Base Daily Recap - July 18 NEWS ■ @coinbase is powering USDC as initial margin for US-regulated futures and options through Marex, giving traders 24/7 stablecoin collateral access. ■ @jessepollak shared that better smart accounts are coming to @base. STATS ■ @0xDeployer shared that Bankr’s rebuilt launch curve reached a $53M peak when replaying past launch flows, compared to $8M on the old curve. ■ @AskVenice announced up to $100K in awards for Lumara Film Festival in collaboration with @MoonPay. ECOSYSTEM ■ @Deepseaio_ is collaborating with @baseapp to bring whale tracking, smart trader insights, and onchain intelligence to Base. ■ @anyone_market introduced Races, a new prediction market format where users can trade head-to-head asset performance. ■ @vooi_io integrated @swapperfinance, allowing apps to move margin between Base, Hyperliquid, and Lighter. ■ @playhaylord started the countdown for its Web3 gaming ecosystem on Base. ■ @AskVenice introduced Lumara Film Festival for independent filmmakers, in collaboration with @MoonPay. LAUNCHES ■ @CallPutApp launched decentralized US stock and ETF options on Base. ■ @Uptopia_xyz released public Agent Skills for Legend of Base’s Agent Realm, with gas-free x402 payments and reusable MIT-licensed skills. ■ @Unibase_AI launched BitAgent on Base, an AI Agent Launchpad built on the B20 token standard. ■ @bankrbot rebuilt its launch curve for new deploys, available through Bankr Console and X.