Binance Announces StakeStone (STO) Listing With Retroactive Airdrops for BNB Holders
Binance has officially announced the listing of StakeStone (STO), a liquid staking protocol token, on its spot trading platform. This follows STO's inclusion in the 17th round of Binance's HODLer Airdrops.
Airdrop Eligibility and Details
According to Binance's announcement on May 2, users who subscribed BNB to Simple Earn (Flexible and/or Locked) and On-Chain Yield products between April 27 and April 29, 2025, will be eligible for STO airdrops. The distribution is based on average BNB balances during this snapshot window, captured multiple times per hour.
The airdrop will distribute 15,000,000 STO tokens (1.5% of the total supply) and is expected to be completed at least one hour before spot trading begins.
Spot Trading Schedule
STO will begin trading at 16:00 UTC on May 2. Available trading pairs include:
STO/USDT
STO/USDC
STO/BNB
STO/FDUSD
STO/TRY
Users will be able to deposit STO tokens two hours before the spot market goes live. The token currently trades on the Binance Alpha Market, where it will be delisted once the spot trading launches.
Token Information
Token Name: StakeStone (STO)
Genesis Supply: 1,000,000,000 STO
Circulating Supply at Listing: 225,333,333 STO
Airdrop Allocation: 15,000,000 STO
Blockchain Networks: BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum
BNB Chain Contract: 0xdAf1695c41327b61B9b9965Ac6A5843A3198cf07
Ethereum Contract: 0x1D88713b483A8E45cfF0e5CD7c2e15E5Fab4534d
Participation Cap and Future Campaigns
To ensure fair distribution, Binance has implemented a hard cap: no individual participant may hold more than 4% of the total eligible BNB holdings.
Additionally, another 15 million STO tokens (1.5% of the max supply) will be allocated to marketing campaigns starting three months after the listing.