Bitcoin Is Coming For The Banks | Jesse Pollak

Jesse Pollak, creator of Base at Coinbase, joins Scott to explain how crypto is bringing Wall Street onchain, from JPMorgan and Citi to tokenized stocks, AI agents and Bitcoin. Jesse walks through how he went from building Coinbase's consumer apps to creating Base, and why he thinks crypto has found product-market fit in trading, payments and lending. They get into Shopify payments, JPMorgan deposit tokens and Citi letting customers move USDC in and out of their bank accounts, why less than 1% of the world's dollars and stocks move on these rails today, tokenized stocks trading 24/7 and borrowing against them, why some companies are opting out, and what Base means for Ethereum and for Coinbase. Jesse also explains why he expects 2027 to be the year of agentic finance and how Base is making Bitcoin more useful. This episode is sponsored by 21Shares.This content is a paid endorsement by Wolf of All Streets, who has received compensation from 21Shares US LLC ("21Shares") to promote 21shares' services. The views expressed are those of the influencer and may not reflect the views of 21shares. This material is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice, an offer, or a solicitation to buy or sell any security. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Please review the 21shares risk disclosures at https://www.21shares.com/en-us/disclaimers before investing. In this episode:00:00 Intro: crypto beyond speculation04:23 Jesse's path to Base and what it does today10:41 Shipping code with AI and Coinbase for Agents15:32 From meme coins to Wall Street adoption21:41 Why people will use Base without knowing it26:46 Tokenized stocks, 24/7 trading and borrowing33:30 Why some companies opt out of tokenization38:48 Base, Ethereum and Coinbase43:36 AI agents running your finances in 202751:50 How Base makes Bitcoin more useful Jesse Pollak on X: https://x.com/jessepollakBase: https://www.base.org Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6n5NoM7Eb8 If you enjoyed this episode, follow the show and leave a rating. It helps more than you know. Follow Scott Melker:Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottMelkerFollow Scott on X: https://x.com/scottmelkerThe Wolf Den newsletter: https://thewolfden.substack.comThe Daily Wolf on Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/daily-wolf/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices