FOLKS Airdrop Season 1: Full Details
Everything you need to know about Folks Finance’s Airdrop Season 1.
1. Overview and Launch Date
The first $FOLKS airdrop claim opens November 6, 2025, at 14:00 UTC.
You can check your eligibility directly at claim.folks.finance.
Both the eligibility checker and the claim interface are on the same page.
2. Eligibility & Snapshot
Season 1 eligibility is based on three groups:
- Folks Points leaderboard participants
- Founders Pass NFT holders
- Partner campaign winners from:
OKX Wallet | Haha Wallet | Zerion Wallet | Gate Wallet | Airaa | Orbiter | Galxe
Snapshot was taken October 24 2025 (~11:00 UTC).
Points and NFTs collected after this snapshot already count toward future seasons.
3. Distribution Methodology
Folks Points Allocation
Rewards are calculated using a natural logarithm of each user’s total points.
This compresses extreme score gaps so both top and mid-tier participants are fairly represented.
- Minimum Eligibility: 1 000 000 points
- Maximum Allocation Cap: 5 000 FOLKS
- Minimum Allocation Floor: 50 FOLKS
Without this logarithmic weighting and cap system, the first few wallets would absorb most of the supply, making the campaign meaningless for everyone else.
Why a 1M Point Threshold?
1M points has been identified in the calculation as a minimum threshold of value to avoid sybil and bots farming.
3% airdrop allocation, will there be more in future?
Yes, this is the opening of a multi-season distribution plan. Future seasons will deploy further allocations based on new metrics and onchain activity. The goal is longevity, not a one-time giveaway.
4. Founders Pass NFT Rewards
Each Founders Pass NFT grants 30 $FOLKS, cumulative per NFT.
If the same address also holds ≥ 1 M points, it receives an extra bonus based on the NFTs held:
- 1 or more Silver NFTs → +10 FOLKS
- 1 or more Gold NFTs → +20 FOLKS
- 1 or more Black NFTs → +30 FOLKS
If an NFT was held before the snapshot but not linked to an xChain account or Algorand address, its allocation won’t appear in the checker and cannot be claimed manually. Those tokens will instead be airdropped directly to the wallet that held the NFT shortly after claiming goes live.
5. Partner Campaign Rewards
Campaign allocations (OKX, Haha, Zerion, Gate, Airaa, Orbiter, Galxe) are claimable instantly and not affected by linear unlock mode.
Zerion and Airaa rewards will be distributed directly by them; follow their official channels for timing updates.
Sybil Protection & Fairness Measures
All partner campaigns have been carefully analyzed by the Folks Finance team to identify and limit sybil patterns, bot participation, and opportunistic farming.
The objective was to ensure that real users and genuine contributors take priority in the distribution, rather than automated or multi-account exploiters.
Why NFT and Campaign Rewards Are All Instantly Claimable
Those allocations are smaller marketing rewards and handled with third-party partners, so they must remain fully liquid at claim time.
6. Leaderboard Status After Snapshot
The points leaderboard has already been updated:
- If you qualified for Season 1, your used points have been deducted and won’t appear anymore.
- If you had under 1M points, your balance remains and is already counting for future seasons.
7. Claim Options and Timelines
Eligible users can claim their allocation between
November 6 (14:00 UTC) and December 16 (13:00 UTC).
Option 1 — Instant Claim
- Receive 20% of your allocation immediately.
- No further unlocks.
Example: User A eligible for 100 FOLKS → claims 20 FOLKS instantly.
Why Only 20% Instant?
Tokenomics were engineered for sustained price health. Instantly releasing everything would reward farmers more than long-term believers, creating short-term selling pressure that hurts everyone.
Option 2 — Linear Unlock Claim
- Receive 10% immediately, and the remaining 90% unlocks linearly over 90 days.
- Unlock period: Dec 16 2025 (14:00 UTC)→ Mar 16 2026 (14:00 UTC).
- You can claim unlocked tokens any time during the period.
- Claim window fully closes Mar 31 2026 (14:00 UTC). Unclaimed tokens after that are lost.
Example: User A eligible for 100 FOLKS → gets 10 FOLKS immediately + ~1 FOLKS/day for 90 days.
Why a 3-Month Unlock?
It filters for believers who see Folks Finance as a long-term protocol with expansion ahead. Short-term thinkers get their 20%, but those aligned with growth receive their full allocation.
8. Claim Process & Deadlines
- Choose your claim option before Dec 16, 2025 (13:00 UTC).
Missing this deadline means losing the entire allocation forever. - Once you confirm your choice, it cannot be changed.
- Linear unlock starts Dec 16, 2025 (14:00 UTC) → Mar 16, 2026 (14:00 UTC), claimable until Mar 31, 2026 (14:00 UTC). Any unclaimed tokens after this date will be lost.
9. Security Notice
Always verify the URL (official: claim.folks.finance) before connecting your wallet.
There will be no other airdrop pages, no DM links, and no requests for your keys or seed phrases.
10. Key Takeaways
- Season 1 claim: Nov 6 → Dec 16 claim window. Failure to choose by this deadline results in permanent loss of the entire airdrop allocation.
- Snapshot: Oct 24, 2025.
- Min 1M points = eligibility.
- Instant Claim (20 %) vs Linear Unlock (100 % over 3 months).
- Linear unlock period: Dec 16 2025 (14:00 UTC) → Mar 16 2026 (14:00 UTC), claimable until Mar 31 2026 (14:00 UTC). Any unclaimed tokens after this date will be permanently lost.
- Partner/NFT rewards = instant.
- Next season already in progress through ongoing points.
The structure is designed for stability, fairness, and a long-term community that actually uses the product, not just participates for the short-term opportunity.
