Blockchain
Coinbase Exec: Seeing 'Mainstream Users Start to Come in' on Base Blockchain
Base, the new Ethereum layer 2 blockchain built on OP Stack by the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase, went live on Wednesday. Jesse Pollak, creator of Base and Coinbase's head of protocols, joins "First Mover" to discuss the launch in the latest move that aims to bring mainstream awareness to the the on-chain economy. Plus, Pollak's outlook on DeFi and crypto regulation in the U.S.

Coinbase's Much-Hyped New Base Blockchain Draws Modest $10M of Inflows on Launch Day
Nearly $166 million had already flowed to the blockchain ahead of the official launch.

4 Actual Use Cases for Blockchain and AI That Are More Than Just Hype
Blockchain and AI could be the 21st century's most culturally significant pairing that could change the way we think about creativity, identity and verification.

Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Officially Goes Live, With Over 100 Dapps Deployed
Coinbase (COIN) announced that its new "Base" blockchain has gone live, heralding the start of a new era of public companies running their own distributed networks. "The Hash" panel discusses their outlook on the layer 2 blockchain and the crypto exchange's decision amid recent U.S. regulatory pressures.

Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Opens to the Public on Aug. 9
Coinbase (COIN) announced that its layer-2 blockchain named Base will be open to the public next week. Built with Optimism's OP Stack, Base went live for developers in July for testing and users will be able to bridge their ether (ETH) to the blockchain on Thursday. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the new development at the crypto exchange.

Shiba Inu Takes Step to Become DeFi Contender With Digital IDs
Digital identity verification will be a part of all Shiba Inu developments in the future, including on the upcoming Shibarium layer 2 blockchain.

Crypto Traders Might Want to Track Ether 'Slippage' Indicator. Here's Why
Hyblock's slippage indicator has consistently marked short-term trend changes in the second-largest cryptocurrency this year.

How AI, Web3 and Humans Can Work Together to Solve Complex, Global Problems
Fear abounds about AI, but the technology combined with blockchain can serve as an excellent complement to human ingenuity.

Author Outlines the Need for CBDCs in a 'Multi-Money Universe'
Koray Caliskan, author of "Data Money: Inside Cryptocurrencies, Their Communities, Markets, and Blockchains," argues that nothing could be more wrong than avoiding a central bank digital currency, emphasizing that “the public needs to have" CBDCs to follow the movement and discuss the nature of uses of a multi-money universe in our new economies.

Shibarium Blockchain's Ethereum Bridge Goes Live for Testing as SHIB Tries to Shed Meme Coin Tag
The Shiba Inu-based layer 2 blockchain is expected to start operations next month.

