1. Abstract
Viction’s Retrodrop is back with Season 5 with the Blooming Festival theme, where real on-chain usage ‘blooms’ into recognition. This season emphasizes genuine usage across the Viction Ecosystem. Real interactions, such as staking, swapping, governance voting, and NFT engagement, reflect actual participation in the ecosystem.
Season 5 allocates 1.25M $VIC to reward active contributors who demonstrate genuine on-chain engagement around the start of 2026.
Season 5 continues the Eligible NFT minting mechanism. Participants must mint their Eligible NFT as proof of participation to claim rewards.
2. Motivation
At its core, Viction’s long-term growth is powered by real DeFi usage on Viction. Every stake, swap, vote, and interaction with real-world applications built on Viction contributes to transaction volume, strengthens liquidity, and advances a sustainable digital economy.
Season 5, therefore, shifts the focus toward Real DeFi Usage on Viction, rewarding consistent participation across four pillars:
- Core DeFi activities: driving liquidity activities
- NFT interactions: connecting on-chain creativity with ecosystem participation and utility
- VIC Staking & Governance: supporting the network’s security and direction
- Ecosystem Campaigns: reinforcing DeFi usage through partner-driven initiatives
By recognizing sustained and meaningful participation across these pillars, Season 5 rewards real contributors, encourages continued engagement, and reinforces the vision: Own What Matters, Own the Glory.
Motivated by these foundations, we’re presenting the Retrodrop Season 5: Own the Glory - Proof of Real Usage.
3. Retrodrop #5 Specifications
3.1. Allocation Models
A total of 1.25M $VIC will be distributed exclusively to users, categorized by participation across four major groups:
- DeFi Activity: Users participated in swaps, non-VIC staking, and other DeFi transactions on the Viction chain.
- NFT: Users interacted with NFTs.
- VIC Staking and Governance: Users staking VIC or voting in governance proposals.
- Campaign Participation: Users joined campaign activities with partner projects.
To ensure fairness and represent community intent, we propose three allocation models (subject to community vote), each emphasizing different priorities. The community vote will decide the final allocation model from these 3 options.
Option 1: DeFi-First Participation
| Category | Portion | VIC Allocation |
|---|---|---|
| DeFi Activty | 60% | 750,000 |
| VIC Staking & Governance | 25% | 312,500 |
| NFTs | 5% | 62,500 |
| Campaign Participation | 10% | 125,000 |
| Total | 100% | 1,250,000 |
Rationale: This model prioritizes DeFi Activity as the primary driver of network activity and allocates the largest portion to DeFi interactions, which strengthen liquidity, increase transaction volume, and reinforce real-world economic usage on Viction.
Option 2: Campaign-First Participation
| Category | Portion | VIC Allocation |
|---|---|---|
| DeFi Activity | 10% | 125,000 |
| VIC Staking & Governance | 25% | 312,500 |
| NFTs | 5% | 62,500 |
| Campaign Participation | 60% | 750,000 |
| Total | 100% | 1,250,000 |
Rationale: This model allocates the largest portion to campaign participation, recognizing users whose on-chain engagement contributes to network momentum, protocol adoption, and overall economic growth.
Option 3: Balanced Participation
| Category | Portion | VIC Allocation |
|---|---|---|
| DeFi Activity | 35% | 437,500 |
| VIC Staking & Governance | 25% | 312,500 |
| NFTs | 5% | 62,500 |
| Campaign Participation | 35% | 437,500 |
| Total | 100% | 1,250,000 |
Rationale: This model balances rewards between DeFi activity and ecosystem campaigns, recognizing both as essential drivers of network growth. They support liquidity and organic usage while powering continued ecosystem expansion. VIC Staking, Governance, and NFT interactions remain supported with dedicated allocations, recognizing their important contributions in network security, participation, and ecosystem growth.
3.2. Eligible Users
Eligible users must meet both of the following conditions:
- Belong to at least one of the four participation groups defined in the allocation models
- Successfully mint the Eligible NFT as proof of your real usage on Viction and your participation in Retrodrop Season 5
Rewards will only be distributed to wallets that mint the Eligible NFT. Without NFT minting, no rewards will be distributed, even if the wallet qualifies by metrics.
Users can verify their eligibility via the Viction Web Checker (https://retrodrop.viction.xyz/) during the minting window and then must mint their Eligible NFT on Dagora to claim rewards.
3.3. Governance and Voting
To pass, this proposal must reach a 1,000,000 $VIC quorum. The allocation model chosen by community vote will be executed for Retrodrop #5. This ensures Season 5 reflects collective priorities under current market conditions.
4. Season 5 Timeline
(Timezone: UTC)
- Snapshot time: December 20, 2025 (00:00) - March 20, 2026 (23:59)
- Proposal on Forum Discussion: March 25, 2026 - March 27, 2026 (4:00)
- VIP #9 Voting on Governance: March 27, 2026 (8:00) - March 30, 2026 (8:00)
- Final Scheme of Retrodrop Season 5: March 31, 2026
- Check Eligibility and Mint Eligible NFT: April 9, 2026 (7:00) - April 15, 2026 (7:00)
- Reward Distribution: April 26, 2026
5. Conclusion
Retrodrop Season 5 reaffirms that every active on-chain participation matters. Your real usage on Viction strengthens adoption and resilience across the network.
In Viction’s Ownership Economy, recognition is earned through action. With Retrodrop Season 5, we continue to Own What Matters.
We Own the Glory.