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Jesse Pollak, creator of Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain-based, apologized following backlash over posting digital artwork that was controversially played in the Base catchphrase.
Several social media users have found the artwork to be offensive and inappropriate.
“It was one phrase among many people, but this was a mistake and I apologized,” Pollack said in an X post on April 18th, referring to his decision to re-share a GIF image featuring the phrase “Bass is…”.
Pollack says he is grateful for “provocative art.”
Pollak emphasized that the artwork was created by the creator, not by him, and specifically apologised for the image, which features the phrase “base is for pimping.”
Pollak said he wants to support artists based on the base and acknowledges his appreciation for “provocative art,” but recognizes the need to be aware of his shared message, especially when they appear to come directly from him.
It comes after criticism from several crypto industry participants who went to social media to express their disappointment over their support of Pollack’s image and called for the use of the word “Pingpin.”
Crypto commentator Kristel said in the X-Post on April 18th, “Are we casually platforming Pimping now?” “I push the boundaries, but this isn’t,” she said.
“It’s provocative and ‘not edgy,’ she added. The founder of Kanto Labs said it was an “absolute PR nightmare.”
Meanwhile, cryptography commentator David Z. Morris said this “not only hurts the base, it hurts the code.” Morris added:
“The specific indication of sex trafficking (pimping rather than ‘sex work’) is particularly bad for sectors that need to advance the narrative that open finance is net social positive. ”
However, many praised Pollack’s apology and his continued efforts to push the boundaries of the crypto industry. “I love honesty. We all make mistakes, but it’s about how we grow from them,” said Crypto commentators.
“I respect leadership here,” said David Hoffman, co-founder of Bankles. “Do whatever you want and share with us without an apology,” said Kyle Reidhead, co-founder of Milk Road.
Base was at the heart of the controversy a few days before the official X account shared a post promoting Memocoin with its marketing tagline “Base is for everyone.”
Related: Base creator Jesse Pollack joins the Coinbase executive team to lead the wallet
We also shared a link to a token with the same name on Zora, a social network where users can create posts in tokens for others to guess.
According to data from DEX Screener, just an hour after it was created, the token reached its peak market capitalization of $17.1 million, falling nearly 90% over the next 20 minutes.
A Coinbase spokesperson distanced himself from the token and told Cointelgraf on April 17th that “base did not fire the token.” “This is not an official base token and the base did not sell this token. The base is posted to Zora, which automatically tokenizes content,” the spokeswoman said.
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