FBI raids house of former Kraken CEO Jesse Powell
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Jesse Pollak faces backlash for promoting Soulja Boy memecoin on Base on December 13. Critics resurfaced the rapper's past, including 73 token promotions and 16 NFT drops tied to rugs, plus a 2023 SEC fine for undisclosed endorsements. Soulja Boy apologized on December 14, saying he has learned from those years-old mistakes, while Pollak defended creator coins as a path to onboard more people into crypto.
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Jesse Pollak’s creator coin launch drags down top Zora coins:
𝕏/@coinage_media ·
Base’s flashblocks feature let bots front-run its own founder Jesse Pollak as two snipers acquired 261.7 million JESSE tokens and walk off with $1.3M profits.
archive.ph ·
Base’s Jesse Pollak faces backlash for aggressively promoting Zora, as critics accuse him of prioritizing Coinbase’s investment recovery over genuine creator adoption, reigniting debate over his history of hyping speculative tokens and undermining trust in Base’s broader vision.
finance.yahoo ·
Base chief Jesse Pollak says the network is now exploring a token launch despite past denials by Coinbase and Base. With Trump-era policy shifts easing the path, a Base token could finally be on the table.
𝕏/@jessepollak ·
Solana co‑founder Anatoly Yakovenko dubs memecoins and NFTs “digital slop” in a fiery debate with Base creator Jesse Pollak over their true value.
𝕏/@aeyakovenko ·
Jesse Pollak faces backlash for promoting Soulja Boy memecoin on Base on December 13. Critics resurfaced the rapper's past, including 73 token promotions and 16 NFT drops tied to rugs, plus a 2023 SEC fine for undisclosed endorsements. Soulja Boy apologized on December 14, saying he has learned from those years-old mistakes, while Pollak defended creator coins as a path to onboard more people into crypto.
𝕏/@jessepollak ·
Jesse Pollak’s creator coin launch drags down top Zora coins:
𝕏/@coinage_media ·
Base’s flashblocks feature let bots front-run its own founder Jesse Pollak as two snipers acquired 261.7 million JESSE tokens and walk off with $1.3M profits.
archive.ph ·
Base’s Jesse Pollak faces backlash for aggressively promoting Zora, as critics accuse him of prioritizing Coinbase’s investment recovery over genuine creator adoption, reigniting debate over his history of hyping speculative tokens and undermining trust in Base’s broader vision.
finance.yahoo ·
Base chief Jesse Pollak says the network is now exploring a token launch despite past denials by Coinbase and Base. With Trump-era policy shifts easing the path, a Base token could finally be on the table.
𝕏/@jessepollak ·
Solana co‑founder Anatoly Yakovenko dubs memecoins and NFTs “digital slop” in a fiery debate with Base creator Jesse Pollak over their true value.
𝕏/@aeyakovenko ·