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Base Co-Founder Jesse Pollak Criticized for $1,500 Bet on New Soulja Boy Token

The backlash follows revived on-chain findings about failed promotions linked to the rapper, who has issued a denial with an apology.

Overview

  • Pollak disclosed placing about $1,500 worth of ETH into a newly launched Soulja Boy–linked memecoin on Coinbase’s Base network.
  • Community critics cited ZachXBT’s 2023 research that documented six promoted tokens that collapsed or were flagged as rug pulls.
  • The investigator also listed at least nine NFT collections from 2021 that were later deleted, removed from marketplaces, or failed to deliver promised utility.
  • ZachXBT estimated roughly $730,000 in prior promo earnings for the rapper based on a leaked rate card showing fees per social post.
  • Soulja Boy denied knowingly promoting fraud, blamed third-party handlers including a figure he named Sahil, apologized to affected investors, and said he has improved his due diligence.