Basic Information

The first phase of OKX Boost launched the project Linea, which received a strong market response, with many users saying they made a lot of money. The second phase is about to launch, and the Boost scoring system has attracted widespread attention across the market.

OKX Boost is a reward system based on DEX aggregators, calculating trading volume and wallet balance over a 15-day rolling cycle to provide token allocations and competition rewards for real traders. Scoring on OKX Boost is similar to Binance Alpha, where the core mechanism is to obtain points through on-chain transactions and then wait for projects to exchange the points.

Currently, project teams are increasingly inclined to collaborate with exchanges, achieving a win-win situation by gaining traffic users. To compete with Binance, Xboost will also exist as a long-term product, but it does not necessarily mean that scoring is guaranteed to be profitable; it requires certain strategies and understanding.

Boost Score Mechanism;

The scoring is divided into two parts: Boost Trading Volume and Boost Balance. The higher the trading volume, the higher the score, and the more tokens you receive.

Boost Trading Volume Score

Boost Trading Volume calculates the trading volume of users through the OKX DEX aggregator on Solana and EVM-compatible networks. Pairs are grouped, and each group corresponds to different trading volume multipliers:
Boost Trading Volume = Trading Volume × Multiplier
Specific pair groupings are shown in the following image:

Token Classification

Category 1: Mainnet coins, stablecoins, and liquid staking tokens

Category 2: Major tokens with high market capitalization such as UNI, DOGE (excluding Category 1 tokens)

Others: All tokens except those in Category 1 and Category 2

View Token Classification and Specific Tokens

https://web3.okx.com/zh-hans/dex-fees/tokens

Note:
1. Swaps within Group 1, swaps within Group 2, or swaps between Others and Other are equal to 0 multiplier and are not counted in the trading volume statistics.

2. Exchange trades are not counted in the trading volume, cross-chain trades are not counted in the trading volume, and trades outside of SOL chain and EVM-compatible chains are not counted in the trading volume

Boost Balance (Balance Score)

Scope of Statistics: Hourly snapshots of Group 1 tokens in the OKX wallet

Calculation Method: Average daily balance over 15 days; Boost Balance only counts token positions, not DeFi or NFT positions. Boost Balance is calculated based on hourly snapshots to get the daily average. For example, if you hold 2,400 USDT worth of qualifying tokens for one hour on a given day and 0 for the remaining 23 hours, your Boost Balance for that day would be 2,400 ÷ 24 = 100 USDT. The scope of qualifying tokens may expand in the future.

Minimum Requirement: You need at least $10 to qualify for the event

Scoring Tips

How much money should you prepare?

Beginners: 50-100U per transaction, focus on 1× multiplier pairs

Advanced Users: 500-1000U per transaction, diversify across multiple chains to reduce Gas cost percentage

Expert Farmers: 2000U+ per transaction, aim for the highest scoring tiers

Scoring Tier Chart

Which scoring tier should you aim for?

Based on the distribution of the first phase of Linea, the three tiers of 128U/256U/512U offer the highest cost-effectiveness,

Once you exceed the 512U tier, the loss over 15 days could be as high as 100+ U, and airdrops may not cover the losses.

Additionally, OKX Boost counts both buying and selling. For the 128U tier, it means buying 64U and selling 64U. For the 256U tier, it means buying 128U and selling 128U. And so on. In fact, due to the high loss, it is recommended to trade larger amounts when buying and selling.

Which trading pair is best to score?

Current market preferences:
First, choose category 2 tokens, invest regularly at low prices, buy low and sell high.
Second, look for other category tokens such as $KOGE, $MTP, FARTCOIN, etc., which have better liquidity for quick buying and selling, and operate on major MEME coins across various chains;

Optimal Chain Network Selection

Recommended network ranking:
1. Solana - Extremely low fees, high liquidity
2. Base - Low cost, rich ecosystem
3. BSC - Stable low fees
4. Linea - Complementary to current events
5. Ethereum Mainnet - Only selected when high liquidity is required

Estimated Returns

The single score return for the first phase project Linea was roughly between $50-$70, with an estimated return of 4-8 times based on costs. Due to significant price fluctuations after token listings, individual returns vary widely. Taking an average return as an example;

For the second phase and subsequent projects, due to increased user numbers, the expected return rate is expected to decrease, but it may still have 2-3 times returns. Additionally, since there were no loss rules in the first phase, the loss is relatively higher. The mainstream view holds that Boost still has return expectations.

Risk Warnings

Prevent Sybil Attacks:

1. Do not fix the time for multiple accounts to score every day, stagger or batch them to avoid being judged as a Sybil, keep it real
2. Do not fix the amount for multiple accounts to score, change it slightly each time, keep it real
3. It is best to bind no more than 30-50 wallet accounts on the same mobile device, and do proper device segmentation

Avoid Extreme Losses

Select trading pairs with sufficient liquidity to reduce slippage losses, try to avoid super small market cap tokens, avoid the risk of going to zero

Review and Check

Regularly check the 15-day window data to ensure the continuity of scores

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Note: This article is for tutorial reference only and does not constitute any investment advice. DYOR. Compiled based on market views, not the views of ChainThink