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Based (BASED) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2026 and serves as the native asset of a multi-asset financial superapp that fuses equities, commodities, and crypto trading within a single interface.

The platform circumvents the fractured architecture of modern finance by collapsing brokerage, exchange, and banking layers. It directly onboards fiat via bank transfers and credit cards, then a white-label Visa Platinum card converts digital balances at the point of sale, eliminating any separate off-ramp friction that typically strands value between asset classes.

The token operates on the Ethereum network. Secondary integrations extend across Binance Smart Chain, Hyperliquid, and the HyperEVM compatibility layer, though Ethereum remains the canonical issuance rail.

As an ERC-20 token, BASED inherits Ethereum’s security and DeFi composability. Equivalent BEP-20 contracts on BNB Chain mirror the supply, while dedicated Hyperliquid and HyperEVM deployments support high-frequency perpetuals trading and rapid settlement within that ecosystem’s orderbook-centric infrastructure.

The project surfaced in March 2026, coinciding with the maturation of Hyperliquid’s L1 infrastructure. Its anonymous development collective abandoned traditional fiat on-ramp fragmentation, instead integrating directly with banking rails and a Visa issuance program from genesis.

Based aims to collapse the barriers between decentralized and traditional asset markets, delivering a unified execution and settlement environment. Its vision is a single account that spans global markets, where holding any asset class does not require multiple off-ramp steps before real-world spending.

Within the protocol, BASED settles trading fees, collateralizes derivatives positions, and serves as the gateway token for curated Launchpool allocations. An AI-native wallet module can autonomously deploy BASED into strategies or stop-losses, while the Visa card’s instant conversion mechanism draws on BASED balances as the source of funds for fiat-denominated payments at merchant terminals.

Traders deposit BASED to access leveraged perpetual contracts on equities and commodities. Card users hold BASED to pay at any of over 100 million Visa merchants globally, with the platform atomically swapping to fiat behind the scenes. Launchpool participants commit BASED during allocation windows to obtain early token distributions from featured protocols.

Based has a maximum supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens. Currently, 235,000,000 are in circulation. With a market capitalization of $28,870,344, Based ranks #695 among all cryptocurrencies.