- Chainlink introduces a new premium system, starting with 100m SXT-TOKEN for LINK-Stakers, to promote investors’ commitment.
- It connects Build projects with verified chainlink mit and sets a new standard for token-based community incentives.
Chainlink has a new one Premium system introduced to improve the commitment of the community and the orientation of the network. The initiative, called Chainlink Rewards, will distribute project tokens to Link-Stakers and other authorized participants. The program was developed in cooperation with the decentralized data platform Space and Time (SXT) and starts on May 8, 2025 with the first airdrop, in which 100 million SXT tokens are distributed.
It is the first structured attempt by Chainlink to reward active participants directly with tokens from build program projects. The reward mechanism connects Chainlink Build partner with participants who secure the network and actively participate.
Space and Time will provide 200 million SXT-TOKEN, 4 % of its overall offer, for the reward initiative. The first half of this amount, ie 100 million tokens, will be available on May 8th. This marks the beginning of a first phase entitled “Season Genesis”
We’re excited to introduce Chainlink Rewards—a community engagement & rewards program.
This allows Chainlink Build projects to make their token claimable by ecosystem participants, including eligible LINK Stakers.
Season Genesis launches May 8 with @SpaceandTimeDB.
— Chainlink (@chainlink) May 5, 2025
Both current and earlier Link Stakers are entitled to participate. The claim period remains open for 90 days. SXT -placed SXT can be added in future reward seasons, although further distribution phases have not yet been officially announced.
As CNF reports, those who have contributed to Chainlink by staking and operating nodes are also eligible to participate and have thus provided an essential infrastructure for the network’s decentralized oracle services. This reward format could set a standard for integrating users. It also helps to increase the token circulation without relying on centralized distribution methods.
Chainlink extends the incentives beyond infrastructure support
The new reward program adds another level to the Chainlink Build Framework. While Build already supports projects in the early stages that integrate Chainlink tools, the Rewards program offers a mechanism that is geared towards the community. It combines incentives at the project level with the activity of the Chainlink system, which increases the visibility of the participating projects and promoted user acquisition.
Space and Time, which joined the Build program in 2022, focuses on decentralized data storage and analysis. The project offers data queries on a blockchain via zero-knowledge-proofs and uses 2024 Chainlink functions to strengthen its ZK skills. Since SXT is the first token that is released by the new system, the project is an example of how Chainlink will use future reward -based partnerships with its startups in the ecosystem.
Tokenvertrieb lasts
The SXT Airdrop comes in the middle of similar announcements in the entire crypto sector. The Meme coin project Floki recently announced an upcoming rice token-airdrop for its owners, while Zora started a content-oriented token campaign on Base Network. These measures reflect a broader trend that aims to promote the commitment in the ecosystem and the expansion of the community by distributing token.
However, the structured approach of Chainlink focuses on verified participants, especially those who support the protocol in the long term. According to the platform, the claim for claims will be handled by May 8 from Chainlink from May 8th. As for the rewards, the participants can only receive a build project, although Chainlink has explained that other projects can participate in later rounds.
Over time, the concept of incentives could be repeated in order to use the Chainlink reward program as a means of permanently distributing project tokens to validated participants, in particular to participants who contribute to the development and management of the infrastructure.
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