TLDR: This year for Onchain Summer, we invited people around the world to participate and showcased hundreds of onchain builders and creators — resulting in $5M+ in onchain revenue for builders, creators, and projects, 2M+ unique wallets participating in onchain experiences, and 24M+ onchain assets minted. The event highlighted how onchain puts ownership back in the hands of creators — and we're excited to continue spotlighting the projects and people driving an onchain future.

Onchain Summer was a celebration and showcase of onchain music, art, food, gaming, and more — and after an incredible three months, the sun is setting and it has come to a close. Here’s a look back at some of the highlights that made it unforgettable this year.

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We built

In June, we hosted the Onchain Summer Buildathon with Stripe, Shopify, Zora, Farcaster, Aerodrome, Fleek, Thirdweb, Nouns, Synthetix, and Bountycaster — resulting in the largest-ever onchain hackathon with:

• 7,500+ participating builders from around the world

• 1,250+ final projects submitted

• 300+ ETH in prizes for builders

• $200k+ USDC in bounties via Bountycaster

The Buildathon showcased how diverse the onchain economy is, with builders creating innovative projects across commerce, payments, gaming, creator, social, and more—including onchain checkout systems, interactive content feeds, social gaming experiences, new DeFi protocols, and more. For example, For The Children: July 2024 was awarded 2.22 ETH for bringing together 40+ artists and 30+ communities to sponsor and sign a collaborative digital artwork to raise money for children in the Dominican Republic.

We created

Throughout Onchain Summer, thousands of projects brought the world onchain through dead-simple, built-for-everyone onchain experiences spanning art, music, sports, gaming, beauty, food, loyalty, advocacy, in-person events, and so much more — with a variety of activations including:

• Atari brought arcade classics like Asteroids and Breakout onchain — distributing 40+ ETH in mint proceeds to the developers, artists, and builders behind each game.

• Doodles launched Doodlesᵗᵛ to give fans first access to music releases by Pharrell, limited-edition collectibles, and the premiere of ‘Dullsville and the Doodleverse’ — featuring artists like Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, Coi Leray, Swae Lee, and Kyle Rich.

• Team Liquid launched a gaming tournament series with Community Gaming — distributing $20K USDC in rewards, paid directly onchain.

• Coinbase teamed up with renowned artist Daniel Arsham to celebrate 50 years of USA Basketball — with four digital collectibles representing the seasons of hard work required to build a championship team.

• Daylight debuted with an edition that gives holders perks and discounts — decentralizing the grid and bringing the energy industry onchain to improve access to cheap, reliable power for everyone.

With thousands of participating projects across 3 months, Onchain Summer resulted in:

• $5M+ in mint revenue for builders, creators, and projects

• 2M+ unique wallets participating in onchain experiences on Base, and 8x more than last Onchain Summer

• 24M+ onchain assets minted

We connected

Last August, Base made its debut from an unlikely launchpad: a remote Starlink setup in the mountains of Idyllwild, California. We went live surrounded by the energy of onchain creators, visionaries, and the mountains.

One year later, we came full circle by bringing BaseCamp to Idyllwild. This summer we gathered the Base community together to connect, look towards the onchain future, and work together to accelerate progress.

Designed to ignite the builder spirit, BaseCamp consisted of vision-setting, lightning talks, live performances, interactive art-making, delicious food, and bonding activities — centered around the BaseCamp Summit with talks from guests including the Coinbase team, ecosystem builders, and a special virtual appearance from Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum. In case you missed it, watch the Basecamp Summit to learn about Coinbase’s vision to bring the world onchain.

We onboarded

This summer, we brought local businesses onchain with Coffee Days and onboarded a dozen coffee shops around the world to onchain payments. As part of Onchain Summer, anyone could mint a coffee NFT to sponsor coffee at one of the participating shops. Then, customers at those shops could get a free cup of coffee by getting onchain via Coinbase Wallet. The first cup of coffee is free, and participating shops also offer $1 coffee all summer long to anyone paying with USDC on Base.

Coffee Days brought onchain payments into the real world and showed customers and businesses how crypto can simplify and enhance everyday transactions. Paying for coffee onchain is fast and easy, and helps local businesses save money on fees. Sending USDC with Coinbase Wallet means instant settlement and no middlemen fees.

What’s next: Onchain Daily

The sun is setting for Onchain Summer, but we’re excited to continue to spotlight onchain builders and creators year-round through Onchain Daily — our daily showcase of onchain creativity and innovation in the Base ecosystem. Coinbase Wallet will continue being a destination for people to discover onchain innovation — with new projects surfaced each day and features on Base’s X and Warpcast channels.

If you’re a creator, builder, or brand, we want to share what you’re building with millions of people across the world. Submit your apps, games, art, music, and dreams to the Onchain Registry for the chance to be featured across the Onchain Content Network. And if you want to create a feed or incorporate Onchain Daily content into your existing platform, learn how to integrate the Onchain Registry API.

Now, let’s keep bringing the world onchain

Onchain is better than it’s ever been before — with sub-cent transaction fees on Base, smart wallets to onboard people instantly, powerful social graphs that let you enter onchain apps with a fully-fledged identity, and so much more that makes it accessible for builders and users alike.

So keep building, creating, connecting, and dreaming.

Because summer never ends.