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Base Will Likely Have a Token: Why Now, Who Wins, and How Big It Gets - Ep. 904

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Base just crossed its own Rubicon. After months of saying “no token,” Jesse Pollak now says Base must decentralize and is “exploring” a token. What changed?

On this episode, Proof of Play’s ICO Beast and former Coinbase Ventures investor Ryan Yi unpack why “exploring” is the operative word, how policy (the Clarity Act) could shape the rollout, and what a points-driven airdrop might look like.

We dig into governance realism (what Coinbase will and won’t give up), token utility and valuation math, and how a Base↔Solana bridge could ignite a fight for DeFi liquidity while Solana keeps winning Gen-Z consumers.

Mantle is pioneering "Blockchain for Banking" — a revolutionary new category at the intersection of TradFi and web3.

Thank you to our sponsor Mantle!

Follow Mantle to learn more.

Guests:

  • Ico Beast, Merchant of Narratives at Proof of Play

  • Ryan Yi, Ex Coinbase, Coinbase Ventures, and CoinFund

  • Links:

Timestamps:

🎬 0:00 Intro

😲 1:32 Why Ryan says this step feels right but is also “shocking”

🧐 3:21 Why Base announced it was exploring a token rather than just launching one

🛠️ 5:19 How Ryan views Base’s decision to stay committed to Ethereum

📊 7:43 What Ryan thinks a fair token allocation would look like

⚖️ 13:43 How the Clarity Act could shape a Base token rollout

🎁 16:23 Will Coinbase distribute through an ICO, an airdrop, or something else?

📈 23:32 Why ICO Beast has a different take on the right allocation

🛡️ 26:10 Why sybil filters will be critical for Base

💡 27:50 What the Base token’s utility could be—and how to value it

🌉 37:24 What the announced Base ↔ Solana bridge could mean

⚔️ 42:08 Whether Ethereum and Solana are heading for a DeFi liquidity war

🔥 45:25 How competition across crypto companies is heating up

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Manage episode 506755746 series 1822984
Content provided by Laura Shin. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Laura Shin or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Base just crossed its own Rubicon. After months of saying “no token,” Jesse Pollak now says Base must decentralize and is “exploring” a token. What changed?

On this episode, Proof of Play’s ICO Beast and former Coinbase Ventures investor Ryan Yi unpack why “exploring” is the operative word, how policy (the Clarity Act) could shape the rollout, and what a points-driven airdrop might look like.

We dig into governance realism (what Coinbase will and won’t give up), token utility and valuation math, and how a Base↔Solana bridge could ignite a fight for DeFi liquidity while Solana keeps winning Gen-Z consumers.

Mantle is pioneering "Blockchain for Banking" — a revolutionary new category at the intersection of TradFi and web3.

Thank you to our sponsor Mantle!

Follow Mantle to learn more.

Guests:

  • Ico Beast, Merchant of Narratives at Proof of Play

  • Ryan Yi, Ex Coinbase, Coinbase Ventures, and CoinFund

  • Links:

Timestamps:

🎬 0:00 Intro

😲 1:32 Why Ryan says this step feels right but is also “shocking”

🧐 3:21 Why Base announced it was exploring a token rather than just launching one

🛠️ 5:19 How Ryan views Base’s decision to stay committed to Ethereum

📊 7:43 What Ryan thinks a fair token allocation would look like

⚖️ 13:43 How the Clarity Act could shape a Base token rollout

🎁 16:23 Will Coinbase distribute through an ICO, an airdrop, or something else?

📈 23:32 Why ICO Beast has a different take on the right allocation

🛡️ 26:10 Why sybil filters will be critical for Base

💡 27:50 What the Base token’s utility could be—and how to value it

🌉 37:24 What the announced Base ↔ Solana bridge could mean

⚔️ 42:08 Whether Ethereum and Solana are heading for a DeFi liquidity war

🔥 45:25 How competition across crypto companies is heating up

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

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