Jesse Pollak reveals plans for Base as exchange competition heats up

Jesse Pollak, Head of Base, Coinbase

Episode 25 of The Starting Block was broadcasted live with The Block's Head of Multimedia Gareth Jenkinson and Coinbase's Head of Base Jesse Pollak.

Coinbase Head of Base Jesse Pollak joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss handing the Base app to Jordan Fish, widely known as Cobie, while refocusing on Base the chain, the rise of agentic finance and tokenized inference, and why prediction markets and DeFi growth matter more than social right now.

Outline

- Welcome & Show Intro
- Russia's Crypto Law
- Clarity Act Stalls
- Coinbase UK Stock Trading
- Wrench Attack Surge
- Block's Bitcoin Results
- Jesse Joins: Base App Handover
- Robinhood Chain Competition
- Meme Coins & Creator Coins
- Agentic Finance & Tokenized Inference
- Prediction Markets on Base
- Coldcard Exploit & Self-Custody

Guest links:
Jesse Pollak - https://x.com/jessepollak
Coinbase - https://x.com/base

Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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