This week on Base: NEWS ■ The Base Ecosystem Job Network is now live, powered by @hirechain_io, with open roles from teams across the Base ecosystem. ■ Base released a new BaseLayer episode featuring @js_horne, co-founder of @zora. ■ @footballdotfun received an investment from @cbventures' Base Ecosystem Fund, supporting its expansion as a global sports entertainment platform. ■ THE MUSICAL by @sequelmovies was selected for Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition, becoming the first Base-backed film to premiere at Sundance. ■ Base introduced a new standard for one-step onchain payments, now live on @Shopify using Base Pay and open standards anyone can adopt. ■ Ethereum shipped an upgrade highlighting PeerDAS (EIP-7594), giving rollups cheaper blob fees and more room to scale. ■ @WilsonCusack shared the Associated Account spec (ERC-8092), proposing new primitives for multi-address onchain accounts. LAUNCHES ■ @virtuals_io launched the Base–Solana Bridge inside Virtuals, allowing Solana assets to directly enter the agent economy for trading, ownership, and launches. ■ @flaunchgg introduced WARP, allowing users to bridge Solana tokens to Base while keeping 100% of fee earnings. ■ @RelayProtocol added the ability to send SOL between Solana and Base. ■ @grizzle_art brought Trencher to Base. ■ @withportrait made Portrait free for everyone, removing the registration fee and opening access to its onchain identity platform. ■ @districtxyz announced a $1M Builder Fund, the core engine behind its Flywheel to put builders in control. ■ @AtownBrown rolled out creator selfies with @jessepollak, unlocking new AI-powered content features and the ability to coin outputs against any creator token on @zora via @tryEmerge. ■ @movingcastles_ launched RAT . FUN ■ @gauntlet_xyz integrated Gauntlet USDC Prime into @wirexapp business accounts on @Morpho's Base deployment, bringing DeFi yield to business treasuries. ■ @JIMMYEDGAR released Shards, a generative onchain collection exploring blockchain memory through browser-native, permanently encoded works. ■ @relaybyjenzy announced cross-border money movement infrastructure, focused on faster and cheaper payments across Africa. ■ @Shatterpointgg kicked off Season 2, featuring competitive gameplay, leaderboard progression via @KaitoAI, and onchain item trading through @OpenSea. ■ @horizenglobal launched its mainnet as a high-performance appchain on Base, enabling more privacy for builders. ■ @riftdex enabled native BTC / ERC20 trading, bringing Bitcoin liquidity onchain with low gas costs. ■ @anoma went live, bringing native intents and programmable privacy to improve UX for decentralized applications. ■ @Veildotcash opened deposits to all Base addresses, expanding access to compliant privacy using deposit screening from @0xbowio. ■ @MFTMKKUS opened the physical claim for Lucky Cat Zombie NFTs, with physical card packs available for all minters and a signed Murakami collectible for full set holders. ■ @Persona_Journey shared a creator-focused update, highlighting Imagine, its gen-AI tool for creating assets with native Base branding....