Jesse Pollak I Global Onchain Economy With Base I Pragma Denver 2024

Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 12:00 AM

Join Jesse Pollak from Base for a visionary fireside chat at Pragma Denver 2024 as he explores what it means to build a truly global onchain economy. Jesse reflects on Base's first year, shares insights into evolving developer infrastructure, Layer 2 and Layer 3 innovation, decentralization, governance, and the societal implications of the onchain revolution. Learn how Base is positioning itself not just as a platform, but as a dynamic, decentralized economy supporting creativity, freedom, and open innovation. Whether you’re a developer, founder, or crypto-curious, this talk offers a compelling roadmap to building the future onchain. 00:00 Intro: Jesse Pollak joins for a fireside chat 00:48 Reflecting on Base’s first year 02:22 The new mission: Building a global onchain economy 03:43 From dev tools to economic freedom 05:06 Comparing Base to U.S. & Apple App Store 07:15 Building an open, accessible, neutral economy 08:11 Why “onchain” is better than “web3” 09:35 What qualifies as truly onchain 11:07 Identity, payments, and infrastructure anchors 12:36 Cost of being onchain and L2 evolution 13:31 EIP-4844 and transaction fee goals 14:54 Understanding L3s and ultra-low costs 15:29 Superchain and Base’s role in L2 scaling 16:58 Use cases for L3s like tipping and gaming 18:29 L3 interoperability and experimentation 20:15 Base’s role in dev tools, apps, and capital 21:43 CoinBase’s influence vs. neutrality 23:11 Base’s decentralized network governance 25:57 Ecosystem independence and coinbase structure 28:17 Bottom-up subcultures on Base 30:45 The rise of baseDAO culture and governance 31:44 Final advice: Just build something onchain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma Denver* Pragma Denver 2024 took place at The Arch in Denver on February 28, 2024, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Denver playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4lJw0vruQ4prh8iMDUk89i&si=ayJ64Sgcqew1fdFk ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Jesse Pollak* X: https://x.com/jessepollak ✅ *Follow Base* X: https://x.com/base ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _