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Base Creator Jesse Pollak Tapped to Lead Coinbase's Wallet Team

Pollak will also be joining Coinbase's executive team.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

Finance

Coinbase Promotes cbBTC, Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative for Base Blockchain

Tweets from the crypto exchange and Jesse Pollak, the creator of Base, suggest cbBTC could run on the layer-2 blockchain.

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How Blackbird Brings Dining Experiences On-Chain

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.

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How On-Chain Consumer Products Represent an Industry Shift

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.

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Base Creator Jesse Pollak on Role of AI in On-Chain Developments

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.

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Jesse Pollak Reflects on Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Launch This Year

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.

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Jesse Pollak Is Putting the Base in Coinbase

Coinbase's layer-2 blockchain, which launched this year, helps the exchange to scale and reduce transaction fees. Rivals, like Kraken, are now said to be launching their own layer 2s. That's why Pollak is part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 list.

Rebecca Rose's image of Jesse Pollak for Most Influential 2023.

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Coinbase Exec: Seeing 'Mainstream Users Start to Come in' on Base Blockchain

Base, the new Ethereum layer 2 blockchain built on OP Stack by the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase, went live on Wednesday. Jesse Pollak, creator of Base and Coinbase's head of protocols, joins "First Mover" to discuss the launch in the latest move that aims to bring mainstream awareness to the the on-chain economy. Plus, Pollak's outlook on DeFi and crypto regulation in the U.S.

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