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Jesse Pollak

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Founder of Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network developed by Coinbase.

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Statements by Jesse Pollak

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Jesse Pollak

Role at the time: Founder of Base

Challenged the characterization

Statement summary

Pollak said Base allowed the token’s permissionless deployment but had consciously declined to help with its design or promotion.

“Base is permissionless and we welcome anyone to build on it.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Jesse Pollak explains Base’s decision not to assist $LAPTOP · Jesse Pollak
Why we used this label

Pollak corrects the hands-on characterization and says the team declined design and amplification. General permissionless access is not a material endorsement of this specific launch.

Read statementHunter Biden’s laptop memecoin ($LAPTOP): launch and criticism

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Case

Hunter Biden’s laptop memecoin ($LAPTOP): launch and criticism

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP memecoin launched on September 9, using the name of the laptop controversy. Biden called it a project about resilience and recovery; critics including Coffeezilla called it a scam or “shitcoin” and warned against buying.

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