Unchained The Chopping Block: All About That Base With Jesse Pollak - Ep. 535
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Aug 24, 2023 Jesse Pollak, lead contributor at Base, a blockchain by Coinbase, shares insights on the platform's goal to onboard a million developers and a billion users. He highlights why it's still 'day one' for Base and discusses its advantages over other layer 2 solutions. The conversation dives into the rapid success of Friend.Tech, the influence of MEV bots on transactions, and the importance of innovative incentives to foster growth. Pollak also clarifies the competition and collaboration between Base and Optimism, shaping the future of decentralized applications.
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Base: Day One
- Jesse Pollak emphasizes that Base is still in its early stages of development.
- Their ultimate goal is to onboard billions of users, a significant leap from the current hundreds of thousands.
Base's North Star Metric
- Base's primary metrics are "a million builders, a billion users."
- They aim to facilitate the creation of user-friendly consumer applications to attract a wider audience.
Friend.tech's Rise on Base
- Friend.tech, a social platform on Base, has gained significant traction, attracting even non-crypto native users.
- This mirrors Solana's experience with a single dominant application driving network activity.