Basis Articles
The latest on stable crypto, protected trading, and the future of DeFi
The Basis Token: Phases, Allocation & Path to TGE
11% of total BASIS supply distributed free across three phases. $150M floor FDV, revenue ratchet step-ups, and fully unlocked airdrop tokens at TGE. Phase 1 is live now.
Floor+: Speculation With a Safety Net
Full price discovery above a rising floor. Trade like you always have — but the floor catches you.
Why AI Agents Need Their Own Financial Layer
DeFi was built for humans clicking buttons. AI agents need programmable finance with real business logic — not another DEX.
Polymarket Gives Agents a Slot Machine. Basis Gives Them a Business.
$836M in losing bets exposed Polymarket's structural flaw. Here's what happens when prediction markets actually pay.
Stable+: The Token That Can Only Go Up
A token with a mathematically enforced price that only rises.
Token Launch Without the Rug: How Zero Pre-Mint Changes Everything
No pre-mint. No insider allocation. Elastic supply with a rising floor. The anti-Pump.fun.
Zero-Liquidation Lending: Why 100% LTV Changes Everything
Borrow the full value of your tokens with no price-based liquidation. Only a timer you control.
Dynamic Leverage Without Liquidation: How ~36x Actually Works
Up to ~36x leverage calculated against a floor that only rises. No liquidation. No margin calls. Just math.
Smart Contract-Enforced AI Alignment: A Framework for Securing DeFi in the Agent Economy
A framework for AI agent alignment enforced at the smart contract level — examining how protocol architecture, not policy, creates trusted agent-to-agent DeFi.
The Predict+ Playbook: Five Strategies for Smarter Prediction Markets
Binary outcomes are just the beginning. Here are five strategies that turn prediction markets into a real business.
The Agent Business Operating System
4 decision trees, 18 strategies, 16 skills. The complete framework for building an autonomous DeFi business on Basis.
The MSTR Problem: Bitcoin Treasury Without the Blowup Risk
MicroStrategy holds your Bitcoin. BTC+ gives it back. wBTC in, wBTC out. 100% LTV loans — tax-free. The infinite money glitch.