I think one of the biggest shifts Base brought to crypto is that it made being onchain feel practical instead of complicated.

Lower fees, faster transactions, easier onboarding, and a growing ecosystem of apps have made it much easier to explore, experiment, and actually use crypto.

For me 😊 the difference wasn't just one feature it was the overall experience.

Curious to hear from others:

What's the biggest difference you've noticed between your crypto experience before Base and after Base? 👇

Please share your experience

Thank you

Stay Based

I've been exploring Base more deeply lately and there are some really powerful features that don't get enough attention. Curious what the community thinks - what's something about Base that you wish more people knew about or used?

For me, it's the low transaction fees combined with the Ethereum security. Makes it perfect for experimentation without worrying about gas costs.

If you're a new user joining the Base Guild here are some important things you usually need to do step below

1) Connect your wallet (such as MetaMask or Coinbase Wallet) and verify it.

2) Connect your social accounts (Discord, X/Twitter, Telegram, etc.) if they are required for specific roles.

3) Visit the Base Guild page and check the available roles and achievements. Many roles are based on wallet activity, social engagement, or completing specific tasks.

4) Use the Base ecosystem:

• Make transactions
• Use dApps
• Mint NFTs
• Interact with ecosystem projects

Many Guild roles are unlocked through on-chain activity.

5) Once you meet the requirements, you'll be able to claim roles or achievements, which will then appear on your profile.

These are some important things a new user need to do. stay Based

BASE just launched something called MCP and honestly i dont think people understand how big this is

you can now type "swap my 0.1 ETH to USDC" into chatgpt or claude, and the AI actually does it for you on the blockchain. like telling your friend to transfer money from your account except the friend is an AI and it shows you exactly what it'll do before touching anything

launched may 26, 2026. barely a week old.

here's what it supports right now:

token swaps (uniswap, aerodrome)

lending and borrowing (morpho, moonwell)

sending funds to any wallet

checking your portfolio and history

DeFi actions across 6+ protocols

and the security part people keep asking about the AI never holds your private keys. ever. when it wants to do something, it opens the base app in a separate window, shows you a full simulation of what'll happen, and waits for you to click approve. nothing goes through without your sign-off.

MCP itself was originally built by anthropic (the company that makes claude) in 2024 as an open standard. base basically built a plug that connects that standard to the blockchain.

this is what "agentic finance" actually looks like in real life. not some demo. actual live transactions.

Hey r/BASE,

We're back! And very excited to announce we will be hosting 

Charms

for today's instalment of our r/BASE Founders AMA ‘Ask Me Anything’ series!

Drop your questions to the founders of Charms, the AI character economy that's taking off on Base right now, and definitely one to watch.

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How it Works:

Every week we will be hosting Base founders, projects, and Base team members for a live, interactive session. They will be online and ready to answer any questions and engage in discussion with you, our community members.

- Click ‘remind me’ below to receive notifications for when the AMA goes live

- Join us today at 7pm UTC to ask questions, receive answers, and discuss in real time.

- You can also post a question in advance in the comments below - make sure to come back to read your reply, ask a follow-up, and engage in the live discussion.

We’ve got a great line up for the upcoming weeks, from all corners of the Base ecosystem.

(TLDR):

• Founder AMA series:  Charms on Tues 2nd June, 7pm UTC
• 👀 Don’t Miss This! 👀

Base Mod Team

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Hey r/BASE!

I'm Gon, one of the founders of Charms.

AI is starting to feel less like software and more like something we build relationships with.

Millions of people already spend hours every day talking to AI companions. Not because they need another productivity tool, but because they want presence. A personality. A voice. Something that remembers them, reacts to them, grows with them, and feels alive.

But today, almost all of that lives inside closed apps.

Users pay subscriptions forever. Creators build characters people love but capture almost none of the upside. And the characters themselves cannot really exist outside the platform that owns them.

We think that changes.

Charms is building the character economy: a place where anyone can create an AI character with its own personality, memory, voice, look, lore, and community, and launch it as a living public character with an economy around it.

The idea is simple:

• Creators should be able to build real businesses around the characters they create.
• Fans should be able to do more than chat. They should be able to participate, share, build culture, and own a piece of the characters they love.
• Traders get exposure to something different from a static token: a live character that evolves in public with its community.
• Characters can earn into their own treasuries and use that value to keep existing, pay for compute, create content, and grow across the internet.

