
The Web3 trading and spending platform, launched eight months ago, secured funding led by Pantera with backing from Coinbase Ventures and others to scale globally and enhance its onchain infrastructure.
Based, a Web3 consumer app that combines perpetuals trading, prediction markets, and real-world crypto spending, announced an $11.5 million Series A funding round led by Pantera, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Wintermute Ventures, and Karatage. Launched eight months ago and built on Hyperliquid’s execution environment, Based aims to deliver institutional-grade speed and liquidity through a user-friendly interface. The company plans to use the funds to expand into new markets, strengthen its onchain financial infrastructure, and extend its tech stack to support third-party platforms like HyENA. CEO Edison stated the goal is to enable anyone to access global markets and directly spend their crypto holdings.