If you believed Base was mostly a playground for speculation — this week shows its infrastructure moment has arrived.
Two quiet but massive shifts are happening at the same time: JPMorgan has activated a regulated bank deposit token on Base, and AI agents are suddenly some of the chain’s biggest consumers of blockspace. Add cross-architecture bridges into the mix, and the way liquidity, custody, and transaction flow works on Base is about to change dramatically.

What we’re seeing is the early formation of a Base economy where banks, bots, retail traders, and cross-chain capital all compete for throughput — each signaling where money, power, and attention may shift next across the Superchain.

This is your clear breakdown of how institutional settlement, autonomous agents, memecoin rotation, and new bridge infrastructure are reshaping Base right now.

00:00 — Two massive shifts hitting Base at once
00:18 — JPMorgan’s JPMD: regulated deposit tokens arrive on Base
01:08 — Why institutions prefer deposit tokens over USDC/USDT
01:40 — Base as a compliant settlement hub for global capital
02:12 — What builders + traders should expect from institutional flows
02:45 — AI agents on Base: bots become blockspace customers
03:18 — Gasless L3s, throughput pressure & MEV considerations
03:52 — Why memecoin rotation still drives user growth
04:20 — Retail flows, DEX activity & low-fee advantages
04:44 — Apex Fusion cross-arch bridges & new liquidity pathways
05:10 — The big picture: banks, bots, retail, and bridges converging on Base
05:35 — Final thoughts + weekly Superchain coverage

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