Base Airdrop 2025 - Everything You Need to Know

On September 15, 2025, at the BaseCamp 2025, Jesse Pollak (Base Founder) announced that Base has entered the early stages of exploring a native token for its blockchain. 

However, Base has not yet released specific details about the launch date, tokenomics, or governance mechanisms. The team committed to building the token within the Ethereum/Base ecosystem and emphasized that they will work closely with regulators to ensure compliance.

Why does the Base Airdrop a Big Opportunity?

At the end of 2024, Base explicitly denied any token plans, choosing instead to focus on core product development. But now, two years after launch, Base has grown rapidly with 20 million monthly active wallets and a TVL of around $5B. Naturally, discussions around a potential native token have resurfaced. 

In crypto, airdrops are one of the most attractive ways for projects to distribute tokens to the community. For a project like Base, which was built and backed by Coinbase, the anticipation is even greater.

If Base native token launched, it would play an important role in enhancing decentralization while rewarding early adopters who helped grow the network. Other L2s such as Arbitrum (ARB) and Optimism (OP) distributed tokens via airdrops to active users, with rewards often worth thousands of dollars per eligible wallet. With Base’s scale of users and TVL, the potential reward pool could rival or exceed those examples.

Following the BaseCamp 2025 announcement, speculation exploded across X around eligibility criteria for the potential airdrop.

The community quickly turned to onchainscore.xyz, Base’s official dashboard for measuring on-chain participation. Even Brian Armstrong (Coinbase CEO) has shared this tool, eventually making it become the benchmark for evaluating wallet activity.

Most believe that if Base launches an airdrop, onchainscore criteria will be central to eligibility. This article will break down those criteria, explain how they’re measured, and share how Base users might improve their chances.

Onchainscore play the main role

Onchainscore.xyz is Base’s official tool to evaluate on-chain nativeness, essentially how active and organic a wallet is within the Base network (and partially Ethereum). 

The tool assigns each wallet a score from 0–100, based on on-chain data. A score of 100 indicates an extremely active, organic contributor to the Base ecosystem.

In the future, this scoring system may directly influence which wallets qualify for a Base airdrop, serving to distinguish real users from bots and sybil accounts.

Note: Base has not officially confirmed an airdrop. They’ve only said they are “exploring” a token. Still, given the precedents set by other L2s, optimizing your on-chain score now is a smart move.

The “hint but no confirmation” approach also helps Base attract new users and liquidity. Since the team previously denied token plans, some users seeking for an airdrop had avoided Base.

Onchainscore Scoring Criteria

The exact scoring algorithm is not public to prevent exploitation, but when connecting a wallet, the breakdown shows key metrics.

Based on official docs and community analysis, here are the likely criteria, calculations, and estimated weights: 

Transactions on Ethereum & Base (Weight ~20–25%)

• Meaning: The total number of transactions (txs) on both Ethereum (L1) and Base (L2), including transfers, swaps, approvals, or interactions with smart contracts. Base prioritizes txs on its own network, but Ethereum txs (especially pre-2023) are considered to reward early adopters.
•  Scoring:
  • Uses a logarithmic scale to measure based on the number of transactions. The more transactions, the higher the score.
  • Organic txs (such as swaps above $10) are prioritized; repeated micro-txs ($0.001) are excluded.
  • Base vs. Ethereum: Primarily Base transactions will be counted, while Ethereum transactions may be considered as a bonus criterion.
• Impact: This is a core metric, accounting for the largest portion of the score. For example, a wallet with 300 txs on Base (swaps, transfers) could achieve ~70/100 for this metric.

Active for Unique Days (Weight ~10–15%)

• Meaning: The number of unique days in which a wallet has at least one tx. This measures the frequency of activity.
• Scoring:
  • Uses a linear scale, for example: 100 days ≈ 80/100, 10 days ≈ 20/100.
  • Bonus for consistency (active every week).Possible penalty for short-term activity only (e.g., a wallet farming in just one week).
• Impact: Reflects long-term usage habits. Wallets active for >6 months generally score higher.

Longest Streak (Weight ~5–10%)

• Meaning: The longest consecutive daily streak with at least one tx (no interruptions). For example, a 30-day streak means 30 days of continuous transactions on Base.
• Scoring:
  • Example scale: <7 days ≈ 10/100, 7–30 days ≈ 50/100, >30 days ≈ 80/100.
  • Multipliers may applied for organic streaks.
• Impact: Rewards users who maintain regular on-chain habits, such as daily check-ins.

Current Streak (Weight ~5%)

• Meaning: The current consecutive streak up to the latest snapshot. Resets if no tx occurs for one day.
• Scoring:
  • Similar to Longest Streak but with lower weight.
  • Example: 10 days ≈ 30/100, >30 days ≈ 70/100.
•  Impact: Easy to boost, so its effect is smaller compared to the Longest Streak.

