Hassan Maishera
Real has introduced a new 90-day staking campaign for its $ASSET token, offering participants a share of a fixed 75,000 USDC reward pool.
In a press release shared with Cryptowisser, the team said the campaign follows the completion of Real’s Genesis Staking Campaign and arrives ahead of the project’s planned public testnet launch in the third quarter of 2026.
In addition to staking rewards, eligible participants may receive access to selected early testnet initiatives as they become available.
The new staking window opened on August 12 at 16:00 UTC and will remain active until November 10 at 16:00 UTC.
Real Builds on Genesis Staking Participation
Real’s latest program follows its Genesis campaign, which attracted more than 2.8 million $ASSET across 145 wallets.
The Genesis program allocated 50,000 USDC in fixed rewards. With another 75,000 USDC available through the new campaign, Real has now committed a combined 125,000 USDC across its two consecutive staking initiatives.
Participants in the Genesis campaign can claim their previous rewards and decide whether to restake their existing holdings, increase their positions or withdraw their tokens.
The latest campaign is separate from Genesis, meaning users will participate in a new reward pool and staking period.
The 75,000 USDC pool will be distributed among eligible participants using a time-weighted, pro-rata model.
Each staker’s allocation will depend on several factors, including:
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The amount of $ASSET deposited
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The length of time the position remains active
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Any pool-weight bonus applied to the position
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The combined eligible pool weight of all campaign participants
As a result, users who stake larger amounts for longer periods—and qualify for bonus multipliers—will generally receive a greater share of the fixed reward pool.
Returns are not individually guaranteed because each participant’s final reward depends on total campaign activity.
Returning Stakers Can Receive Bonuses of up to 50%
Genesis participants who recommit their tokens or increase their positions may qualify for pool-weight multipliers ranging from 10% to 50%.
The applicable multiplier will depend on the size of the participant’s increase compared with their original Genesis position. Once awarded, the multiplier applies to the user’s entire staking position when Real calculates their pool weight.
This structure gives returning participants an incentive to maintain or expand their exposure during the period leading up to the public testnet.
The campaign is also open to users who did not participate in Genesis. New participants who stake during the program’s first 10 days will receive a 5% pool-weight bonus. The additional weighting will apply to the $ASSET deposited during that early participation window.
Users joining later can still participate in the campaign but will not receive the early-staking bonus.
Stakers May Gain Access to Testnet Programs
Real plans to launch its public testnet during the third quarter of 2026, overlapping with the new staking campaign.
Campaign participants will become eligible for selected early testnet programs as they are introduced. These initiatives may involve testing network applications and interfaces, completing technical or community-focused tasks, and contributing to network-readiness activities.
However, staking does not automatically guarantee admission to every program or entitlement to additional rewards. Real will announce separate eligibility requirements and incentives for each testnet initiative.
The company also clarified that the staking campaign does not involve validator operations and will not secure the upcoming testnet. It is structured as a pre-testnet participation program.
Participants who withdraw before the campaign ends will lose all USDC rewards accrued during the staking period.
An early-withdrawal penalty will also apply to the staked $ASSET principal. The penalty begins at 50% when the campaign launches and declines linearly until it reaches 0% at contract maturity.
Users should therefore consider the 90-day commitment and potential losses before depositing tokens.
Eligible users can access the campaign through Real’s staking dashboard.
REAL is an institutional-grade EVM-compatible Layer 1 purpose-built for real-world assets. REAL provides infrastructure for compliant tokenisation, asset lifecycle management, validator participation, risk visibility, settlement workflows, and on-chain financial product interoperability. The REAL ecosystem supports financial institutions, tokenisation platforms, issuers, validators, custodians, liquidity providers, and infrastructure partners in bringing real-world assets on-chain.
