Benjamin Lambert
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Benjamin Lambert
@benlambert08
Head of Legal @base ben.base.eth





NEW: CNN airs new interview with SBF's mom Barbara Fried, in which she says SBF was the victim of "an out of control prosecution" ⬇️ "I know that Trump himself feels he was."


The Millionaires' Tax has now been approved by the Senate. Donald Trump and the MAGA Congress are taking from the lowest income Americans and transferring that to the wealthiest Americans. With a tax that 0.5% of Washingtonians will pay, our state is: Expanding the Working Families Tax Credit to 460,000 additional households. Providing tax relief to nearly 140,000 small businesses. Exempting diapers, hygiene products, and over-the-counter medicines from sales tax. Investing significant funding into childcare and early learning. Providing free school lunch and breakfast for all Washington students.



Base batches can help kickstart your business with grants and direct support from our team


Introducing better prices for swapping stablecoins and tightly-pegged assets. StableSwap is now live on PancakeSwap Infinity ♾️ Lower slippage. Dynamic fees.





5 years down the crypto rabbit hole! Grateful to celebrate 5 years at @coinbase. 5 reflections:

My conversation with @brian_armstrong, co-founder and CEO of @coinbase and @newlimit. 0:00 Crypto Power in DC 0:25 Market Structure Clarity 1:39 SEC Lawfare Origins 5:49 Suing the Regulator 9:09 Winning the SEC Case 11:11 Long Term Founder Mindset 12:20 Autism and Focus 15:04 Mission First Company Culture 21:10 Rebuilding From Scratch 23:05 Follow Your Nose 25:20 From Side Hustles to Coinbase 30:07 Argentina and Bitcoin Spark 32:33 Airbnb to Coinbase Nights 36:25 Finding a Co-founder 37:35 YC Without a Co-founder 38:41 Finding the Perfect Partner 40:18 Losing Money Per Trade 41:23 Support Backlog Chaos 43:29 Banking and Compliance Gauntlet 47:47 Raising Fast to Survive 51:36 Mission Values and Inspiration 57:54 Hiring for Spikes 1:02:14 Centralized vs Decentralized 1:05:51 From Bitcoin Wedge to Super App 1:07:59 How Coinbase Runs Today 1:11:00 Decision Speed and Risk 1:12:43 Internal Venture Bets 1:14:46 Funding Ideas Internally 1:15:18 Coinbase Marketing Experiments 1:16:56 Internet Native Shareholder Updates 1:21:58 Media Diet and Going Direct 1:26:47 Building a New Industry 1:31:44 Starting New Limit Longevity 1:36:17 CEO Stress and Routines 1:40:59 AI Agents at Coinbase 1:44:35 Base App Explained 1:46:47 Other Bets and SEZs 1:49:21 Closing Thanks Includes paid partnerships.

You've probably seen the "grok has money" memes but do you know where it came from? @mleejr gave the entire backstory from @clanker_world to @bankrbot, from @farcaster_xyz to X, to how $drb was born and how Grok is now sitting on $1.25M in unclaimed fees. Thank you @Push_gfx for another banger clip! Link to full episode in the replies if you want to learn more









