The Coinbase Base Onchain Summer Awards hackathon is under scrutiny following allegations of connections between winning projects and Coinbase employees. Community investigations revealed that two top entries, which appeared to be AI-generated pages with limited functionality, were linked to Coinbase staff. This has raised concerns about the fairness and transparency of the prize allocation process. Analysts have pointed out potential conflicts of interest and questioned the integrity of the judging process. Despite the controversy, hackathon organizers have yet to publicly respond to these allegations.