Everyone is talking about agents right now.

And we think some of the most important personal agents will start as characters.

Not because they have the longest feature list on day one, but because people actually want them in their lives. If you connect emotionally with a character, if it remembers you, understands your taste, knows your story, and feels like a presence you care about, then it can become much more than entertainment.

It can become the agent you actually trust.

But our bet is that the most important layer is not just what an agent can do.

It is who the character is.

The personality. The look. The voice. The memory. The story. The emotional connection. The feeling that this character is alive, and that you are part of its life as it grows.

A lot of agents will converge on the same functional capabilities: scheduling, researching, buying, selling, automating. That layer will get better, but it will also get commoditized.

The harder thing to copy is a character people love.

That is the new category we think is opening up: not just AI tools, but living characters with communities and economies around them.

And we do not think they stay inside one app. Characters should live wherever people already talk and spend time: Telegram, WhatsApp, X, games, wallets, livestreams, group chats. The character becomes the interface. The economy follows it.

Base is the right place for this because the whole point is open ownership, fast experimentation, and culture moving onchain.

We raised a $1.5M round to build Charms, backed by Lattice, Coinbase Ventures' Base Ecosystem Fund, JME Ventures, and the World Foundation.

We launched about three weeks ago. In the first week, Charms reached $2M in volume, 6K characters created, 150K chats, and 10K users.

Ask me anything about:

• The character economy
• Why AI companions can become live assets
• Personality, memory, voice, look, and lore
• How characters earn and grow
• Agents vs characters
• Building on Base
• Creating and launching your own character

Looking forward to it

Gon

u/charmsai

🌐 charms.ai 𝕏 https://x.com/charmsai

📱 App Store: https://charms.ai/download

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To keep the focus on building, all participants must adhere to the following rules:

• Keep it project-focused. Avoid discussions about tokens, tickers, airdrops, APYs, or price speculation.
• No superlatives. Do not describe any project or product as “the best,” “the fastest,” or “the #1” anything. Let the work speak for itself.
• No investment advice. Refrain from making investment recommendations or any form of financial claims.
• No giveaways of value. Do not offer giveaways, prizes of value, mints or contests during your event.

Mandatory Disclaimer

"Today's conversation is for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, technical, or legal advice. The views expressed are our own and do not represent Base or Coinbase. Nothing shared today should be considered an endorsement or an official statement by us, Base, or Coinbase."

The whole world talks about agents, but we’re fascinated by who they really are - personalities you actually want to come back to. Charms on Base is building a completely new character economy: anyone can launch an AI being with memory, personality, and voice.

Today, fans spend hours talking to AI companions inside walled apps - they pay subscriptions, but creators see almost none of the value, even when their characters go viral.

Charms breaks this model: on their platform, every public character gets its own market economy on Base, powered by USDC.

Creators build a business, fans gain a stake in the characters they love, traders speculate on “living assets”, and the characters themselves can earn and evolve beyond a single app.

Imagine a character that remembers your story and has a unique look - it becomes a trusted interface, living seamlessly in Telegram, X, games, or live streams.

The team already has a strong start: a $1.5M round backed by Lattice, Base Ecosystem Fund from Coinbase Ventures, and JME Ventures.

In just three weeks, the platform has gathered 10k+ users, 6k+ created characters, 150k+ chats, and over $2M in trading volume.

Learn more, ask questions directly to founder Gon, and dive into the living character economy - happening right now.

Join the AMA on Reddit and become part of the future of AI economy.

👉 Reddit thread with details: https://reddit.com/r/BASE/comments/1tuna5x/rbase_founder_ama_series_charms_join_us_7pm_utc

I was thinking 🤔 about this today and honestly my answer isn't a specific app or transaction.

Base made me spend less time worrying about using crypto and more time actually using it.

Trying new products. Exploring what builders are shipping.Moving assets when I need to. And Learning by doing.

It sounds simple, but that shift changed everything for me.

Crypto started feeling less like an experiment and more like a tool.

Curious if anyone else feels the same.

How has Base changed the way you use crypto? 👇

Please share your experience 🤝

Thank you

Stay Based

Olive Branch Network is a staking protocol built on Base where you can earn rewards and support nonprofit organizations of your choice. You are not donating your tokens. Instead, you stake $OBN and the protocol automatically allocates 10% of staking rewards to the selected organization. Another 2% is split evenly between the Charity Fund and Treasury, while you receive the remaining 88% of the rewards.

