According to @jessepollak, Base raised its block gas limit to 375 Mgas, unlocking higher burst capacity and improved throughput as activity grows; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. The new Base App is live in 140+ countries as an everything app for social, trading, and payments with built-in ways for users to earn from content and activity; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Spend Permissions are live for all mini apps in Base App, enabling smooth transaction UX without unlimited token approvals; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Trading stack expanded: Banana Pro added Base support with swaps, limit orders, DCA, wallet tracking, and cross-chain views; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Liquidity access broadened: KuCoin Web3 enabled Coinbase-wrapped assets on Base including cbBTC, cbETH, cbXRP, cbDOGE, cbADA, and cbLTC, while BitgetWallet rolled out a new Base token list letting users hold BTC, XRP, and LTC alongside Base-native tokens; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Onchain markets grew with RollX v2, a self-custodial, community-owned perp trading platform opening its waitlist, and TrueMarkets launching a mini app for non-US users to access fully onchain prediction markets on mobile; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Execution and discovery tools advanced as Wowmax launched best-price swaps, cross-chain swaps across 20+ networks, and copy trading via its mini app, and UpscaleTrade went live with an onchain proprietary trading platform with Base wallet login, onchain payments, and a verified vault contract; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. AI-driven trading arrived via Agentic Capital Markets from samterminalcom, where AI agents train on onchain data, discover signals, and execute trades autonomously on Base; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Fiat rails broadened with a 1:1 Malaysian Ringgit stablecoin on Base and Tria enabling Base assets for real-world spending via card top-ups while maintaining self-custody; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025. Engagement and trading campaigns accelerated as Avantis launched Leagues of Leverage and Layer3 kicked off 20 Days Onchain on Base; source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 20, 2025.