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The Drift Protocol airdrop was the DRIFT Launch Airdrop, a distribution of up to 120 million DRIFT tokens, 12% of total supply, to wallets that had used the Solana trading platform. The campaign finished in 2024, so on 29 October 2026 nothing remains to claim. Claims were scheduled to start on 16 May 2024 and stay open for 3 months from the token generation event. Taking part meant checking a wallet address on the Drift Foundation eligibility checker, then claiming.
This airdrop has ended · checked 29 October 2026
As of 29 October 2026, Drift's governance posts announced the DRIFT Launch Airdrop to go live on 16 May 2024, with claims open for 3 months from the token generation event. The current homepage and Earn app show only trading and yield, with no open airdrop campaign.
How the DRIFT Launch Airdrop worked: 120 million tokens for Drift users, a claim bonus that unlocked over 6 hours, and its status as of 29 October 2026.
What is Drift Protocol?
Drift Protocol is a perpetual futures trading platform on Solana. Its site pitches deep liquidity, fast execution and institutional-grade security, with perpetual markets for SOL, BTC and ETH that allow leverage of up to 101x.
Beyond trading, Drift runs an earn side. Deposits earn interest paid by borrowers, and insurance fund vaults let users stake assets in return for a share of exchange fees. The site advertises yield of up to 16% on deposits.
The Drift Foundation, which announced the DRIFT token and its launch airdrop, describes the protocol as the leading perpetuals DEX and a core DeFi protocol on Solana.
How Drift Protocol works
Drift matches trades through a fully on-chain decentralized orderbook. A network of keepers pairs bids and asks, so no central server does the matching. On the earn side, depositors collect interest that borrowers pay.
The DRIFT Launch Airdrop rewarded past activity. The largest share went to OG Points for Drift v2 use, counted from maker and taker volume, insurance fund staking, deposit and borrow activity, BAL deposits of at least $500, and referrals. Other shares went to Trader Points earners (that program ran until April 18, 2024), to v1 users, and to keepers who matched at least $1,000 in aggregate volume. Accounts flagged for Sybil activity and wash trading were heavily penalized.
Claims were set to open on 16 May 2024 at 12pm UTC. Each wallet had an initial allocation plus a bonus that unlocked linearly over 6 hours; claiming early forfeited the part still locked, which went back to the DAO. Top Drifters with large allocations could claim a portion on day one, with the rest on a 3 month cliff and a 9 month vest.
The DRIFT airdrop
The DRIFT Launch Airdrop paid DRIFT tokens, up to 120 million in total, to wallets that had used Drift: v2 traders, lenders and insurance fund stakers, v1 users, Trader Points earners and keepers. Eligibility was checked by entering a wallet address on the Drift Foundation checker. Waiting the full 6 hours after launch released the whole claim bonus.
Step by step: how to get the DRIFT airdrop
Kept for reference: this is how the campaign worked while it ran.
Stay safe: a real airdrop never asks for your seed phrase or private key. Use only the official links on this page, and treat any message that offers help with a claim as a scam.
Step 1: Review the eligibility criteria
Read how the allocation was divided among OG Points, Trader Points, v1 users and keepers on Drift's eligibility criteria post.
Step 2: Check your wallet on the eligibility checker
Enter your wallet address on the Drift Foundation checker at drift.foundation to see whether it qualified, the amount allocated and the bonus. The announcement says the site you claim from must match that domain.
Step 3: Claim from 16 May 2024
Claims were set to open on 16 May 2024 at 12pm UTC, as laid out in the launch announcement. The claim window ran for 3 months from the token generation event.
Step 4: Choose when to claim
The bonus unlocked linearly over 6 hours from launch. Claiming sooner took only the unlocked part, and the locked remainder was forfeited and returned to the DAO.
Step 5: Note the vesting for large allocations
Top Drifters with large allocations could claim a portion on day one. The rest of their allocation followed a 3 month cliff and a 9 month vest.
Drift Protocol airdrop FAQ
Is the Drift Protocol airdrop still live?
- No. As of 29 October 2026, the DRIFT Launch Airdrop is ended. Drift's governance posts set it to go live on 16 May 2024 with claims open for 3 months from the token generation event, and the current homepage and Earn app show only trading and yield.
What token did the Drift airdrop pay?
- It paid DRIFT. Up to 120 million tokens, 12% of total supply, were set aside for eligible wallets, as part of the 53% of supply the criteria post reserves for Community and Ecosystem initiatives.
Which chain does Drift run on?
- Drift runs on Solana. Its site calls itself Solana's premier trading hub, and the Drift Foundation describes it as a core DeFi protocol on Solana. The site lists perpetual markets for SOL, BTC and ETH with leverage of up to 101x.
Did the Drift airdrop need KYC or a payment?
- The eligibility criteria post lists no identity check and no payment. Eligibility came from wallet activity on Drift, and users entered a wallet address on the Drift Foundation checker. Accounts flagged for Sybil activity and wash trading were heavily penalized.
Sources for this listing
- 01Drift: Trade Perpetual Futuresdrift.trade · read 29 October 2026
- 02Drift: Perpetual Swaps on Solanadrift.trade · read 29 October 2026
- 03Drift: Perpetual Swaps on Solanadrift.trade · read 29 October 2026
- 04Drift Protocol: official site (social links)drift.trade · read 29 October 2026
