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Jesse Pollak
The creator and public face of Base at Coinbase.
Role
Lead of Base @ Coinbase
Background
Long-time Coinbase engineer
Who he is
Jesse Pollak created Base inside Coinbase and leads the team behind it. Before Base he spent many years as an engineer and engineering leader at Coinbase across consumer and crypto products.
Where to find him
Pollak is famously active on Farcaster — he uses the platform as his primary public channel. His handle there is `jesse.base.eth`. He is also active on X.
Why it matters
Most major Base ecosystem announcements pass through Pollak's casts first. Reading his Farcaster feed is one of the fastest ways to track what Base is actually shipping.
TIPFollow `jesse.base.eth` on Warpcast for first-source Base news.
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