In Brief

• The Base App transforms crypto wallets into full Web3 lifestyle platforms, blending social, payments, trading, and messaging for African users.

• African creators and developers now earn, build, and scale faster with tokenized content, gamified incentives, and direct audience interaction.

• Base Account and Base Pay offer powerful new tools for identity control and seamless global payments, driving the future of Africa’s onchain economy.

Coinbase has ushered in the next evolution of Web3 by rebranding its Coinbase Wallet into an “Everything App” dubbed the Base App.

The inaugural announcement came during its “A New Day One’ event, showcasing how blockchain can unify the on-chain experience for everyday users.

Base Chain is a popular Ethereum Layer 2 platform that encompasses a suite of tools and a platform supporting several developers under Base Build and the newly launched consumer-facing Base App.

Base has continued to support African developers to grow their Web3 solutions, cumulating various ecosystems throughout Africa.

The latest update converts the ecosystem into a Web3 social app, creating a hub for discovering, interacting and managing on-chain activity.

A perfect blend of social media, finance, gaming and communications powered by Base.

Base App The Next Step for Cummulating Africa’s developer and Onchain Community

Base Chainn has experienced a series of successes globally and within Africa. Since its founding as a vibrant Layer 2 network, the platform has attracted over 280 diverse protocols and onboarded more than 9 million unique wallets.

In Africa, Base is a go-to alternative for many Web3 startups, with the community of Base developers growing across West and East Africa. In a previous article, we highlighted several startups like Swypt, Hakichain and ElementPay building East Africa’s developer community.

In a matter of 2 years, Base chain has provided African Web3 builders with the tools, the builder community, and even funding for various projects, which show mass potential. This new take, combining an on-chain economy with a web3 social app consolidating a vibrant builder community, is the next step in a global shift to adopting Web3.

Unpacking the Base App: More Than Just a Wallet

So, what exactly is Base, App?

Web3 Social App blending Streams with Tokenization and Trades

The update completely shifted, or rather evolved, the network from facilitating crypto payments into creating a seamless and engaging on-chain lifestyle.

The platform is now a decentralized social Feed where creators earn instantly and directly. This new feature, built on the Farcaster protocol, tackled creator compensation forgoing country or location, earning through tips and sales from their audience.

Each post is tokenized directly via Zora, turning content into collectible assets. In Africa, where Web3 has now taken traction, this gives them a platform to showcase what we have to offer in terms of content, creativity and education. It also adds a gamified layer, with top posters and engaged community members receiving weekly in-app rewards.

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In addition, users can see friends’ trades in real-time and execute swaps without leaving their social streams. This blends social discovering with financial activity, providing a true web3 social app, creating a broader on-chain economy.

Chat That Transcends Conversation (Powered by XMTP)

Aside from the onchain economy, the Base app provides powerful messaging featured secured by end-to-end XMTP encryption. Now you can build groups, share content, manage communities, send funds and interact with integrated AI[Bankr and Mamo].

It’s now possible to get portfolio insights and execute trades directly within a window chat. With Base App, messaging is transformed into a dynamic, multifunctional tool for crypto payments and daily interactions.

Onchain Economy and USDC Mobile Wallet Advancements

The primary focus of Base Onchain was to cumulate the developer ecosystem globally. With much success in Africa, the upgrade takes it up a notch and exemplifies the concept of the Everything App.

The ecosystem houses hundreds of mini-apps – spanning games (like Remix), prediction markets, tipping tools (like Noice), and creative platforms (like Decentralized Pictures). It’s about creating a central hub to play, create, tip and explore all within one Web3 Social App.

Additionally, your onchain profile is yours, enabling you to trade, send money easily through mobile crypto payments and earn yield[up to 4.1% APY].

Foundational Tech: Base Account & Base Pay

Underpinning this seamless experience are two critical innovations.

The first is the Base Account, a user-owned, universal onchain identity which doubles as a portable smart wallet. “Sign in with Base” will now be a popular option, gaining access to any supported on-chain app similar to social logins.

The difference with this and a normal sign is the retention of total control over one’s account. Users manage their profile via the app of the account.base.app.

The next core unifying factor within the ecosystem is Base Pay, a frictionless checkout solution leveraging USDC. It’s the universal on-chain payments platform designed for global commerce.  Their partnership with Shopify brings Base Pay to millions of merchants immediately. For unreliable traditional payment systems, Base Pay unlocks a new avenue for African merchants.

U.S. consumers will enjoy a 1% cash back on USDC payments via Shopify, wth merchants benefiting from zero fees, no FX costs and instant settlement.

A New Look: Branding the “Endless Blue” Future

The new app also comes with new visuals contributed by a collaborative effort from artists within Base. With a new concept of “Endless Blue,” it symbolizes the infinite potential of the inherent world and Web3.

For Africa, as Base continues to empower startups, the new design reflects values of openness, inclusivity and user empowerment. The refreshed look will roll out across all Base interfaces and communications, aiming to make crypto feel more approachable and aligned with a decentralized future.

Building an on-chain community in Africa is a race against time with Base taking top position. Previous ventures have enabled over 180+ startups to house their brilliant solution within its ecosystem.

The Web3 social app creates avenues for each one to profit and expand by tapping into a broader community and adding features. For developers, innovators, artists and content creators, Base App is an invitation to become part of one of the largest shifts in Web3 and the on-chain world.