🔵 Base Meetup at Consensus: what was discussed and what stood out
On February 10, we joined one of the strongest side events of the week – Base Meetup. Over 100 carefully selected founders, traders, and builders, fast demos, and dense networking.
💡 The main takeaway? While the broader market feels heavy, Base is clearly in growth mode.
A few projects stood out in particular:
▪️ City Protocol – infrastructure for tokenizing intellectual property into liquid on-chain instruments. It enables creators to scale and finance their IP directly. Backed by Jump Trading and Dragonfly. Solid product, ~$7M raised.
▪️ Limitless – a prediction market platform built on Base, allowing users to trade outcomes of financial and economic events. The team has already launched its own token and is actively expanding within the Base ecosystem.
It’s clear that DeFi, GameFi, prediction markets, SocialFi, and AI are all developing in parallel on Base. The ecosystem feels diversified and alive.
✨ We left the event with a strong impression: Base is one of the ecosystems worth watching closely right now.
On February 10, we joined one of the strongest side events of the week – Base Meetup. Over 100 carefully selected founders, traders, and builders, fast demos, and dense networking.
The Base Foundation team is genuinely open to builders. There’s a visible push to simplify crypto for mass adoption, with multiple initiatives already in motion. The Base App is evolving into an all in one product that combines a wallet, social mechanics and native integrations, supported by Coinbase’s institutional backing.
A few projects stood out in particular:
▪️ City Protocol – infrastructure for tokenizing intellectual property into liquid on-chain instruments. It enables creators to scale and finance their IP directly. Backed by Jump Trading and Dragonfly. Solid product, ~$7M raised.
▪️ Limitless – a prediction market platform built on Base, allowing users to trade outcomes of financial and economic events. The team has already launched its own token and is actively expanding within the Base ecosystem.
It’s clear that DeFi, GameFi, prediction markets, SocialFi, and AI are all developing in parallel on Base. The ecosystem feels diversified and alive.
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US and EU regulators are effectively rewriting the rules of the game.
Under GENIUS Act and MiCA, some tokens are being positioned as true “digital cash” with a strict 1:1 redemption right. Others risk becoming the equivalent of shadow deposits that, in a crisis, may be repriced as credit risk.
As Emir J. Phillips points out, during panic it’s not enough to say “reserves exist.” What really matters is
1 token in circulation = $1 in reserves, no yield for holding, and a tightly defined perimeter around what qualifies as a “payment” stablecoin.
MiCA goes broader:
it allows reserves to be held in different liquid assets, from EU bank deposits to securities, while strengthening the formal right to redeem at par.
But both regimes carefully sidestep the most uncomfortable questions
What happens if:
◉ the custodian bank fails?
◉ the issuer of reserve securities becomes insolvent?
◉ reserve assets suddenly lose value?
In a systemic stress event, reserves may not be enough for everyone.
And then everything comes down to one thing:
who gets paid first, how much, and on what legal basis.
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Yesterday Consensus got fully underway – keynotes, panels, booths, product launches. A lot to take in. Our overall takeaway? The market is growing up.
Side events were all about builder energy. The main stage, though, shifted the tone. More focus on infrastructure and more talk about how this industry is going to function long term.
Here’s what kept coming up 👇
Cross-border transfers, fiat and crypto onramps, new payment rails. This topic was everywhere.
Regulation is no longer a background topic, it’s central. The mood felt more institutional: compliance, licensing, durable business models. Less speculation, more structure.
As AI scales, so does the conversation around data storage and transmission. Data infrastructure is starting to stand on its own as a core narrative.
We’ll keep tracking what’s unfolding and share the insights with you
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Hack Seasons at Consensus: inside the conversations 💫
We joined Hack Seasons, and a few of the discussions there spoke volumes:
💡 The first session, Active Capital Beats Passive Liquidity, hit right at the core of where things stand today. One thing was clear: the landscape has shifted.
Liquidity allocation models from previous cycles don’t work the way they used to. Passive capital isn’t enough anymore. What matters now is active involvement, real strategy, and operational engagement.
🤖 AI agents were another big focus.
With AI in the loop, hypotheses get tested faster. Products launch faster. And, importantly, they die faster too. Competition is only getting tougher. Speed is no longer an edge, it’s the baseline.
The panel DePIN & AI Are Infrastructure, Not a Narrative moved the conversation to the intersection of IoT, DePIN and AI. And one issue was clearly outlined:
You can build a strong product. You can design solid tokenomics for TGE. But the core question doesn’t change: will there be real demand for the technology and the token?
Curious how it felt from your side. If you were there too, what stood out to you at Hack Seasons?😉
We joined Hack Seasons, and a few of the discussions there spoke volumes:
Liquidity allocation models from previous cycles don’t work the way they used to. Passive capital isn’t enough anymore. What matters now is active involvement, real strategy, and operational engagement.
With AI in the loop, hypotheses get tested faster. Products launch faster. And, importantly, they die faster too. Competition is only getting tougher. Speed is no longer an edge, it’s the baseline.
The panel DePIN & AI Are Infrastructure, Not a Narrative moved the conversation to the intersection of IoT, DePIN and AI. And one issue was clearly outlined:
the market is not ready for mass DePIN adoption yet.
You can build a strong product. You can design solid tokenomics for TGE. But the core question doesn’t change: will there be real demand for the technology and the token?
Curious how it felt from your side. If you were there too, what stood out to you at Hack Seasons?
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This week was a big one – especially for stablecoins 💵
News around launches and integrations kept coming from both corporates and governments.
▪️WLFI, linked to the Trump family, is preparing a platform for currency exchange and cross-border transfers.
▪️Fiserv is building a real-time dollar settlement system for crypto companies.
▪️Malaysia’s central bank is rolling out its own stablecoin and a tokenization sandbox.
▪️Thailand has approved the use of crypto assets as underlying assets in derivatives markets.
At the same time, tokenized assets are picking up speed📈
The market has surpassed $6B, fueled by rising gold prices, and Robinhood has launched a test Ethereum L2 network focused on tokenized assets.
Bitcoin, of course, wasn’t sitting this one out📉
The market is still searching for a bottom. ETH ETF holders look more exposed right now than BTC ETF investors. Strategy remains under pressure. And the question keeps coming up: how will miners react at these price levels?
Meanwhile, in the middle of all this volatility, Polymarket is expanding its toolkit:
Even in a falling, uncertain market, there are always those who know how to trade volatility🎯
News around launches and integrations kept coming from both corporates and governments.
▪️WLFI, linked to the Trump family, is preparing a platform for currency exchange and cross-border transfers.
▪️Fiserv is building a real-time dollar settlement system for crypto companies.
▪️Malaysia’s central bank is rolling out its own stablecoin and a tokenization sandbox.
▪️Thailand has approved the use of crypto assets as underlying assets in derivatives markets.
At the same time, tokenized assets are picking up speed
The market has surpassed $6B, fueled by rising gold prices, and Robinhood has launched a test Ethereum L2 network focused on tokenized assets.
Bitcoin, of course, wasn’t sitting this one out
The market is still searching for a bottom. ETH ETF holders look more exposed right now than BTC ETF investors. Strategy remains under pressure. And the question keeps coming up: how will miners react at these price levels?
Meanwhile, in the middle of all this volatility, Polymarket is expanding its toolkit:
beyond contracts on the second coming of Jesus, the platform has introduced five-minute binary options on BTC price.
Even in a falling, uncertain market, there are always those who know how to trade volatility
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The Ethereum co-founder argues that prediction markets are increasingly drifting toward short-term, casino-style trading and becoming overly dependent on a steady flow of inexperienced users.
At that point, the model starts to resemble binary options – sustainable only as long as new participants keep coming in.
Buterin suggests a different direction: shift from “casino” mechanics to a hedging tool.
Not just betting for upside, but using prediction markets to offset real-world risks. And ultimately, it comes down to one thing
will prediction markets remain a form of entertainment, or evolve into a genuine risk management system?
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Vitalik Buterin Warns Prediction Markets Face Collapse Without Fix
Vitalik Buterin warns that decentralized prediction markets are dangerously over-reliant on speculative gambling.
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Consensus happened at a pretty telling moment. Fear & Greed is hovering near extreme lows, and you could feel that caution in the room.
Fewer early-stage builders, more infrastructure players – exchanges, market makers, wallets, payment providers. Funds are clearly leaning conservative: stablecoins, privacy, sustainable yield. Predictable beats flashy.
▪️What infrastructure do agents need?
▪️How do you deploy them?
▪️How do you monetize them?
Less moonshot thinking, more practical use cases like AI customer support.
Another clear theme: distribution over technology. The winner isn’t the fastest rollup. It’s the team with strong UX, a clear product, and real user traction.
The bigger takeaway?
Less “we’re changing the world.” More focus on product launches, revenue models, partnerships, legal structure, and metrics. The bear market accelerated this shift, but it’s bigger than the cycle. The space is maturing.
And that’s exactly where investor attention is moving.
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How does the GENIUS Act work?
Imagine a simple scenario.
You have $1,000,000,000. You buy stablecoins and swap them for BTC. BTC drops fast📉
You panic😬
You sell back into stablecoins, but now you only have $780,000,000. Meanwhile, $220,000,000 is still sitting in the bank. And this is where it gets interesting.
Who does that money belong to now?🤔
Imagine a simple scenario.
You have $1,000,000,000. You buy stablecoins and swap them for BTC. BTC drops fast
You panic
You sell back into stablecoins, but now you only have $780,000,000. Meanwhile, $220,000,000 is still sitting in the bank. And this is where it gets interesting.
Who does that money belong to now?
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🎭 The romance is over. Now it’s grown-up mode: what Consensus Hong Kong 2026 was really about
Consensus Hong Kong 2026 made one thing clear – the industry is moving away from experimentation and turning into an actual system.
