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Jesse Pollak: Coinbase Launches Base - An Ethereum L2 Accessible To 100 Million Coinbase Users

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In this episode we talk to Jesse Pollak, Head of Protocols at Coinbase where he leads the development of Base, Coinbase’s L2 built on the OP Stack. Prior to leading Protocols, he led retail engineering at Coinbase for many years, building Coinbase, Coinbase Pro, and Coinbase Wallet.

We explore how Base went from idea to product inside of Coinbase, how Base and Coinbase will reconcile their differences in technical and social centralization, how Base compares to other solutions, and much more.

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      • Disclosures: This conversation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or investment advice. Actual results may vary materially from any forward looking statements made and are subject to risks and uncertainties.


      Chapters:

      • (0:00) - Introduction
      • (0:58) - History of Base
      • (7:47) - Base vs other L2 blockchains
      • (12:50) - Reconciling Coinbase and Base’s differences
      • (16:08) - Why L2?
      • (20:47) - ZK rollups vs OP stack
      • (29:16) - Growing the Base ecosystem
      • (30:42) - Coinbase’s neutrality framework
      • (32:23) - Base and Coinbase are complementary
      • (34:27) - Base vs other CEX blockchains


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