Stuck at 0 SOL: Unable to create BAT account for Self-Custody

Brave Rewards Rewards Support
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Hello,

I am trying to connect my Brave Rewards to my Exodus wallet on the Solana network. I am in a region where custodial partners (Uphold/Gemini) are unavailable, so self-custody is my only option.

I am stuck because I have 0 SOL in my wallet to pay the “Associated Token Account” (ATA) fee to create the BAT account. Every faucet I’ve tried is either offline or invalid.

Could a moderator please help me initialize my BAT account or provide guidance on how to get past this 0 SOL requirement?

Wallet: Exodus Extension OS: Windows 11 Brave Version: 1.85.118 Chromium: 143.0.7499.169 (Official Build) (64-bit)

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A small amount of SOL is required to create the Associated Token Account (ATA) for Basic Attention Token (BAT). This is a special type of account on Solana that is created to hold BAT on your Solana address. You can learn more about the requirement here.

You can add SOL to your wallet a few different ways:

https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/41704970565261-How-do-I-connect-Brave-Rewards-to-a-self-custody-wallet