DeFi on Solana

Airdrops

Points programs and claim windows on Solana, checked by hand on Oct 19, 2026. Use apps you'd use anyway, and count every reward as a bonus, never income.

Phoenix Frontier TradersEffort: Medium · Cost: Trading fees $1M+ in rewards Ends Nov 7, 2026 Points live

Season 1 rewards perps volume on Phoenix and inside Solflare from Sep 21 to Nov 7. Spot trading doesn't count. Identity verification is required to claim.

  1. Trade perps on phoenix.trade or Solflare Perps
  2. Keep volume organic, not wash
  3. Complete verification when claims open
Reward $1M+ in rewards Effort Medium · Cost Trading fees Deadline Nov 7, 2026
PacificaEffort: Medium · Cost: Trading fees Weekly points Ongoing Points live

Points distributed to traders every week. Wash and sybil activity is slashed retroactively.

  1. Trade perps with real volume
  2. Hold positions instead of churning
  3. Check points weekly
Reward Weekly points Effort Medium · Cost Trading fees
BULKEffort: Medium · Cost: Trading fees AURA points · 30% of supply to community Ongoing Points live

Invite-only mainnet since Sep 5, 2026. AURA points for traders; no token yet.

  1. Get an invite code
  2. Trade perps
  3. Track AURA in the app
Reward AURA points · 30% of supply to community Effort Medium · Cost Trading fees
LoopscaleEffort: Low · Cost: None beyond deposit Points, no token yet Ongoing Points live

Points accrue on lending and borrowing. Loopscale announced a merger with Orca into Formation on Oct 7, so watch for how points carry over.

  1. Lend in a Vault or open a Loop
  2. Keep positions active
  3. Follow the Formation announcements
Reward Points, no token yet Effort Low · Cost None beyond deposit
Backyard FinanceEffort: Low · Cost: None beyond deposit Season 0 XP, no token confirmed Ongoing Points live

Season 0 gives XP and badges for building and holding USDC strategies. A token airdrop hasn't been confirmed.

  1. Build a USDC strategy on app.backyard.finance
  2. Keep it running to earn XP
  3. Watch @backyard_fi for Season 1
Reward Season 0 XP, no token confirmed Effort Low · Cost None beyond deposit
Hylo XPEffort: Low · Cost: None beyond deposit XP points Ongoing Points live

XP rewards hyUSD minters, sHYUSD stakers and xSOL holders. Hylo has not confirmed what XP converts into.

  1. Mint or buy hyUSD
  2. Stake as sHYUSD, or hold xSOL
  3. Track XP in the app
Reward XP points Effort Low · Cost None beyond deposit
Project 0 pointsEffort: Low · Cost: None beyond deposit Points Ongoing Points live

marginfi points carried over 1:1 into Project 0. Active deposits earn activity multipliers.

  1. Deposit into Project 0
  2. Borrow or lend across venues
  3. Keep deposits active
Reward Points Effort Low · Cost None beyond deposit
AxiomEffort: Medium · Cost: 1% trading fee Points + weekly SOL rakeback Ongoing Points live

Points for memecoin and perps volume, quests and referrals, plus weekly SOL rakeback. No token announced.

  1. Trade on Axiom
  2. Complete quests
  3. Don't chase volume you wouldn't trade anyway
Reward Points + weekly SOL rakeback Effort Medium · Cost 1% trading fee
OnRe Compounding RewardsEffort: Low · Cost: None beyond deposit Season 1 rewards Ongoing Points live

Season 1 opened Sep 27 for ONyc positions held 60 days or more.

  1. Mint ONyc with stablecoins
  2. Hold 60+ days
  3. Check rewards in the app
Reward Season 1 rewards Effort Low · Cost None beyond deposit
Jupiter Active StakingEffort: Low · Cost: None 50M JUP per quarter Ongoing Recurring

Stakers who vote in DAO proposals share 50M JUP each quarter. Jupuary 2026 was postponed indefinitely, so don't count on a January drop.

  1. Stake JUP on vote.jup.ag
  2. Vote on every proposal
  3. Claim each quarter
Reward 50M JUP per quarter Effort Low · Cost None
Meteora referral stakingEffort: Low · Cost: Network fee USDC Ends Mar 31, 2027 Claim open

Referral Staking Cycle 1 claims stay open until Mar 31, 2027. Cycle 2 paid over $700K in USDC.

  1. Stake MET
  2. Check claims on app.meteora.ag
Reward USDC Effort Low · Cost Network fee Deadline Mar 31, 2027
Drift DFX claimsEffort: Low · Cost: Network fee DFX Ends Jan 1, 2028 Claim open

If you held funds on Drift on Apr 1, 2026, you can claim DFX until Jan 1, 2028. Only use the official claim page.

  1. Go to dfx.drift.trade from Velocity's official X
  2. Connect the wallet that used Drift
  3. Claim
Reward DFX Effort Low · Cost Network fee Deadline Jan 1, 2028
TitanEffort: Low · Cost: None Nothing announced Ongoing Watching

Fast-growing meta-aggregator with no token and no points. Using it is a speculative bet at best.

  1. Route your normal swaps through Titan
  2. Follow @Titan_Exchange
Reward Nothing announced Effort Low · Cost None
PhantomEffort: Low · Cost: None No token planned Ongoing Watching

Phantom has said it has no plans for a token. Ignore any 'Phantom airdrop' you see: they are scams.

  1. Use Phantom normally
  2. Report fake airdrop sites
Reward No token planned Effort Low · Cost None

Before you farm

  1. No real airdrop asks for your recovery phrase. Ever. Close the tab.
  2. Get claim links from the project's own X account or this page, never from replies or DMs.
  3. Read what you sign. If the wallet preview shows assets leaving, stop.
  4. Use a separate wallet for new apps. Keep savings in another, ideally on a hardware wallet.
  5. Points are not promises. Teams change rules, slash sybils and vest tokens.

How points programs work

Apps award points for activity they want: deposits, volume, referrals. Later, some convert points into a token at a ratio set at launch. Most vest part of the allocation and filter out wallets that look like one person farming with many. The full story is in the Academy.

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