This week on Base News ■ @buildonbase spotlighted @ErikVoorhees, founder of Venice and crypto OG, on building with x402 in a new Infra Stories interview. ■ @protocol_fx integrated x402 with @heurist_ai on Base, enabling infrastructure where machines pay machines directly. ■ Stablecoin supply on Base keeps climbing. @ShanAggarwal highlighted Base's commitment to driving stablecoin growth. ■ @alchemy introduced @agentcardai. Agents can pay for inference, APIs, DoorDash, Amazon, Polymarket, and more. USDC on Base coming soon. ■ @noise_xyz opened their waitlist. ■ @lifiprotocol kicked off Agentic Quant Wars: 5 AI agents, 7 days, 1,000 USDC each, trading across Base. ■ Base Batches 003 applications closed this week. Up to $50k in funding, pro mentorship, and a trip to SF on the table. ■ @multiplifi surpassed $100M TVL. Multipli has never been more based. ■ @LTCFoundation announced cbLTC on Base, a wrapped version of Litecoin matched 1:1 with LTC. ■ Starting April 9th, every app in the Base App runs on a unified web standard. @baseapp is rolling out new Base.dev primitives for metadata, notifications, and distribution. ■ @HydrexFi and @opaldex are bringing Base builders and investors to @sxsw with a rooftop crypto happy hour. ■ @freysa_ai shipped Silo, bringing private AI to Base. Full-stack privacy across queries, data, and payments. ■ @Glazetopia announced it's coming to Base. ■ @artemis highlighted x402 transactions approaching 100M on Base. Launches ■ @ripdotfun is now native in the Base App. Wallet connects automatically, and you can rip real Pokemon packs directly with your Base balance. ■ @glider__ Base Boosted Portfolios are live. Auto-rebalancing across top onchain assets, with rewards distributed to users over the next 30 days. ■ @BlockRunAI enables AI agents to pay and get paid on Base. Partnering with @attentionvc and @predexon to unlock real agent productivity. ■ @hinkal_protocol shipped Hinkal Pay on Base. Sender, recipient, and amounts stay private. ■ @GeckoTerminal integrated with @baseapp, bringing trading directly to their Trade tab. Find Base tokens on @coingecko, trade on GeckoTerminal, and reach new users via @spindl_xyz. ■ @BaseJumpFun went live. Build your multiplier with every jump. ■ @wasabi_protocol is app of the week. ■ @itplaysout kicked off PlaysOut Arcade Rush on Base App. 30 days of onchain gaming with mini-games, leaderboards, and rewards, and all spending refunded at the end. ■ @frenwtf launched Seedy Frens on Base App. Rip packs, plant seeds, and win big with fully onchain gardening and real rewards. ■ @spenders_club dropped the Carhartt x Base Chore Coat, a custom piece of workwear hand-crafted by DSC. ■ @Wishwish_art released The Ferral Shapeshifters by @cattyum on Base. 600 exist. Collect them on the WishWish App. ■ @truemarketco True Markets CLI is in beta. Give your agent a strategy and it places trades, monitors your portfolio, and refines the approach in real time. ■ @Onyxpacks released the first crypto-native collab pack with Doginme on Base. Rip digital packs, open real graded TCG products and sealed booster boxes shipped to your door. ■ @AzuraTrade added AGI trading on Base with zero fees. Agentic markets category now live, with @bankrbot and @clanker_world tagged in. ■ @framedotfun shipped Builder Profiles. Verified builders get a single identity across products. ■ @ripsapp launched PLINKS, their second game, live as a mini app on Base App. A new way to discover and earn curated tokens across the Base ecosystem. ■ @0xHowdy is bringing token launching to Base with built-in community.