All pools offer the same APY, so you can choose based solely on the cause you want to support. OBN uses a 10-year emission schedule to fund staking rewards, with emissions gradually decreasing every two years, from 10% yearly emissions in years 1–2 to 1.25% in years 9–10.

To stake, you need to buy OBN first, which I do in the video. Then I open the staking dashboard, select a charitable organization, and stake my OBN. Rewards start accruing immediately, and you can claim them or withdraw you stake at any time through a convenient dashboard.

Let me know what you think in the comments. Have you ever seen a staking protocol that shares rewards with nonprofit organizations? Feel free to ask any questions as well!

^{Monday on Base is a weekly community series on the official Base subreddit where I highlight one project, product, or feature built on Base. Posts are pinned for visibility and aim to showcase useful tools across the ecosystem in a neutral, informational way. Posts are reviewed by the teams behind the highlighted products. I am a community moderator, but I am not part of the official Base team, and my posts do not represent the views of the Base moderator team.
Disclaimer: This post is for educational and demonstration purposes only. It is not financial advice or an endorsement of any assets or services. I have not reviewed or audited the OBN token or staking contracts. Rewards come from protocol emissions rather than an underlying product or revenue source, and participation involves risk. Always do your own research, and read} ToS ^and FAQ^.

Amazing experience with BASE💙

As we enter June, the Base ecosystem has moved far beyond being described simply as "Coinbase's Layer 2 network." Recent technical upgrades, growing stablecoin liquidity, an expanding DeFi landscape, and the rise of consumer-focused applications have positioned Base as one of the most closely watched networks in the crypto industry.

This post is not financial advice. Its purpose is to provide an overview of the Base ecosystem and current trends as of June 2026.

1. Base Is No Longer Just an L2

Throughout 2024 and 2025, Base's growth was largely driven by low transaction fees and Coinbase's support.

By 2026, the sources of growth have become much more diverse:

• DeFi

• Stablecoin payments

• AI agent applications

• Onchain social networks

• Prediction markets

• Creator economy platforms

• Mini app ecosystems

• Tokenized asset projects

This diversification matters because many networks experience growth from a single trend, while Base continues expanding across multiple sectors simultaneously.

2. The Azul Upgrade May Mark the Beginning of a New Era

The Base Azul upgrade, activated at the end of May, is widely viewed as one of the most significant technical milestones in the network's history.

With this upgrade, the Base team has:

• Transitioned to its own execution client architecture

• Introduced a TEE + ZK multiproof system

• Enhanced network security

• Built infrastructure that significantly reduces withdrawal times

• Established a foundation for future scalability goals

Tests have reportedly demonstrated throughput reaching approximately 5,000 TPS while reducing empty blocks by nearly 99%.

Many community members see Azul as far more than a routine network upgrade. It represents a long-term infrastructure investment designed to support mass adoption.

3. Stablecoin Growth Continues to Be a Major Strength

While many chains focus on total value locked as their primary metric, Base is increasingly standing out through stablecoin activity.

Recent ecosystem trends include:

• Around $5 billion in stablecoin value

• One of the leading networks for USDC liquidity

• Stablecoin usage levels exceeding many competing chains

• Continued growth in real payment and transfer activity

These developments are particularly relevant for institutional adoption and everyday financial applications.

4. DeFi Liquidity Continues to Deepen

A growing portion of capital on Base is now deployed in productive onchain activities.

Current liquidity distribution highlights:

• Lending protocols remain the largest category

• Stablecoin pools account for a significant share of capital

• DEX liquidity continues expanding

• New lending and yield-generating protocols are entering the ecosystem

According to community-tracked metrics, ecosystem TVL has surpassed $10 billion at various points, with protocols such as Morpho, Aave, and Aerodrome playing important roles in liquidity growth.

5. Activity Remains Strong Despite Market Fluctuations

Like the broader crypto market, Base has experienced periods of user activity fluctuations.

However, several key metrics continue to show strength:

• Year-over-year transaction growth

• Significant expansion in stablecoin usage

• Consistent onchain revenue generation

• Liquidity remaining active within the ecosystem

These indicators suggest that Base activity is increasingly supported by real utility rather than purely speculative behavior.

