ORB Credits
ORB Credits are the absolute foundation of our community rewards system. Specifically for Season 1: Genesis Community, every single ORB token distributed as an airdrop is calculated based on these credits. They represent your contribution to the network before the ORB token exists.
How to Earn Credits
Everything flows into the same ORB Credit ledger on your account.
| Source | Pays | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Signup bonus | +30, once | Verify your account — Google, wallet, Discord, Telegram and X. Get verified |
| Social quests | 5–10 each | Three weekly quests. Social Quests |
| Testnet quests | 15–20 each | Four on-chain quests. Testnet Quests |
| Weekly streak | 50, +25 per week, cap 500 | Stay active every week. Streaks |
| Referrals | +10 per verified invitee | Plus milestones at 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 50. Referrals |
| Quizzes | 20 each | Read a page, answer questions. Unlock in order |
| Daily wheel | varies | One spin a day, in the app |
You are pointed at something to read — a docs page, an article, a concept — then answer multiple-choice questions about it. Grading is server-side and the score comes back immediately. Get it wrong and you can retry after a cooldown. Questions are shuffled per attempt, so memorising positions does not help.
Quizzes unlock in order: a level's quizzes open only once every quiz below it has been passed. That progression is separate from your credit level.
The streak multiplier applies first, then any flat bonus is added:
credits = round(base × multiplier) + flat bonus
So a 20-credit testnet quest at the 1.5× cap pays 30 — or 35 if your linked wallet is a native Orbinum account — a Substrate wallet such as Talisman, or a Solana wallet — which carries a +5 bonus.
The multiplier applies to testnet quests only. Social quests pay their base value.
One pool
Season 1 distributes 20,000,000 ORB (2% of supply) as a single pool. Every participant's credits compete against the same total: your share is your credits divided by the sum of all Season 1 credits. Your share is paid 20% at mainnet launch and the remaining 80% vests linearly over 6 months — see Distribution at TGE.
You can hold both balances if you are an ambassador; they are tracked separately and never combined. Referral credits land in whichever pool matches the referrer's role.
The Credits Lifecycle
From joining the whitelist to receiving tokens on Mainnet, the process is designed to be transparent and rewarding.
1. Earning (Active Now)
Accumulate credits through quests, testnet quests, weekly streaks, and referrals. Every action increases your future share of the Season 1 airdrop.
2. The Final Snapshot (T-minus 14 Days)
Exactly 14 days before the Mainnet Launch, all earning activities for Season 1 will stop.
- A final audit verifies all accounts.
- Fraudulent credits are removed.
- The snapshot captures your final credit balance, including any multipliers.
3. Distribution at TGE
When the Genesis block is forged, your share of the pool is fixed from the final proportional calculation and starts to unlock:
- 20% at TGE — usable as soon as Mainnet goes live.
- 80% over 6 months — vests linearly from TGE, fully unlocked at month 6.
A member whose credits earn 1,000 ORB receives 200 ORB at TGE; the other 800 ORB unlock steadily over the next 6 months (about 133 ORB a month), so by month 6 all 1,000 ORB are theirs.
The vesting spreads Season 1 into the market gradually instead of all on day one, which protects the price — and therefore the value of everyone's share. It is the same approach as the other allocations (see Distribution & Vesting).
Allocation & Conversion
Conversion is proportional — only your weight relative to every other member matters, not the absolute number of credits:
Your ORB = (Your credits ÷ Total Season 1 credits) × 20,000,000
The pool is 20,000,000 ORB; the denominator is the sum of every verified member's final credits at the snapshot. The result is your total Season 1 ORB: 20% of it unlocks at TGE and 80% over the following 6 months.
An additional 3% (30,000,000 ORB) is reserved for Seasons 2 and 3, focusing on post-launch network activity and long-term governance rewards.
Further Reading
- Social Quests — the three weekly quests, and how to claim them
- Testnet Quests — the four on-chain quests
- Streaks & Weekly Activity — the weekly bonus and testnet multiplier
- Referrals — your invite link and milestone bonuses
- Rules — what gets an account banned
- Season 1: Genesis Community — pool, timeline, and allocation
- Distribution & Vesting — where the 2% comes from