🤖 AI Agents
Still one of the most talked-about topics. But the conversation has shifted. It’s no longer about how to build an agent. The real questions are:
How do you coordinate many agents? Who is responsible for their actions – especially when money is involved?
Blockchain is increasingly viewed as the rules and coordination layer for these systems.
🔍 Proofs and verifiability
Once AI starts acting in the real world or onchain, the demand for verification spikes.
Where did the data come from? What exactly was computed? Can it be proven?
That’s why ZK is back in focus. Not as a buzzword, but as infrastructure for trust in computation.
💵 Onchain capital markets, RWA, stablecoins
TradFi and onchain integration is moving forward, but through compliance and legal structure. The discussion isn’t about flashy launches. It’s about how to scale settlements and tokenization institutionally.
🔮Prediction markets
One of the most visible segments among builders. Competition is intense and products look similar. Over time, the space will likely consolidate around a few major players. Everyone else may struggle to sustain volume once incentive programs like airdrops end.
Overall, the focus has shifted to applied questions: system coordination, data verifiability, and real-world deployment of technology.
Consensus Hong Kong 2026 made one thing clear – the industry is moving away from experimentation and turning into an actual system.
🤖 AI Agents
Still one of the most talked-about topics. But the conversation has shifted. It’s no longer about how to build an agent. The real questions are:
How do you coordinate many agents? Who is responsible for their actions – especially when money is involved?
Blockchain is increasingly viewed as the rules and coordination layer for these systems.
🔍 Proofs and verifiability
Once AI starts acting in the real world or onchain, the demand for verification spikes.
Where did the data come from? What exactly was computed? Can it be proven?
That’s why ZK is back in focus. Not as a buzzword, but as infrastructure for trust in computation.
💵 Onchain capital markets, RWA, stablecoins
TradFi and onchain integration is moving forward, but through compliance and legal structure. The discussion isn’t about flashy launches. It’s about how to scale settlements and tokenization institutionally.
🔮Prediction markets
One of the most visible segments among builders. Competition is intense and products look similar. Over time, the space will likely consolidate around a few major players. Everyone else may struggle to sustain volume once incentive programs like airdrops end.
Overall, the focus has shifted to applied questions: system coordination, data verifiability, and real-world deployment of technology.
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What is tokenomics really like? 🧠
You could describe it as “an economy.” But then it becomes just an academic concept – dry, abstract, lifeless.
Now imagine it as the economy of a small country. Suddenly it makes sense. You see capital flows, small “factories”, treasury reserves, and internal incentives. You see movement.
Picture that country🏙
It has its own central bank. And only one real lever is the interest rate. Lower it, and the economy wakes up: cheap credit, new jobs, mortgages, businesses expanding. Raise it, and everything slows down: assets get sold, cash moves to deposits, plans get postponed.
Tokenomics works the same way. It’s not a spreadsheet. It’sa network of interdependencies, where one decision triggers a chain reaction .
Tokenomics is structure. And when that structure is out of balance, the whole “economy” starts to glitch🤷♂️
You could describe it as “an economy.” But then it becomes just an academic concept – dry, abstract, lifeless.
Now imagine it as the economy of a small country. Suddenly it makes sense. You see capital flows, small “factories”, treasury reserves, and internal incentives. You see movement.
Picture that country
It has its own central bank. And only one real lever is the interest rate. Lower it, and the economy wakes up: cheap credit, new jobs, mortgages, businesses expanding. Raise it, and everything slows down: assets get sold, cash moves to deposits, plans get postponed.
Tokenomics works the same way. It’s not a spreadsheet. It’s
Tokenomics is structure. And when that structure is out of balance, the whole “economy” starts to glitch
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Chart: Monthly fee revenue for Pump.fun since March 2024. Source: DeFiLlama
With profits declining and “memecoin season is dead” narratives getting louder, the new mechanism looks like an attempt to bring activity back. In January, platform fees came in at $31.8M versus $148M a year earlier, marking a drop of more than 75%.
For a long time, Pump.fun was criticized for favoring token creators. Deployers received 0.3% in fees, while actual demand was driven by traders and influencers.
So far, the update hasn’t sparked much excitement
Volumes remain low, and at current activity levels, the potential cashback is unlikely to become a meaningful incentive.
Pump.fun is essentially reshuffling the internal economics of its ecosystem. And the question here is whether that’s enough to bring the memecoin market back to life.
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Stablecoins are moving further away from crypto and especially from altcoins. The US, EU, UAE, Singapore and others have already introduced clear regulatory frameworks.
The rules are clear:
It feels structured, predictable, and safe. But what happens if the reserve suddenly disappears?
A bank declares bankruptcy. A government defaults on its bonds, and “liquid” assets lose value overnight. A financial crisis unfolds
And in that moment, everything comes down to one question:
The dollar is still one dollar, but what is the stablecoin worth now?
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