An airdrop is only worth your time if you understand what earns it, when it pays out, and what can go wrong. Phew's Airdrop Season 1 rewards people who actually use the launchpad: launching tokens, graduating them, and trading. This guide explains how Season 1 works, what is live right now, and what opens later, so you can take part without guessing.
The short version: use the launchpad, earn points for the actions below, and keep one wallet for your rewards. The first distribution opens in Q1 2027. Nothing has been paid out yet.
Airdrop Season 1 is Phew's points program for launchpad activity. Instead of giving tokens away for following an account or filling in a form, it rewards the actions that make the launchpad work: creators launching tokens, tokens graduating to a decentralised exchange, and traders providing volume along the way.
The rewards are paid in $PHEW, the platform's native token. $PHEW is a Solana SPL token with a fixed supply of 1,000,000,000, and 20% of that supply, 200,000,000 $PHEW, is allocated to airdrop and marketing. Season 1 draws from that allocation.
Season 1 is a season, not a one-off event. It has a defined earning period, a defined first distribution, and a rule that matters more than any other in this guide: one wallet, one reward.
There are five ways to earn in Season 1. The first three have fixed, published rewards. The last two depend on the tasks and referral activity available in the app.
| Action | Reward |
|---|---|
| Launch a token | +500 $PHEW |
| Token graduation | +2,500 $PHEW |
| Trading | +0.5 $PHEW per $1 of volume, capped at 25,000 $PHEW per day |
| Tasks | Points for completing tasks in the app |
| Referrals | Points for referrals |
Creating a token on the Phew launchpad earns +500 $PHEW. Anyone can create a token on a bonding curve with no liquidity deposit, and trading starts instantly along the curve. The reward is credited to the wallet that launched it. If you want to understand the mechanics first, read our bonding curve explainer.
When a launched token raises $2,500, or the equivalent in the pair asset, it graduates to a Uniswap v4 pool, where its liquidity is locked forever. Graduation earns +2,500 $PHEW, five times the launch reward, because graduation is the harder step: it means real buyers filled the curve. Most launched tokens will not graduate. You can see live launches and graduations on the Phew launchpad.
Trading on the launchpad earns +0.5 $PHEW per $1 of volume, capped at 25,000 $PHEW per day. The cap means the daily reward stops growing after $50,000 of volume in a day. Do not trade extra volume to chase points past the cap: the points are a bonus on trading you were already doing, not a reason to trade more.
Tasks and referrals also earn points. Tasks are the smaller actions the program offers from time to time, and referrals reward bringing new users to the launchpad. Check the airdrop section of the Phew app for the tasks that are currently open, and use only the referral tools the app itself provides. Never pay anyone for a referral link, and never trust a referral offer that arrives by direct message.
Season 1 runs on a strict rule: one wallet, one reward. Your points, your launch rewards and your graduation rewards are tied to a single wallet, and that wallet is the one that will be eligible when claims open.
Use one wallet for your Season 1 activity, and keep it. Do not split your activity across several wallets expecting several rewards, and do not buy, sell or borrow someone else's wallet to claim. If you lose access to the wallet you earned with, you lose the reward. Store its seed phrase safely offline, and never share it with anyone, including anyone claiming to be from Phew support.
Season 1 earning is live now: you can launch, trade, complete tasks and refer others today, and the points accrue to your wallet. The distribution is not live yet. That distinction is the most important fact in this guide, so here it is as a table:
| Live now | Opens later |
|---|---|
| Earning Season 1 points by launching, graduating and trading | First Merkle rewards distribution, opening Q1 2027 |
| Tasks and referrals in the app | Season 1 claims |
| Trading on the live launchpad | Holder fee sharing, going live Q1 2027 |
There is no early claim, no pre-claim form, and no support agent who can unlock your rewards before Q1 2027. Anyone offering one of those is running a scam. Official updates come only from the Phew website and its official X account at x.com/phew_pro.
The first Merkle rewards distribution opens in Q1 2027. A Merkle distribution means the list of eligible wallets and their rewards is fixed in advance, and each eligible wallet can claim its share when claims open. You will not need to guess whether you qualified: eligibility is determined by the points your wallet earned during the season.
Until claims open, there is nothing to claim and nothing to connect to a claim page. Do not connect your wallet to any site that claims to offer Season 1 claims today, and do not sign any transaction a stranger sends you about the airdrop. When the distribution opens, the claim route will be published through official Phew channels, and this guide will be updated to link to it.
Season 1 rewards and the $PHEW presale are separate. The presale sells $PHEW at staged prices from $0.01 to $0.0516, with a $0.258 listing target, and presale allocations unlock 100% at launch with no vesting. The airdrop rewards activity on the launchpad. You can do either, both, or neither. If you want the presale details, start with our $PHEW presale guide.
Used as intended, Season 1 is straightforward: use the launchpad, earn points for the useful things you do there, and claim your share when the distribution opens. If you are already launching or trading on Phew, the points are a bonus on activity you were doing anyway. Do not start trading just for the points.
Launch a token (+500 $PHEW), graduate a token (+2,500 $PHEW), or trade on the launchpad (+0.5 $PHEW per $1 of volume, capped at 25,000 $PHEW per day). Tasks and referrals in the app also earn points.
The first Merkle rewards distribution, which is when Season 1 claims open, starts in Q1 2027. Nothing has been paid out yet, and there is no early claim.
No. Season 1 runs on one wallet, one reward. Use a single wallet, keep its seed phrase safe, and claim from that same wallet when the distribution opens.
No. Season 1 rewards launchpad activity, and the presale is a separate sale. If you want to stake $PHEW after launch, our Phew staking guide explains the plans, from Flexible at 8% APY to 180 days at 120% APY. APY is a reward rate, not a profit guarantee.
Launch a token, trade on the Phew launchpad, and earn Season 1 points toward the first Merkle distribution in Q1 2027. One wallet, one reward.
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