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Basic Attention

BAT
Utility & Governance

Basic Attention Token (BAT) is an open-source, decentralized ad exchange platform built on Ethereum platform.

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1 min readUpdated October 2026Block Clarity Hub Editorial Team
$0.149855+7.53%
Updated 2026-10-27 18:59 UTC

About Basic Attention

Basic Attention Token held an initial coin offering on May 31, 2017 for its eponymous ERC-20 utility token, raising approximately $35M USD at the time in less than 30 seconds.

Description via CoinGecko. Educational reference only — not an endorsement or investment advice.

Price Chart

Historical USD price from CoinGecko. Educational reference — not investment advice.

Live Market Data

Price change
1h
+1.45%
24h
+7.53%
7d
-27.19%
30d
+55.90%
Market Cap Rank
#165
Market Cap
$224.10M
24h Volume
$28.94M
Fully Diluted Val
$224.74M
All-Time High
$1.90-92.12%November 2021
All-Time Low
$0.055241August 2026
24h Range
$0.139046 – $0.153329
Circulating Supply1.50B / 1.50B
99.7% of max supply in circulation

Market data from CoinGecko, refreshed every 15 minutes. Educational reference only — not investment advice.

Project Health

GitHub Stars
65
GitHub Forks
39
Commits (4w)
102

Dev activity via CoinGecko, TVL/audit status via DefiLlama; official links are the project’s own. Presence here is not an endorsement.

Holder Distribution

On-chain holders (Ethereum mainnet)
441,552
Top 5 addresses hold
30.5%
of supply
Upbit: Deposit Address0xfd82…a00B10.2%
0xeBED…eF276.6%
0xcA91…a7A35.4%
0x4A63…367A4.4%
Binance: Hot Wallet0x5a52…Efcb3.9%

Top holders often include protocol, bridge, exchange, and staking contracts — not individual investors.

Source: Blockscout, as of Oct 5, 2026. View all holders on Blockscout

ToolsCommunication and MessagingAdvertisingvia Messari

Where BAT trades

The most active markets for BAT by 24h volume. Informational only — these are not affiliate links or endorsements.

ExchangePairPrice24h Volume
ParibuBAT/TRY$0.149617$2.96M
BinanceBAT/USDT$0.149839$2.66M
PionexBAT/USDT$0.149839$2.48M
BloFinBAT/USDT$0.149639$2.39M
WhiteBITBAT/USDT$0.149539$2.16M
HTXBAT/USDT$0.150438$2.07M
CoinWBAT/USDT$0.149939$1.11M
Biconomy.comBAT/USDT$0.149739$1.07M

Data via CoinGecko. Always verify you are on an exchange’s official domain before trading.

Technical Details

Launch Year
2017
Max Supply
1500000000

Frequently asked questions

What is Basic Attention (BAT)?

Basic Attention Token (BAT) is an open-source, decentralized ad exchange platform built on Ethereum platform.

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