Base, an Ethereum-based platform, is seeing significant expansion and integration within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Lombard Finance has introduced LBTC, a Bitcoin liquid staking token, to Morpho's $2 billion ecosystem, with vault curators Gauntlet and Re7Capital launching LBTC/wBTC borrow markets with a loan-to-value (LLTV) ratio of 94.5%. Additionally, OpenCover has partnered with Nexus Mutual to launch The Base Pass, offering protection against protocol hacks and failures on Base protocols. Aleph.im is now live on Base, allowing users to pay for TwentySixCloud solutions and bridge to and from Base using $ALEPH. Matcha on 0x v2 and other DeFi protocols like Aave, MorphoLabs, and Moonwell have also grown their presence on Base.