RISEx airdrop

What to do, in order

1. 1

   Step 1

   Get an access code from an existing RISEx trader, since the docs describe mainnet as gated

2. 2

   Step 2

   Set up an account at rise.trade and deposit funds by sending crypto or depositing from a wallet

3. 3

   Step 3

   Trade perpetuals; volume, fees paid, open interest and hold time are among the scoring inputs

4. 4

   Step 4

   Check your weekly balance on the official points page at rise.trade/points after each Tuesday distribution

Where things stand

RISEx is a perpetuals exchange built on RISE Chain, an EVM chain that the project describes as an exchange chain with RISEx as its core product. The docs say trades, positions and collateral settle onchain, and that portfolio margin can use LP positions, lending deposits and yield-bearing assets as collateral. Access is still restricted: the onboarding page says RISEx is in gated mainnet and new users need an access code from someone already trading on the platform.

The RISE points program has two parts. Genesis Traders, also called Season 0, received retroactive points for activity before the public program, distributed on 23 July 2026. Season 1, named Ignite, began accruing on 20 July 2026, pays out 200,000 points every week, and is expected to end no later than Q2 2027, with timing tied to product milestones.

The points page has a heading titled RISE airdrop allocation, which states that 100% of RISE points go to RISEx users. However, neither the docs nor the official Season 1 blog post describe a token launch, total supply, the share reserved for points holders or a conversion ratio. Until those are published, we list RISEx as potential.

How points are earned

Each week, the 200,000-point pool is split by each account's share of qualifying RISEx activity. The docs list higher-order activity used for user segmentation, total costs paid (fees, slippage and negative markouts), maker and taker volume, and open interest combined with position hold time. The official blog adds that intentional trading scores higher than mechanical or wash-style flow.

The exact methodology and weightings are not published, and the model changes every week. The team says this is to stop the program from being gamed and that it is not running a short-term farming program. Points accrue continuously but only appear on the balance after each Tuesday 14:00 UTC distribution.

A separate Impact Pool program returns part of the slippage paid on large trades as points. Crossing trades of $50,000 or more qualify; each weekly round gives qualifying traders a 50% chance of winning a share proportional to the slippage they paid beyond 1 bp, credited every Thursday.

• Fixed weekly pool of 200,000 points during Ignite.
• Costs paid and position hold time count, not only volume.
• Methodology and weights are deliberately undisclosed and change weekly.

Risks and red flags

Because costs paid are an explicit input, points on RISEx are partly a function of what you spend. Taker fees start at 3.00 bps and maker fees at 1.00 bp at the lowest 14-day volume tier, and the docs say there is currently no maker rebate program. Leveraged positions can be liquidated, and the Impact Pool is a draw, so paying slippage on a large order does not guarantee any return.

The gated access model creates a phishing risk. Access codes circulate in community channels, and impersonators can post fake codes that lead to cloned sites. Use rise.trade and docs.risechain.com only, never share a seed phrase, and treat any page offering a RISE token claim as fraudulent while no token has been announced.

RISEx competition terms in the docs exclude US citizens and residents of sanctioned regions, among others, and prohibit using VPNs to bypass restrictions. Check whether you can use the service where you live before depositing.

What to take from this drop

RISEx has a live product, a dated points schedule and a fixed weekly pool, and its docs explicitly connect points to an airdrop allocation. The open questions are the size of that allocation, the token itself and how points convert, none of which are official yet.

In practice, the docs describe two deposit routes: sending crypto to a deposit address from a supported chain, or depositing directly from a connected wallet, with funds usually appearing within three to five minutes. The fee schedule uses rolling 14-day volume, from 3.00 bps taker at Tier 1 down to 1.50 bps at the $1B tier, and market makers can apply for a fee-tier trial through a support ticket in the RISE Discord. These published costs are the fixed side of the trade-off, while points are the variable side.

If you can get access and want to trade on RISEx anyway, points are a reasonable extra. Do not take on extra slippage or fees purely to chase points whose value is unknown. We will update this page when RISE publishes token or Season 0 details.