Activity Period (Weight ~10%)

• Meaning: The total duration between the first and last tx (Base + Ethereum). Rewards wallets active for longer periods.
• Scoring:
  • Based on days; the longer the period, the higher the score.
  • Bonus if active pre-Base (2023), meaning the system considers Ethereum activity for EVM addresses.
•  Impact: Prioritizes early adopters, especially from Ethereum.

Token Swaps Performed (Weight ~15%)

• Meaning: The number of swaps performed on DEXs like Aerodrome, Uniswap (Base). Both volume and token diversity matter.
• Scoring:
  • Example: 50 swaps + >$1,000 volume ≈ 80/100.
  • Swapping more tokens may get multiplier.
  • Micro-swaps ($0.1) are penalized.
• Impact: A core metric for DeFi engagement, reflecting contribution to liquidity.

Bridge Transactions (Weight ~5–10%)

• Meaning: The number of bridge transactions in/out of Base via the native bridge. Higher-volume transactions are prioritized.
• Scoring:
  • Based on the number of valid bridge txs with meaningful volume.
  • Repeated small-amount bridges may flag farming behavior.
• Impact: Measures cross-chain activity.

Lend / Borrow / Stake Transactions (Weight ~10%)

• Meaning: Transactions involving DeFi activities such as lending, borrowing, or staking.
•  Scoring:
  • Based on the number of txs and locked volume.
  • Example: >20 txs + >$500 locked ≈ 80/100.
  • Bonus for diversity across >2 protocols.
•  Impact: Reflects deeper DeFi participation and user contribution.

ENS Contract Interactions (Weight ~5–10%)

• Meaning: Includes interactions with Ethereum Name Service (.eth) and Base Domains (.base). Minting/holding .base domains may receive a bonus.
•  Scoring:
  • Based on the number of interactions with domain services.Bonus applied if interacting with Base domains.
• Impact: Strengthens on-chain identity, especially as .base is a native feature.

Smart Contract Deployments (Weight ~5%)

• Meaning: The number of contracts deployed on Base.
• Scoring: Based on the number of deployed contracts.
• Impact: Rewards builders, but has little effect on regular users.

How to Optimize Your On-Chain Score

To prepare for the Base airdrop, users should focus on organic activity, because every project wants to reward real users, not farmers. To maximize potential eligibility:

Step 1: Check Initial Score

• Go to onchainscore.xyz and paste the wallet address to check the score.
• Identify weak spots (e.g., low swaps, few active days).

Step 2: Boost Core Metrics

• Bridge: Bridge more ETH or USDT transaction with meaningful volume via Base’s native bridge.
• Swaps: Trade mid-size volumes (not dust) on Aerodrome/Uniswap, 5–10 swaps per month, 3–5 tokens to boost diversity.
• Lend/Stake: Stake on Aerodrome (veAERO) or lend via Aave, with at least $100–200 locked to avoid low-value flag potential. 

Step 3: Increase Domain & dApp Interactions

• Mint a .base domain (~$5–10) at base.org/names.
• Use 5+ dApps from Base e.g., minting NFTs on Zora or joining Guild.xyz.

The methods above can help improve your onchainscore, thereby strengthening the chances of being eligible for a future Base airdrop. However, users should avoid overfarming as this could waste excessive gas fees. Instead, it’s best to maintain activity at a minimal level, enough to keep a long streak or when there is a genuine need. 

The goal is organic, sustainable engagement not farming

Conclusion 

While Base has not confirmed an airdrop, the hints and patterns strongly suggest preparation for one. Optimizing your on-chain score now may increase your chances if eligibility is tied to onchainscore.xyz metrics.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only, not investment advice, and Whales Market is not responsible for any of your investment decisions.

FAQs

Q1: When will Base launch its token?

No timeline has been announced. The team only confirmed that they are “exploring” the idea. Please follow official updates from the Base team for more information.

Q2: How can I prepare for a Base airdrop?

Boost your activity on Base, improve your onchainscore, and focus on organic usage like bridging, swapping, lending, and minting.

Q3: Will Base definitely have an airdrop?

Not confirmed, but given L2 precedents and recent hints, it is highly possible.

Q4: What is the price of $BASE today?

$BASE does not yet have an official market price since it has not been listed. However, you will soon be able to trade it on the leading pre-market platform, Whales Market. Here, you can buy more $BASE or sell to take profit before it is officially listed on CEXs like Binance or Bybit.

Q5: What is the $BASE pre-market price?

As of September 18th 2025, $BASE does not yet have a pre-market price. However, you will soon be able to trade it on Whales Market.

Q6: What is the $BASE tokenomics?

There is no official information from the Base team regarding tokenomics yet. Please follow the official Base channels for future updates.