Base’s social bet left it trailing in prediction markets and perps: Pollak
CoinTelegraph·Jul 16, 2026·3 sources·negative
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Base creator Jesse Pollak steps back from leadership after admitting his bet on social experiences was wrong, leaving Base trailing in prediction markets and perps.
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Base’s social bet left it trailing in prediction markets and perps: Pollak
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Jul 16, 2026
Base creator Jesse Pollak steps back from leadership role after admitting social strategy was ‘definitively wrong’
Crypto Briefing
Jul 16, 2026
Base Changes Course For 2026 Base founder Jesse Pollak (@jessepollak) says the network is shifting its focus away from social products toward trading, payments, and AI agents. Pollak admitted the earlier social strategy left Base behind in areas including perpetuals, prediction markets, tokenizati
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Jul 16, 2026