Chainlink announced the launch of Chainlink Rewards, a new cryptocurrency program to reward community participation and activity in its ecosystem. The initiative is launched in collaboration with Space and Time (SXT).

The program will allow Chainlink Build projects to make native tokens claimable by eligible Chainlink participants, including LINK stakers.

Details of Chainlink Rewards and SXT Airdrop

Space and Time is the first Build project to participate. The project will allocate 4% of its total supply of SXT tokens—equivalent to 200 million SXT—for distribution through the program.

The initial batch of 100 million SXT will be available for claim on May 8, 2025. Both current and historical LINK stakers will be eligible for this airdrop claim.

Additionally, the claim period for this first distribution, known as Genesis Season, will last 90 days. The remaining tokens and any unclaimed supply may be released in future reward seasons.

Chainlink Rewards expands the scope of the Build program. It connects community participants with Build projects looking to grow in adoption.

The airdrop program supports active users and node operators who contribute to the security and operation of the Chainlink Network.

Space and Time joined the Build program in September 2022. Since then, it has grown its decentralized database solution, which uses zero-knowledge proofs to deliver data analytics to smart contracts.

The project integrated Chainlink Functions in 2024 to support the delivery of ZK-verified queries on-chain.

Meanwhile, Chainlink confirmed that future reward events may include other Build projects that offer token rewards to ecosystem participants. The claim period for Genesis Season opens on May 8, 2025.