The Coinbase-linked blockchain, Base, announced yesterday its ‘A New Day One’ initiative, which saw three key upgrades across its ecosystem. This announcement has caused an 8% spike in Aerodrome crypto as sharp investors bet on AERO to be the next UNI.
Aerodrome (AERO) is the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) on Base, and with the latest announcements from the ‘Base’s Next Chapter’ video yesterday, many believe AERO will surge much higher in the coming months.
Yeah, $AERO is a minimum 6x from here. https://t.co/TOcHB5hm7i pic.twitter.com/juEypB5dci
— MCE👾 (@M_C_Eth) July 16, 2025
Aerodrome Crypto Looks Set To Benefit Hugely From The Latest Upgrades To Base Chain
While Uniswap (UNI) has long been the number one DEX on Ethereum, quickly cementing its place at the top since its launch in 2020, Aerodrome crypto aims to become to Base Chain what Uniswap is to Ethereum.
AERO benefits from already being the number one DEX and AMM (automated market maker) platform on Base, but its potential is tied to the success of Base. Currently, Aerodrome crypto is the 128th largest digital asset by market cap, at $785 million.
Compared to UNI, which is the 34th largest cryptocurrency, valued at over $5.3 billion, AERO has considerable room to move higher, especially as Base Chain continues to evolve and is now clearly ahead as the number one Ethereum Layer-2 protocol.
Base has the added benefit of being closely tied to Coinbase, one of the top two crypto centralized exchanges, alongside Binance. With its ties to Coinbase and its close partnership with the Circle-created USDC stablecoin, Base Chain and Aerodrome crypto have unmatched upside potential.
AERO is up nearly 8% on the day following the announcement of Base’s huge network updates. However, Aerodrome is still down 60% from its all-time high of $2.32, which was reached in December 2024.
The attention surrounding Base and Aerodrome crypto has led to a spike in trading volume for AERO, with its 24-hour volume surging from under $100 million to $116 million.
Currently trading at $0.91, AERO needs to break through the psychological resistance level of $1 before attempting to breach a relatively thin sell wall between $1.03 and $1.05. After that, there is no significant resistance until $1.15 and $1.20, which could allow Aerodrome room to push above $1 and flip that level to support.
$AERO has a thin sell wall at $1.03, and the next sell wall is exist since $1.15. pic.twitter.com/8GjasZPSVq
— CW (@CW8900) July 16, 2025
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Base: ‘A New Day One’ Is Bringing Huge Changes To The Network
As part of its ‘Next Chapter’ event yesterday (July 16), Base Chain announced three significant upgrades, including enhancements to its L2 infrastructure, an upgrade and rebranding of the Coinbase Wallet as Base App, and new developer tools through its Base Build initiative.
The main takeaways are as follows;
Base Chain: It has rebranded from just “Base” to Base Chain, while also announcing its mainnet launch of Flashblocks, which will reduce effective block times from 2 seconds to 200 milliseconds, making Base Chain 10 times faster than before.
Base Build: Continuing in its efforts to be a developer-friendly chain, Base announced the launch of its new Base Build dashboard, which will help teams build, grow, and monetize their mini-apps.
Base App: This is the next evolution of Coinbase Wallet, and it’s more than just a wallet. More than just a decentralized wallet to store tokens, users can create, earn, trade, discover apps and chat with friends all in one place. The next version is currently in beta. You can join the waitlist at base.app.
Base is evolving to be more than a chain.
Here's a look at everything we announced as part of A New Day One: https://t.co/qmFxMSxwUU
— Base (@base) July 16, 2025
A Base Account will power the Base App. This universal identity will work across multiple apps and chains, allowing users to ‘Sign in with Base’ and have their details follow them throughout the Web3 world for a seamless user experience.
The final update to Base Chain is the inclusion of Base Pay, a new express checkout that is the fastest way to pay with USDC, making commerce fast, low-cost, and borderless. Shoppers can now check out in seconds with their Base Account and saved details, thanks to the Flashblocks upgrade to the Base Chain, which makes its already fast speeds even faster.
Last month, Base Chain introduced a partnership with Shopify to bring USDC payments on Base to millions of merchants worldwide. Starting yesterday, Base Pay is a new payment method option available to Shopify merchants, bringing fast on-chain checkout to Shopify stores.
In the US, Shopify plans to offer 1% cash back to customers when they pay with USDC, at no additional cost to the merchant, which is scheduled to be introduced at the end of the year. Merchants are automatically cashed out in their local currency with no foreign exchange or multi-currency fees.
This massive update to the entire Base Chain ecosystem appears poised to bring a wave of fresh attention and liquidity to the space, with thousands of tokens set to benefit, and none more so than Aerodrome crypto.
BONUS: TOKEN6900 (T6900) Hits $600,000 In ICO Funding – Is This The Next SPX6900?
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Many investors of the TOKEN6900 ($T6900) token during its ongoing presale are banking on this being their chance at a 1000x play after missing out on SPX6900, which has increased a mind-blowing 10,000x since its launch in August 2023.
T6900 is quickly gaining the same amount of attention as SPX6900 did in its early days and is building an organic, cult-like community —the key ingredient for any meme coin play with aspirations of becoming a $1 billion token.
There is no staking, no utility, no intrinsic value to the T6900 token, just vibes and memes that could send this hilarious new token into hyperdrive as it continues to dominate mindshare across social media.
SPX6900 managed to increase by more than 1,300 times from its all-time low to its all-time high in June, a stark reminder of how powerful a meme can be, and TOKEN6900 is taking this particular meme to the next level.
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— Best Wallet (@BestWalletHQ) June 30, 2025
This is a token that proudly trades on collective delusion, refusing to pretend to be anything more than a meme, similar to the HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu (BITCOIN) and SPX6900 meme coins – peak brain rot that resonates with this latest generation of crypto degens.
Head to the TOKEN6900 site to purchase your T6900 tokens before the presale reaches its $5 million hard cap, which will automatically end the presale.
Connect a wallet like Best Wallet, or even buy outright with a credit card.
There is also a staking protocol built into the T6900 presale, offering a 95% APY for true degens who want to multiply their T6900 stack while sitting back, vibing, and memeing, waiting for the $5m hard cap to be reached.
Join the degen community on X or Instagram for maximum vibes and top-tier brain rot content.
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