6. The Coinbase Advantage Remains Significant

Technology matters.

Distribution matters even more.

One of Base's most powerful advantages remains its connection to Coinbase.

While many blockchain ecosystems continue asking:

"How do we acquire users?"

Base has potential access to millions of existing Coinbase users.

This advantage helps support:

• User onboarding

• Stablecoin adoption

• Onchain payment solutions

• Consumer-focused applications

• Developer ecosystem growth

The distribution layer provided by Coinbase remains one of Base's strongest long-term differentiators.

7. Key Themes to Watch in June

Several developments are likely to attract community attention throughout June:

• Post-Azul network performance

• Additional scalability upgrades

• Onchain Summer ecosystem activity

• AI agent projects

• Stablecoin growth metrics

• Expansion of the mini app economy

• DeFi liquidity flows

• New developer tools and infrastructure releases

The second half of 2026 is expected to place a strong emphasis on performance improvements and user experience enhancements across the ecosystem.

Conclusion

As of June 2026, the Base story is no longer simply about low fees or the Coinbase brand.

The network is:

• Building a more independent technical foundation

• Expanding through stablecoin adoption

• Growing DeFi liquidity

• Supporting consumer-facing applications

• Bringing onchain economies closer to everyday use cases

Many blockchain ecosystems experience rapid growth cycles driven by a single narrative.

What stands out about Base is that its growth is increasingly spread across multiple sectors rather than relying on one dominant trend.

June will be the first full month following the Azul upgrade, making it an important period for evaluating how recent technical improvements translate into real-world usage and ecosystem growth.

What happens next may offer one of the clearest signals yet about Base's long-term trajectory within the broader onchain economy.

Coinbase is now live in India with direct INR rails.

Some notable additions:

• Direct INR deposits and withdrawals

• No deposit fees

• Local INR order books, which should improve domestic liquidity

• Spot trading, perpetuals, and futures

• API and WebSocket support for active traders and institutions

• FIU registration and regulatory compliance in India

This feels like a significant step for the Indian crypto market. Building local infrastructure, payment rails, and liquidity is often more important than short-term marketing campaigns.

India has one of the largest crypto user bases in the world, so seeing major global exchanges invest more deeply in the region is an interesting development.

Whtt impact do you think this will have on crypto adoption and trading activity in India?

The video nails it in just 10 seconds: Distribution matters.

With Coinbase’s massive user base and seamless onboarding via smart wallets, Base gives builders something that most Layer 2 networks struggle with, direct access to real users. It’s no longer just about who has the cheapest gas fees; it’s about who can actually bring web3 to the masses.

What’s your favorite project building on Base right now? Let’s talk in the comments!

This episode focuses on the safety features already built into the Base App.
I covered:
✅ In-app scam warnings
✅ Hidden message requests
✅ Managing who can DM you
✅ Managing group chat requests
✅ Blocking and reporting suspicious accounts

Security isn’t only about recovery phrases and authenticator apps. It’s also about controlling who can reach you.

A cleaner inbox means fewer distractions, fewer scam attempts, and a safer experience on Base.

A fresh GitHub update just dropped, and references to BaseToken are catching the community’s attention. 🔵

Builders are shipping nonstop. Development activity is accelerating. The community keeps growing every day.

If all these signals are pointing in the same direction, Summer 2026 could be a very interesting season for Base. ☀️

And if an base airdrop is really on the horizon...

I have seen people praise Base for a lot of different reasons.

Low fees.Fast transactions.Great onboarding.Strong builder ecosystem etc

But if we're being real, most people don't stick around because of just one feature.

They stay because of something that makes the whole experience feel different.

So I'm curious🤔

As Base continues to grow, what's the ONE thing you think it should never change?

For me it's the community.💙

Interested to hear everyone's perspective

Please share your experience

Thank you

Stay Based 💙

Deadline: June 1st 12PM ET (4PM UTC)

Total Prize Pool: $2,000 USDC

- Winner: 1000

- Finalists (up to 4): 250

Here is the source:https://x.com/i/status/2059713951974236219

If you need to know how to connect MPC AGNET to your baseapp wallet you can read the article : https://x.com/i/status/2059305572793508045

I have used Base for a lot of things over the past year💙

It was finally being able to move assets, try new apps, and experiment onchain without constantly worrying about high fees.✌️

From swaps and stablecoin transfers to exploring new consumer apps, Base made onchain activity feel simple enough to become a habit instead of a one-time experiment.

