Key Takeaways:
- Coinbase Wallet has rebranded to “Base app,” merging crypto trading, payments, social networking, and mini-apps into one unified platform.
- The app features an open social network via Farcaster, tap-to-pay with USDC, encrypted messaging, and AI-driven transaction support.
- Coinbase positions the Base app as a crypto-native “everything app,” entering the super app space alongside Meta and WeChat.
Coinbase has rebranded its Coinbase Wallet as the “Base app,” a crypto-native platform that combines trading, payments, social networking, and mini-apps into a single experience.
Announced at the company’s “A New Day One” event in Los Angeles, the app aims to evolve into an “everything app,” similar to offerings by WeChat and Alipay.
Hello from @baseapp
— Base app (@baseapp) July 16, 2025
Coinbase Wallet is now much more than a wallet. Your new home to create, earn, trade, discover apps, and chat with friends all in one place. pic.twitter.com/LICIDJwvEE
It features four main functions: social interaction, app discovery, encrypted messaging, and crypto trading.
Built on the Farcaster network, Base enables creators to own and monetize their content directly through posts.
Users can buy, sell, and swap crypto directly in social feeds, and use “Base Pay” with NFC tap-to-pay for instant USDC transfers.
The app includes mini-apps for gaming, yield farming, and prediction markets, and supports end-to-end encrypted messaging with AI agents for assistance.
It also introduces a “Sign in with Base” feature for seamless cross-app logins.
Coinbase positions the Base app as a foundational tool for a new social and financial ecosystem.
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