Social on Base After Rebrand: Why Games Hold Community

Diagram: Social on Base After Rebrand: Why Games Hold Community — Where does social on Base after rebrand; Why did the Base App social feed fall short; Why does a shared game round build belonging; What do players and creators get from a round; How d

Key takeaways Social on Base after the rebrand lives inside focused apps such as games, clubs and creator spaces, not inside the big wallet. Coinbase turned the Base App back into a trading-first wallet, and that left community to apps built around one shared thing to do. Social on Base after the rebrand lives inside […]

Onchain Community Rules: What Players Can Expect From Others

Diagram: Onchain Community Rules: What Players Can Expect From Others — What did Farcaster's social smart contract; What makes onchain community rules fair; What conduct should a player expect from others; How do clear rules protect a vote; How

Key takeaways Fair onchain community rules are written down before anyone plays, apply the same way to every player, creator and club owner, and keep the result out of any single person's hands. In Temptation Token, most of those rules live in the voting contract on Base, so a vote follows the same code for […]

Own Your Onchain Following When the App Changes Hands

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Key takeaways To own your onchain following, keep your identity and your fans tied to a wallet you control, not to an app's database. Farcaster changed owners twice, and because its accounts live onchain, users kept their followers while the apps and their rules changed. To own your onchain following, keep your identity and your […]

Coinbase Launches Tab Makes Wallets Easy to Explain to Fans

Diagram: Coinbase Launches Tab Makes Wallets Easy to Explain to Fans — What does the Coinbase Launches tab actually do; How does the Launches tab work behind the screen; What does a shorter on-ramp change about; Is a token on the Coinbase Launches ta

Key takeaways The Coinbase Launches tab shows new Base and Solana tokens inside the Coinbase app as soon as they appear onchain, and lets users trade them through its built-in DEX without a bridge. For creators, that removes the step where most fans used to quit. The Coinbase Launches tab shows new Base and Solana […]

The Creator Coin Backlash and Why a Round Pays Differently

Diagram: The Creator Coin Backlash and Why a Round Pays Differently — What is the creator coin backlash actually about; Why does a coin pay whoever exits first; How does a Temptation Token round pay instead; What do rounds and trophies give a creator

Key takeaways The creator coin backlash is what happens when a viral launch produces a price chart instead of a business: the coin pays whoever sells near the top, and everyone who arrived late pays for it. A round works the other way. The creator coin backlash is what happens when a viral launch produces […]

Base Token Airdrop Odds and Why Rounds Pay Weekly Now

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Key takeaways There is no Base token airdrop. Coinbase has moved from a flat no-token stance to saying Base is exploring a network token, and there is still no date, no supply and no tokenomics, while prediction markets price a launch by the end of 2026 in the single digits to low teens and one […]

Crypto Payouts for Adult Creators and Why Banks Balk

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Key takeaways Crypto payouts for adult creators mean the money settles to a blockchain address the creator holds the keys to, instead of an account a bank or processor can review, hold or close. That does not fix banking, and I am not going to pretend it does. Crypto payouts for adult creators mean the […]

Base Creator Grant Alternative That Pays Every Round

Base Creator Grant Alternative That Pays Every Round

Key takeaways A base creator grant alternative is not a pitch. A grant is a committee decision from a budget somebody controls, and a budget can be closed. A base creator grant alternative is not a pitch. A grant is a committee decision from a budget somebody controls, and a budget can be closed. A […]