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Zora is an on-chain social network that aims to provide decentralized creation, connection, and economic incentive opportunities through Ethereum and Zora Network. The platform was originally an NFT market protocol that provides creators with tools for creating, curating, and collecting NFTs.
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Base Founder Jesse Pollak Posts Recap: Focusing on Global Finance, 2026 Priorities Are Trading, Payments, and AI Agents
Base founder Jesse Pollak conducted an in-depth review of strategic mistakes over the past year. He frankly admitted that previously betting on the social sector (Farcaster, Zora, creator tokens, etc.) was the wrong direction. The comprehensive collapse of the social market had a significant negative impact on Base, causing it to lag behind competitors in key sectors such as perpetual contracts and prediction markets. Jesse stated that Base applications have been handed over to Coinbase, with @cobie taking over, while he himself is refocusing on building the chain itself and re-establishing the core direction—building Base into a global financial blockchain. He outlined three major strategic priorities for 2026: • Trading: Covering all asset classes including tokenized stocks, Meme coins, application tokens, etc. • Payments: Driving the adoption of stablecoins globally for individuals and enterprises. • AI Agents: Accelerating both of the above, as cryptocurrency is naturally suited for AI and computer-native currency needs.
Base Founder: Betting on On-Chain Social Was a Mistake, Will Focus on Trading, Payments, and AI Agents
Base founder Jesse Pollak published a review of the past two years of development, acknowledging that his previous bet on on-chain native social was a mistake. He stated that social directions like Farcaster, Zora, Miniapps, and creator coins have failed to become the core drivers of crypto adoption, and as a result, Base has fallen behind some competitors in areas such as perpetual contracts, prediction markets, tokenization, and payments.Pollak stated that going forward, Base will position itself as the "blockchain for global finance," focusing on three key directions in 2026: trading, payments, and AI agents. Specifically, trading will cover tokenized stocks, Meme coins, and application tokens; payments will revolve around global stablecoins for individuals and businesses; and AI agents will leverage cryptocurrency as the native money for computers, serving participants in the future large-scale machine economy.Furthermore, the Base application will be handed back to the Coinbase team, with Cobie taking over to drive it forward, and it may expand beyond the Base ecosystem. Pollak also stated that Base will continue to support developers through Base Layer, Base Batches, the ecosystem fund, and Coinbase distribution resources.
This week, tokens including SUI, FF, and CARDS will undergo large-scale unlocks.
This week, tokens including SUI, FF, and CARDS will undergo large-scale token unlocks: FF will unlock on June 29, with a value of approximately $6.76 million, representing 3.66% of its circulating supply; CARDS will unlock on June 29, with a value of approximately $7.27 million, representing 6.11% of its circulating supply; ZORA will unlock on June 29, with a value of approximately $1.21 million, representing 3.33% of its circulating supply; OP will unlock on June 29, with a value of approximately $3.12 million, representing 1.48% of its circulating supply; KMNO will unlock on June 30, with a value of approximately $4.57 million, representing 3.06% of its circulating supply; GUN will unlock on June 30, with a value of approximately $1.54 million, representing 12.69% of its circulating supply; GPS will unlock on July 1, with a value of approximately $6.40 million, representing 15.90% of its circulating supply; SUI will unlock on July 1, with a value of approximately $9.30 million, representing 0.34% of its circulating supply; EIGEN will unlock on July 1, with a value of approximately $8.61 million, representing 6.15% of its circulating supply; ENA will unlock on July 3, with a value of approximately $3.12 million, representing 0.48% of its circulating supply.