--- title: "Basic Attention (BAT) price, heat score and market data" symbol: "BAT" name: "Basic Attention" coingecko_id: "basic-attention-token" canonical: https://crypheat.com/c/basic-attention-token.html robots: index, follow heat_score: "11" heat_band: "COLD" market_cap_rank: "280" price_as_of: "2026-08-14" last_updated: "2026-08-14" source: "CoinGecko / DefiLlama / alternative.me" tier: free disclaimer: "Information only; not investment advice or a recommendation to trade" --- # Basic Attention (BAT) Basic Attention (BAT) trades at $0.057493, down 29.3% over the past 30 days. Its market cap — supply times price — is $86.0M, the 280-largest in crypto. Over a year it is -65% (down), and it sits -97% from its all-time high. On tradability, the book is busy enough that price moves stay relatively calm. Taken together, the overall heat score is 11 (COLD). A higher number means more of the conditions for a rally are in place — it is not a price forecast. Last updated 2026-08-14 · Price $0.057493 (as of 2026-08-14) Heat score: **11** (COLD) — a deterministic 0–100 read on how many of the conditions for a move are in place. Not a price forecast. ## Market data (as of 2026-08-14) | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Price | $0.057493 | | Market cap | $86.0M (rank #280) | | 24h volume | $10.5M | | Circulating supply | 1,495,724,657 BAT (about 100% of total supply) | | Total supply | 1,500,000,000 BAT | | Change from all-time high | -97.0% | ## What is Basic Attention Basic Attention Token (BAT) is an open-source, decentralized ad exchange platform built on Ethereum platform. 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. The Basic Attention Token aims to fix digital advertising, which is broken, fraudulent and opaque. Basic Attention Token work by having advertisers pay BAT to website publishers for the attention of users. The BAT token is designed to correctly value and price user attention within the platform. The Basic Attention Token comprises various components, including attention measurement systems, analytics dashboards and machine learning algorithms. Integration of BAT into a given host application involves implementing BAT Ads, a system that matches and displays ads to users based on locally stored data. Ad targeting is performed wholly on-device, removing the need for third-party tracking. BAT is focused on the Brave browser. Brave is an open-source, privacy-centered browser designed to block trackers and malware. It utilizes blockchain technology to anonymously and securely track user attention, which translates into rewards for publishers. A user's attention, meaning his or her focused mental engagement on digital content like advertisements, is logged through Brave. The makers of BAT indicate that the user's private data and tracking information is stored only on the user's device, ensuring that it is anonymous and private. Created back in 2016, the Basic Attention Token has one of the biggest names behind it, that of Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and the legendary co-founder of Mozilla. Other noteworthy team members include Brian Bondy, lead developer and co-founder of Brave and Scott Locklin, senior engineer, and co-founder of Kerf Software." ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Basic Attention (BAT)? Basic Attention Token (BAT) is an open-source, decentralized ad exchange platform built on Ethereum platform. Read more → ### What is the current price of Basic Attention (BAT)? $0.057493 as of 2026-08-14. The price moves daily, and this page is rebuilt every day. ### What is the market cap of Basic Attention (BAT)? About $86.0M as of 2026-08-14, which ranks #280 across all crypto assets. ### What is Basic Attention's heat score, and what does it mean? The heat score is 11 (COLD) as of 2026-08-14. It is our own 0–100 measure of how many of the conditions a rally needs — momentum, tradable volume, light supply and a supportive market — are currently in place. It is not a price forecast. The model multiplies its factors, so a single missing condition holds the whole score down. ### What is the supply of Basic Attention (BAT)? As of 2026-08-14, 1,495,724,657 BAT is in circulation out of a total supply of 1,500,000,000 BAT — about 100%. The remainder may reach the market through future unlocks. ### What is the all-time high for Basic Attention (BAT)? The all-time high on record as of 2026-08-14 is $1.9.The price is $0.057493 today, -97.0% from that high. ### How much Basic Attention (BAT) can I buy with $100? At the 2026-08-14 price ($0.057493), $100 buys roughly 1,739.34 BAT before fees and spread. Crypto is divisible, so you do not need to buy a whole coin. ### Will Basic Attention (BAT) go up? What are its prospects? We do not forecast prices or give investment advice. What this page does is track Basic Attention every day through factual data — the heat score, supply structure, charts and development activity. Use it as material for your own judgement; the decision is yours. ### Where can I buy or trade Basic Attention (BAT)? It trades on major crypto exchanges. Which venues you can use depends on where you live, so check what is licensed in your own jurisdiction. This is information, not a recommendation of any asset or exchange. --- Sources: CoinGecko (data provided by CoinGecko), DefiLlama and alternative.me. Figures are as of 2026-08-14 and change daily. Information only; not investment advice or a recommendation to trade. HTML version: https://crypheat.com/c/basic-attention-token.html