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Base: Validity Transactions Launch in Cobalt Upgrade
Base adds validity transactions via Cobalt upgrade for conditional EIP-2930 flows, with ETH at $2500.23 testing EMA50 support at $2495.13 amid neutral RSI. Source Analysis Base is adding validity transactions as a new primitive in the Cobalt upgrade expected by month-end, enabling EIP-2930 and EIP-1559 transactions that execute only when specific onchain conditions are met to support conditional flows.
Base: 24 Hours Left for Batches 004 Applications
Base opens final 24 hours for Batches 004 with 10 teams eligible for $100K funding, mentorship and NYC Demo Day before September 10 deadline. Source Analysis Base leaves 24 hours to apply for Batches 004, where 10 early-stage teams can secure up to $100K in investment subject to diligence, eight weeks of mentorship and a slot at Demo Day in New York City, with the cutoff set for September 10 at 11:59 PM PST.
Base: Lending Accelerates on Coinbase L2
Analysis Base lending continues to accelerate. Jesse Pollak flagged fresh Artemis metrics on September 3 2026 that confirm sustained growth in DeFi activity across the Coinbase layer-2. The trend builds on Base blockchain lending growth recorded over the prior six months and points to deeper liquidity formation inside the ecosystem. Hourly candlesticks (about 96 bars), same endpoint as our cryptocurrency price pages. Numbers below refresh from 1-minute klines.
Credifi: Rolls Out Onchain Undercollateralized Credit
Credifi enables Ethos Network users scoring 1800+ to borrow up to $3,000 onchain with no collateral, liquidation or KYC. Source Analysis Credifi has introduced onchain native undercollateralized credit, allowing Ethos Network users with credibility scores of 1800 and above to access loans up to $3,000 featuring no collateral, no liquidation and no KYC, marking a shift in onchain credit markets and undercollateralized lending practices.
Base: DeFi TVL Share Doubles to Over 6%
Base DeFi TVL share doubles from 3% to over 6% in one year, reaching #4 on DefiLlama with #2 in striking distance. Source Analysis Base DeFi TVL share has doubled from roughly 3% to over 6% in the past year, securing the #4 position with #2 now within reach at current growth rates per DefiLlama. Jesse Pollak highlighted the Base chain TVL growth in a post that also underscores shifting DeFi market share analysis across Ethereum L2s.
Base: Institutions Shift Finance to Crypto Rails
Base posts 35% TVL growth while Bitcoin and Ethereum spot volume leads all chains as Jesse Pollak details institutional migration to crypto rails. Source Analysis Base now hosts the second-largest borrow/lend market globally and processes more Bitcoin and Ethereum spot trades than any other chain, according to Jesse Pollak.
Base: B20 Native Token Standard Launches on Mainnet
Base blockchain activates B20 native token standard on mainnet per Jesse Pollak announcement, unlocking new token issuance capabilities. Source Analysis Base activated the B20 native token standard on mainnet today, allowing seamless token creation directly on the Base blockchain as confirmed by Jesse Pollak. The move follows months of development focused on standardizing token behavior for developers building on the network.
Base MCP: Onchain Agentic Economy Solution
Base MCP delivers the infrastructure for an onchain agentic economy, Jesse Pollak states in latest update. Source Analysis Base MCP delivers the core infrastructure for an onchain agentic economy, Jesse Pollak declared today. The Base co-founder highlighted MCP as the missing layer that lets autonomous agents transact, settle and coordinate directly onchain without intermediaries. Pollak’s statement arrives as developer interest in agent-driven protocols accelerates across Ethereum L2s.
YC x Coinbase RFS: Build Onchain
We believe that it’s time to build onchain. The tools have been maturing over the last decade, but with low-cost chains, globally adopted stablecoins, easy-to-use wallets, and growing consumer adoption, the infrastructure is finally ready. And we are already seeing a number of large trends that have huge opportunity for builders around the world.
The Network State Conference (Oct 2025), Singapore
About Followers Exhibitors 11 Speakers Reviews Deals Excited about the event? Spread the word and invite your network! Share The Network State Conference is set to be an engaging event focused on the themes of founding, funding, and discovering new communities. Organized by The Network School, this conference will take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore.
Layer 2, rollups, and building onchain (with Base)
“Layer 2” rollups are computer networks that are designed to help scale “layer 1” blockchains such as Ethereum — and they’ve been bustling with activity recently, especially since Ethereum implemented its scaling-related EIP-4844 (“Dencun”) upgrade in March. Jesse Pollak, who is Coinbase’s head of protocols and who founded and leads the popular layer 2 rollup Base, joins a16z crypto engineer Noah Citron and host Robert Hackett to discuss bottom-up vs.
Embracing Decentralization: Integrating and Building Protocols at Coinbase
By Jesse Pollak, Senior Director of Engineering at Coinbase Tl;dr: Coinbase is committed to its vision of investing in web3 and the broader cryptoeconomy. We’re embodying this vision by integrating, building, and supporting protocols at Coinbase. Protocols are increasingly integrated into our products, a focus for teams across the company, and a major investment area for Coinbase Ventures.
Embracing Decentralization: Integrating and Building Protocols at Coinbase
By Jesse Pollak, Senior Director of Engineering at Coinbase Tl;dr: Coinbase is committed to its vision of investing in web3 and the broader cryptoeconomy. We’re embodying this vision by integrating, building, and supporting protocols at Coinbase. Protocols are increasingly integrated into our products, a focus for teams across the company, and a major investment area for Coinbase Ventures.
Incident Post Mortem: April 29 and May 9, 2020
By Jesse Pollak, Head of Engineering, Consumer Over the last two weeks, Coinbase experienced two outages that impacted our ability to serve our customers. For both of these incidents, we promptly discovered the root causes and restored service. However, we want to provide a deeper look at what went wrong and what we’re doing about it going forward. We are committed to making Coinbase the easiest, most trusted place to buy, sell, and manage your cryptocurrency.
On becoming a senior technical leader
How one Coinbase engineer grew from a senior engineer to an organizational leader At Coinbase, we deeply believe in parallel tracks for people and technical leadership. Our managers are people leaders — they help organize teams, help people grow, and work to create a fertile ground for technical innovation. Our individual contributors (i.e. non-managers) are our technical leaders — they are the ones who chart the future of what our engineering systems will look like at Coinbase.
Announcing Ethereum & Litecoin vaults
Today, we’re excited to launch Ethereum and Litecoin vaults for all customers, bringing these assets in line with our current Bitcoin storage offerings. With vaults for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, customers get additional layers of withdrawal security for stored digital currency, such as a 48-hour withdrawal delay and required email approvals. A little more than 3 years ago, we launched Bitcoin vaults for Coinbase customers.
My low paying, early morning, exertion requiring job
Five months ago, I picked up a new job: every morning, I wake up at 6am, hop on my bike, and transport 50 bagels from Beauty’s Bagels to Awaken Cafe. After a quick cup of coffee, I bike on to my next job, my real job, running a tech company. I earn $35 a week and get free coffee whenever I want it. When I describe this daily routine to new friends, most look at me like I’m an idiot. When my hands are freezing on dark mornings, I often ask the same question.
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