Greetings, Trailblazers.

In Season 6, we introduced The Arena and The Undercity as two new paths for Trailblazers. Season 6 will officially end on December 15, 2025 and with it, the Trailblazers program incentives will stop. Before that though, let’s wrap up Season 6 and explain how rewards will work.

Season 6 Rewards and the Trailblazer Role

As many of you know, we have been using Guild to verify the Trailblazer role through Human (FKA Gitcoin) Passport scores. However, Guild no longer supports Gitcoin and has introduced a different passport system. Since we don’t want to make our Trailblazers deal with a new passport, we’re changing how the Trailblazer role works by splitting it into two requirements:

• Get your Trailblazer role on Guild by completing two simple social tasks. https://guild.xyz/taiko/home

• Keep your Human Passport Score (FKA Gitcoin Score) score above 17.
  https://app.passport.xyz/#/

You will not verify your Human Passport on Guild, we will handle verification on the backend. However, your Guild connected wallet must have a Passport score of 17 or higher. This change also closes a loophole where some users linked multiple wallets through a single Guild identity.

Important: Make sure the wallet you’ve used for Trailblazers is your primary wallet on Guild, and is also the wallet that has 17 or higher Passport score. 

You have until December 20, 2025 to secure your Trailblazer role and Human Passport score. 

• No Trailblazer role + No Passport score → 50% of rewards

• Trailblazer role + No Passport score → 75% of rewards

• Trailblazer role + Passport score ≥ 17 → 100% of rewards

These rules apply only to The Arena. The Undercity remains unrestricted.

What is Changing? 

We are simply transitioning away from fixed rewards and pausing the prize pool for now. The core experience remains and we will continue running Trailblazers as we explore new formats, events and opportunities.

Trailblazers has been a daily ritual for many of you, and we’re grateful for the incredible dedication shown over the past 18+ months. We’ve distributed more than 30 million TAIKO tokens, created unforgettable moments and built one of the most active programs in blockchain ecosystem.

Through thick and thin, you showed up, competed, contributed, and shaped this journey with us. We hope Trailblazers gave you not only rewards, but also experiences, friendships, and memories worth keeping. To every Trailblazer who stood the test of time, thank you.

The Arena is Moving Forward

The Arena will stay open and active. Games, tournaments and special events will continue and participating titles may still offer rewards at their discretion. Our goal is to keep The Arena growing into a vibrant hub for Web3 gaming, a place where new games launch, players compete and communities form. 

This is not the end, just the beginning of a more flexible and evolving chapter. Whether you are a competitor, a builder or a supporter, we are excited to keep growing with you as Trailblazers continues into its next phase.

Explore open positions on our job board.

Get the latest from Taiko:

• Website: https://taiko.xyz.

• Discord: https://discord.gg/taikoxyz.

• GitHub: https://github.com/taikoxyz.

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/taikoxyz.

• Community forum: https://community.taiko.xyz.

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@taikoxyz.

• Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/taikoxyz.

Contribute to Taiko on GitHub and earn a GitPOAP! You will also be featured as a contributor on our README. Get started with the contributing manual.