Jesse Pollak reveals plans for Base as exchange competition heats up

The Starting Block · Aug 13, 2026 · 34m · transcript

Coinbase Head of Base Jesse Pollak joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss handing the Base app to Jordan Fish, widely known as Cobie, while refocusing on Base the chain, the rise of agentic finance and tokenized inference, and why prediction markets and DeFi growth matter more than social right now.

OUTLINE

00:08 - Welcome & Show Intro

01:34 - Russia's Crypto Law

02:19 - Clarity Act Stalls

03:00 - Coinbase UK Stock Trading

03:42 - Wrench Attack Surge

04:46 - Block's Bitcoin Results

05:18 - Jesse Joins: Base App Handover

09:52 - Robinhood Chain Competition

12:38 - Meme Coins &…