On July 29, 2025, the Gate Alpha points system officially launched, becoming the core basis for the platform to evaluate user participation in Token Generation Events (TGE), Airdrops, and limited-time benefits.
This system quantifies users’ asset holdings and trading behaviors on the platform, converting them into "Alpha Points" — a key credential that can be exchanged for instant Airdrop rewards and unlock participation qualifications for future high-potential projects.
As of August 6, 2025, the system has supported multiple rounds of Airdrop activities, attracting over 5000 people to claim simultaneously, becoming a new entry point for retail investors to access on-chain early assets.
What is Gate Alpha Points?
Gate Alpha Points are a quantification metric of user activity launched by the Gate platform, essentially a digital mapping of the value of users’ on-chain behaviors.
The system is not a simple reward points system, but rather a "pass" for participation rights within the Gate ecosystem. It dynamically calculates based on user asset balance and trading activity, and is directly linked to three core rights:
- Airdrop Redemption: Points can be directly exchanged for airdropped tokens of on-chain projects such as RION and 1PIECE;
- TGE Subscription Qualification: As a threshold for participating in token generation activities, the higher the points, the greater the subscription weight may be;
- Limited Time Activity Privileges: Users with high points can unlock exclusive reward pools or priority claim qualifications.
The points data is updated daily, with a snapshot taken at 07:59:59 UTC+8, and will be synchronized to the user end before 14:00 on the same day.
Core Value of Points: Airdrop and TGE Ticket
The core value of the Alpha points system lies in its ability to connect user behavior with the conversion path of early on-chain asset returns, particularly reflected in the two major scenarios of Airdrop and TGE subscription.
In the Airdrop event, points are both the participation threshold and the exchange medium. For example, in the RION bonus Airdrop on August 5th, users need ≥ 20 points to spend 1 point to receive 10 RION. Within 1 minute of the event going live, over 5000 people completed the claim.
The earlier public beta airdrop of 1PIECE even set a "0 consumption threshold", requiring only 1 point to receive 100 tokens, further reducing the cost of the user experience for new users.
For TGE (Token Generation Event), points have become the core indicator for screening early supporters. Gate officials have made it clear that points will serve as the basis for participating in future project subscription launches, with high-point users expected to receive higher quotas or priority subscription rights. This design upgrades points from being merely a reward symbol to a prerequisite tool for on-chain value capture.
Points Acquisition Mechanism: How to Effectively Accumulate?
The points calculation rules are transparent and favor long-term users, mainly covering three types of behaviors:
- Balance points: The USD market value of listed tokens in the spot account is counted (including the main account and Alpha account), and tokens not displayed are not counted;
- Trading volume points: Only the "buy" behavior in the Alpha selected section is counted. The rules adopt a tiered incremental approach:
- The first buy of the day ≥ 2 USDT earns 1 point;
- For each subsequent doubling of the buy amount (e.g., 4 USDT → 8 USDT), an additional 1 point is earned;
- Special points: Trading specified tokens during the event period (such as AFT, CA, etc. previously launched) can earn bonuses.
The total user points are the cumulative value of daily points over the past 15 days. This mechanism encourages long-term activity rather than short-term sprints.
To check points, please use Gate App version 7.14.0 or above, and enter the page through the sidebar or by searching "Alpha Points."
Case Study: Low Barrier and High Return Airdrop Activities
The core advantage of the Gate Alpha points system lies in its friendliness towards retail investors, as evidenced by recent activity data.
RION Bonus Airdrop (August 5, 2025)
- Qualification Threshold: ≥ 20 points
- Redemption Rule: Consume 1 point to receive 10 RION
- User Participation: Over 5000 people can claim simultaneously, rewards will be distributed within 2 hours.
1PIECE Public Test Airdrop (July 31, 2025)
- Qualification Threshold: ≥ 1 Point (no consumption)
- Redemption Rules: Directly receive 100 1PIECE
- Additional Reward: 100 random users will share 1000 dollars
A larger "Points Carnival" event will take place from May to June, attracting 100,000 users to participate over 20 days, with a total airdrop amount exceeding $500,000, and individual maximum earnings reaching $1,000. In contrast to the high threshold of 200 points required by platforms like Binance, Gate Alpha requires a minimum transaction amount of only 0.5 USDT for a single task, truly allowing for "small funds to enter the market."
Why is the points system considered a strategic pivot for Gate Alpha?
Gate Alpha is positioned as an "on-chain early asset entry," and its points system serves as the core hub connecting user behavior and project incubation.
For users, the points system significantly reduces the cost of acquiring early tokens.
For example, in the RION Airdrop on August 5, users only spent a very low value of 1 point (equivalent to a few dollars in transaction costs) to obtain potentially tradable on-chain assets in the future.
For the platform, the points mechanism achieves a win-win situation for three parties:
- Users receive airdrop incentives through light participation;
- Project parties quickly obtain on-chain real trading users;
- The platform enhances the liquidity and stickiness of the Alpha ecosystem.
With the expansion of multi-chain support to public chains like SOL, ETH, BNB Chain, and Base, users can directly participate in on-chain trading using spot USDT, and the points system will further become a bridge connecting centralized and decentralized scenarios.
Future Outlook
As of August 6, 2025, the Gate Alpha points system has been online for 9 days and has supported two rounds of Airdrop activities, continuously validating its user-friendliness for retail investors from the "0 consumption" of 1PIECE public test to the "low threshold fast grab" of RION.
This system not only reconstructs the efficiency of Airdrop distribution—reward issuance can be completed within 1 hour—but more importantly, it provides ordinary users with a low-cost opportunity to capture early on-chain assets.
With the further expansion of future point-linked rights (such as governance voting and whitelist permissions), holding and accumulating Alpha points may become Web3 The brand new survival strategy of the "early bird" in the world.
