Jesse Pollak
9 statements across 1 episodes · 8 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 23, 2025 by Jesse Pollak · across every show →
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Sep 23, 2025 bullish
Pollak: Base and Solana transaction fees dropped to fractions of a cent
“And the thing that has shifted over the last few years is that those costs have come massively down. And whether that's with base or Solana, we actually have this scaling that's happening where now you can build those applications and instead of it costing fiv…”
Sep 23, 2025 bullish
Pollak: Pre-breakthrough phase is the best time to build in crypto
“And so the thing that's powerful about that is that that's the best time for us to be building and the best time for YC entrepreneurs to be trying to break through And the moment is now to break through because we've done the infrastructure work, the tools are…”
Sep 23, 2025 bullish
Pollak: Crypto turns proprietary intermediary network effects inside out
“I think the thing that's shifting with crypto is those network effects are being turned inside out. Where it's when we're onboarding people on chain and we're bringing them into these new systems, they're actually entering an open network where when you join t…”
Sep 23, 2025 bullish
Base issues request for startups building local-currency stablecoins
“And we actually just put out a request for builders for base where it's like, we want to talk to entrepreneurs in every single country in the world who are doing that work because it's so, so important and we want to support them and help them be successful.”
Sep 23, 2025 positive
Pollak: Entrepreneurs are launching native fiat stablecoins across emerging markets
“Now alongside the dollar stable coins, you actually have entrepreneurs in all those countries who are creating stable coins for their currencies. So you have a Brazilian real currency. You have a Nigerian Naira currency. You have an Indonesia rupee currency. Y…”
Sep 23, 2025 neutral
Pollak: Crypto is not yet having its ChatGPT moment
“Candidly, no. And I think the reason I say no is because if you ask a friend or family member, I don't think they'd say, oh yeah, I have had a magic moment with crypto. I think instead they might be fearful. They might not actually know what crypto is doing on…”
Sep 23, 2025 bullish
Pollak: Programmable, Global Asset Tokenization Will Create Massive Value
“I think we can all imagine that if you take all the assets that exist, and then you put them into a platform where they can be programmable, they can move instantly, they can move basically for free, they can be accessible to anyone globally in the world, that…”
Sep 23, 2025 bullish
Pollak: Developers Are Bringing Stocks, Bonds, and Debt Onto Base
“And that's what we're seeing every day on base right now. It's like people are bringing stock, they're bringing bonds, they're bringing more stable coins, like I talked about earlier, they're Actually, you know, bringing collateralized debt positions. Like, ev…”
Sep 23, 2025 bullish
Pollak: Users will demand apps supporting both USD and local stablecoins
“Because I think that kind of flexibility, that's actually what consumers and businesses are going to want. They're going to want the ability to have my, you know, payments app and be able to save in dollars. Save my local stablecoin, swap between them, earn in…”