Base Batches Accelerator Opens Applications for 15 Teams
Base Batches Accelerator Opens Applications for 15 Teams
🚀 Base wants you
Base is accepting applications for its Base Batches accelerator program, seeking 15 teams to develop onchain applications.
Program Benefits:
- Mentorship from experienced industry professionals
- Access to the Base Ecosystem Fund
- Opportunity to pitch at Demo Day to Silicon Valley venture capitalists
The program follows a previous round that attracted over 700 applicants, with 40 teams selected to pitch at a Demo Day event. Base Batches aims to support the development of practical onchain applications and connect builders with funding opportunities.
Interested teams can apply through the program's application process.
bc1beat Launches Permissionless AI Agent Access on Base with BlockRunAI
**bc1beat** is developing permissionless access infrastructure for AI agents in partnership with **BlockRunAI**, built on the Base blockchain using x402 protocol. **Key Development:** - Enables AI agents to operate without traditional gatekeepers or centralized control - Leverages Base's infrastructure for decentralized AI operations - Utilizes x402 technology for permissionless access **Context:** This follows the broader trend of decentralized AI protocols, similar to OpenxAI's P2P permissionless AI network announced earlier this year.
Social Proofing Feature Coming to Prediction Markets on Base
**TradeOnsight is introducing social proofing to prediction markets**, a feature developer @tommyngo believes addresses a key need in the space. - The platform is being built on Base, Coinbase's Layer 2 network - Social proofing could help users verify the credibility of predictions and traders - This development follows the growing trend of prediction markets like Polymarket becoming alternative sources of information The integration aims to add transparency and trust signals to an emerging sector that's gaining traction as a data source.
🎯 Base Batches 003 Demo Day: 12 Teams Pitch to SF Investors
**Base Batches 003 Demo Day is happening in San Francisco**, where 12 selected teams will present their projects to investors. **Key Details:** - Each team gets 2 minutes to pitch after 7 weeks of preparation - Teams were selected from Base Batches 003 cohort - Event takes place in San Francisco for investor audience This follows Base's earlier selection process where over 700 teams applied to the startup track, with 40 finalists chosen to pitch at a previous event.
API Marketplace for AI Agents Launches on Base
A new marketplace for APIs designed specifically for AI agents has launched, with all transactions settling on Base, Coinbase's Layer 2 network. This development builds on Base's growing agent ecosystem, which already includes projects focused on: - Micro-payments and trading automation - Complex coordination between agents - New economic models for autonomous systems The marketplace aims to provide agents with standardized access to various services and data sources, with Base handling the settlement layer for all API transactions. Key ecosystem projects like Bankr, Virtuals, and x402 are already building agent infrastructure on Base, positioning the network as a hub for autonomous economic activity.