How to buy USDC on Base: A step-by-step guide

January 9, 2025 Coin Telegraph

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Learn how to buy USDC on the Base Network with this step-by-step guide, which covers the essentials, including wallets, buying USDC and bridging to Base Network.

USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin cryptocurrency that is pegged 1:1 to the US dollar. That means 1 USDC is always $1. It is issued by Circle and has grown to become a top 10 cryptocurrency with a market cap of over $40 billion by the end of 2024.

The stablecoin is available on most major cryptocurrency exchanges and is widely accepted in the digital economy. Additionally, it is available across a number of different blockchains, including the Base Network.

Below, you will learn the step-by-step process of buying USDC on the Base Network. In addition, you’ll get a complete rundown of how the Base Network links to the Ethereum blockchain. So, by the end, you understand how to purchase and start using USDC safely and effectively.

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Coinbase (COIN) Stock Could Become Available on Base Chain, According to Creator Jesse Pollak

January 6, 2025 The Daily Hodl

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The creator of Base, the blockchain of top US-based crypto exchange Coinbase, says that the company’s stock (COIN) could soon become available on-chain. In a new thread on the social media platform X, Base developer Jesse Pollak says that eventually, every asset in the world will be on Base, including COIN. However, Pollak notes that […]

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Base mulls launching tokenized COIN stock

January 4, 2025 Coin Telegraph

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The plans are not yet concrete, as Coinbase is awaiting regulatory clarity on securities tokenization.

Coinbase is considering making tokenized shares of its stock available to United States users of Base, its Ethereum layer-2 network, Base developer Jesse Pollak said in a post on the X platform.

Tokenized COIN shares are already available to non-US users through protocols such as Backed, a tokenized real-world assets (RWA) platform, Pollak said in a Jan. 3 X post.

COIN on Base is “something we are looking into in the new year,” Pollack said, adding that eventually, “every asset in the world will be on Base.”

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Memecoins Capture Majority of Crypto Investor Interest in 2024: CoinGecko

December 26, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Crypto investors were heavily drawn to meme assets in 2024, according to a new study. In a research paper, CoinGecko says that the majority of crypto interest in 2024 hit the memecoin sector, which saw an expansion from dog-themed tokens to other animal and personality-themed digital assets. “The most popular crypto narrative in 2024 was […]

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PancakeSwap closes record $310B year, up 179% driven by L2, DeFi growth

December 24, 2024 Coin Telegraph

PancakeSwap closes record 0B year, up 179% driven by L2, DeFi growth

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PancakeSwap's 2024 trading volume surged to $310 billion, driven by DeFi growth, layer-2 adoption and user-focused upgrades.

PancakeSwap closed a record year in terms of cryptocurrency trading volume, owing to growing interest in decentralized exchanges and the expansion of layer-2 blockchain networks.

Decentralized exchange (DEX) PancakeSwap recorded $310 billion in total trading volume during 2024, marking a nearly 179% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $111 billion in 2023.

The record year was mainly attributed to L2 networks Arbitrum and Base, as the former saw a 3,656% YoY increase to $13.2 billion, while crypto trading volume on Base rose by 3,539% YoY to $11.6 billion in 2024, according to a PancakeSwap report shared with Cointelegraph.

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Meet Brett: The Biggest Star of the Memecoin Universe on Base

December 24, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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The memecoin Brett is totally dominating the ecosystem on the Base blockchain. With a dedicated community and strong momentum, Brett might soon enter the top 3 of the entire memecoin ecosystem. Inspired by the iconic character from Matt Furie’s Boys’ Club comics, Brett has emerged as a dominant force in the memecoin ecosystem. This playful […]

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Synthetix launches multi-collateral perps on Base amid revamp

December 19, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The DeFi protocol also launched an in-house perpetuals trading app.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Synthetix has begun accepting multiple token types as collateral for leveraged perpetuals trading on Coinbase’s Base network, Synthetix said on Dec. 18.

Launching so-called “multicollateral perps” on Base, one of Ethereum’s most popular layer 2 (L2) scaling networks, is part of a broader revamp of the DeFi protocol after a governance shakeup in October.

Adding multi-collateral perps will allow users to post tokens such as Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC) and Coinbase Wrapped ETH (cbETH) as trading collateral, Synthetix said.

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Coinbase Will Surpass Charles Schwab As Most Valuable Brokerage in the World, According to Bitwise – Here’s Why

December 12, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Crypto asset manager Bitwise says that top US-based crypto exchange Coinbase will usurp Charles Shwab as the world’s most valuable brokerage. In a new report, Bitwise says it envisions Coinbase’s stock (COIN) reaching a price tag of $700 in 2025 – more than double its current price – making it surpass financial services titan Charles […]

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Maverick Protocol aims to bring ‘MemeFi’ to Base

December 10, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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A newly launched platform dubbed goose.run lets users lend and borrow against memecoins, its team told Cointelegraph.

Maverick Protocol has launched a “MemeFi” platform on Coinbase’s Base network aiming to bring decentralized finance (DeFi) to memecoins, it told Cointelegraph on Dec. 9.

Dubbed goose.run, the platform is intended as Base’s answer to Pump.fun, the famed Solana (SOL) memecoin platform.

In addition to matching pump.fun’s core functionalities, such as liquidity bootstrapping for new tokens, goose.run also lets users lend and borrow against memecoins.

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Sui, Franklin Templeton launch ecosystem partnership

November 22, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The asset manager will support builders on Sui and pilot emerging blockchain technologies on the network.

Asset manager Franklin Templeton has partnered with Sui to develop new blockchain technologies and use cases on the layer-1 network, Sui said on Nov. 22.

The partnership will prioritize “supporting Sui ecosystem builders and deploying novel technologies leveraging the Sui blockchain protocol,” Sui said.

Franklin Templeton has aggressively expanded its tokenized security products to new blockchain networks, including Ethereum layer-2s Arbitrum and Base.

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