TRIA Mania + Alpha Point Wars: The Last 72 Hours in Airdrops (And Why Your Timing Matters)

Here’s the clean breakdown — no fluff, just what matters.

What happened (quick timeline)

• Feb 2: Binance’s Alpha featured Echelon (ELON) with a points-based FCFS airdrop mechanic.

• Feb 3: TRIA went live on Binance Alpha with a bigger-looking FCFS claim (and the usual points burn).

• Feb 2–3: KuCoin listed TRIA and launched a 34,000 USDT reward campaign around the listing.

• Feb 3–6 window: Unlock chatter heats up (think supply pressure + volatility), led by big-name unlocks later in the week.

1) TRIA on Binance Alpha: the FCFS “click race” everyone felt

TRIA’s Alpha debut came with the now-familiar pattern: you need enough Alpha Points to enter, and claiming consumes points.

TRIA FCFS snapshot (what farmers care about):

• Minimum Alpha Points: 232

• Claim amount: 2,500 TRIA

• Cost to claim: 15 Alpha Points

• Mechanic: FCFS, and if the pool isn’t fully taken, the points threshold drops by 5 every 5 minutes

• Confirmation rule: you typically need to confirm within 24 hours or you lose the claim

Timing conversion (so you don’t miss it):

• Trading/claim window referenced as Feb 3, 16:00 (UTC+8)
  → 08:00 UTC
  → 13:30 IST

Farmer take: TRIA looks “juicy” on the token count, but don’t get hypnotized by the number. In FCFS claims, real value depends on post-claim liquidity and how aggressive the insta-sell crowd is.

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2) Echelon (ELON) on Binance Alpha: same mechanic, different threshold

Right before TRIA, Binance Alpha ran a similar FCFS setup for Echelon (ELON).

ELON FCFS snapshot:

• Minimum Alpha Points: 241

• Claim amount: 50 ELON

• Cost to claim: 15 Alpha Points

• Mechanic: FCFS with the same -5 points every 5 minutes threshold slide

• Confirmation window: usually 24 hours

Timing conversion:

• Referenced as Feb 2, 14:00 UTC
  → 19:30 IST

Farmer take: Alpha Points are turning into a soft currency. Burning 15 points per attempt is fine if your hit-rate is high. If you’re missing half your FCFS claims, your ROI gets wrecked quietly.

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3) Echelon airdrop claim goes live on Aptos: the “eligibility bucket” era

While Alpha is about speed + points, on-chain claims are increasingly about how you behaved inside the protocol.

Echelon’s claim distribution is split across three buckets:

• Points holders: 3% allocation (tied to earlier participation / subscription-style mechanics)

• sENA points holders: 5% allocation (requires delegation to an Aptos address)

• veTHL holders: 0.5% allocation

Farmer take: This is the 2026 playbook: projects are rewarding specific alignment actions (delegation, locks, subscriptions), not just random quests. If you only do shallow “touch-and-go” farming, you’re often competing for the smallest slice.

4) KuCoin’s TRIA listing + 34,000 USDT campaign: “airdrop energy,” exchange rules

KuCoin pushed TRIA with a classic combo:

• Listing schedule (including call auction before spot opens)

• A multi-activity 34,000 USDT reward campaign (tasks like trading, invites, and wallet actions)

Timing reminder:

• Call auction commonly ran 9:00–10:00 UTC (Feb 3) → 14:30–15:30 IST

• Spot trading opened 10:00 UTC (Feb 3) → 15:30 IST

Farmer take: Exchange campaigns can be more “predictable” than retroactive airdrops, but they also tempt you into overtrading. If you’re farming exchange rewards, decide your max fees/slippage before you start.

5) The backdrop nobody wants (but everyone feels): $638M unlock week incoming

Even if you’re only here for airdrops, unlocks matter because they can:

• drain altcoin liquidity

• spike volatility

• turn “claim → swap → done” into painful execution

The big names being watched later this week include:

• Hyperliquid (HYPE) — large unlock scheduled Feb 6

• XDC Network — notable unlock scheduled Feb 5

• Berachain — sizable unlock scheduled Feb 6

Farmer take: If you’re planning to insta-sell TRIA or any fresh claim, watch liquidity conditions. Unlock weeks can turn small sells into chunky candles.

The “don’t get farmed” checklist (read this twice)

• Don’t click claim links from replies/DMs — use official app navigation

• Use a separate farm wallet with limited funds

• Check approvals before signing (especially “unlimited spend”)

• FCFS means pre-load the page/app and be ready early

• Confirm your claim (many systems punish “claimed but not confirmed”)

Bottom line

In the last 72 hours, TRIA became the headline because it landed right at the intersection of:

• points-gated FCFS airdrops (fast hands win),

• exchange reward campaigns (fee discipline wins),

• and an unlock-heavy week (timing wins).