Is there an UP airdrop?
Yes, but it isn't a one-off claim. UP's docs describe a community distribution of 100 million UP, 38.3% of the allocated supply, paid out every weekly epoch. It has no snapshot and no fixed end date. The UP token itself is already live.
The distribution is paid as locked veUP, so recipients get voting power and a share of trading fees instead of liquid tokens. The docs publish no weights between the groups and no amount per epoch.
What UP is
UP, styled "up.", is a ve(3,3) decentralized exchange on Robinhood Chain that went live on 11 July 2026. People who lock UP into veUP vote on where its emissions go and collect the fees from staked liquidity. On 29 September 2026 the team said on X that the exchange had traded nearly $1 billion.
How the UP airdrop works
The docs name four groups the distribution pays: lockers and voters, liquidity providers in the pools the protocol most wants deepened, active traders, and partners that route order flow to UP. Separately, the locking page says a new lock currently earns a 33% rebate, paid in the following epoch. It calls the figure an estimate that no contract enforces.
UP airdrop step-by-step guide
- Bridge a little ETH to Robinhood Chain for gas and connect a wallet at up33.xyz.
- Swap for UP, then lock it for veUP. Locks run from one week to four years.
- Vote for pools before the 7-day epoch ends. A lock that has never voted earns no fees or incentives.
- If you'd rather not lock, provide liquidity and stake the position in a gauge to earn UP emissions.
- Check the Rewards page after each epoch flips.
Join UP airdropOpens up33.xyz
UP airdrop costs and fees
Using the app costs gas in ETH plus each pool's swap fee. The larger cost is the lock. UP inside a lock can't be withdrawn before the unlock date, and you have to buy or earn the token first.
UP airdrop risks
- A lock has no early exit. The veUP position can be transferred, but the UP inside stays locked until expiry.
- Shieldify's July 2026 review found no critical or high severity issues. Its three medium and three low findings are marked acknowledged, meaning the code wasn't changed.
- The weights between groups and the pace of payouts can change.
- The docs say to treat any airdrop or claim page that doesn't come from their listed contract addresses as hostile.
Who is behind UP?
The docs name no team members or investors. The code is public under the up-exchange organisation on GitHub. DefiLlama tracked about $8 million in UP's pools at the start of October 2026.
Sources
- The airdrop up. docs
- Tokenomics up. docs
- Locking up. docs
- Security and contracts up. docs
- up. is live now on Robinhood up. on X,
- Two months in: nearly $1bn traded up. on X,
This guide explains how the program works. It isn't financial advice, and no airdrop is guaranteed. Check UP's official channels before you connect a wallet or deposit funds.
