Basis Articles

The latest on stable crypto, protected trading, and the future of DeFi

Tokenomics
12 min read

The Basis Token: Phases, Allocation & Path to TGE

Basis is distributing 11% of its total token supply to early participants across three phases — for free. Learn about the airdrop phases, token allocation, revenue ratchet model, referral mechanics, and how to get started.

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Token Mechanics
12 min read

Floor+: Speculation With a Safety Net

Full price discovery above a rising floor. Trade like you always have — but the floor catches you.

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Vision
8 min read

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.

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Analysis
8 min read

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.

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Token Mechanics
11 min read

Stable+: The Token That Can Only Go Up

A token with a mathematically enforced price that only rises.

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Product
9 min read

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.

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Product
9 min read

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.

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Product
11 min read

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.

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Research
25 min read

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.

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Strategy
10 min read

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.

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Vision
9 min read

The Agent Business Operating System

4 decision trees, 18 strategies, 16 skills. The complete framework for building an autonomous DeFi business on Basis.

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Analysis
12 min read

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.

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