Jesse Pollak reveals plans for Base as exchange competition heats up

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
00:08 - Welcome & Show Intro
01:34 - Russia's Crypto Law
02:19 - Clarity Act Stalls
03:00 - Coinbase UK Stock Trading
03:42 - Wrench Attack Surge
04:46 - Block's Bitcoin Results
05:18 - Jesse Joins: Base App Handover
09:52 - Robinhood Chain Competition
12:38 - Meme Coins & Creator Coins
14:47 - Agentic Finance & Tokenized Inference
19:52 - Prediction Markets on Base
29:45 - 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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