{"id":10044,"date":"2023-01-23T21:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=10044"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:24:10","slug":"how-to-mine-basic-attention-token-bat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-mine-basic-attention-token-bat","title":{"rendered":"How to mine Basic Attention Token (BAT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-mine-basic-attention-token-bat\/#what_is_basic_attention_token_bat_and_how_does_it_work\" >What is Basic Attention Token (BAT) and how does it work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-mine-basic-attention-token-bat\/#how_does_the_bat_token_work\" >How does the BAT token work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-mine-basic-attention-token-bat\/#how_to_mine_basic_attention_token_bat\" >How to mine Basic Attention Token (BAT)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-mine-basic-attention-token-bat\/#buy_bat_online\" >Buy BAT online<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_basic_attention_token_bat_and_how_does_it_work\"><\/span>What is Basic Attention Token (BAT) and how does it work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>Basic Attention Token (BAT) is the native\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-a-utility-token\/\">Utility Token<\/a>\u00a0of Brave, an open source web browser created to provide a faster, more secure, private and equitable browsing experience.<\/p>\n<p>BAT is an ERC20 token built on Ethereum that\u00a0<strong>has been created with the purpose of solving and improving user experience with digital advertising<\/strong>\u00a0ads by developing a new blockchain-based model that actively blocks ads, malvertisements and trackers to make your browsing activity safe, private and fast.<\/p>\n<p>But, above all, BAT creates a completely innovative way of advertising on the Internet since advertising intermediaries are eliminated and users are the ones who choose whether they want to see ads or not, since they are blocked by default in the platform\u2019s browser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Brave browser is free\u00a0<\/strong>and built with Chromium, an open source software that powers Google Chrome so that all of its plugins and extensions work seamlessly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_does_the_bat_token_work\"><\/span>How does the BAT token work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"row-302325926\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner text-center\">\n<div id=\"image_324186794\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BAT-token-explanation-1024x525-min.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BAT-token-explanation-1024x525-min.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BAT-token-explanation-1024x525-min-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BAT-token-explanation-1024x525-min-768x394.jpg 768w\" alt=\"C\u00f3mo funciona BAT Bitnovo\" width=\"1020\" height=\"523\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BAT-token-explanation-1024x525-min.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BAT-token-explanation-1024x525-min-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BAT-token-explanation-1024x525-min-768x394.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BAT-token-explanation-1024x525-min.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p><b>BAT is a utility token\u00a0<\/b>designed to be used on the BAT platform, a Blockchain-based digital advertising and services platform.<\/p>\n<p>How I mentioned earlier, the Basic Attention Token is an ERC-20 token based on the Ethereum blockchain, but its consensus mechanism is not Proof of Work as it\u00a0<strong>is based on \u201cproof of attention\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(this is why it is called Basic Attention Token).<\/p>\n<p>In this system, all parties involved (publishers, advertisers and Internet users) win.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Internet users<\/strong>\u00a0are rewarded with a small incentive (BAT tokens) for activating and viewing the advertisements during their browsing.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Publishers<\/strong>\u00a0receive BAT tokens based on the attention received by the advertisement,<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Advertisers<\/strong>\u00a0can more effectively reach their target audience and get the expected attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The BAT token\u00a0<strong>has a maximum total supply of 1.5 billion tokens<\/strong>. In its 2017 ICO, it managed to sell all allocated tokens, a total of 1 billion BAT tokens, to investors. The remaining 200 million tokens were locked into a development pool and 300 million BAT were reserved for the user growth group (UGP).<\/p>\n<p>There are\u00a0<strong>currently 1,488,572,313 BAT tokens in circulation<\/strong>\u00a0and, therefore, their supply can be considered almost fully diluted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_mine_basic_attention_token_bat\"><\/span><strong>How to mine Basic Attention Token (BAT)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"row-151308658\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<div id=\"image_1257556533\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/%C2%BFC%C3%B3mo-minar-Basic-Attetion-Token-BAT1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/\u00bfC\u00f3mo-minar-Basic-Attetion-Token-BAT1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/\u00bfC\u00f3mo-minar-Basic-Attetion-Token-BAT1-300x205.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/\u00bfC\u00f3mo-minar-Basic-Attetion-Token-BAT1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/\u00bfC\u00f3mo-minar-Basic-Attetion-Token-BAT1-300x205.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/\u00bfC\u00f3mo-minar-Basic-Attetion-Token-BAT1.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>If you found this token interesting and are still wondering how to mine it, well, the answer is that<strong>\u00a0this cryptocurrency is not mineable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So how to get BAT tokens?<\/p>\n<p>Well, if you want to earn BAT tokens, you will be able to do so through a reward program and\u00a0<strong>you will have to engage directly in their \u2018Proof of Attention\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0consensus mechanism and be an active user on their platform.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you want to get BAT the first thing you will have to do is download their free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brave.com\/es\/\">BRAVE browser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have downloaded BRAVE and joined the \u2018<strong>Brave Rewards<\/strong>\u2018 program, your browser automatically starts computing the attention you spend on the websites you visit. You can then earn small amounts of Basic Attention Token if you choose to view ads that are right for you or, alternatively, you can become a content creator and earn from tips or payments from advertisers.<\/p>\n<p>Once a month, Brave Rewards will send the corresponding amount of BAT, divided according to the level of attention, from the local browser wallet to the websites you have visited.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"buy_bat_online\"><\/span><b>Buy BAT online<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>If you don\u2019t know, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/buy-basic-attention-token-bat-online-en\">get BAT tokens<\/a>\u00a0at a more than competitive price also on Bitnovo\u2019s platform, online or in physical stores in more than 40 thousand retailers across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Now you have no more excuses\u2026 Getting BAT has never been so easy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>What is Basic Attention Token (BAT) and how does it work? Basic Attention Token (BAT) is the native\u00a0Utility Token\u00a0of Brave, an open source web browser created to provide a faster, more secure, private and equitable browsing experience. BAT is an ERC20 token built on Ethereum that\u00a0has been created with the purpose of solving and improving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrencies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10044"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24690,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10044\/revisions\/24690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}