Binance Unveils Massive SOPH Airdrop: 150M Tokens Up for Grabs in Exclusive Event

Key Highlights:

• Binance announces SOPH as its 20th HODLer Airdrop project with 150 million SOPH tokens allocated to eligible BNB holders.
• SOPH spot trading goes live on May 28, 2025, with five trading pairs including USDT, BNB, and TRY.
• Sophon is a Layer-2 chain for entertainment apps, built using zkSync’s ZK Stack, designed to power gaming, ticketing, and AI interactions.
• Backed by Binance Labs and others, Sophon has raised over $70 million and sold more than 120,000 node licenses.

Binance HODLer Airdrop: SOPH Rewards for BNB Holders

Binance has unveiled Sophon (SOPH) as the latest project in its HODLer Airdrop program, offering 150 million SOPH tokens—representing 1.5% of the total SOPH supply—to eligible BNB holders. The airdrop applies retroactively to users who subscribed BNB to Simple Earn (Flexible or Locked) and On-Chain Earn products between May 14 and May 17, 2025.

To receive the airdrop, users didn’t need to perform any action aside from holding BNB in eligible products during the snapshot period. Binance has confirmed that the SOPH distribution will be credited to Spot Wallets at least one hour prior to trading. Ineligible jurisdictions include the United States and other regions listed on Binance’s platform.

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SOPH Spot Trading Starts May 28

SOPH will debut on Binance’s spot market on May 28, 2025, at 13:00 UTC, under the following trading pairs:

• SOPH/USDT
• SOPH/USDC
• SOPH/BNB
• SOPH/FDUSD
• SOPH/TRY

Deposits for SOPH will be enabled one hour after the listing announcement. Notably, SOPH will carry Binance’s “Seed Tag”, a designation for new and relatively unproven projects. This also serves as a risk alert to users and mandates completing quizzes to continue trading such assets.

What is Sophon (SOPH)?

Sophon is a ZK-rollup-based Layer-2 blockchain developed using the ZK Stack by Matter Labs, the creators of zkSync. It operates using a Validium architecture, which means transaction data is stored off-chain but validated using zero-knowledge proofs and anchored on Ethereum. This structure is optimal for applications that need high throughput and low gas fees.

Sophon is engineered to power consumer-facing applications such as real-time gaming, AI chat interfaces, NFT ticketing systems, and Web3 loyalty platforms. Its goal is to bring Web2 user experience and scalability into decentralized environments.

SOPH Tokenomics: A Look at Distribution

SOPH has a total supply of 10 billion tokens, with the following allocation breakdown:

• 20% – Node rewards (distributed over 36 months)
• 25% – Sophon Foundation (12-month cliff, 36-month vesting)
• 20% – Investors (12-month cliff, 24-month vesting)
• 5% – Advisors (12-month cliff, 36-month vesting)
• 30% – Ecosystem Reserve (for grants, incentives, etc.)

In addition to the 150 million SOPH set aside for the Binance HODLer airdrop, another 50 million SOPH will be used for post-listing promotions, and 150 million more are reserved for future campaigns after six months.

Furthermore, 10% of the SOPH supply will be allocated to liquidity farming and other DeFi incentive programs on the Sophon chain, ensuring robust on-chain activity and user acquisition.

Key Applications and Use Cases

Sophon is more than a blockchain—it is a platform supporting a growing suite of decentralized applications, especially in entertainment:

Petopia (Gaming)

Developed in collaboration with Mirai Labs, Petopia is a roguelike shooter game with over 220,000 players and 4,500 daily matches. Players earn on-chain rewards and contribute to liquidity pools, aligning game mechanics with Web3 incentives.

OPEN (NFT Ticketing)

Sophon powers OPEN, a platform issuing over 19 million NFT tickets per year. OPEN introduces smart contract-based ticketing with features like dynamic pricing, resale royalties, and fan reward mechanisms—bringing transparency and programmability to the events industry.

Sophon Intelligence Agency (AI)

The Sophon Intelligence Agency (SIA) is a $5 million investment initiative focused on AI agent development. Early experiments include AI-powered Reddit bots that generate content and engage in transactions through on-chain micropayments, blending LLMs with crypto rails.

Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Growth

Sophon has attracted major backers, including:

• Binance Labs
• OKX Ventures
• Paper Ventures
• The Spartan Group
• Animoca Ventures

So far, the project has raised over $70 million and sold more than 120,000 node licenses to over 5,800 participants. These licenses will likely play a vital role in Sophon’s validator ecosystem or service provisioning as the network matures.

The community-building efforts are also evident in Sophon’s commitment to ecosystem grants, hackathons, and Web3-native marketing campaigns.

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How to Check Airdrop Eligibility

To verify if you are eligible for the airdrop:

1. Go to the Binance HODLer Airdrops page.
2. Log in and check under “History” to see if SOPH is listed.
3. Ensure your BNB was subscribed to Simple Earn or On-Chain Earn between May 14–17, 2025.

If eligible, SOPH will be automatically credited to your Binance Spot Wallet.