**[Base Ecosystem Fund Opens Applications, Focuses on Stablecoins, Credit, and Prediction Markets]** BlockBeats News, July 17 — Base announced that the Base Ecosystem Fund is now inviting builders in the global on-chain finance sector to apply. Selected projects will receive Pre-Seed and Seed funding, along with ongoing support from the Base team. The fund is currently focused on tokenization, stablecoins and emerging markets, credit, prediction markets, traditional and institutional markets, and agent-based commerce. In the tokenization category, this includes on-chain tokenization of yield-generating assets and using tokenized investment portfolios as collateral. For stablecoins, the focus is on distribution networks in emerging markets dominated by cash economies and local stablecoins. The credit category covers unsecured consumer credit based on off-chain and on-chain data, as well as multi-party credit. Prediction markets include conditional asset markets, as well as vertical markets such as politics, culture and media, insurance, and clinical trials. Base also aims to support on-chain foreign exchange markets, on-chain bilateral OTC agreements, transaction agents for everyday consumption, and SKU tokenization. Interested teams can submit applications to the Base Ecosystem Fund. [Original Link]