Ape store

**Ape Store**, the second-largest token launchpad after Pump Fun, issued a public apology following controversial communications about competitor Pons on the Robinhood chain. The platform acknowledged: - Overconfidence and poor marketing decisions led to misunderstanding user expectations - Disrespectful comments toward [@ponsdotfamily](https://twitter.com/ponsdotfamily) and their community - Appearing to celebrate potential technical issues affecting competitors The team stated an intern was fired but took full responsibility for the incident. The controversial tweets will remain posted "for the culture" and as a reminder of professional standards. Ape Store has brought billions in volume and hundreds of thousands of users to [@base](https://twitter.com/base) network since launch.

The $BASE token has officially launched on ApeStore, the fair launchpad platform on the Base blockchain. **Key Context:** - ApeStore recently surpassed **$2B+ in total volume** on Base - Over **100,000+ tokens** have been deployed through the platform - The milestone coincided with Bitcoin reclaiming the $100,000 mark **About ApeStore:** The platform enables anyone to launch tokens in seconds with minimal cost (under $0.50 on Base). Tokens become instantly tradable, and when reaching a $69K market cap, they automatically list on Uniswap with liquidity pool burned and smart contract renounced. The launch represents another significant deployment on a platform that has become a major token creation hub in the Base ecosystem.