Variational

Farming Overview

Key Statistics

How to Farm Variational

1. Trade perpetuals on Omni to earn weekly points (distributed every Friday at 0:00 UTC)
2. Grow your 30-day volume to climb tiers (Iron → Infinity) for point boosts up to +5%
3. Build referral network for 5% spread commission + 1 point per 10 referral points earned
4. Benefit from the Loss Refund lottery — up to 3% chance of trading losses being refunded
5. If you traded before Dec 17, 2025, you receive a permanent 10% Legacy Boost on points

Why Farm Variational?

• $50M Series A closed May 20, 2026 (Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly) — total raised now $61.8M
• Top-6 perp DEX by open interest (~$1.26B), $132M TVL — scaled traction ahead of TGE
• $VAR tokenomics: ~50% to community via airdrop + multiple distribution programs
• ≥30% of protocol revenue used to buy back and burn $VAR — direct fee-to-token-value link
• Zero trading fees — earn points purely from volume without fee drag
• Points season ends no later than Q3 2026 — finite window before TGE
• Unique Loss Refund lottery gives a chance to recover losses (up to 3% at highest tier)

About Variational

Variational is a P2P trading protocol for perpetuals and generalized derivatives. Omni, its retail platform, offers ~500 perpetual markets with zero trading fees — revenue comes from capturing the bid-ask spread. Liquidity is sourced from CEXs, DEXs, DeFi, and OTC channels. Now a top-6 perp DEX with ~$1.26B open interest and $132M TVL. Closed a $50M Series A on May 20, 2026 led by Bain Capital Crypto with Coinbase Ventures and Dragonfly, bringing total raised to $61.8M. Points program launched Dec 17, 2025 with weekly distributions through Q3 2026 at the latest. A unique Loss Refund Pool returns 10% of spread revenue to traders via a lottery system. $VAR tokenomics: ~50% community allocation, ≥30% protocol revenue used to buy back and burn.

Fee Structure

Points & Tier System

• Points distributed every Friday at 0:00 UTC for the preceding week's activity
• 3M points retroactively distributed at launch to pre-existing traders
• 7 tiers based on 30-day volume: Iron ($0) → Bronze ($1M) → Silver ($5M) → Gold ($25M) → Platinum ($100M) → Diamond ($750M) → Infinity ($2.5B)
• Tier boosts: +0% (Iron) to +5% (Infinity) on all points earned
• 10% Legacy Boost for accounts that traded before Dec 17, 2025
• Volume formula: Personal Volume + (0.2 x Referred Volume)

Loss Refund Program

• 10% of Omni's spread revenue funds the Loss Refund Pool
• Tier-based odds: 0% (Iron) → 0.5% (Bronze) → 1% (Silver) → 1.5% (Gold) → 2% (Platinum) → 2.5% (Diamond) → 3% (Infinity)
• Refund amount: lesser of full loss or 20% of pool balance
• Max 1 refund per account per week; minimum $1 loss to qualify
• $4M+ in trading losses refunded to date

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