Bitbase opened ORIGIN, the first season of its Bitbase Points program, on November 4, 2026. The season runs 26 weeks and closes on May 4, 2027, with the exchange distributing 1,000,000 points every week. Points are allocated daily based on each participant's contribution, and every eligible user — new or existing — is enrolled automatically without a separate registration step.
How the contribution formula works
The points don't come from a single activity. Bitbase draws contribution from four sources: trading, assets held on the platform, consistent activity, and referrals. That mix means a user who keeps a balance on Bitbase and trades regularly can accrue points even in quieter market weeks, rather than only during high-volume stretches.
Referrals carry their own mechanic. A referrer gets an additional 25% of the contribution of each new user they refer directly. The new user's own contribution is not reduced to fund that bonus.
Before the season opened, Bitbase credited points to eligible existing users based on their earlier activity on the platform. Those balances are already in place as the daily allocation begins.
Trading Identity cards arrive November 9
Starting November 9, participants will receive a shareable Trading Identity card that reflects their trading habits. A new card is issued every Monday until the season ends. The cards are designed to be shared, giving users a public-facing snapshot of how they trade without exposing account details.
Users can track points and rankings in the Bitbase app and at bitbase.com/points.
The first user-facing piece of Bitbase 2.0
ORIGIN lands two days after Bitbase unveiled Bitbase 2.0 on November 2, 2026. That release brought an upgraded app and website along with a new brand identity built around the statement 'Market Flows. We Focus.' ORIGIN is the first program under Bitbase 2.0 to reach users directly, making it the clearest test of whether the rebrand translates into something account holders actually touch.
Nicholas Lo, Chief Business Officer at Bitbase, framed the program around steadiness rather than spectacle. "Bitbase 2.0 is about focus, and for our users, that means knowing their steady participation is recognized and credited," he said. He added that the design targets users who show up consistently: "We designed ORIGIN for users who participate consistently, not only during the busiest periods in the market."
A 26-week runway and a weekly cadence
The season's length is the part worth watching. Twenty-six weeks is a long commitment for a points program, and the weekly card drops create a recurring touchpoint that keeps ORIGIN visible on a Monday-to-Monday rhythm. Whether that cadence holds user attention through May is the open question.
Bitbase serves individual and institutional users worldwide, with products spanning Spot, Futures, TradFi and Earn. Media inquiries go to Harry Yang, Content Lead at Bitbase, at [email protected].
The first Trading Identity cards go out November 9. After that, the next concrete checkpoint is the season's close on May 4, 2027, when the 26-week allocation ends.
