Newcomers on @base last week 1. @roqqupay — launched Go Card on Base for multi-currency crypto spending through USDC. 2. @norafinancexyz — launched $BRS, a Brazilian real stablecoin for payments and DeFi. 3. @umia_finance — launched its first decision market on Base. 4. @catalystmkts_ — launched event markets with perpetual markets tied to real-world outcomes. 5. @pistachiofi — launched Pods for daily auto-rebalancing tokenized equity baskets powered by Glider. 6. @2FactorFinance — opened a capped public beta on Base with cbBTC markets. It splits BTC exposure into a yield-bearing senior side and a leveraged junior side, targeting roughly 1.33x leverage without a liquidation price or daily reset. 7. @numofx — brought a USDC-cNGN perp hedging framework to Base for managing naira inventory risk. 8. @quigleynft — launched Loopers, an AI-generated agent PFP collection on Base. Each NFT comes with an onchain identity and built-in wallet, connecting the collection to agent infrastructure. 9. @zothdotio — brought zPayments live on Base, allowing businesses to settle in stablecoins and pay out in local currency across 171 countries. 10. @harvest_finance — added stock autocompounders for Coinbase Tokenized Stocks, letting users compound single-asset positions. 11. @DopaMintLabs — brought its intent-based agent stack to Base, combining AiFi, x402-native payments, and agents that can execute tasks onchain.

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says there’s no “clear cut” answer on whether newcomers should play the original 1997 Final Fantasy 7 before the Remake trilogy. Hamaguchi says the original story is “very much enshrined” in the Remake trilogy, so knowing what happened in the original can make it easier to notice what’s changing and “get more out of it.” He says experiencing the story for the first time with the trilogy’s “modern graphical splendor” could make its emotional impact stronger. “It’s down to people’s preferences,” Hamaguchi concludes. “It’s not as clear cut as one way or the other.”