Wilson Cusack

Head of Base chain + Coinbase Wallet

Engineer at Coinbase and technical lead of Base — Coinbase's Ethereum L2. In October 2025 expanded role to lead all of Base chain: scaling, decentralization, privacy, markets, and account. Previously led Smart Wallet at Base and Coinbase Wallet. Co-author of EIP-5792 (Wallet Call API), which standardized atomic transactions and gasless UX across wallets. Former CEO of Trade Ghana before pivoting to crypto. Brown University CS.

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Coinbase Wallet● activeBase

Leading self-custody crypto wallet. Co-authored EIP-5792 enabling atomic transactions and gasless UX.

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Base● activeBase

Coinbase L2 network — leading Ethereum layer 2 by revenue with $4.3B+ DeFi TVL.

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Jeremy Allaire@jerallaire

USDC: $75.3B supply; $2.7B Circle revenue 2025; CPN launched; Circle public on NYSE

Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle — issuer of USDC, the world's second-largest stablecoin. Circle went public on NYSE (CRCL) in 2025. USDC supply grew 72% to $75.3B in 2025. $2.7B in total revenue (64% YoY increase). GENIUS Act passage a major regulatory tailwind. Launched Circle Payments Network (CPN) and Arc blockchain testnet (166M transactions). USDC now captures ~50% of stablecoin transaction volume. Previously co-founded Brightcove.

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Alex Masmej@AlexMasmej

Created the first Ethereum personal token

Pioneer of creator tokens and onchain social. Created $ALEX — the first Ethereum personal token. Built Showtime (NFT social network) and Drakula (SocialFi on Base/Farcaster). A defining voice at the intersection of crypto and consumer social.

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Kevin (Gitlawb)@kevincodex

3 live nodes; 1,726 repos; 1,448 AI agents on network; 25-tool MCP server

Founder of Gitlawb — a decentralized git network where AI agents are first-class citizens. Built on IPFS, libp2p, UCAN, and DID cryptographic identity. Agents can own repos, open PRs, review code, and delegate tasks using the same API as humans. MCP server with 25 tools lets Claude and GPT push code directly. Building the git infrastructure for the agentic internet.

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