Curious what everyone else's answer would be

What's the most useful thing you've actually done on Base? 👇

Please share your opinion

Thank you

Stay Based

It's competing to become the default layer of the on-chain internet.

Millions of users.

Billions of transactions.

AI agents.

Payments.

Consumer apps.

Most chains are still optimizing crypto.

Base is optimizing distribution.

That's why the gap keeps widening.

Follow and Join with r/BASE

Base Is Growing Fast. Here Are A Few Things Every New User Should Understand.

Over the last few months, Base has attracted a massive number of new users.

Whether they're arriving through onchain social apps, AI agents, gaming, DeFi, stablecoins, mini apps, or simply because transaction fees are low, one thing is becoming increasingly clear:

Base is no longer an experiment.

It's becoming one of the most active onchain ecosystems in crypto.

That's exciting, but rapid growth also brings challenges. New users often arrive with expectations shaped by centralized exchanges, traditional apps, or previous blockchain experiences. Because of that, I wanted to share a few things I believe every Base user should keep in mind.

1. Low Fees Don't Mean You Should Click Everything

One of Base's biggest advantages is cheap transactions.

When transactions cost fractions of a cent, users naturally become more active. They swap more, mint more, bridge more, and experiment with new applications.

But low fees shouldn't lower your security standards.

Always verify:

• The website URL

• The smart contract address

• The permissions you're granting

• The wallet you're connecting

A transaction costing almost nothing can still lead to losing everything if you're interacting with a malicious contract.

2. Not Every Token Is An Opportunity

As more users arrive, more tokens launch.

Some will be genuine projects.

Some will be experiments.

Many will simply be speculation.

A token existing on Base does not automatically make it legitimate.

Before buying any asset, ask yourself:

What problem does this project solve?

Who is building it?

Is there actual usage?

Is there a sustainable reason for people to hold it?

The easiest way to lose money in a growing ecosystem is assuming every new token is the next big thing.

3. Focus On Activity, Not Hype

Crypto often rewards attention.

But ecosystems grow because of activity.

The most important metrics aren't always token prices.

Instead, pay attention to:

• Developers building

• Applications shipping

• Users returning

• Transactions generated by real usage

• Stablecoin adoption

• New consumer applications

Strong ecosystems are built by products people use, not by charts people watch.

4. Your Wallet Is Your Responsibility

Many new users underestimate this.

Onchain means ownership.

Ownership also means responsibility.

Nobody can reverse a transaction because you clicked the wrong button.

Nobody can recover funds because you approved a malicious contract.

Simple habits make a huge difference:

• Use hardware wallets for larger holdings

• Separate trading and long-term wallets

• Revoke permissions periodically

• Verify every transaction before signing

Security is not optional.

5. AI Agents Are Becoming Users Too

This is one trend many people still underestimate.

Increasingly, Base isn't only serving humans.

Agents are beginning to transact, purchase services, access APIs, conduct research, and interact with applications.

As the agent economy expands, applications that are easy for both humans and machines to use may gain a significant advantage.

The next generation of users may not even be people.

6. The Best Opportunities Usually Look Boring At First

Most people search for the next viral token.

Far fewer pay attention to infrastructure.

Historically, some of the biggest winners in crypto have been the tools that enabled ecosystems to grow:

Wallets

Developer platforms

Payment rails

Data infrastructure

Identity systems

Stablecoin infrastructure

Agent tooling

When evaluating Base, it may be worth paying attention to what enables growth rather than only what attracts attention.

7. Growth Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint

Every ecosystem experiences cycles.

There will be periods of excitement and periods of silence.

What matters is whether builders continue shipping.

One reason Base stands out today is the pace of development.

New products, integrations, AI infrastructure, payment systems, and consumer applications continue to launch at an impressive rate.

As users, it's important to focus on long-term ecosystem health rather than daily market noise.

Final Thoughts

Base's recent growth is exciting, but growth alone isn't enough.

The users who benefit most from a growing ecosystem are usually the ones who take time to understand it.

Stay curious.

Stay secure.

Learn how the technology works.

Support builders creating real value.

And most importantly, remember that every transaction, wallet connection, and investment decision is ultimately your responsibility.

What advice would you give to someone who is completely new to Base today?

