Base Builder Rewards

A weekly 2 ETH pool distributed to active Base builders based on what they actually shipped that week, with no proposal and no minimum project size.

What you get

Not publishedCash

“2 ETH in weekly rewards for prototypes and experiments through Talent Protocol”

Equity takenNone, non-dilutive

Can you apply

VC backingNot required

Referral or partnerNot required

Registered companyNot required

IndividualsEligible

Open sourcenot stated

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyBuild on Base; deployment to Base mainnet "gives you a leg up" but early prototypes and testnet deployments are considered.

Build anything on Base (prototypes welcome). No minimum project size required. Prototyping counts! Early-stage projects and experiments are explicitly encouraged. Perfect For: First-time Base builders learning the ecosystem; Developers experimenting with new ideas; Weekend projects and hackathon submissions; Educational content creation

When

Retroactive: this rewards work you have already shipped rather than a proposal, so there is nothing to apply for up front.

What Base funds

Funds builders on Base at every stage, with a strong bias toward rewarding shipped work: weekly activity-based rewards for experiments, fast retroactive ETH grants for live projects, and a cohort-based founder track for teams going full-time.

Everything Base funds →

Details

"The Builder Rewards Program distributes 2 ETH weekly to active builders - perfect for experimentation and learning." Run through Talent Protocol. How it works, as published: "1. Build anything on Base (prototypes welcome) 2. Share your progress on social media 3. Earn weekly rewards based on activity 4. No minimum project size required." The 2 ETH is the weekly pool, not a per-builder award, and no per-builder figure is published.

Apply on Base

Read off the Base page on 29 Aug 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.