XMTP Builder Spotlight Episode 003 Releases Tomorrow

**Bermuda is building the world's first fully onchain national economy**, with Base powering payments, businesses, and institutions across the country. Coinbase and Circle are supporting the initiative. **Base's stablecoin economy grew 34x since 2023**, reaching $4.6B in supply and 2.3M active addresses. - Interactive Brokers now supports 24/7 account funding via stablecoin deposits - Uniswap deployed Continuous Clearing Auctions on Base for price discovery and liquidity - Flexaapp mini apps enable in-person USDC payments at major merchants like Chipotle and GameStop - Maple Finance launched institutional-grade asset management infrastructure New launches include PGA Tour Rise game, instant international contractor payments via USDC, and MetaLeX v2 with automated onchain fundraising.

**ORACLE by @noiceagent** has introduced a novel feature that converts social media feeds into functional trading surfaces. **Key Innovation:** - Users can execute token purchases with a single like - Seamlessly integrates trading functionality into existing social platforms - Removes friction between discovery and transaction **Context:** This development comes as oracle technology evolves beyond traditional data feeds. While competitors focus on expanding data availability across chains, ORACLE is reimagining how users interact with onchain markets through familiar social interfaces. The feature represents a shift toward embedding financial primitives directly into social experiences, potentially lowering barriers to onchain participation.

A feature film starring Rob Lowe and Gillian Jacobs secured funding through Base, Coinbase's Layer 2 network. **Key Details:** - The project represents a notable intersection of traditional Hollywood talent and blockchain-based financing - Base continues to expand beyond DeFi applications into entertainment and media funding - Specific funding amount and production timeline were not disclosed This marks another example of blockchain networks facilitating alternative financing models for creative projects.

Base continues its series highlighting founders building on the platform, featuring **@0xmacedo**, co-founder of **Talent Protocol**. **Key Points:** - Macedo's crypto journey began as a side experiment that evolved into a full obsession - He went on to build Talent Protocol, described as a "reputation layer for builders" - This spotlight is part of Base's ongoing founder series, which has previously featured leaders from Zora, XMTP, SoSoValue, and CatTown Talent Protocol focuses on creating infrastructure for builder reputation in the web3 space, addressing the need for credible identity and track record systems in decentralized environments. [View the announcement](https://x.com/base/status/2010772678077292697)

Base has wrapped up the first season of BaseLayer, their builder spotlight series. The finale featured **@wagmiAlexander** from **@AerodromeFi**, highlighting the stories of developers building on the platform. Aerodrome has been a key part of Base's ecosystem for over 2 years, growing alongside the community of users, creators, and builders. The series showcased various projects and teams contributing to the Base network's development.