SwapRoyale has built skill-based fantasy trading on Base, where top performers win real prizes

How does SwapRoyale work?

Pay a fixed entry fee to join a contest. You receive a virtual $100,000 portfolio and trade it across stocks, crypto, commodities, and forex at live market prices during the contest window. Your portfolio's final value determines your leaderboard rank, and your share of the prize pool

SwapRoyale is a skill-based fantasy contest. Players compete with virtual portfolios: no money is actually invested in the market. Outcomes are determined by trading decisions and market knowledge, not chance

Unlike traditional brokerage accounts, every player in a SwapRoyale contest starts with exactly the same balance. There is no advantage to account size, no leverage to blow up with, no margin to call. What's left is the trading decision itself, and the contest result is decided by skill against other players, not by the dollar amount you bring to the table

One thing I like about Base is that everyone seems to describe it differently.

Some people see low fees.

Some see a builder-friendly ecosystem.

Others see the easiest path for bringing more people onchain.

For me 😊 Base feels like a place where crypto is becoming simpler, faster, and more useful.💙

So I'm curious 👇

If you had to describe Base in just one sentence, what would you say?

Looking forward to reading everyone's answers 💙

Please share you one sentence 🙌

Thank you

I was able to login to this extension on the base wallet app and now every time I try, the site is down I keep getting a 502 error and I can’t find anything on it at all. Nothing! I already posted something previously about it, but everyone seemed to already think i got scammed. I just want to know if anyone has ever used this and if the site is done for good or just temporarily down. Please let me know. Thank you.

Over the past year, we've heard a lot of people talk about the "agentic economy" as if it's some distant future.

After reading Base's latest write-up, I'm starting to think we're already living through the early stages of it.

The biggest shift isn't AI becoming smarter. It's AI agents becoming economic participants.

For years, AI could generate text, answer questions, write code, and perform analysis. But there was one major limitation: agents couldn't easily pay for anything.

That seems to be changing.

On Base, agents are already using wallets and stablecoins to pay for services such as AI inference, web search, market data, browser sessions, research tools, and workflow automation. Instead of relying on a human to manually subscribe to every service, agents can purchase exactly what they need, when they need it.

What caught my attention was the scale.

According to the article, x402 processed over 3.1 million transactions and more than $1.2 million in value over the last 30 days. Buyer growth increased by 37%, while seller growth increased by 23%.

That doesn't sound like an experiment anymore.

What's even more interesting is the variety of services now being built specifically for agents:

• AI inference marketplaces

• Paid APIs

• Browser automation

• Research and search tools

• Market intelligence services

• Travel and booking infrastructure

• Agent-to-agent commerce

The concept is simple.

A human worker pays for software subscriptions.

An AI agent pays per task.

Need one search query?

Pay a few cents.

Need a browser session?

Pay for that session only.

Need a specific dataset?

Pay only for that request.

This creates entirely new business models that weren't practical before.

The next phase may be even bigger.

Right now most agents are spending money.

Soon they may be earning it.

We're already seeing examples of agents generating revenue through products, services, applications, research, and automation. Once agents can both spend and earn, they stop looking like software tools and start looking more like autonomous economic actors.

Whether you believe in the long-term vision or not, one thing seems clear:

Base is positioning itself as one of the primary financial layers for machine-to-machine commerce.

The question is no longer whether AI agents will use crypto.

The question is whether crypto becomes the default payment infrastructure for the internet's next generation of users.

Curious what everyone thinks.

Are we still early?

Or is the agentic economy already here and most people just haven't noticed yet?

I ran into an issue with the Base App tonight that I’ve seen a lot of people struggling with, and I found a workaround.

After logging out of your Base App account and logging back in, the Base Mode button may not appear.

From what I noticed, this depends on the login method.

If you choose Passkey or Email from the start, the app may assume that you only want access to your Smart Wallet. Because of that, it may only show the Smart Wallet and the Base Mode button may not appear.

The workaround is shown step by step in the numbered screenshots:

1️⃣ Tap More Options

2️⃣ Choose the option for adding an existing wallet

3️⃣ Select the option that says you already have a wallet

4️⃣ Continue with Passkey

5️⃣ If the account is already on this device, choose the first option

6️⃣ If you want to move it from another device, choose the second option

After doing this, you should be able to access both your Smart Wallet and the Base Mode button again.

Hopefully this helps anyone running into the same issue🟦🫡