Ten years after Einstein’s death, physics laureate Roger Penrose demonstrated that black holes can form and described their properties. Penrose’s ground-breaking article is still regarded as the most important contribution to the general theory of relativity since Einstein.

Ten years ago, rooms like this didn't exist. The institutions weren't here. It was mostly talk. Xen Baynham-Herd @XenBH (Director of Growth, Base @base) took the Taostats Stage at the Louvre to show how much has changed and to announce Base MCP live at Proof of Talk 2026. Trading. Payments. Agents. All markets that didn't exist in 2020, now large enough to compete with their TradFi equivalents. $13 trillion in cumulative on-chain trading volume. $322 billion stablecoin market cap. 100 million transactions settled on X402. And under 1% of the world's money is on chain. The question isn't whether capital comes on chain. The question is where it goes. Watch the full keynote below.

Ten years ago, one developer pushed 598 lines of code the day after Ethereum came alive, on the bet that people should be able to hold and use their money directly. A hundred million downloads later, the bet is the same. Here's what's coming next 👇

Ten-man England edge a World Cup classic to beat Mexico 3-2 at Estadio Azteca. Worth staying up for. Jude Bellingham put Thomas Tuchel's team in a wonderful position with two goals in as many minutes before Julian Quinones responded with a fine finish. Jarell Quansah was shown a straight red card early in the second half for a high challenge on Jesus Gallardo, much to the delight of the home support — only for Harry Kane to score his 14th World Cup goal from the penalty spot just a few minutes later. Kane then conceded a penalty after clipping Brian Gutierrez — the resulting spot kick dispatched by Raul Jimenez — but England managed to weather the storm and seal victory in a stadium where Mexico rarely taste defeat. Next up for England — Norway in Miami on Saturday.

Ten years from now, you won't remember your first trade You’ll remember what it led to > The trip you finally booked > The business you finally started > The confidence that came from knowing you could create opportunities for yourself People think trading is about charts Most of the time, it's about the possibility that tomorrow can look different from today That's the dream behind LAB