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    Carbon

    What is Carbon?

    Carbon is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that runs on Arbitrum and lets you trade more than 550 pairs, including crypto, stocks, forex, indices, and commodities, with up to 75x leverage and no fees. It works on an intent-based model, sending trades to deep liquidity sources like Binance and Bybit while letting users keep full control of their funds.

    Execution quality is the platform’s main strength. Carbon’s solver architecture combines liquidity from both centralized and decentralized venues to reduce slippage and fees, instead of just using on-chain order books.

    Ongoing

    Carbon Airdrop Details

    Carbon is currently running a points-based incentive system that rewards traders based on their past activity on more than 30 on-chain exchanges. Points you earn now will probably be used in any future token distribution.

    Key Parameters:

    • Points Program: Momentum Program (live)
    • Referral Bonus: Referrers earn 20% of referred users’ points; referred users get 10% bonus
    • Fee Rebates: Up to 60% based on 30-day volume and rank

    Slice Analytics is used by the Momentum Program to figure out a Perps Score for each wallet based on how much trading has happened in the past and how people have acted on Hyperliquid, Lighter, Variational, Paradex, Synthetix, GMX, Gains Network, Avantis, and other sites.

    This score gives you an instant points allocation (0–10,000 points) and a Season 1 boost multiplier of up to 100% on all points you earn in the future.

    How to Participate in the Carbon Airdrop

    Step 1: Check Your Perps Score

    Go to the Carbon momentum page and link your wallet. Slice will automatically look at your on-chain trading history and show you your Perps Score, instant points allocation, and Season 1 boost multiplier.

    Step 2: Prepare Your Wallet and Assets

    Ensure you have a Web3 wallet (MetaMask or WalletConnect compatible) funded with USDC or another supported asset on Arbitrum. If you don’t have the assets, you can purchase them from Binance and bridge to Arbitrum using the bridge widget below.

    Bridge funds

    Swap and bridge across 30+ chains without leaving this page.
    Fast routes, low fees.

    Opens an interactive bridge widget

    Step 3: Complete the Volume Requirement

    To unlock your Momentum rewards, complete a minimum trading volume on Carbon:

    • Minimum requirement: $1,000 in trading volume
    • Maximum requirement: $50,000 (scales with reward size)

    If you have existing all-time volume on Carbon or IntentX, it counts toward this threshold — you may be able to claim immediately.

    Step 4: Trade Perpetual Contracts

    Go to the trade section and start trading. Choose from over 550 pairs, set your leverage (up to 75x), and make trades. You get points for every trade, and your Season 1 multiplier makes them worth more.

    Navigate to your profile and generate a referral link. Share it to earn 20% of all points your referrals accumulate. Referred users also receive a 10% bonus on their points.

    Step 6: Monitor Fee Rebates and Points

    On the Momentum dashboard, you can see how many points and trades you have made. Based on your 30-day volume rank, you can get fee rebates of up to 60%. The more volume you have, the bigger the rebate you get.

    Tips for Maximizing Carbon Points

    Claim Your Perps Score Early: The Momentum Program gives rewards for activity on more than 30 protocols. Connect your wallet now. Your trading history will give you points and a boost multiplier that you can use all season long.

    Prioritize Consistent Volume Over Single Large Trades: Every trade adds points to your total. Regular activity builds up faster over time than sporadic big positions, especially when there is an active boost multiplier.

    Watch for CLP Vault Launch: The next CLP Vaults, which will target 20–40%+ APR, will probably add more points mechanics for liquidity providers. Get in early when they launch.

    Conclusion

    Carbon’s Momentum Program is one of the more unique points campaigns in the Arbitrum ecosystem because it rewards trading history you’ve already built instead of making you start from scratch. There hasn’t been any announcement about a token yet, so getting involved early puts you ahead of any possible future distribution.

    You're interested in more projects that do not have any token yet and could potentially airdrop a governance token to early users in the future? Then check out our list of potential retroactive airdrops to not miss out on the next DeFi airdrop!

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