Feels like the vibe at Coinbase hasn’t been great lately: 1. At this critical moment of the CLARITY Act review, Coinbase CEO Baldy openly expressed opposition, which might lead to the Act not passing this year. This directly upset the White House, and they even threatened to withdraw their support for the Act if this continues. 2. Base founder Jesse is starting to shift the strategy of the Base app from social-first to trading-first. You know, before the official launch of the Base app, they built up so much hype and kept everyone guessing for a long time. Baldy also gave it strong backing multiple times since Base carries Coinbase’s entire on-chain strategy. But Jesse seems to have lost the rhythm. Not only did the Base app get heavily criticized after its launch, but during the recent meme winter, Base completely lost its momentum.