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# Affiliate & Referrals

## Overview

Paradex offers two ways to earn: our standard Referral Program for all users, and the Token-Aligned Affiliate Program (TAP) for affiliates.

## Referral Program

* Referrer's earn **10% of your referees' XP**
* Referees get **5% XP bonus** on their trading activity

*NOTE: Must refer at least \$10k+ in volume to qualify. Self referrals will not be eligible for XP based commissions.*

## Token-Aligned Affiliate Program (TAP)

* Affiliates earn a pro-rata share of **1.0% of the \$DIME token supply** via TAP Points (see below)
* Affiliates earn **10% of your referees' XP**
* Referees get **5% XP bonus** on their trading activity

### How TAP points work:

* **1M TAP Points**  distributed to all TAP Affiliates every 2 weeks based on referred users, volume, open interest, and TVL
* Affiliates also earn a **10% commission on sub-affiliates TAP points** (restricted to 1 level)
* Affiliates can choose to distribute 100% of their TAP points and their user's XP back to their community. Please fill out the form below to let us know what % you want to share back.

| Metric           | Description                                         |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **Reward Pool**  | 1.0% of fully diluted token supply                  |
| **Duration**     | \~6 months (Oct 8, 2025 - Apr 21, 2026)             |
| **Distribution** | 3-month lockup following program end (Jul 21, 2026) |

### How to apply:

Complete the [TAP Application Form](https://forms.gle/A6raA1inXn7GkqFh7):

* 5,000+ social media followers/subscribers
* Active trading or alpha groups
* Unique ability to drive Paradex growth

*NOTE: TAP Affiliates earn from the standard Referral Program AND TAP*

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