Basic Attention Token (BAT) (@AttentionToken): BAT Community Call Summary #89

BAT Community Call Summary #89 These articles provide written summaries of the weekly BAT Community Calls, hosted by Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations, together with the BAT Community team. First introduced in October 2023 through the contributions of BAT Ambassador Aranyaka, these summaries are now continued by Paula. You can explore past summaries in our Notion archive. Week of February 17th, 2026 Video recording on YouTube Brave Product and BAT Roadmap Brave Browser User Statistics See @brendaneich's (Brave/BAT CEO) recent post for detailed Brave statistics: https://x.com/BrendanEich/status/2019202556720005126?s=20 Client Updates Brave Search Brave Browser (software updates) Get the newest features and fixes as they roll out. The Brave team refreshes this page with every update, so check back weekly to keep Brave running at its best. 👉 Brave Release Notes | Brave BAT Community & Partnerships Update General Update from @bat_jennie The Brave Technologist Podcast BAT Community’s Weekly Agenda 🃏 Tuesday: Poker — hosted by @fragidistic | 8pm GMT, 4pm EST, 2pm PST, 1:30am IST ☎️ BAT Community Call — hosted by @lukemulks | 9pm GMT / 5pm EST / 2pm PST 🎙️Thursday: Off the Record with BAT — hosted by @bat_guilhermee | 5pm GMT / 1pm EST / 10am PST 🎙️Friday: XSpace — hosted by @BAT_Community | 5pm GMT / 1pm EST ❓Quizz Night — hosted by @imdave003 | 6pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST / 5:30pm IST BAT XSpaces Schedule (with Unfungible) ❌ January 30, 2026: No Space this week ✅ February 6, 2026: "The Brave Show: INFO-FI is DEAD, Creators are Back?!" ❌ February 13, 2026: No Space this week ✅ February 20, 2026: "The Brave Show: The Next Internet Power Shift Is Already Underway" BAT Ambassadors Weekly Program Update Upcoming events from BAT Ambassadors Updates from @bat_jennie 🇰🇪 Egerton University Hackathon – Kenya | Feb 28, 2026 (Full-Day Finale) Hosted by: Stan (Teksun) Format: In-Person (Hackathon runs Feb 3–28) Expected Attendance: 250+ students Overview & Goals Stan will represent Brave & BAT at Egerton University’s month-long hackathon, culminating in the Feb 28 prize-giving event. Brave will be introduced during the closing ceremony. Focus Areas (Builder-Focused) Brave ecosystem + 100M MAU milestone Brave Search API (privacy-first, Zero Data Retention, SOC 2) On-chain .brave domains for builders Self-custody Rewards + wallet onboarding Target Audience University student developers participating in the hackathon (builders competing for bounties). Success Metrics 40–50 new downloads + wallet setups New BAT Brigade Discord members Q&A/Engagement during prize-giving + bounty integration 🇺🇬 Brave Booster Event – Uganda | Feb 28, 2026 – 2:00 PM EAT Hosted by: Shidi Format: In-Person Meetup Expected Attendance: 35–45 Overview & Goals An in-person community meetup introducing new users in Uganda to the Brave browser and BAT ecosystem, while strengthening the local Brave presence. Focus Areas Brave browser overview How to earn and use BAT Self-custody Rewards setup Ecosystem updates + partnerships (upcoming Roadmap 4.0) Interactive Q&A + BAT/NFT incentives Target Audience Crypto enthusiasts, tech professionals, university students, and content creators interested in privacy, Web3, and earning through Brave. Success Metrics New browser trials + wallet activations Community growth (Discord/socials) Post-event engagement & feedback Miscellaneous ECHO Updates from @bat_guilhermee Guilherme shared updates on the upcoming issue of ECHO, including: Collaboration of Ambassadors for the upcoming issue. Possibility of a delay, however, a drop will still exist this month. Re-explore opening contributions. Explore more content growth. Off the Record with BAT Updates from @bat_guilhermee A new episode of the Off the Record with BAT podcast drops this Thursday at 6:00 PM GMT / 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM EST. Last week's episode on Whatsapp’s lawsuit has had a 1644% increase in views compared to the previous one. This week's episode will cover Discord’s age verification. 👉 https://youtu.be/2IBdcsleBSM?si=5frrpbnudPqYz3ED Misc Community Updates Updates from @taxninja Drew shared additional updates on Brave Games. He also provided updates on Brave Search API. Currently, 416K BAT are locked, with 944 active stakers in Guanocoin’s BAT Cave. BAT Community Call Summaries — X Articles Updates from @bat_paulas Article #86 (Jan 20) has been published on @AttentionToken. Article #87 (Feb 3) is currently in progress and scheduled for publication later this week. The video recording from last week’s the BAT Community Call is now available on the BAT Community YouTube channel. 👉 https://youtu.be/KGZX6iyq5zs?si=uO0D9HqHukCnWJIY Additional Updates Updates from @bat_paulas Paula is continuing work on the Security Tips video. She is also currently working on a video for the Brave booth at NEARCON 2026. Sooraj (@iAnonymous3000) handled the screen recording, while Paula focused on the editing.