Confirm current access requirements before connecting a wallet or depositing.
Recorded: Possible airdropChecked
Arcus Airdrop Status
WaitOur call
Wait for a confirmed reward route
Arcus has a confirmed future token according to a public dYdX Foundation statement cited by Airdrops.io.
- Fees
- $0 stated
- Capital
- Not stated
- Time
- 15 min to start
- Risk
- High
The catch: Wait for a confirmed reward route
Keep the dated sources below for context.
Keep your next move open
Arcus has a confirmed future token according to a public dYdX Foundation statement cited by Airdrops.io. There is no announced allocation, snapshot or conversion formula; its active spot market and perpetuals waitlist are speculative positioning.
Your kind of farm if: Existing tokenized-stock or dYdX users.
Sit this out if: You would trade purely to farm an unpriced future reward.
More · Deadline, wallet and limits
- Deadline
- Not announced · No dates announced
- Repeat
- Recheck the official waitlist and product announcements before making additional trades
- Wallet
- Wallet required · Robinhood Chain
- KYC
- Check Current Access Rules
- Difficulty
- Some Crypto Experience
- Location
- Check official terms
- Unannounced eligibility
- Trading loss
- Impersonation
- Geographic exclusion: Arcus is not available in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, or other restricted jurisdictions, so many readers cannot use the product at all.
- Backed crypto assets hold real market risk; spot fee zero does not mean zero cost of execution.
- Token confirmation is credible (dYdX Foundation CEO statement) but allocation, distribution, and TGE date are all unannounced - the dYdX-community reservation does not guarantee retail allocation.
Recorded task reference
Before you start
- Official Arcus account and compatible wallet
Review the official Arcus app and perpetuals waitlist
Done when: Your official account displays its current waitlist status.
arcus.xyz · Visit · Verified August 11, 2026
- Fee
- $0 stated
- Capital
- $0 stated
- Stop if
- No token eligibility rule has been published.
Sources & checks 18 sources · Checked August 12, 2026
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Sources
- Official Arcus websitearcus.xyzChecked August 11, 2026
- Arcus airdrop listing ↗Airdrops.io · Third Party ListingChecked August 11, 2026
- Arcus ↗Arcus · Official WebsiteChecked August 11, 2026
- Arcus secures investment from Robinhood Crypto, joins Robinhood Chain ecosystem ↗Crypto Briefing · PressChecked August 12, 2026
- A New Arc ↗dYdX · Official BlogChecked August 12, 2026
- dYdX Launches Arcus, a DEX Pairing Stock Tokens With Perpetuals on Robinhood Chain ↗The Defiant · PressChecked August 12, 2026
- Welcome to Arcus ↗Arcus · Official BlogChecked August 12, 2026
- $319.5M in month one. Perps still invite-only. 7,830 traders. And the biggest day of the month ($39.3M) was the very last one. ↗@arcus_xyz · Official TweetChecked August 12, 2026
- last week: taker fees halved. this week: maker fees to zero. ↗@arcus_xyz · Official TweetChecked August 12, 2026
- You're one bridge away from equities onchain. Seamless bridging to Robinhood Chain with @StargateFinance, powered by @LayerZero_Core. ↗@arcus_xyz · Official TweetChecked August 12, 2026
- Deposit crypto, a CEX balance, or cash. It routes into USDG automatically. That works because @PaxosLabs built the access layer on Robinhood Chain. ↗@arcus_xyz · Official TweetChecked August 12, 2026
- Update to the perps waitlist: Lighter volume now counts toward your position. So if you've traded on Lighter, your rank just got a boost. ↗@arcus_xyz · Official TweetChecked August 12, 2026
- Your Stock Token spot volume on Arcus now counts toward your position on the perps waitlist. (and yes, it's backdated) ↗@arcus_xyz · Official TweetChecked August 12, 2026
- Did you know only around 800-1000 users have got access to Arcus Perps so far? Arcus is built by the OG team behind dYdX, in partnership with Robinhood. ↗@Crypto_Pranjal · Social DiscussionChecked August 12, 2026
- Everyone's watching Hyperliquid's volume. Almost nobody is watching what dYdX Labs just quietly built with Robinhood... Antonio Juliano is on the board. ↗@tonix_C · Social DiscussionChecked August 12, 2026
- Robinhood Chain's stock-token DEX just confirmed its token... dYdX Foundation's CEO confirmed Arcus will get its own token, separate from $DYDX. ↗@airdrops_io · Social DiscussionChecked August 12, 2026
- arcus_xyz - Built by the team behind dYdX, backed by Robinhood. Arguably the strongest pedigree on this entire list. ↗@DOLAK1NG · Social DiscussionChecked August 12, 2026
- Don't make the same mistake with Arcus... Built by the dYdX team, with a partnership involving Robinhood's L2. Token already confirmed. ↗@VaibhavguptaTF · Social DiscussionChecked August 12, 2026
- Arcus rolls out 24/7 tokenized US stocks and perpetual markets on Robinhood Chain ↗The Block · PressChecked August 12, 2026
Claims
- RewardInferred
Possible airdrop. Token confirmed, but allocation and distribution rules are not published
Sources: arcus-listing, arcus-site Recheck when: An official reward, allocation, conversion rule, checker, or closure changes. - DeadlineInferred
No campaign deadline has been verified.
