đ Guide #2: Using the Bankless Badge
Your guide to claiming, holding, and using the Bankless Badge!

Last updated: October 22nd, 2020
The Bankless Badge is your passport to the Bankless Nationâessential for anyone exploring the wild west of crypto finance. All full Bankless paying subscribers are eligible to claim a unique Token Badge.
Badge claim links are distributed on the first day of every month for members who joined the previous month. So if you become a full member in September, expect a badge link on October 1st.
The Greeks said a coin was needed to pay Charon the ferryman to pass from the land of the living the land of the deadâa token for moving from one realm to the next.
Think of this as your passport to the Bankless Nation.
A token for the new realm.
- RSA
Bring a friend on the journey! Share this guide with someone. Letâs help the world go bankless!
Hereâs what this guide covers:
What does the Badge do?
How to self-claim your badge
How to see your badge
How to vote with your badge
How to access the badge-only discord channel
Frequently asked questions
1. What does the badge do?
The Bankless badge token is your proof-of-membership for Bankless in 2020âitâs a member badge that gets you access to perks. The badge is a non-fungible Etheruem token that members can keep inside an Ethereum wallet.
Why claim?
Bragging rights (display badge in your wallet)
Project drops (e.g. bZx drop of BZRX tokens)
Vote on Bankless governance (e.g. proposal #1)
Access to badge-only Discord room (see instructions below)
Receive Bankless podcast before the public (access in the badge-only discord)
Think of it as an amazon prime membership for DeFi.
2. How to self-claim your badge
â ď¸ NOTE: badge links for new members are issued the 1st of every month!
Bankless badge claim links are issued the first of every month! Itâs important to note that Bankless Badges now live on xDai. This means instant transactions and no fees when claiming!
So if you join on July 5 you can expect to receive an email with your claim link from Lucas âlucas@mythos.capitalâ on August 1st.
đWatch DeFi Dad claim his Bankless Member Badge!
Requirements:
Must be a Full Member
Need Metamask or WalletConnect
No ETH required â POAP lives on xDAI.
Steps:
Find Badge Claim email (search your inbox for lucas@mythos.capital)
Click your secret code link
Input your ETH address to receive badge (you can only do this once!)
Connect Metamask or WalletConnect
Confirm your transaction & wait for it to complete!
Thatâs it! Youâve now received your Bankless Token!
This is proof of your membership to Bankless for 2020. Keep it safe! Weâll use it for a lot of cool stuff in the future.
3. Where can I see my badge?
Look at the transaction in your account using the xDAI explorer (hereâs mine)
Verify on POAP Scan

4. How to vote with your badge

From time to time badge holders are asked to vote on Bankless governance decisions. Click here to see an example poll. Members can vote once theyâve claimed their token.
5. Migrating your POAP Badge to Ethereum
Once youâve claimed your POAP badge, it lives on xDAI â an Ethereum sidechain. If you want to access some of the benefits, like airdrops and the Discord-only room (below), youâll have to migrate your POAP badge.
You can do this really easily. Hereâs how:
Head on over to POAP Scan and connect your Ethereum Wallet
Once verified, youâll see your Bankless Badge here. Click on it!

Scroll down and youâll see a button to migrate your Badge. Click on it and Metamask will prompt you to confirm a transaction. Tx fees will vary.

Once approved, youâll transaction will begin to confirm on Ethereum. After a few minutes, you should be all set!

6. Access badge-only discord room
The #Bankless-DAO channel is the inner circle of the inner circle. This channel is restricted to Bankless Badge holders only!
Want to join? Hereâs how:
Make sure you've claimed your token & youâre in the Bankless Discord
Youâll have to migrate your Bankless Badge to Ethereum. Follow the steps above!
Go to poap.chat using the wallet with your badge (MetaMask recommended!)
Use poap.chat to verify your token is in your wallet!
Once verified, you will receive a unique access code
DM the Bankless Bot the access code. (Find him by typing âbotâ in the search bar)

7. Frequently Asked Questions
Whatâs the Bankless token badge?
You know Amazon Prime? Itâs a bit like thatâbut for crypto. Click here for details.
Whoâs eligible?
All Full Members of the Bankless Program with active subscriptions.
Does it cost extra?
Nope! Youâre eligible to get one as a Full Bankless Member. But you will have to pay gas fees in ETH to self-claim. Gas fees to mint will vary (currently between $1-3).
Rollout time?
Weâre rolling this out in two phases:
Wave 1âfirst 100 can self-claim their token â
Wave 2âremaining members can self-claim their token â
Wave 3âNew badges will be distributed 1x per month đ(we are here)
Werenât you going to send these to our ETH addresses?
We were. But then gas got expensive. And stayed expensive. So rather wait, we rolled out this self-claim optionâyou pay for gas but can get your token whenever!
How do I know if I qualified for a Bankless Token Badge?
If youâre a full Bankless subscriber, you qualify.
All existing subscribers should have received an email from lucas@mythos.capital with the subject line: âYou can now claim your Bankless Badgeâ. Check your spam filter!
I still have questions!
The entire bankless community is ready to help you on your journey!
Go to the Inner Circle Discord channel and just ask.
Youâre not alone. Youâre in the bankless nation now.
For administrative things, you can ping @0xLucas in the Inner Circle Discord!
Happy claiming!
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8$ of transaction fees for the badge... Is it really worth it?
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