[Base Launches Builder Grant Program, Offering Up to $5,000 in Funding for Early-Stage Projects] Coinbase's L2 Base has announced the launch of the Builder Grant Program, which will provide up to $5,000 in seed funding to projects that are already live within the Base ecosystem and focused on building on Base. The program will also offer product and go-to-market (GTM) support. Key focus areas include prediction markets, token issuance platforms, novel asset issuance, consumer applications, and agents (smart entities) involved in trading, e-commerce, and x402 implementation. Additionally, it covers DeFi protocols such as lending, recursive leverage, yield aggregation, vaults, and tokenized stocks. Selected projects will also receive monthly product and GTM feedback, faster technical support, and access to ecosystem resources.