We're starting 2024 off with a bang as Jesse Pollak joins us for episode 21 of ZEROPOD! Jesse is a longtime Coinbase alum and leads the team for their Ethereum L2, BASE. 

On this episode, Toady Hawk and Benbodhi from TNS ask Jesse about his crypto journey, his thoughts on the recent BTC EFT approval, and about his vision for the future of BASE. They also talk about some of most interesting projects currently being built on BASE, and about our upcoming Yellow Collective launch (going live on January 18 at basedandyellow.xyz.) And of course, Nouns and the common culture that connects many Ethereum native organizations.

This was a fascinating conversation with one of the top contributors in the Ethereum space-- we hope you enjoy! (And if you do, please Like, Comment and Subscribe!) 

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro: Jesse Loves Yellow
01:13 - ZeroPod Intro
01:55 - Happy Bitcoin ETF Approval Day!
03:30 - Building the New Internet
04:28 - Why is an ETF good despite not being self-custodial
06:44 - Crypto-pilled by a lumberjack
08:08 - How he ended up at Coinbase
08:57 - “Coindesk’s Most Influential in 2023”
11:37 - The Coinbase Vision for 2024 Tweet
14:44 - “Building a global onchain economy that increases innovation, creativity and freedom.”
17:10 - People feel let down by traditional economy
20:00 - Why OP?
23:25 - Tourists and Purists
25:00 - The Superteam
28:22 - A Question from Chris Carella
30:00 - The benefits of parallel core development
32:50 - Favourite projects on BASE? The Yellow Collective of course!
34:00 - Upcoming Nouns Builder L2 Migration
35:00 - Jesse is a big fan of Yellow! (Also how Jesse stole our yellow circle emoji.)
36:35 - Advertisement: Collective Nouns by TNS & The Yellow Collective, launching January 18 at basedandyellow.xyz
39:27 - Retro funding and the OP Stack
44:48 - What drew him to Nouns?
50:00 - Progress in Ethereum ecosystem is exponential
53:00 - Advice for launching The Yellow Collective
57:33 - Question from Sanya on Farcaster: What can people contribute to BASE?
59:00 - “Do Something at the intersection of your passion and this technology” 

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Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Hosted by Toady Hawk and Benbodhi. Music by SuperTightWoody.

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