Base token may be launching soon, 13 popular applications are already positioning themselves in advance

Author: Nancy, PANews

Original Title: Base Token Launch May Be Imminent! 13 Popular Applications Worth Positioning For

As a large number of TGE projects flood in, airdrop hunters are accelerating their bets on a new wave of airdrop frenzy. In this wave of token launches, Base is undoubtedly one of the most watched leading ecosystems, with its network activity and capital heat continuing to climb.

Since the official announcement in September this year that a native token would be issued, Base co-founder Jesse Pollak recently revealed again that the Base token is about to launch, and wrote in a tweet with deep meaning, "Build, create, trade, participate, and you will eventually be rewarded." Meanwhile, according to the latest report from JPMorgan, since its launch in August 2023, Base's TVL has exceeded $5 billion, and the protocol processes over 9 billion transactions on average per day. Based on current Base network activity and high token economics, its token could unlock up to $34 billion in value, with most tokens expected to be allocated to developers, validators, and the Base community.

As the countdown to the Base token launch may be underway, this article by PANews will review 13 popular applications in the Base ecosystem worth positioning for, covering multiple tracks such as social, DeFi, prediction, AI, and more. Among them, some projects are frequently mentioned by the official Base team, and many have also received investment and support from Coinbase Ventures.

Base App

Base App is a one-stop Web3 platform that integrates social, content creation, asset trading, instant messaging, and daily payment functions, serving as the main entry point for users into the Base ecosystem. Currently, Base App is still in the internal testing phase and has integrated many applications such as Farcaster, Zora, noice, Morpho, Virtuals, DIMO, Paragraph, and Giza.

Farcaster

Farcaster is a decentralized social media protocol aimed at building a sufficiently decentralized social network, giving users and developers greater control. The protocol has expanded to Ethereum, Solana, HyperEVM, as well as L2s like Base and Arbitrum. A few days ago, Farcaster announced that the AI-driven MEME coin issuance platform Clanker had joined its ecosystem, and when users tag the project in Farcaster posts, tokens are automatically deployed.

It is worth mentioning that all posts on Base App are simultaneously published to Farcaster, and vice versa. On-chain data shows that Farcaster gained about 30,000 Pro subscription users in October.

Related reading: "Farcaster Acquires Clanker to Fill Financial Gap, Is the Social Track Rising Again?"

Zora

Zora is an on-chain social network that allows creators to turn posts into tokens or NFTs, realizing content as assets. Not long ago, in addition to hinting at the upcoming launch of a live streaming feature, Zora also announced the launch of the Believe Fund, which will deploy 20 million ZORA tokens in the coming months to support promising creators. In addition, Base App recently announced the launch of a creator tokenization feature based on the Zora protocol, allowing users to tokenize posts with one click.

It is noteworthy that Coinbase Ventures has participated in two rounds of financing for Zora.

Virtuals Protocol

Virtuals Protocol is a platform focused on the issuance and launch of AI Agents, allowing users to create, co-own, and monetize autonomous AI agents.

This month, Virtuals launched a new generation launch model, Unicorn Launch, aiming to enable community members to truly co-own future AI agents while attracting high-quality founding teams for long-term ecosystem building. Meanwhile, due to the recent popularity of the x402 protocol, Virtuals Protocol has once again become a market focus.

Limitless

Limitless is the largest decentralized prediction market on Base. Within just three months, Coinbase Ventures announced two rounds of investment in it. Dune data shows that Limitless has a total trading volume of over $520 million on Base.

Morpho

Morpho is a decentralized lending protocol that launched on Base in June last year. According to its official website, Morpho's deposit funds exceed $12.6 billion, second only to Aave and Sky. Morpho has received two consecutive rounds of investment from Coinbase Ventures.

Aerodrome

Aerodrome is a leading DEX in the Base ecosystem. According to Artemis data, as of October 28, Aerodrome's daily spot trading volume exceeded $560 million.

Bankr

Bankr is an AI agent platform and one of the representative projects of the x402 protocol on Base. As one of the agent platforms integrated into Base App, Coinbase Ventures announced at the end of July this year that it would support Bankr through the Base Ecosystem Fund.

Football.Fun

Football.Fun is a sports prediction application on the Base chain, which has received multiple official endorsements from Base. Not long ago, Football.Fun's parent company Sport.Fun announced that it would launch the FUN token in Q4, which will enjoy a share of the company's prediction market revenue. In addition, the platform also plans to expand its products to basketball, rugby markets, and revenue sharing programs.

Related reading: "With a Total Player Value Exceeding $150 Million, What Is the Viral Web3 Sports Platform Football.Fun?"

SynFutures

SynFutures is a Perps DEX aiming to compete with HyperLiquid and Aster. Its token has recently been listed on exchanges such as Upbit and Binance. According to its official website, as of October 28, SynFutures V3 had a cumulative trading volume of $307.8 billion, with over 320,000 users and cumulative revenue exceeding $72.7 million.

Avantis

Avantis is a Perps DEX that supports leveraged trading of synthetic cryptocurrencies, forex, and commodities, and also allows users to provide liquidity for these markets. Artemis data shows that as of October 28, Avantis's daily trading volume exceeded $150 million.

Glider

Glider is a crypto trading platform driven by chain abstraction and intent, allowing users to build, test, and execute investment strategies without programming. In April this year, Glider announced it had raised $4 million from Coinbase Ventures, a16z, and others.

Basenames

Base launched Basenames in August last year, allowing users to claim a unique base.eth username, making on-chain connection, collaboration, and contribution easier and more convenient.