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Some recent signals:

• 12 teams selected for Base Batches 003 from 1,100+ applicants

• 10k transactions in a single block

• $4.4B in stablecoin volume

• continued growth in onchain fundraising

• more teams shipping in AI, payments, DeFi, and infrastructure

What stands out to me is that the momentum does not seem isolated to one category.

There is activity on the builder side, the product side, and the distribution side at the same time.

That usually matters more than headline numbers alone.

The bigger question is whether this turns into durable consumer behavior and long-term developer retention.

That is what I am watching most closely.

Today’s Base App update feels more important than people realize.

I just opened Aerodrome inside Base App and made a swap directly from the in-app experience.

That tells you a lot about where things are going.

Base App seems to be moving away from the older mini-app structure and toward a more open, web-native app model.

That shift matters for everyone:

For users, it means easier access to apps.
For builders, it means less reliance on Farcaster-specific rails.
For Base, it creates a much clearer direction around consumer onchain apps.

This is what mainstream onchain UX should look like:

open app, connect, use, done.

If this direction keeps improving, Base App could become one of the cleanest entry points for everyday users to actually use onchain apps instead of just hearing about them.

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Base App just made a pretty major platform shift clear.

Starting April 9, it is moving away from the Farcaster spec and Neynar infrastructure, and pushing toward a more open, web-native app stack.

What changes:

• Standard web apps become the default

• Wallet connectivity works natively

• Metadata, notifications, and distribution move to Base.dev

This feels bigger than just a product update.

If you are building on Base, this looks like a real signal about where the ecosystem is heading next. The focus seems to be shifting from closed mini-app style infrastructure toward a broader app layer that is more open, portable, and web-native.

To me, this is not a small UX change. It looks like a full platform direction move.

Are builders here seeing this as a net positive for Base app distribution and developer freedom, or does it weaken the connection with the Farcaster ecosystem?