SIDEBAR: COINBASE'S FOUR-STEP PLAN FOR AFRICAN BUILDERS

Summary from the TLDR Crypto newsletter

Coinbase's new West Africa lead, Damilare Aregbesola, is rolling out a four-part Base Batch program aimed at helping African builders go beyond hackathons with sustained access to funding, mentorship, and global exposure. The initiative includes workshops, a buildathon, a world-class incubator, and a global demo day offering up to $1M in funding. Aregbesola highlights stablecoins as the most impactful blockchain use case in Africa today, urging builders to focus on solving core financial challenges before chasing newer trends.