- Binance launched a USD1 rewards campaign distributing $40 million worth of WLFI tokens through weekly airdrops.
- WLFI rewards are based on users’ net USD1 balances, with higher rewards applied to USD1 held as collateral.
- USD1’s market capitalization has surpassed $3 billion, while WLFI activity has increased across DeFi and payroll use cases.
Binance has introduced a new rewards campaign for users holding USD1, offering weekly WLFI token airdrops with a total allocation of $40 million worth of WLFI.
The exchange stated that eligible accounts holding USD1 balances between January 23 and February 20 will receive rewards throughout the program.
The initiative ties WLFI rewards directly to Binance net USD1 balances using a snapshot-based system to calculate eligible amounts.
Binance designed the campaign to incentivize users to hold or deploy USD1 in supported products, while both USD1 and WLFI continue to see rising activity across the broader crypto ecosystem.
How Binance distributes WLFI rewards
Binance said WLFI rewards will be distributed weekly beginning February 2.
Each weekly distribution covers activity from the prior seven days.
The campaign is structured to issue roughly $10 million worth of WLFI per week over four consecutive weeks, totaling $40 million in WLFI.
The exchange noted the rewards are intended to reflect users’ eligible USD1 balances over time, not a single moment within the campaign window.
Which USD1 balances count toward eligibility
Eligibility is based on users’ net USD1 balances on Binance and includes several account types in the calculation.
Binance confirmed that USD1 held in Spot, Funding, Margin, and USD(S)-M Futures accounts will all be included in the campaign reward calculations.
Borrowed funds, however, are excluded. Binance said reward calculations use net USD1 balances, meaning borrowed USD1 is not eligible for WLFI rewards.
The exchange also stated that USD1 used as collateral on margin or futures accounts receives a higher reward rate.
This provides an extra incentive for users who deploy USD1 as collateralized trading capital rather than keeping it idle in ordinary wallets.
Snapshot and rate system used to allocate rewards
Binance said it will take hourly snapshots of user balances throughout the campaign period. However, reward calculations are not based on hourly averages.
Instead, Binance uses the smallest USD1 balance recorded each day to determine a user’s eligible amount for that day.
For each weekly payout, Binance calculates rewards using the seven-day average of those daily minimum balances.
This method links distributions to consistency, because a single daily drop in holdings can reduce that day’s eligible amount and affect the overall weekly average.
Binance added that payouts use an effective annualized rate that is set for each distribution.
As a result, the applied rate may vary across weekly calculations depending on parameters Binance establishes when releasing rewards.
USD1 growth and WLFI activity in early 2026
USD1, launched in April 2025, is described as a multi-chain stablecoin fully redeemable one-to-one for U.S. dollars and money market funds.
Since launch it has grown rapidly; according to DeFiLlama data, USD1’s market capitalization now exceeds $3 billion.
The stablecoin is available on multiple blockchains, including Monad, Ethereum, Solana, and Aptos.
WLFI, the native token of the World Liberty Financial ecosystem, has also seen increased activity in early 2026.
It has recently been added to payroll services, decentralized lending platforms, and on-chain liquidity protocols.
The token has attracted renewed interest and partnerships in recent weeks. Its reported association with U.S. political figures has prompted criticism and raised concerns among some observers about potential conflicts of interest.
Binance said users must complete identity verification and reside in eligible jurisdictions to participate in the program.
The exchange added that broker accounts are excluded and noted that reward timing may vary based on operational conditions.