Paradex Season 3 XP Guide: 4M XP Dropped Weekly
Paradex is running its Season3 XP campaign right now. It drops 4,000,000 XP every Wednesday, and the end date has not been announced. There is no deadline pressure, so joining now is still fine.
Event Overview
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 1, 2026 to unannounced (TBD) |
| Eligibility | Any user trading on Paradex |
| Cost to join | Trading capital + time (minimum amount not disclosed) |
| Expected return | XP points (link to future token allocation is unconfirmed) |
| Difficulty | Low to medium |
Paradex is a decentralized exchange centered on perpetual futures (Perps). Its key feature is combining Perps, Spot, and Options in a single interface. It has previously run Season1, Season2, and TAP campaigns, and Season2 allocated 20% of the token supply to the community at TGE (token generation event). Full details are available at Paradexの詳細はこちら.
Event Details
- Earn XP by trading: Trading Perps, Spot, or Options adds XP automatically. The only cost is the trading fee (0% for Retail), and 4,000,000 XP total is distributed every Wednesday.
- Use the referral program: Referrers earn 10% of the XP their invitee generates. Invitees also get a 5% bonus on their own trading XP (requires at least $10,000 in referred volume).
- Stake $DIME for a fee discount: Staking 10,000 DIME or more gets a 5% discount, rising to 30% at 2,000,000 DIME or more. The only cost is buying and locking DIME.
- Pay fees in $DIME: Pro fees get a flat 40% discount. It's a simple toggle in the trading screen, taking under a minute.
- Extra discount via FastFills: Pro Takers matched against Retail orders automatically get an additional 30% discount.
- Retail pays zero fees: Maker and Taker fees for Perps, Spot, and Options are always 0%, removing cost barriers for small-scale testing.
| DIME staked | Fee discount |
|---|---|
| 10,000 DIME or more | 5% |
| Mid tier | Not disclosed |
| 2,000,000 DIME or more | 30% |
In the most recent Week24 (7/22-7/28), 4,000,000 XP was distributed to 3,500 wallets. A simple calculation puts the average around 1,143 XP per wallet.
Strategy and Cautions
If you're short on time, a small Perps trade once a week is enough to accumulate XP steadily. To cut fees further, combine DIME staking with paying fees in DIME. If you already know someone using Paradex, the referral program adds them at no extra cost.
Since Retail fees are 0%, capital risk is limited to market position risk. That said, past seasons' TGE allocations ranged from 5% to 20% of supply, and Season3's allocation has not been announced. It's safer to only deposit what you can afford to lose.
Repeatedly making small trades across multiple wallets, or self-referring through the referral program, is likely to trigger Sybil detection (flagging multiple accounts as one user). Shuffling the same capital between multiple accounts carries the same risk.
Because Season3's end date is TBD, there is no last-minute rush at this point. However, around the weekly Wednesday distribution, the UI may respond more slowly than usual for a short period.
If you're not comfortable with margin risk from perpetual futures, it's not worth forcing Retail-only trades just to chase XP. Since there's no guarantee XP will convert into a token, committing large amounts on that assumption is best avoided.
