Analysis
How Did $BASECAT Reach Coinbase's Roadmap in Six Days?
A cream cat in a blue hardhat became Base's unofficial mascot. Six days after someone minted it, Coinbase said it had decided to list the token.
NEW ACTS · AUG 21 · 8 MIN
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Launchpads
The machinery that turns an idea into a tradable token in an afternoon. How the launchpads work, what they charge, and what they do to the market.
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Across the rings
Launch Anatomy
Ansem.io Is Not Just a Launchpad. It Is a Market for Ansem's Attention
Ansem's new Solana platform borrows pump.fun for the launch, then sells the thing it actually owns: his audience, priced in burns, airdrops and a leaderboard.
BACKSTAGE · AUG 17 · 12 MIN
Analysis
Robinhood Built a Chain for Stocks. The Internet Gave It a Cat.
Robinhood Chain launched to put equities onchain. Memecoins arrived first and supplied its mascot, its launchpads and most of its early liquidity.
CENTER RING · AUG 16 · 12 MIN