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Web3

Coinbase, Chainlink Introduce Base-Solana Bridge to Link Ecosystems

The bridge, secured by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, allows users to trade and interact with Solana-based tokens on Base-based dapps.

bridge (Modestas Urbonas/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Base’s Flashblocks Let Bots Front-Run Its Own Founder as Snipers Walk Off With $1.3M

Two traders captured more than $1.3 million in profits by exploiting Base’s new “flashblocks” system during the debut of the network founder’s creator coin.

Snipers pocket $1.3 million on JESSE token (Stocksnap/Pixabay)

Tech

The Protocol: Hyperliquid Introduces Proposal to Cut Fees

Also: Aerodrome Overhaul, Cloudflare Outage and dYdX Buyback Increase Approved.

Ripple engineer Nik Bougalis has published a proposal for shielding XRP transactions. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Tech

Leading Base DEX Aerodrome Merges Into Aero in Major Overhaul

Dromos Labs announced a major overhaul of its decentralized exchange infrastructure with the launch of Aero, a unified trading system that will merge its existing platforms across its networks.

Aerodrome receives $150 million in deposits (Pixabay)

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Finance

Coinbase Is Building Private Transactions for Base, CEO Brian Armstrong Says

The move is part of Coinbase's effort to prioritize privacy, which was bolstered by its March 2025 acquisition of the team behind Iron Fish.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Crypto’s ‘Decentralized’ Illusion Shattered Again by Another AWS Meltdown

The October AWS outage took down some of crypto’s most prominent companies and networks. Many in the community pointed out their lack of decentralization.

A plug disconnected from its electricity socket.

Finance

Centrifuge Launches Tokenized S&P 500 Index Fund on Coinbase's Base Network

The SPXA offering is the first blockchain-based index fund licensed by the S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Centrifuge CEO Bhaji Illuminati (Centrifuge)

Finance

Base Explores Issuing Native Token, Says Creator Jesse Pollak

At the BaseCamp event, Jesse Pollak revealed the layer-2 network is considering a native token, though plans remain in early stages.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

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Tech

Boundless Launches Mainnet on Base, Ushering in Universal Zero-Knowledge Compute

The milestone builds on the network’s incentivized testnet, which went live in July and stress-tested Boundless’ architecture under real-world conditions.

Gaming on a computer (Sean Do/Unsplash)

Markets

Ethereum DeFi Lags Behind, Even as Ether Price Crossed Record Highs

Institutional inflows are driving ETH's price highs, while retail DeFi activity remains subdued compared to previous cycles.

race, track (CoinDesk Archives)a

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