse Pollak, captioned simply “DAY ONE”. It symbolizes the official start of on-chain social posting on Base, emphasizing creator ownership and tradability. The image shows Pollak smiling against a neutral background, likely from the launch stage in San Francisco. • Why it’s the first with an image: • Base’s beta phase began around July 10, 2025, but the earliest confirmed tokenized post (“Starter Pistol”) was a text-only announcement by Pollak: “a number of things have happened that feel like the starter pistol of the next chapter of crypto …”.

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