Base

Base creator Jesse Pollak discusses how Blackbird, a product built on Base, is bringing dining experiences on-chain and improving transaction methods for small businesses through stablecoins.

16 jul 2024

Base creator Jesse Pollak weighs in on the crypto industry's shift from building mostly financial products to real-world use cases on the blockchain. Plus, the significance of stablecoins like USDC and EURC when it comes to improving payment systems.

16 jul 2024

Which blockchains are scoring the most active addresses in March? Data tracked by Nansen shows that active addresses on Base increased by 160% while Solana, Ronin and Linea are all seeing growth of over 50%. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

19 apr 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as meme coins flourish on Degen Chain, a new layer-3 blockchain built on top of Base. Plus, Roman Storm's legal team filed a motion to dismiss the criminal indictment against the Tornado Cash developer. And, a federal judge has rejected Custodia Bank's argument that it is entitled to a Federal Reserve master account.

1 apr 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as court filings show that the SEC has asked a New York judge to impose nearly $2 billion in fines against Ripple Labs. Plus, insights on the surge in activities on the Base blockchain amid a meme coin-led frenzy, and London's move towards a marketplace for bitcoin and ether exchange-traded notes.

26 mrt 2024

As a part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023, Coinbase head of protocols and creator of layer 2 "Base" Jesse Pollak weighs in on the role of artificial intelligence technologies in on-chain developments. AI is "an incredibly powerful accelerant for all of these teams who are starting to use this new platform to give more leverage in the way they are building," Pollak said.

7 dec 2023

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase's layer 2 blockchain "Base." Pollak discusses building on layer 2s and the benefits of bringing assets and customers on-chain. Plus, insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can accelerate on-chain developments.

7 dec 2023

Base averaged a record high of 15.88 transactions per second on Tuesday, as investors flock to the layer 2 blockchain to gain access to Friend.tech. DappRadar blockchain analyst Sara Gherghelas discusses her take on what could be behind the Friend.tech hype and why it might be short-lived. "There are too many questions, too many doubts, to see this dapp in the next 6 months being still active," Gherghelas said.

23 aug 2023

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as the Securities and Exchange Commission seeks to appeal a judge's ruling on Ripple's programmatic sales of XRP. Dune analytics tracks inflows to Coinbase’s newly launched 'Base' blockchain. And, Matrixport analysts predict that the SEC will likely greenlight several spot bitcoin ETFs in quick succession, leading to another rally for bitcoin's (BTC) price.

10 aug 2023

According to the crypto analysis firm L2Beat, around $150 million of deposits are locked into apps and protocols on Coinbase's new Base network. This comes as Nansen notes the top 22 depositors to Base as of July 31 have allocations in a telegram trading bot token, several meme tokens and an on-chain casino token. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

10 aug 2023