It’s been 5 weeks since the @baseapp.base.eth beta launched at New Day 1. Since then, we’ve thoughtfully onboarded over 30K people. Here’s what we’ve learned so far 🧵 🧠 Key Learnings • Clear entry points for earning are critical • When people understand HOW rewards work, they engage more. • Social onboarding > wallet funding • More jargon can be killed (“slippage”, “marketcap”, etc.) • Simple, focused, and delightful mini-apps beat complex ones 👀 Behaviors We’re Seeing • Over 20% of people earn in week 1, just by making content • Posting → instant $ feels magical to people used to traditional social • Friend clusters through chat and invites lead to more engagement • AI agents + group chats unlock multiplayer magic • Social discovery is alpha. People want coins from friends or creators they know. • Alpha signals (top holders, volume spikes) drive buys Cont’d
Chintan Turakhia 🎩
@chintanCrypto needs utility | Building the best onchain experiences | CB Wallet @coinbase @base 🛡️| base[hunt, cafe,merch] | always in search of 🍕🍷
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WHAT WE SHIPPED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS ON @baseapp.base.eth top focus has been on performance, polish, and bugs. 👇 Big improvements to videos: Vertical videos feel better, all videos have timestamps overlays, auto-resume when you swipe back, and have overall smoother playback. Tighter convos: Inline replies keep you in the feed and mentions now have better support for long usernames. Cleaner coin creation: Ticker spacings are fixed and emojis are now supported. Better mini-apps: Open one mini-app from another, enjoy fast context data (<50 ms!), full safe-area handling on every device, and (this is big) BasePay is built in now. Fit and finish on payments: Tapping your balance now auto-fills max, error messages are cleaner, and you can toggle off incoming requests. Faster and better everything: Faster feed loads, better Android stability, easier onboarding, and lots of keyboard fixes for replies. What’s next: Inline comment replies, pinch-to-zoom photos, 1GB+ uploads, and invite codes.
@base.base.eth Builders -- we're doing something special for the return of @onchainsf summit in SF. A 1-day invite only hackathon + a dinner cooked by me 🤖 Build the best apps + agents for the @baseapp.base.eth W Hotel lodging + meals included 💰 $25K prize pool 🏆 Winners = Basecamp stage @ Onchain Summer Awards AND... @kevinbest and I will cook a multi-course dinner for all the builders. PS -- most don't know, I have a private chef side hustle. It's time to cook! Sign-up 👇
Besides saving the troop on credit card transaction fees, this onchain experience prevents chargebacks. But why does that matter? Because the troops shared that people purchase cookies with Venmo and then file a fraud case to claw back the money. 🤯