ADEN launched the points program as a core incentive mechanism within the ADEN Perp DEX ecosystem. The program is designed to connect users’ trading activity, platform engagement, and long-term ecosystem development through a structured points-based model.
According to the preamble, ADEN Points are generated based on users’ pure participation in the ADEN Perpetual Market, primarily related to perpetual contract trading activities, position holding, and community contributions. Points are non-transferable, non-purchasable and have no trading attributes.
Their main function is to serve as a standardized quantitative reference for future ecosystem rewards. This design emphasizes behavioral participation and long-term commitment, reducing the impact of short-term tactical activities on the incentive system.
The first rollout marks the start of the “Genesis” season for early ADEN perpetual participants. In this phase, points are calculated and settled at regular intervals. The points framework employs a multidimensional structure, incorporating different participation categories into separate calculations, each associated with its own reward pool.
As a result, users’ contributions to trading activity, position stability, and collective participation are evaluated independently, forming a more multi-layered incentive structure.
Team collaboration and user growth are also integral parts of the program. Through invitation-based relationships and team bonus mechanisms, individual user activity leads to participation in the broader ecosystem.
Rather than acting as a simple referral reward, this design aims to foster more sustainable cooperation relationships, thereby strengthening the overall network effect, without changing users’ existing trading behavior.
At the platform level, the launch of the ADEN points program reflects a consistent approach to structured product design. Based on its experience with derivatives trading systems, risk management frameworks, and user scale, ADEN is gradually adapting its mature incentives and operating model to a decentralized environment and applying modular adjustments to better align with the characteristics of on-chain trading.
In the future, as the ADEN ecosystem continues to develop, the points system is expected to become an important mechanism to connect user participation, product iteration, and ecosystem revenue, providing a clearer path to long-term growth for the decentralized derivatives platform.
