Frequently asked

Yes. Claims are gasless thanks to our ERC-2771 meta-transaction relayer. You sign a message off-chain and the relayer pays the gas on Base L2. You will never be asked to send ETH to claim.

MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Ledger (via MetaMask or WalletConnect), Coinbase Wallet, Rainbow, and any other WalletConnect v2-compatible wallet.

Never. No legitimate airdrop, exchange, or protocol will ever request your seed phrase. If anyone — including someone impersonating ETH Genesis — asks for it, they are scamming you. Close the window immediately.

Always double-check the URL in your browser bar. Bookmark the official site. Verify links from our official X/Twitter and Discord accounts. We will never DM you first.

Eligibility is based on verifiable on-chain activity captured in a snapshot on May 31, 2026. There are four tiers (Genesis Guardians, Core Builders, Active Users, New Believers), each with public, deterministic criteria. See the Eligibility page for details.

Allocations within each tier are non-linear, with a square-root weighting that favors smaller wallets to prevent whale concentration. Larger wallets receive a smaller per-ETH reward.

Each eligible wallet can claim once. However, wallets linked via transaction graph analysis (e.g. funded from the same source) may be merged into a single Sybil cluster and treated as one entry.

The Season 01 claim window is open for 90 days from launch. Unclaimed tokens after the window closes are swept into the Community Treasury for governance-directed use.

Typically within 15 seconds of signing your claim. If Base L2 is congested it may take up to 2 minutes. You'll get a transaction hash you can verify on BaseScan.

First, make sure you're viewing your wallet on the Base network (not Ethereum mainnet). You may need to add the GEN token contract manually. The contract address is published on our official site and in the whitepaper.

In most jurisdictions, yes — airdrops are treated as ordinary income at the fair market value on the date of receipt. Tax treatment varies by country. Consult a qualified tax professional for advice specific to your situation.

The airdrop is geo-restricted in jurisdictions where regulatory uncertainty exists, including the United States (certain states), China, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, and OFAC-sanctioned regions. The eligibility check will inform you if your jurisdiction is supported.