TLDR: Between July 7-13, Radix will be running an early public test for their 1 billion XRD incentive campaign, testing the full rewards engine that prioritizes genuine DeFi activity over farming.

Next week, starting July 7 at 00:00 UTC until July 13 at 23:59 UTC, we're performing a full-week public test of the “Radix Rewards” points airdrop campaign. It is a live rehearsal, not a simulation, so while the SP you earn won't directly map to Season 1 points, we will be giving all testers a bonus!

This is a big milestone. The team has been flat out, and they've exceeded the MVP goals we set for an early July launch. It's time to start getting excited!

The focus of this testing week is the backend and point calculation systems, not the front-end polish. So expect things to look rough, but under the hood, we're testing the full rewards engine.

Why run a “dry run” at all? Because a points‑based airdrop only works when the math is right. We need to confirm in the wild that the conversion from raw Activity Points to weekly Season Points rewards genuine economic activity, that our exploit defenses hold when the network is busy, and that the XRD multiplier treats long‑term holders fairly without letting idle balances farm rewards on autopilot.

The 1 Billion XRD Campaign: What We're Building

Quick recap for those unfamiliar with the points based airdrop campaign we’re launching. The Radix Foundation is launching a massive 1 billion XRD incentives campaign over 18-24 months focused on bootstrapping real, sustainable DeFi growth on infrastructure that can actually handle it.

How it works:

• Earn weekly Season Points (SP) by engaging in genuine on-chain activities: trading, lending, liquidity provision
• Hold XRD (or LSUs, LSULPs) to multiply your rewards up to 3x - but holding alone won't earn you anything; you must actively participate
• Built in anti-farming from day one, using percentile rankings and supply-weighted multipliers that make gaming economically unfeasible

This early test is to validate that every piece of that system working together.

What We're Testing

Here's what the test will track:

Activity across five leading dApps: 

• DEXs; CaviarNine, Ociswap, and DeFiPlaza (LP and trading), 
• Money Markets; Root Finance and WEFT Finance (lending).

Assets tracked: xUSDC, xwBTC, xETH, and xUSDT.

Additional metrics: Total network fees paid and number of unique components interacted with. 

XRD multiplier logic: The full mathematical system - XRD, LSULP, Hyperstaking, and XRD/LSU/LSULP deposited into supported dApps/pools. 

Activity Points (AP) convert to Season Points (SP): We're testing how weekly AP converts to SP using percentile rankings, equal-headcount banding, and supply-weighted curves, as well as interactions with the XRD multiplier logic.

What to Expect

Frontend expectations: The UI will be rough around the edges. We're not launching a pretty demo - we're stress-testing the engine that will power a billion of XRD in rewards. Polish comes later; proving the system works comes first.

Real rewards, real testing: This isn't a sandbox. Participants earn real activity points using the exact mechanics that will run the full campaign. You’ll be helping test the system while getting the first look at what the future of DeFi incentives looks like. Plus, we’ll make sure to give a Season 1 bonus to everyone who participates in the test week. 

Your participation shapes the final system: We're looking for edge cases, unexpected behaviors, and real-world validation. What we learn this week directly influences how we deploy 1 billion XRD in rewards.

Why Testing Incentives Matters

Too many crypto incentive campaigns reward bots, mercenaries, and repetitive farming that adds zero value. They pump vanity metrics while the underlying ecosystem stays hollow.

We're doing this completely differently. Every mechanism is designed to make genuine economic activity profitable and farming unprofitable. For example, the Radix points based airdrop will have anti-farming systems in place such as:

• Minimum $50 XRD holding to stop dust wallet spam
• Percentile-based rankings that means splitting balances across multiple wallets actually hurts your rewards
• Supply-weighted multipliers preventing whale domination while still rewarding commitment
• Weekly adjustments that let us respond to gaming attempts in real-time

The math is complex, but the result is simple: if you're genuinely using Radix DeFi, you get rewarded. If you're gaming the system, you get rekt.

The Bigger Vision

This campaign represents something fundamental: proof that you can build incentive systems that reward genuine value creation instead of gaming without adding friction like KYC checks. When this works, it shows that DeFi can grow through real economic activity instead of mercenary farming or exploiting systems.

More importantly, it's happening on Radix using infrastructure built from day one to handle this kind of load without breaking composability, fragmenting liquidity, or creating weird edge cases that kill user experience.

If you're trading, lending, or providing liquidity, you're adding real value to the network. This campaign ensures you get rewarded for it, while making sure farmers and bots don't.

Time to Prove It

July 7th, 00:00 UTC until July 13th, 23:59 UTC.

Whether you're already active in Radix DeFi or you've been waiting for the right moment to dive in, this is a great opportunity. Come stress-test our systems, and help us prove that when you build incentives right, they drive genuine growth instead of artificial metrics.

The team has delivered more than expected on an aggressive timeline. The systems are ready. Now it's time to show what happens when incentives actually align with real value creation.

Come and try what we've built ahead of the Season 1 launch.