Sources: arcus-listing, arcus-site Recheck when: An official campaign source publishes or changes a deadline. - VerdictInferred
Token signal is credible; eligibility remains unspecified.
Sources: arcus-listing, arcus-site, arcus-funding Recheck when: New evidence changes the reward state, cost, eligibility, or risk. - ProjectInferred
Arcus is a self-custodial DEX on Robinhood Chain that lets users trade 95+ tokenized U.S. equities 24/7 with zero spot fees and, in beta, perpetual futures on equities, commodities, indices and crypto at up to 50x leverage.
Sources: arcus-listing, arcus-site, arcus-funding Recheck when: The project changes its product, control model, or live status.
Updates
- Added with token and eligibility uncertainty stated explicitly.
Use only the official product and wait for published allocation terms.
Sources: arcus-listing, arcus-site - Maker fees on perps set to zero, following taker-fee halving the prior week.Sources: arcus-tweet-2084753521073852909
- 30-day recap: $319.5M in volume, 7,830 unique traders, all while perps remained invite-only.Sources: arcus-tweet-2084672276721709460
- Paxos-built deposit routing on Robinhood Chain lets users deposit crypto, a CEX balance, or cash and land ready to trade.Sources: arcus-tweet-2083459717922267152
- Lighter volume now counts toward perps waitlist ranking automatically; existing positions boosted.Sources: arcus-tweet-2082130506226061551
- Stargate/LayerZero bridging to Robinhood Chain enabled, expanding cross-chain access.Sources: arcus-tweet-2080651091042329007
- The Defiant and The Block confirm Arcus launch: 95+ tokenized stocks, 35 RWA perps in waitlist, Robinhood Crypto investment.Sources: theblock-launch
Context Project, team, campaigns and FAQ
What it is
- What it does
- Arcus is a self-custodial DEX on Robinhood Chain that lets users trade 95+ tokenized U.S. equities 24/7 with zero spot fees and, in beta, perpetual futures on equities, commodities, indices and crypto at up to 50x leverage.
- Who uses or pays
- Who uses and pays for the product still needs verification.
- What is live
- The current live product state is not yet recorded separately from campaign research.
- Where value flows
- Robinhood Crypto invested in Arcus as part of the launch on Robinhood Chain; the deal size has not been publicly disclosed. The team was incubated at dYdX Labs, with dYdX founder Antonio Juliano joining the board. Arcus did not announce a separate venture round prior to launch. [arcus-funding, dydx-launch-blog]
- Who controls it
- Upgrade, custody, and governance control still need verification.
- Why users return
- Demand without incentives still needs verification.
Team and funding
- Eddie Zhang, CEO and Founder. Previously founded Pocket Protector (social trading product, acquired by dYdX Labs in July 2025); previously worked at Meta
- Antonio Juliano, Board Director. Founder of dYdX; joined Arcus board to drive strategy and long-term vision
Funding: Robinhood Crypto invested in Arcus as part of the launch on Robinhood Chain; the deal size has not been publicly disclosed. The team was incubated at dYdX Labs, with dYdX founder Antonio Juliano joining the board. Arcus did not announce a separate venture round prior to launch. [arcus-funding, dydx-launch-blog]
Arcus early-user positioning
Open for activityRetroactive
- Participation starts
- Not announced
- Participation ends
- Not announced
- Snapshot
- Not announced
- Claim opens
- Not announced
- Claim closes
- Not announced
- Reward
- Future Arcus token
Eligibility is not published.
Historical / research campaign reference: arcus.xyz ↗Rewards
A token is reported as confirmed, but its allocation and criteria are unknown.
Cost to play
Spot trades are described as zero-fee, but deposits and trades involve real assets and market risk.
Edge
- Use arcus.xyz directly.
- Treat waitlist rank as access information, not token eligibility.
About Arcus
Arcus is a self-custodial DEX on Robinhood Chain that lets users trade 95+ tokenized U.S. equities 24/7 with zero spot fees and, in beta, perpetual futures on equities, commodities, indices and crypto at up to 50x leverage.
Score notes
- The listing may describe an opportunity, but official reward terms and participant protections remain unverified.
- Independent reporting (The Defiant, Crypto Briefing, CoinDesk) confirms Eddie Zhang as CEO, dYdX founder Antonio Juliano on the board, and a Robinhood Crypto investment, strengthening the project's credibility versus unverified launches.
- The official X account posts roughly 5x per day with a median ~130 likes and recurring product/feature updates (maker fees to zero, Stargate bridging, Paxos deposit routing, 30-day $319.5M volume recap). Sustained engagement, not single-viral tweets.
Re-ranked 2026-08-12: material new evidence since 2026-08-11 - team (Eddie Zhang, Antonio Juliano board) and Robinhood Crypto investment confirmed by independent press; live X timeline captured with 40 tweets over 30 days showing sustained product-engineering cadence; token confirmation restated by dYdX Foundation CEO. Geographic exclusion (US/UK/Canada) and absence of tokenomics keep score in same band.
Questions
Is Arcus airdrop eligibility published?
No. The reviewed listing reports a future token but no allocation or eligibility rules.