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The controversial digital art drew criticism from crypto commentators, who argued it \u201churts crypto\u201d and dismissed it as neither \u201cprovocative\u201d nor \u201cedgy\u201d as intended.<\/p>\n
The creator of Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Base, Jesse Pollak, has apologized following backlash over posting digital artwork that controversially played on Base\u2019s tagline, \u201cBase is for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several social media<\/a> users found the artwork offensive and inapp<\/a>ropriate.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a single phrase among many, but I\u2019ll own this was a mistake and apologize,\u201d Pollak said<\/a> in an April 18 X post referring to his decision to reshare a GIF image that featured the phrase \u201cBase is for…\u201d followed by a rotating sequence of words, including both controversial terms like \u201cpimping\u201d and \u201csquirting,\u201d as well as more neutral ones like \u201cart,\u201d \u201cminting,\u201d and \u201cideas.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n