Coinbase's Jesse Pollak Hands Base App to Cobie, Says Social Bet Was 'Definitively Wrong'
Jesse Pollak, the Coinbase executive who created Base, handed the consumer Base app back to Coinbase and named crypto investor Jordan Fish, known as Cobie, to lead it, while admitting that his two-year bet on onchain soc...
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Coinbase's Jesse Pollak steps back from Base app leadership after admitting his crypto social strategy failed
Pollak said that Jordan Fish, also known on X as 'Cobie,' will lead the Base app team.
Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak hands Base app leadership to Cobie after admitting social bets fell short
Coinbase executive Jesse Pollak will focus on Base blockchain's infrastructure, prioritizing tr...
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