Base is actively seeking early-stage founders building global onchain finance products across payments, tokenization, stablecoins, and AI agents.
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Base is actively recruiting early-stage founders to build global onchain finance applications on its Ethereum Layer 2 network, focusing on payments, tokenization, stablecoins, and AI agents across both retail and institutional markets. The initiative reflects Base's positioning as infrastructure for Coinbase's broader "everything exchange" strategy, aiming to serve as a low-cost settlement layer that inherits Ethereum's security while offering near-zero fees for decentralized applications and regulated financial institutions alike.
Base operates as a smart contract blockchain that batches transactions off Ethereum mainnet before settling them back for finality, enabling developers to deploy using standard Ethereum tooling while users experience faster confirmations and reduced costs. The network was incubated within Coinbase with a mandate to provide a permissionless, open environment accessible to any developer, despite its origin within a centralized exchange.
The recruitment drive signals momentum in institutional adoption, with JPMorgan and other Wall Street participants increasingly exploring tokenized settlement on public blockchains. What remains unclear is the specific support structure—funding, technical resources, or go-to-market assistance—that Base intends to provide selected founders, and which application categories within the stated focus areas the initiative prioritizes.