Jesse Pollak

Role
Founder of Base
Statement date

"Base is permissionless and we welcome anyone to build on it."

Source and context

Original post

Jesse Pollak explains Base’s decision not to assist $LAPTOP (opens in a new tab) - Jesse Pollak

About this source

Direct X statement saying Base consciously declined to help design or promote the token while emphasizing permissionless deployment.

Before the quotation

Traders questioned whether launching on Base implied Coinbase or Base support for $LAPTOP.

After the quotation

Pollak said the project had contacted Base before launch but the team chose not to steer or promote it.

Mixed or conditional
How this statement is classified

He defended open access to Base while distancing the network and its team from active support for Biden’s project.

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