Cobie said Jesse Pollak deserves to be seen as Coinbase’s “onchain savior,” even though he does not agree with all of Pollak’s views. In remarks on the discussion over why Coinbase would hold Pollak in such high regard, Cobie pointed to Pollak’s role in building Base from scratch and pushing the project through a difficult market period after the FTX collapse.
He argued that Base, to some extent, set the pattern for the later wave of companies building their own chains, naming Stripe and Robinhood as examples that followed. Cobie also said Base development started before the 2023 Solana meme coin boom, framing the effort as something that predated that market cycle rather than reacting to it.
At the same time, Cobie did not present Pollak uncritically. He said Pollak had made some mistakes over the past year. Even so, Cobie said Pollak still merits respect because he kept working on the project every day despite facing long-running criticism from Crypto Twitter.
Odaily reported that, in response to discussion over why Coinbase would view Jesse Pollak as its “onchain savior,” Cobie said Pollak deserves that description, even though he does not agree with all of Pollak’s views.
Base was built from scratch
Cobie said Pollak pushed Base forward from the ground up. He added that Base, to some extent, started the later trend of companies building their own chains, with Stripe and Robinhood among the firms that followed.
Work on Base began before the 2023 Solana meme coin wave
According to Cobie, development of Base predated the 2023 Solana meme coin boom. He said Pollak kept the project moving through the bear market that followed the FTX collapse, continuing until Base launched.
Cobie said Pollak made mistakes but kept working
Cobie also said Pollak had indeed made some mistakes over the past year. Still, he said Pollak deserves respect for continuing to put in the work every day despite facing sustained criticism on Crypto Twitter.
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