Coinbase claims the token Base just launched isn't actually a token at all
Base, the Coinbase-sponsored second layer blockchain for Ethereum that prided itself on not having a proprietary token, has launched a proprietary token. After a brief rally of two hours on its surprise announcement, the newly minted BASEISFOREVERYONE memecoin crashed 88% within two minutes . Then, at 4:30pm, someone decided to pull the rug out from under buyers, and within seven minutes, its price crashed 94%. It has since rebounded to just shy of $10.4 million. Despite the token’s crash, Base didn’t delete its announcement tweet. Instead, it tried to renew enthusiasm for the disastrous launch. Founder Jesse Pollak made no apologies and carried on with his podcast tour while retweeting blame-the-victim style admonitions about “teaching a valuable lesson” to crypto speculators. Coinbase, meanwhile, has claimed that “Base did not launch a token.” A spokesperson told Cointelegraph, “This is not an official Base token, and Base did not...