TLDR: Base is for everyone — and this fall, we’re going global by meeting with builders around the world. We’ll start with a series of regional buildathons in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The buildathons will run from September 27 to October 20, with 100 ETH in total prizes. Then in November, the Base team and Jesse Pollak will meet with builders in person in Nairobi, Bangalore, Bangkok, Singapore, and Manila, and virtually in Buenos Aires.
Base’s mission is to increase innovation, creativity, and freedom, and we know we can't achieve this mission alone. This fall, we’re excited to meet with builders around the world.
To kick things off, we’re launching Base Around the World: a series of regional buildathons in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Following the buildathons, Jesse Pollak and the Base team will meet in person with builders in Nairobi, Bangalore, Bangkok, Singapore, and Manila, and virtually in Buenos Aires. Dates for each event will be announced soon.
We’re focused on these regions for two main reasons:
We’re seeing tremendous energy: Today, 74% of onchain builders live outside the US and these four regions are seeing some of the fastest growth in onchain adoption. In each, there are growing onchain use cases and talented builders who are solving hard problems. We want to connect, find opportunities to build together, and empower them with resources and support.
We can use onchain to solve problems in local contexts: Every community has different challenges and contexts where onchain technology can be useful. Building a better internet starts by local communities solving local challenges, in ways just now becoming possible. That’s why we are taking a local focus for these buildathons. We want to zero in on the use cases that will bring people benefits in their everyday lives.
The buildathons will run in parallel from September 27 to October 13. There is one simple prompt: Build an onchain app that solves a challenge in your community, or use existing onchain tools to create real-world impact in your community by bringing them onchain.
If you’re looking for ideas, here are a few places to start:
Help people come together, connect, and collaborate more easily — onchain or IRL
Unlock access to social and educational resources
Build tools that provide easier access to the onchain economy
Create localized social or e-commerce apps
Create platforms that empower creators to share their work (or, if you're a creator yourself, share your own)
Make a blog, write a blog post, create a YouTube or TikTok video, or other content showing how you're making an impact and bringing your community onchain
Registration is now open on Devfolio:
We’re excited to co-present the buildathons with local builders who are already driving impact in their communities.
Based Africa
Connecting builders from all corners of the continent and co-presented by Base Africa, Borderless Africa, Onboard and Yellow Card. Stay connected with builders across Africa on /base-africa on Warpcast and get support from Base Devel on #based-africa on the Base Discord.
Based Southeast Asia
Covering Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines, and co-presented by Base Southeast Asia, Yield Guild Games, Bitkub, and Coins.ph. Connect with builders across Southeast Asia on /base-sea on Base Warpcast, and join #based-sea on the Base Discord for dev support.
Based LatAm
Spanning Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina, and co-presented by Base LatAm (powered by Odisea) and Buenbit. Meet builders across Latin America on /base-latam, and join #based-latam on Discord for buildathon questions and updates.
Based India
Focused on all of India and co-presented by Base India (powered by Farcaster Builders India), Levitate Labs, KGeN and Okto by CoinDCX. Get in touch with builders across India on /base-india, and join #based-india on Discord to get support building your product.
The Buildathon is open to anyone from these four regions. Each region will have a prize pool of 25 ETH (for a total of 100 ETH), with 2–8 winners selected from each region.
Each winner gets:
Rewards: Winners receive between 3.125 and 12.5 ETH from Base, including contributions from Talent Protocol.
Marketing & Distribution: All winners will be highlighted at a Base meetup event in-region with Jesse Pollak, and featured on Base social channels (X, Warpcast).
Network: Connections with some of the most prolific Base builders in your region, with direct access to the Base team.
For the full set of rules, evaluation criteria, and to apply, visit the respective Devfolio pages for each Buildathon (Africa, Southeast Asia, LatAm, India).
We can’t wait to meet builders in cities around the world this fall. Check out our event line-up and dates below:
October 29, Buenos Aires (Jesse will dial in remotely)
November 12, Bangkok
If you can’t make it to any of these cities, you can apply to host a meetup to bring together builders in your community.
Join a local community on Warpcast, where there are 46 language channels—discover yours on baseworld.org. We’re grateful to all the global community members, particularly Atomo, Nathanael, Harry, Cheryl, Jitz, Kyle, Fer, Carlos, Joao, and Juampi, for making translations of this blog available in their local languages. (Check out translations in Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Malay, Filipino, Spanish, and Portuguese here.)
Stay based. Keep building.
