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This week on Base:  ■ @Coinbase rolled out DEX trading to all U.S. users (ex. NY). Millions of assets, moments after launch, right from the app.  ■ $200M of USDC is already earning ~10% APY on @Coinbase in just two weeks, powered by @MorphoLabs.  ■ Base Chain hit a new all-time high: $5.3B in TVL, nearly 3x from last year.  ■ @benjitaylor joined the Base team as Head of Design.  ■ The 20 winners of the Onchain Summer Awards were announced, with $200K in prizes awarded.  ■ ‘The Based 500,’ a short doc on BaseCamp by @pttrn_ntgrty, was coined on @zora.  ■ Launch Groups by @flaunchgg are live, meaning any token on Base can now be imported to Flaunch.  ■ @blupryntco completed its first international KYI pilot and demoed the tech before Brazil’s central bank and regulators.  ■ @ProofOfPlay's Marketplace API went live on Base.  ■ @ethos_network introduced Ethos Broker for OTC trading and hit 25K contributors, 450K monthly visitors, and $5M+ securing reputation.  ■ @sportfun is expanding to American football and basketball.  ■ @bballxyz's beta is live, letting you draft your all-star squad and hit the court.  ■ @PistachioFi added one-tap crypto buys via Apple Pay.  ■ The @baseapp beta leveled up group chats, add AI agents like @flaunchybot and @bankrbot to trade or send money in seconds.  ■ @KeyboardCatBase hit the streets of Miami, SF, and LA with a new campaign. ■ Examples of new tokens launched this week on Aerodrome include $PHI (@phi_xyz) and $PLAY (@itplaysout) ■ @Cypher_HQ_ launched new initiatives powering decentralized rewards and payments  ■ @blackbird's FLYNET volume is up 1000% since launch, with Denver and SF live and LA next.  ■ @CalaxyApp hit 10K new users in its first week. Based builders keep shipping. The onchain world keeps expanding.