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