All buildathon-related matters, including payouts and logistics, are managed independently by Devfolio, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
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TLDR: Base is for everyone — and this fall, we’re going global by meeting with builders around the world. We’ll start with a series of regional buildathons in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The buildathons will run from September 27 to October 20, with 100 ETH in total prizes. Then in November, the Base team and Jesse Pollak will meet with builders in person in Nairobi, Bangalore, Bangkok, Singapore, and Manila, and virtually in Buenos Aires.
Base’s mission is to increase innovation, creativity, and freedom, and we know we can't achieve this mission alone. This fall, we’re excited to meet with builders around the world.
To kick things off, we’re launching Base Around the World: a series of regional buildathons in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Following the buildathons, Jesse Pollak and the Base team will meet in person with builders in Nairobi, Bangalore, Bangkok, Singapore, and Manila, and virtually in Buenos Aires. Dates for each event will be announced soon.
We’re focused on these regions for two main reasons:
We’re seeing tremendous energy: Today, 74% of onchain builders live outside the US and these four regions are seeing some of the fastest growth in onchain adoption. In each, there are growing onchain use cases and talented builders who are solving hard problems. We want to connect, find opportunities to build together, and empower them with resources and support.
We can use onchain to solve problems in local contexts: Every community has different challenges and contexts where onchain technology can be useful. Building a better internet starts by local communities solving local challenges, in ways just now becoming possible. That’s why we are taking a local focus for these buildathons. We want to zero in on the use cases that will bring people benefits in their everyday lives.
The buildathons will run in parallel from September 27 to October 13. There is one simple prompt: Build an onchain app that solves a challenge in your community, or use existing onchain tools to create real-world impact in your community by bringing them onchain.
If you’re looking for ideas, here are a few places to start:
Help people come together, connect, and collaborate more easily — onchain or IRL
Unlock access to social and educational resources
Build tools that provide easier access to the onchain economy
Create localized social or e-commerce apps
Create platforms that empower creators to share their work (or, if you're a creator yourself, share your own)
Make a blog, write a blog post, create a YouTube or TikTok video, or other content showing how you're making an impact and bringing your community onchain
Registration is now open on Devfolio:
We’re excited to co-present the buildathons with local builders who are already driving impact in their communities.
Based Africa
Connecting builders from all corners of the continent and co-presented by Base Africa, Borderless Africa, Onboard and Yellow Card. Stay connected with builders across Africa on /base-africa on Warpcast and get support from Base Devel on #based-africa on the Base Discord.
Based Southeast Asia
Covering Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines, and co-presented by Base Southeast Asia, Yield Guild Games, Bitkub, and Coins.ph. Connect with builders across Southeast Asia on /base-sea on Base Warpcast, and join #based-sea on the Base Discord for dev support.
Based LatAm
Spanning Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina, and co-presented by Base LatAm (powered by Odisea) and Buenbit. Meet builders across Latin America on /base-latam, and join #based-latam on Discord for buildathon questions and updates.
Based India
Focused on all of India and co-presented by Base India (powered by Farcaster Builders India), Levitate Labs, KGeN and Okto by CoinDCX. Get in touch with builders across India on /base-india, and join #based-india on Discord to get support building your product.
The Buildathon is open to anyone from these four regions. Each region will have a prize pool of 25 ETH (for a total of 100 ETH), with 2–8 winners selected from each region.
Each winner gets:
Rewards: Winners receive between 3.125 and 12.5 ETH from Base, including contributions from Talent Protocol.
Marketing & Distribution: All winners will be highlighted at a Base meetup event in-region with Jesse Pollak, and featured on Base social channels (X, Warpcast).
Network: Connections with some of the most prolific Base builders in your region, with direct access to the Base team.
For the full set of rules, evaluation criteria, and to apply, visit the respective Devfolio pages for each Buildathon (Africa, Southeast Asia, LatAm, India).
We can’t wait to meet builders in cities around the world this fall. Check out our event line-up and dates below:
October 29, Buenos Aires (Jesse will dial in remotely)
November 12, Bangkok
If you can’t make it to any of these cities, you can apply to host a meetup to bring together builders in your community.
Join a local community on Warpcast, where there are 46 language channels—discover yours on baseworld.org. We’re grateful to all the global community members, particularly Atomo, Nathanael, Harry, Cheryl, Jitz, Kyle, Fer, Carlos, Joao, and Juampi, for making translations of this blog available in their local languages. (Check out translations in Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Malay, Filipino, Spanish, and Portuguese here.)
Stay based. Keep building.
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