“Builders on Base are pushing back against the network’s close alignment with Zora, arguing the creator-coin narrative sidelines established projects.”, — write: www.coindesk.com
In recent months, the layer 2 Base network has become the epicenter for “creator coins,” which are tokens tied to individual creators, posts or pieces of content, with Zora positioned at the center of that narrative. Base is a blockchain built by crypto exchange Coinbase, atop the Ethereum blockchain, using open-source OP Stack, a developer toolkit for the Optimism network
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Supporters argue the model represents a new onchain revenue stream for creators and a cultural on-ramp to crypto. Onchain data also reflects strong activity, with daily token mints on Base overtaking Solana in August of this year.
However, frustration is growing among the Base community on X. Builders claim that Base is promoting a narrow, favored ecosystem while sidelining other Base-native projects with established communities and track records.
Jacek, who runs the degen token ecosystem on Base, vented his frustration on X with a post that echoed a negative shift in sentiment.
Jacek argued that Base’s marketing and social support have become increasingly selective, favoring Zora-linked initiatives while ignoring projects that previously delivered meaningful growth and liquidity to the chain.
“I’m genuinely disappointed by @base’s forced push around creator coins,” he wrote. “We still can’t even get the official Base X account to follow us, let alone acknowledge launches with a retweet or mention. It’s also not just us. Plenty of other projects feel the same way: that if you’re not part of the favored narrative, you effectively don’t exist. At that point, what is the incentive to build on Base?”
Jacek added that when degen bridged to Solana, they received immediate support from the official Solana X account and Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius.
The backlash highlights a broader tension facing Base as it struggles to bridge the gap between scaling adoption while maintaining positive sentiment with those building apps or tokens on Base.
In the short term, Base is perfectly fine as it continues to average more than 10 million transactions per day, according to Basescan, but waning sentiment could see an exodus to other chains like Solana or Sui.
Whether or not Base adapts to the shifting sentiment remains to be seen, but rival blockchains will be waiting in the wings to capitalize if the general mood among Base builders continues to plummet.
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KuCoin captured a record share of centralized exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the broader crypto market.
- KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per monthmarking its strongest year on record.
- This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralized exchange volumeas KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumeswhich slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
- Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly spliteach exceeding $500 billion for the year, signaling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
- Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activityreinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
- Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activityindicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.
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The Truth Social parent said it will issue a new digital token on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain, with shares and crypto prices rising following the announcement.
- Trump Media said shareholders will be eligible to receive one digital token for every whole share of DJT held once the program launches, with additional details expected in the new year.
- The token will be issued on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain, and may come with periodic rewards tied to Trump Media products such as Truth Social, Truth+, and Truth Predict.
- DJT shares rose 3.18% to $12.97 in pre-market trading, while Crypto.com’s CRO token initially jumped 3.8% before paring gains.
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