interesting post by @jesse.base.eth
x.com/jessepollak/...
Overall good to see him confront the elephant - creators. Couple nits:
1. Farcaster did not "disintegrate completely"
2. A lot of the builders on base actually felt abandoned by Jesse and co

jesse.base.eth
@jessepollak
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lots of conversations about base over the last week. wanted to share my candid take after a week of listening and a lot of reflection over the last 6 months.
first off - in case itβs not obvious, the first quarter of 2026 was a punch in the face. I spent 2024 and 2025 making a
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Mechanism finalized. DM me if you want to read the overview doc! Looking for early feedback before TGE
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Current algo obsession on X is the ENS drama

Lefteris Karapetsas
@LefterisJP
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Cute attempt. But nope. You guys have lost all legitimacy.
Some corrections.
$1m from the EF / community integrations means the community carried you to get you where you are right now. And you are now spitting on its face.
> DAO was not supposed to handle treasury https://t.co/Ju89ndDlNe

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The $MSTR alarms have been ringing for a while, but it doesn't seem like it's really anything existential as far as I can tell.
$MSTR is essentially a bitcoin-treasury company. Their balance sheet is like $60B in Bitcoin and $1.3B cash.
Microstrategy also operates $STRC, which pays a bi-monthly dividend. People are...
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