Binance named Genius Terminal its 65th HODLer Airdrop, giving 10 million GENIUS tokens to qualifying BNB holders.
Summary
- Binance will distribute 10 million GENIUS tokens to BNB holders who used Simple Earn or On-Chain Yields between May 11 and 13, 2026.
- Genius Terminal is a multichain trading platform backed by YZi Labs and advised by CZ, with a 1 billion token total supply.
- The HODLer Airdrop program is a recurring Binance mechanism that deepens BNB utility by rewarding long-term stakers retroactively.
Binance announced Genius Terminal as the 65th project on its HODLer Airdrop program, continuing its pattern of rewarding loyal BNB holders with tokens from projects ahead of their exchange listing.
The snapshot window for eligibility ran from May 11 to May 13, 2026. Only BNB subscribed to Binance’s Simple Earn or On-Chain Yields products during that three-day period qualifies, with allocations distributed proportionally based on each user’s BNB balance. Rewards were sent to eligible users’ Spot Accounts within five hours of the announcement.
What is Genius Terminal
Genius Terminal is a multichain trading platform that connects to perpetual decentralised exchanges, offering spot and perpetual trading with zero fees for select pairs. YZi Labs, formerly Binance Labs, made an eight-figure investment in the project in January 2026, and CZ joined as a strategic advisor. The announcement triggered a spike in platform trading volume from roughly $80 million per week to more than $2 billion in the following seven days.
The GENIUS token has a total supply of 1 billion and launched its token generation event in April 2026. The HODLer Airdrop distribution covers 10 million tokens, equal to 1% of maximum supply, adding new circulating tokens alongside the exchange listing.
As crypto.news reported, HODLer Airdrop listings have historically triggered sharp price moves in the airdropped token as recipients decide whether to hold or sell into the initial trading session. SAPIEN surged more than 100% in the 24 hours after being featured as the 57th HODLer Airdrop project.
For Binance, the program serves a dual purpose: it incentivises long-term BNB staking and provides visibility for projects building on BNB Smart Chain ahead of their listings. Genius Terminal’s selection follows the 64th HODLer Airdrop featuring Gensyn, a decentralised AI compute network, suggesting that AI-linked infrastructure projects have become a recurring theme in Binance’s curation decisions for the program.
The exchange has not disclosed whether a full spot listing for GENIUS will follow the HODLer distribution, though previous projects in the program have typically proceeded to spot trading within 24 hours of the airdrop announcement.
