- We’ve migrated ADBYTES to Base mainnet (Coinbase’s Ethereum L2) and launched a V3 contract: single-chain, 1B hard-capped pre-mint, no further minting, no pause, supply secured in multisig + hardware wallets.
- Holders don’t need to do anything. Your combined balances were airdropped to the same wallet address on Base
- Trading is live on Uniswap (Base) with restored liquidity and price reset to our original launch price.
- Platform got a full UI/UX facelift, a major campaigns upgrade, plus performance fixes.
What Happened (and why we moved)
On October 23, an attacker gained unauthorized access to our deployment wallet and minted 600m ADBYTES, then immediately sold into our liquidity. Because our token existed on two chains (Avalanche + Polygon) with open-ended minting and two liquidity pools, the exploit wrecked market integrity and made recovery on the old setup impractical.
Rather than duct-tape a fix, we used this as a hard reset to ship a simpler, stricter, and more trustworthy design on a chain that actually aligns with where the ecosystem is today.
Why Base (and why single-chain)
- Relevance & reach: Base is one of the most active networks right now, a true Ethereum L2, and run by Coinbase.
- Simplicity: One chain = one canonical supply, one DEX pool, no bridge. Less friction and confusion.
- Security & compliance posture: Better infra, better tooling, fewer moving parts.
The New ADBYTES (V3) Contract on Base
- One chain only: Base is the single source of truth.
- Hard cap, pre-minted: 1,000,000,000 ADBYTES minted at genesis. No additional minting—ever.
- No pause switch: Transfers cannot be frozen by us. Higher holder trust and fewer third-party scanner warnings.
- Supply security: Undistributed tokens are locked via multisig and hardware wallets to prevent key-leak scenarios.
- Clarity on supply: Burns from platform redemptions permanently reduce circulating supply.
Contract (Base): 0x8f4c93ff18a9f26eeb5596b0bfa315d11038a228
What Holders Need To Do
Nothing. We already airdropped your combined balances from Avalanche + Polygon to your same wallet address on Base (excluding the wallet tied to the exploit).
If you don’t see your tokens yet:
Switch your wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Trust Wallet, etc.) to Base.
Add the token contract: 0x8f4c93ff18a9f26eeb5596b0bfa315d11038a228
Or just connect at our dapp and click “add token”: https://adbytes.media/dapp
Trading, Liquidity, and Pricing
We’ve migrated back to Uniswap as our DEX on Base.
Liquidity is restored, and the price is reset to our original launch price to make holders whole post-incident.
We’re planning to deepen liquidity further to reduce slippage and support larger trades, which also strengthens the rewards economy for publishers.
Trade on Uniswap (Base):https://app.uniswap.org/swap?chain=base&inputCurrency=0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913&outputCurrency=0x8f4c93ff18a9f26eeb5596b0bfa315d11038a228
Live Stats & Ongoing Burns
- ~400 unique token holders
- 24.3M ADBYTES claimed by users from platform rewards
- 410 active publishers
- 868,189 ADBYTES redeemed for advertising credit and burned:
Burn tx:https://basescan.org/tx/0x94105e600c4b1e483138fae984547469a546035b19bec07433e6f0ec4d3c75e9
Reminder: Using ADBYTES for in-platform utility (e.g., ad credit) leads to periodic burns, reducing supply over time. We also offer a fixed, favorable redemption rate that usually beats market pricing—so holders get big discounts on ads by using ADBYTES.
Platform Improvements You’ll Notice
- Full UI/UX facelift across pages (cleaner, faster, less friction, better UX).
- Banner campaign overhaul: better analytics, new targeting, updated payment/bidding models, and a pile of quality-of-life fixes.
- Performance & stability upgrades and bug fixes under the hood.
What’s Next
With migration, redesign, and campaign upgrades done, we’re focusing on:
- New ad formats and new ways to earn, beyond traditional banners
- Increasing ADBYTES distribution to more users and partners
- Deepening liquidity and strengthening the incentives loop for publishers
Final Notes
- Old tokens are permanently paused and non-functional. Sorry but not sorry.
- V3 on Base is live, liquid, and designed to be simpler, stricter, and more secure.
Despite challenges, this reset gave us the chance to fix structural problems, concentrate liquidity, hard-cap supply, remove pause/mint risks, and move to an ecosystem that fits our growth plans.
Thanks for sticking with us—now let’s put ADBYTES to work!